Stump Johnny Pit #1

Welcome to another feature here at Doomed to Repeat. In "Stump Johnny Pit," I'll post ten history-based trivia questions to the blog. I'll also email Johnny Pitaressi, outdoor writer for the Utica Observer-Dispatch and all-around history buff. A few days after the post the answers will be available on the website, so you can see if you beat Johnny Pit.

1. What was the name of the play Lincoln was watching when he was shot?

2. What is the term for a Northerner in the South after the American Civil War usually seeking private gain under the reconstruction governments?

3. What was the rowdiest town in the old west, featuring legendary marshals like Tom “Bear River” Smith and “Wild” Bill Hickok?

4. Which University was built with shady land grants, contracts, and enormous overpayments to a railroad company and also boasted future president Herbert Hoover in its first graduating class?

5. What was the name of the new steel method that was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass-production of steel from molten pig iron and revolutionized the industry?

6. During the war of 1812, which Native American leader was killed while fighting for the British in the Battle of the Thames?

7. What was the Democratic Party political machine that controlled New York City politics for over 100 years and featured Boss Tweed as one of its famous corrupt leaders?

8. What is the name of the secret Irish coal miners organization responsible for violent crimes in the 1870’s?

9. What is the term for power-hungry wealthy businessmen like JP Morgan , Jay Gould, and Andrew Carnegie?

10. September 24, 1869 was a stock market panic, causing a depression lasting for years. What is this date more commonly known as?