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 April 30th –the drawing will be held May 1st, 2008.  Here you go:

1.  LBJ's social/economic programs were called: A) The New Deal; B) America: Love It or Leave It; C) The Great Society; or D) Hey Hey LBJ

2. In the 1950s the Russians were the first into space with the launching of: A) Brodsnik; B) Nyetnik; C) Sputnik; or D) Plodnik

3. In 1978 a major nuclear accident happened in Pennsylvania, at a place called: A) Twleve String Peninsula; B) Ten Meter Dam; C) Ten Half Acres; or D) Three Mile Island.

4. Willie Sutton was a career criminal most famous for: A) robbing banks; B) murdering his wives; C) embezzling from the government; or D) a hitman for the Mafia

5. What was Muhammad Ali's name when he won gold at the 1960 Olympics? A) Joe Louis; B) Don King; C) Cassius Clay; or D) Bill Russell

6. In 1954, a group of people claiming to have been abducted by aliens gathered for a meeting in which state? A) Antares 7; B) New York; C) California; or D) Texas.

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. Another quickie history quiz will be coming in about 6 weeks.