{"id":1920,"date":"2020-08-24T08:29:32","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T08:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/?p=1920"},"modified":"2023-02-03T15:11:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T15:11:33","slug":"newspapers-101-how-well-do-you-know-the-history-of-newspapers-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/newspapers-101-how-well-do-you-know-the-history-of-newspapers-in-america\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"Newspapers 101: How Well Do You Know the History of Newspapers in America?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a tricky quiz for all you general knowledge buffs. This one is on the history of American Newspapers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" data-rid-id=\"471290\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" style=\"margin:0 auto;max-width:100%;width:640px;\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\">\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/js\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/css\/embed.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n<iframe style=\"width:100%;height:300px;border:1px solid #cfcfcf;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/471290?\" allow=\"autoplay\" title=\"Quiz - Newspapers 101: History of Newspapers in America Quiz?\"><\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h1 data-editable=\"cover-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Untitled Quiz\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"4\" medium-editor-index=\"55a55c32-9130-e9d0-0a62-96f24dfb4b5a\" data-medium-focused=\"true\">Newspapers 101: History of Newspapers in America Quiz?<\/h1>\n<\/h2>\n<p><p style=\"text-align:center;\">Think you know the news inside and out? You may be a news junkie, but how well do you know the history of newspapers in the U.S.? From the first American newspaper to the most recent Pulitzer Prize winners, we&#8217;ll test your news knowledge to see how much of a newsy you really are!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-1-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 1\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"5\" medium-editor-index=\"29258dee-081b-cb8f-f392-2f68ded29294\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align:center;\">The very first English-language US newspaper was Boston&#8217;s Publick Occurrences. In what year was it first published?&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-2-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 2\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"6\" medium-editor-index=\"449d7c43-3bb8-73a1-afe3-0fa33930a491\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align:center;\">The second-ever American newspaper also originated in Boston. <\/h1>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-2-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 2\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"6\" medium-editor-index=\"449d7c43-3bb8-73a1-afe3-0fa33930a491\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align:center;\">What was it called?&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-4-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 4\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"8\" medium-editor-index=\"f1288e2f-2066-5b0d-2400-78889480f6ed\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align:center;\">Benjamin Franklin was involved in the publication of America&#8217;s first foreign-language newspaper. <\/h1>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-4-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 4\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"8\" medium-editor-index=\"f1288e2f-2066-5b0d-2400-78889480f6ed\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align:center;\">What language was it in?<\/h1>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h3>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-5-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 5\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"9\" medium-editor-index=\"1802a2c0-3c85-3ba8-a326-ef3893cdb48e\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align:center;\">Which of the Founding Fathers said the following: <\/h1>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-5-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 5\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"9\" medium-editor-index=\"1802a2c0-3c85-3ba8-a326-ef3893cdb48e\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align:center;\">&#8220;Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.&#8221;<\/h1>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-6-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 6\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"10\" medium-editor-index=\"6d53eb60-a62d-f3e1-4a9f-6d919748b61f\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align:center;\">The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteed Americans the right to a free press. <\/h1>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-6-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 6\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"10\" medium-editor-index=\"6d53eb60-a62d-f3e1-4a9f-6d919748b61f\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align:center;\">When was this ratified?&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h3>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-8-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 8\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"12\" medium-editor-index=\"d834f53d-5096-f323-c1ad-820dea262eb9\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align:center;\">How Did The Stamp Act of 1765 Impact American Newspaper Publishers?<\/h1>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h3>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-9-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 9\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"13\" medium-editor-index=\"c5561190-d746-8e10-c283-086a611a85c3\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align:center;\">In the 19th century, newspapers were often  known, collectively, by the value of the coin they cost. <\/h1>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-9-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 9\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"13\" medium-editor-index=\"c5561190-d746-8e10-c283-086a611a85c3\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align:center;\">Which coin?<\/h1>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-11-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 11\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"15\" medium-editor-index=\"c01fb8a5-91e3-5b20-c8b2-8353494633aa\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align:center;\">The first school of journalism was founded at the University of Missouri in what year?<\/h1>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-13-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 13\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"17\" medium-editor-index=\"c5bec143-6166-9dc8-6970-e8f0778e40b9\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align:center;\">The Pulitzer Prize honours the best of American journalism. <\/h1>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-13-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 13\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"17\" medium-editor-index=\"c5bec143-6166-9dc8-6970-e8f0778e40b9\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align:center;\">When was the first Pulitzer awarded?&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-14-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 14\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"18\" medium-editor-index=\"331176b7-9ba0-de07-2360-5918407bdaaa\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align:center;\">A 19th Century Women&#8217;s Rights Newspaper was recently resuscitated for a new generation by the Washington Post. <\/h1>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-14-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 14\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"18\" medium-editor-index=\"331176b7-9ba0-de07-2360-5918407bdaaa\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align:center;\">What is it called?<\/h1>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-17-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 17\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"21\" medium-editor-index=\"c063f172-2400-ec66-0514-e7f3d308a0aa\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><\/h1>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-20-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 20\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"24\" medium-editor-index=\"3a250da1-53c9-a365-3254-a58bc18011bc\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align:center;\">The oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States was first published in 1764. <\/h1>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-20-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 20\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"24\" medium-editor-index=\"3a250da1-53c9-a365-3254-a58bc18011bc\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align:center;\">Which is it?<\/h1>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-17-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 17\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" 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