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What was the name of the Pilgrim's Ship?
What was the Mayflower
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When did the Revolutionary War start?
When was 1775.
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Where did watermelons originally come from?
What are the origins of watermelon have been traced back to the deserts of southern Africa, where it still grows wild today. The ancestor of the modern watermelon is a tough, drought-tolerant plant prized for its ability to store water for tribes crossing the Kalahari Desert.
100
What is the Summer Solstice?
What is the solstice. It marks the onset of summer, at the time of the longest day, about June 21 in the northern hemisphere and December 22 in the southern hemisphere.
100
What Old English word did the word “Summer” come from?
What is Sumor.
200
Who did Pocahontas marry?
Who was John Rolfe, a tobacco farmer
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George Washington was also called what?
What was "Father of His Country".
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Where was fried chicken invented?
The origin of fried chicken in the southern states of America has been traced to precedents in Scottish and West African cuisine. Scottish fried chicken was cooked in fat (though unseasoned) while West African fried chicken was seasoned (but battered and cooked in palm oil).
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Why was School Summer Breaks created?
What is in the days before air conditioning, schools and entire cities could be sweltering places during the hot summer months. Wealthy and eventually middle-class urbanites also usually made plans to flee the city’s heat, making those months the logical time in cities to suspend school.
It is a myth that children were needed to help tend crops as crops are planted in Spring and sowed in Fall.
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What does July 4 actually celebrate?
What is Freedom for the USA from the rule of King George III.
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What was the first capital of the United States?
What is New York City.
300
Which president was unanimously elected?
Who was George Washington.
300
Who first made pimento cheese?
Who was Nick Rangos, a native of Aiken, South Carolina, and an active member of Augusta's Greek community. His recipe was a secret, and it is said to have been the gold standard – something caterers have tried to crack and expose the secret ingredient.
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When was the 4th of July first declared a national holiday?
When was by the 1870s, the Fourth of July was the most important secular holiday on the calendar. Congress passed a law making Independence Day a federal holiday on June 28, 1870.
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When was the first American currency created and what was it called?
When was 1775 and it was called Continentals.
400
What are four requirements to be president of the United States?
To serve as president, one must: be a natural-born U.S. citizen of the United States; be at least 35 years old; be a resident in the United States for at least 14 years.
400
What is a picnic?
What is "A picnic is a meal taken outdoors (al fresco) as part of an excursion – ideally in scenic surroundings, such as a park, lakeside, or other place affording an interesting view, or else in conjunction with a public event such as preceding an open-air theater performance, and usually in summer."
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What celebration marks the end of summer vacation?
What is Labor Day – It's a day to celebrate the working people, and it marks the unofficial end of the summer vacation season.
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Who was the first President to declare war?
Who was James Madison.
500
Who was the youngest first lady?
Who was Frances Clara Cleveland Preston (born Frank Clara Folsom; July 21, 1864 – October 29, 1947) was First Lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889 and again from 1893 to 1897 as the wife of President Grover Cleveland. Becoming first lady at age 21, she remains the youngest wife of a sitting president.
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Who were the cartoon Bears that enjoyed finding picnic lunches?
Who was Yogi Bear and Booboo.
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Who declared Labor Day a holiday? When was the first Labor Day celebrated?
Who was President Grover Cleveland. He signed a law making the first Monday in September of each year a national holiday. June 28, 1894 was the first Labor Day.