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Daily Quiz for May 25, 2009


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Published Online: May 25, 2009 
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In the 1870s, America's navy could have been overcome by "a single ironclad mounting four rifled guns," according to this man.

  • Admiral David Porter
  • Admiral David Farragut
  • President Rutherford B. Hayes
  • Newspaper publisher Horace Greeley
  • Future admiral George Dewey
 


One Response to “Daily Quiz for May 25, 2009”


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    Lawrence D. David says:

    Nearly impossible. Farragut died on August 14, 1870. Did he make that comment in the 7 1/2 months before he died?



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