10-Question Quiz: American History
The Brian Lehrer Show
WNYC
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | It's the Brian Laris show on WNYC. Good morning again, everyone. |
| 0:14.8 | Well, each day during the membership drive, we're having a 10-question quiz in the middle |
| 0:18.6 | to break things up with a little fun between the serious |
| 0:22.2 | subjects that we talk about and the fundraising. |
| 0:24.7 | For these last three days of the drive today through Wednesday, we have the privilege of |
| 0:29.1 | the historian Kenneth C. Davis, having written up some 10-question quizzes for us, today's |
| 0:34.8 | is on the Declaration of Independence. |
| 0:40.0 | So who thinks you know something about the Declaration of Independence, enough to get two questions in a row, right? If you do, you can choose |
| 0:46.0 | between the Russ and Daughters Bobka that we're giving away as a thank you gift in the membership |
| 0:50.9 | drive until noon today, or a Brian Lairshel baseball cap. |
| 0:55.2 | Who wants to play? |
| 0:56.2 | 212, 433. |
| 0:58.5 | WNYC, our lines are full now. |
| 1:01.2 | Oh, well, there's one open, actually, so you can sneak in there at 212, 433, |
| 1:06.6 | 9692, or when people finish up. |
| 1:10.3 | Kenneth C. Davis is the author of Don't Know Much About History, His Classic, and The Don't |
| 1:15.9 | No Much About Series of Books, About All Kinds of Things, as well as his books celebrating |
| 1:21.8 | short fiction and short nonfiction. And Ken, thanks for doing this for us. Welcome back to WNYC. |
| 1:28.0 | It is always a pleasure, Brian, and a privilege. |
| 1:30.3 | Thank you for having me. |
| 1:31.9 | Let's just jump right in with Sharon and Manhattan. |
| 1:36.5 | Sharon, you're ready to play? |
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