TOILETRIVIA - U.S. HISTORY
The Only Trivia eBook That Caters To Your Everyday Bathroom Needs
by Jeremy Klaff & Harry Klaff
©2011 by Toiletrivia.
Published by Toiletrivia at Smashwords
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Cover Artwork by Stephanie Strack
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Final Scorecard (flip to back to tabulate after each chapter)
About the Author / Acknowledgements
Here at Toiletrivia we do extensive research on what you, the bathroom user, wish to see in your reading material. Sure, there are plenty of fine books out there to pass the time, but none of them cater to your competitive needs. That’s why Toiletrivia is here to provide captivating trivia that allows you to interact with fellow bathroom users.
In this eBook format, each chapter allows you to keep score so you can evaluate your progress if you choose to go through the book multiple times. In the print version, you may wish to leave the book behind in the bathroom for others to play and keep score against you. Perhaps you just want to make it look like you are a genius, and leave a perfect scorecard for all to see. We hope you leave one in every bathroom of the house.
The rules of Toiletrivia are simple. Each chapter has 30 questions, divided into three sections…One Roll, Two Rolls, or Three Rolls. The One Rolls are easiest and worth one point. Two Rolls are a bit harder and are worth two points. And of course, Three Rolls are the hardest, and are worth three points. You will tabulate your progress on the scorecard near the end of the book.
The questions we have selected are meant for dinner conversation, or impressing someone you want to date. With few exceptions, our queries are geared for the uncomfortable situations that life throws at you, like when you have nothing in common with someone, and need to offer some clever banter. We hope that the facts you learn in the restroom make it easier to meet your future in-laws, or deal with that hairdresser who just won’t stop talking to you.
Remember, Toiletrivia is a game. This eBook version is for your portable device. Unlike the print version of Toiletrivia, this one caters to your everyday bathroom needs while using an eReader. Whereas the print version of Toiletrivia offers competition with other people, we will leave it to your discretion as to whether or not you want to lend someone your eReader for bathroom use. As always, we do recommend that you wash your hands before and after handling Toiletrivia the eBook.
DIRECTIONS
Mark your answers directly by highlighting each question, and inserting a note with your eReader. After every 10 questions, take the amount you get correct and multiply that by the question value. Add a note below the grid to record your score. At the back of the eBook you will find a scorecard. Highlight each chapter on the scorecard, and enter your score by using the note feature of your eReader. Then, tabulate your final score.
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The Road to Independence
One Roll
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1. Who wrote, “These are the times that try men’s souls”? One might say that he really used his Common Sense.
2. Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty? Rumor has it that he enjoyed a good brew.
3. Who were the German troops hired by the King to fight against the Americans?
4. Where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?
5. Who said “Give me liberty or give me death”?
6. How many lanterns did Paul Revere see in the steeple of Old North Church?
7. In what city was the Declaration of Independence signed?
8. Who was the King of England at the time of the American Revolution?
9. What American general conspired to turn West Point over to the British? What a turncoat!
10. What were the Boston Tea Partiers disguised as?
The Road to Independence
One Roll — Answers
1. Thomas Paine wrote this in his pamphlet, The American Crisis, Dec. 23, 1776. Paine was writing to raise the morale of the American troops.
2. Samuel Adams
3. Hessians
4. Lexington, MA
5. Patrick Henry
6. Two. One if by land. Two if by sea.
7. Philadelphia, PA
8. George III
9. Benedict Arnold
10. Native Americans
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The Road to Independence
Two Rolls
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1. Who was George Washington’s aide-de-camp who later became a member of his cabinet?
2. What two Revolution leaders were Paul Revere (and others) sent to warn that the British are coming”?
3. Name one other person besides Thomas Jefferson who was on the committee to write a formal Declaration of Independence.
4. Name the aristocratic Frenchman, who at age 19 joined the American cause.
5. What was the name of the battle fought in what is now part of New York City on August 27, 1776?
6. What was the name of the document which governed the United States from the end of the Revolutionary War until the Constitution was ratified in 1789?
7. What “T” word was used to describe colonists that stayed loyal to the British Crown?
8. For decades, two major American cities celebrated Evacuation Day to commemorate the final removal of British troops. Name one of them.
9. Why did John Hancock allegedly sign the Declaration of Independence so large?
10. What did Benjamin Franklin want the national bird to be?
The Road to Independence
Two Rolls — Answers
1. Alexander Hamilton
2. Samuel Adams and John Hancock
3. John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston
4. Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (or just plain Lafayette will do)
5. The Battle of Long Island (originally called the Battle of
Brooklyn)
6. The Articles of Confederation
7. Tories
8. Boston and New York
9. So the King could read it without his glasses. Note that there is absolutely no evidence that these words were ever uttered.
10. A turkey
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The Road to Independence
Three Rolls
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1. Within 5, how many people signed the Declaration of Independence?
2. Within 30, how many cases of tea were dumped into Boston Harbor as part of the Boston Tea Party?
3. Identify who said, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”
4. Who was the leader of the British troops at the beginning of the Revolutionary War?
5. From what British fort did Ethan Allen confiscate cannons and bring them to Boston?
6. What future US President was involved in the Battle of Hanging Rock in South Carolina in 1780 at the age of 13?
7. Who was the first person killed at the Boston Massacre of 1770?
8. Who spent considerable time in the Netherlands during the Revolutionary War trying to get the Dutch government to give financial aid to the Americans?
9. What was the name of the conspiracy that looked to remove George Washington from command, and replace him with Horatio Gates?
10. Polish-American Days are often named after this general who led American troops during the War. Who was he?
The Road to Independence
Three Rolls — Answers
1. 56
2. 342 cases of tea