Historia Infinitus

Welcome back. It’s been a busy week for me at work so I’ve only got a few new questions for this week. Here they are:

Question #6: Before becoming President of the Untied States, which of these men was offered a contract with the Detroit Lions?
A: Ronald Reagan
B: Gerald Ford
C: John F. Kennedy
D: Harry S. Truman

Question #7: Who was Citizen Genêt?
A: A French ambassador to the US who abused his position and violated American neutrality
B: Leader of the French Resistance in Lyons during World War 2
C: The man who took control of France after Napoleon Bonaparte
D: The protagonist in a movie from the 1930s

Question #8: Which of the following was part of the resolution of the Spanish-American War and included a clause that would not allow the US to annex Cuba?
A: Platt Amendment
B: Hay-Herran Treaty
C: Teller Amendment
D: De Lôme Letter

ANSWERS FROM LAST WEEKS QUESTIONS:
#1: B - The CSS Florida was the Confederate ship captured at Bahia, Brazil.
#2: D - The Battle of Maiwand was fought during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The Afghans defeated the British in that battle.
#3: A - The Chicago Bears won the 1943 NFL Championship Game.
#4: D - Checkers was Nixon’s dog while he was Vice-President.
#5: D - Albany is the capital of New York.