1. The largest of the Volcano Islands was captured by U.S. Marines in February-March 1945 at a cost of more than 11,000 U.S. casualties. Name that island.

2. More than 25 inches tall, and weighing 140 to 170 pounds, this creature is credited with the saving of 2,500 people in about 300 years of service. Name it.

3. Name the first African-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

4. The largest natural harbor in the world is 50 miles long and up to 12 miles wide. What harbor is it?

5. What city founded by the Spanish as Yerba Buena in 1776 was renamed following its shift into U.S. hands in 1846.

6. Margaret Mitchell's only novel won a Pulitzer Prize in 1937 and became a classic film. Name it.

7. Under which U.S. president was the Louisiana Purchase achieved?

8. What musical classic is the official U.S. march?

9. Who composed the official U.S. march?

10. Which U.S. president signed the legislation officially designating Martin Luther King Day as a federal holiday?

Answers

1. It was Iwo Jima.

2. It's the famed Saint Bernard dog.

3. It was Shirley Chisholm (Democrat-N.Y.), who was elected in 1968.

4. The largest natural harbor is the San Francisco Bay.

5. In 1847 Yerba Buena was renamed as San Francisco.

6. Margaret Mitchell's classic is "Gone With the Wind."

7. Thomas Jefferson, our third president, negotiated the Louisiana Purchase.

8. "The Stars and Stripes Forever" is the official U.S. march.

9. John Philip Sousa wrote "The Stars and Stripes Forever."

10. On November 2, 1983, Ronald Reagan signed the document designating Martin Luther King Day.

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