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100

Before becoming president, this general led Allied forces in Europe during World War II.

Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?

100

Frank Sinatra sang that he did it "this" way.

What is "My Way"?

100

This state is known as the Sunshine State.

What is Florida?

100

This household appliance was patented by Percy Spencer after he noticed a candy bar melt in his pocket.

What is the microwave oven?

100

She became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

Who is Amelia Earhart?

200

This president purchased the Louisiana Territory from France.

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

200

Neil Diamond invited listeners to "touching hands, reaching out..." in this hit.

What is "Sweet Caroline"?

200

This state is home to Mount Rushmore.

What is South Dakota?

200

This Scottish inventor is credited with inventing the telephone.

Who is Alexander Graham Bell?

200

He became the first person to walk on the Moon.

Who is Neil Armstrong?

300

This president was the only one to resign from office.

Who is Richard Nixon?

300

This patriotic song begins, "O beautiful for spacious skies..."

What is "America the Beautiful"?

300

This is the only U.S. state with a one-syllable name.

What is Maine?

300

This brothers' first powered flight took place in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Who are the Wright Brothers?

300

She became the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?

400

This president established the Peace Corps in 1961.

Who is John F. Kennedy?

400

The first line of this Simon & Garfunkel classic is "Hello darkness, my old friend."

What is "The Sound of Silence"?

400

This state's capital is Santa Fe.

What is New Mexico?

400

This invention by Elias Howe and Isaac Singer transformed the clothing industry.

What is the sewing machine?

400

He was the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the modern era.

Who is Jackie Robinson?

500

This president weighed over 300 pounds and later served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Who is William Howard Taft?

500

Louis Armstrong famously sang about "trees of green" in this song.

What is "What a Wonderful World"?

500

This state borders only one other U.S. state.

What is Maine?

500

This Johannes Gutenberg invention helped launch the spread of books across Europe.

What is the printing press?

500

This woman became the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom.

Who is Margaret Thatcher?

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