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100

What is the name of the intergovernmental military alliance involving 29 countries?

NATO

100

Tapes revealed that President Richard Nixon and his top advisors were involved in covering up a break-in at a Democratic National Committee office. What was this scandal called?

Watergate

100

What was Amy Klobuchar's job before she was a U.S. senator?


Prosecutor

100

What is the oldest National Park in the US?

Yellowstone National Park

100

What is the first amendment?

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a readdress of grievances

200

Which territory was annexed by Russia in 2014?

Crimea

200

This Reagan administration scandal involved a secret arrangement to sell weapons to Iran, via Israel, to help fund the contras, who were the rebels fighting Nicaragua’s socialist Sandinista government. What was this scandal called?

Iran-Contra Affair

200

Which Native American tribe lived in Mankato?

The Dakota

200

What President invented the Swivel Chair? 

Thomas Jefferson

200

How many amendments are there?

27

300

The President of China is?

Xi Jinping

300

This convicted felon and former United States congressman was involved in multiple sexting scandals. Who was this scandalist?

Anthony Weiner (yes, that is his real name)

300

In what year did Minnesota join the union?

1858

300

In 1872, who was the first woman to run for President? 

Victoria Woodhull

300

What is the 19th amendment?

The 19th amendment provided the right to vote for women

400

Pakistan's premier intelligence agency responsible for gathering and protecting information related to national security is?

Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)

400

President Warren G. Harding’s Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall secretly accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in Liberty Bonds in exchange for leasing former Navy oil reserves in Wyoming. What was this scandal?

Teapot dome

400

Who was the 32nd governor of Minnesota?

Jesse Ventura

400

What two states do not practice daylight savings?

Hawaii and Arizona

400

Which amendment is the only amendment to be repealed from the constitution?

18th amendment

The 18th amendment called for the banning of the manufacture, sale or transportation of alcoholic beverages. Prohibition

500

Which Middle Eastern country just had a major intelligence breach?

Iran

500

Ulysse's S Grant was involved in a bribery and tax evasion scandal among many high ranking members of his cabinet (and even his own private secretary) and whiskey distillers. What was this scandal called?

The Whiskey Ring

500

Which Minnesota democrat was the closest to winning the presidential election (excluding Amy Klobuchar)?

Hubert Humphrey

500

Who was the most educated President in U.S. history?

Woodrow Wilson (PhD)

500

Which amendment prevents people from unlawful searches and seizures? This amendment prohibits searching you or your property without a warrant/probable cause.

The 4th amendment

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