Webster Trivia Quiz - Trivia Quiz

1 Who authored An American Dictionary of the English Language, first published in 1828?

A. Samuel Johnson

B. Noah Webster

C. Daniel Webster

2 Where is Merriam-Webster headquartered?

A. Springfield, Massachusetts

B. Boston, Massachusetts

C. Hartford, Connecticut

3 Daniel Webster helped negotiate which 1842 treaty that settled part of the U.S.-Canada border?

A. Treaty of Ghent

B. Oregon Treaty

C. Webster–Ashburton Treaty

4 The sitcom Webster originally aired on which U.S. television network?

A. CBS

B. NBC

C. ABC

5 What was the popular nickname of Noah Webster's widely used early American schoolbook, The American Spelling Book?

A. The Green Hornbook

B. The Red-Letter Reader

C. The Blue-Backed Speller

6 What is the official mascot of Webster University?

A. Saluki

B. The Gorlok

C. Billiken

7 Which spelling practice is commonly attributed to Noah Webster's Americanization of English?

A. Using 'color' instead of 'colour'

B. Writing 'centre' instead of 'center' in U.S. English

C. Preferring '-ise' endings (e.g., 'organise') in U.S. English

8 In Stephen Vincent Benet's short story The Devil and Daniel Webster, whom does Daniel Webster face as an opponent?

A. Benedict Arnold

B. Aaron Burr

C. The Devil (Mr. Scratch)

9 Daniel Webster's declaration Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable is associated with which 1830 Senate debate?

A. The Constitutional Convention

B. The Webster–Hayne Debate

C. The Lincoln–Douglas Debates

10 Where is Webster University's main campus located?

A. Webster Groves, Missouri

B. Springfield, Massachusetts

C. Storrs, Connecticut

11 What annual feature is Merriam-Webster known for, reflecting lookup trends and cultural moments?

A. Naming the U.S. Poet Laureate

B. Crowning the National Spelling Bee champion

C. Selecting a Word of the Year

12 Which Supreme Court case argued by Daniel Webster helped establish that corporate charters are contracts protected by the Constitution?

A. McCulloch v. Maryland

B. Dartmouth College v. Woodward

C. Marbury v. Madison

13 Which town named Webster is famous for a lake with one of the longest place names in the United States?

A. Webster, New Hampshire

B. Webster, New York

C. Webster, Massachusetts

14 On the TV series Webster, which actor portrayed George Papadapolis, Webster's former-NFL-player adoptive father?

A. Robert Guillaume

B. John Amos

C. Alex Karras

15 Noah Webster graduated in 1778 from which colonial-era college?

A. The College of William & Mary

B. Harvard College

C. Yale College