Are you a History Whiz?  Test your knowledge of history with this fun multiple-choice quiz. If your answers are correct, you will be entered in a drawing to win a free copy of Making History: how to remember, record, interpret and share the events of your life. Email your answers to kim@primary-sources.com before March 20th — the drawing will be held March 21st, 2008.  Here you go:

1. In 1933, Frances Perkins became the first woman to:  A) swim the English Channel; B) serve in the President's Cabinet; C) give birth to sextuplets; or D) wear a bikini.

2. John F. Kennedy appeared on national TV in 1954 on this program: A) What's My Line; B) Hopalong Cassady; C) The Tonight Show with Steve Allen; or D) Meet the Press.

3. In 1952 a rebellion against the British in Kenya was referrred to as: A) The Maori Rebellion; B) The Mau Mau Rebellion; C) The Viet Cong Rebellion; or D) The Boxer Rebellion.

4. Louise Brown was born in 1978. Who is she? A) The world's first test tube baby; B) A computer virus that attacked the Pentagon; C) The first heart and liver transplant recipient; or D) The first child to die of AIDS.

5. In 1968, North Korea seized a US Navy ship while it sailed in international waters. What was the name of the ship? A) The USS Abalone; B) The USS Monitor; C) The USS Arizona; or D) the USS Pueblo.

6. In the 1940s, when you talked about your hinges, you were probably talking about one of your personal belongings. This was: A) your car keys; B) your money; C) your elbows; or D) your parents.

Of course, ALL of the answers to the above questions can be found in my book, Making History: how to remember, record, interpret and share the events of your life.  More history quizzes will be coming on this blog — about one every 6 weeks.