Cheynem wrote:To work off some rage after ACF Nationals, I wrote an American history packet of about 100 or so short tossups (3-4 lines). It's pretty hard, although not insanely so, and it's mainly politically driven (since I had covered some of my crazier pet topics in the other packet I wrote, this gives slightly shorter shrift to the postwar 20th century). If you want it, let me know.
This sentence was first announced while at the “summer White House” in the Black Hills. True to form, the man making the announcement to the press wrote it on pieces of paper which he distributed to reporters. For 10 points, identify this famously terse statement released by Calvin Coolidge which surprisingly took him out of the presidential race in 1928.
ANSWER: “I do not choose to run for president in 1928.”
Hilltopper22 wrote:Cheynem wrote:To work off some rage after ACF Nationals, I wrote an American history packet of about 100 or so short tossups (3-4 lines). It's pretty hard, although not insanely so, and it's mainly politically driven (since I had covered some of my crazier pet topics in the other packet I wrote, this gives slightly shorter shrift to the postwar 20th century). If you want it, let me know.
I would love to have that, and you're earlier 20th century Political History packet too if you still have it. ?
Cheynem wrote:If you want it, let me know.
Matthew D wrote:I would love to have it also. Thanks
DrCongo wrote:Hilltopper22 wrote:Cheynem wrote:To work off some rage after ACF Nationals, I wrote an American history packet of about 100 or so short tossups (3-4 lines). It's pretty hard, although not insanely so, and it's mainly politically driven (since I had covered some of my crazier pet topics in the other packet I wrote, this gives slightly shorter shrift to the postwar 20th century). If you want it, let me know.
I would love to have that, and you're earlier 20th century Political History packet too if you still have it. ?
Could you please email me the same two packets? If you can, thank you.
Coelacanth wrote:Cheynem wrote:If you want it, let me know.
I am assuming this is an intentional homage to Olivia Newton-John.
Cheynem wrote:I'll read it in the IRC at some point perhaps for those diehards who would like to play it semi-competitively.
Mike's question about Levi Woodbury wrote:Besides Salmon Chase and Jimmy Byrnes, this is the only man to have served in all three branches of national government and been a state governor
crs@mchsi.com wrote:Good catch. Along that same line, my son answered Samuel Huntington as the first president of the U.S. on his Constitution test and was marked wrong. He argued that if they wanted George Washington as the answer the question should have been "Who was the first president of the United States under the Constitution?" They finally marked his answer as correct. I believe that George Washington was actually the 13th president of the United States. The Articles of Confederation called for a president to be elected every year.
The Hub (Gainesville, Florida) wrote:Cheynem wrote:To work off some rage after ACF Nationals, I wrote an American history packet of about 100 or so short tossups (3-4 lines). It's pretty hard, although not insanely so, and it's mainly politically driven (since I had covered some of my crazier pet topics in the other packet I wrote, this gives slightly shorter shrift to the postwar 20th century). If you want it, let me know.
I would love to have that, and you're earlier 20th century Political History packet too if you still have it. And since you're posting this in the HS section, would it be somewhat reasonable at least to go over it with some high schoolers looking to improve at American History?
Cheynem wrote:No, I think the people were requesting the packet I wrote for VCU Open, which features longer and in some cases, much harder questions.
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