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Special Edition! This week's quiz covers religious liberty in the U.S.

In what year did “In God We Trust” replace “E Pluribus Unum” as the national motto:

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Members of what religion were hanged from a tree in the Boston Commons in the 17th century:

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What Founding Father attacked Catholics by saying, “Does not your blood run cold to think of…. Popery in such an extensive country [Canada]? … Your lives, your property, your religion are all at stake.”

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Which Founding Father rewrote the Bible?

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When did the “free exercise of religion” become protected by the U.S. Constitution in local communities and states?

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In Jamestown, Virginia, failure to observe the Sabbath three times would be punished by:

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In 1838, the governor of Missouri issued Executive Order 44, calling for the “extermination” of what religious group?

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Who said this quote: “The devotion of the people have been manifestly increased by the total separation of the Church from the State.”

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In 1776, which religious group likely had the most members in the U.S.:

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From 1882 to 1896, how many Mormons were jailed under antipolygamy laws:

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In 1883, the commissioner of Indian affairs banned religious practices of Native Americans. Which practices were NOT banned:

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The United States granted full religious freedom to Native Americans in the American Indian Religious Freedom Act. That passed in what year:

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Why did Protestant leaders eventually turn against the practice of sending Native American children to boarding schools where they would be taught Christianity:

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Legal scholars John Mulder and Marvin Comisky wrote, “Seldom, if ever, in the past has one individual or group been able to shape our vast body of constitutional law.” What religious group were they referring to:

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In 1938, American pollsters asked, “Should we allow a larger number of Jewish exiles from Germany to come to the United States to live?” What percent said no:

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Who was the first president to have a rabbi give a prayer at his inauguration:

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Which president said this quote: “Our form of government has no sense unless it is founded in a deeply felt religious faith, and I don’t care what it is. With us of course it is the Judeo-Christian concept, but it must be a religion that all men are created equal.”

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As a matter of religious principle, George Washington refused to:

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Several presidents have attempted to restrict immigration from certain countries. But only one proposed banning those of a particular religion:

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On Sept. 17, 2001, a few days after the 9/11 attack, President George W. Bush visited:

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