My Shot
50 Nifty United States
Ladies FIRST
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunters
Abolition, Immigration and Prohibition
King George's Worst Nightmare
Histories
Mysteries
Mysteries
Black Power
100
What is the Schuyler sisters fathers name?
Phillip
100
What is the capital of Michigan?
Lansing
100
Who’s credited with sewing the first American flag?
Betsy Ross
100
What # President was Abraham Lincoln?
16th
100
Which amendment granted women the right to vote?
BONUS 100pts: What year did women finally get the right to vote?
19th Amendment
1920
100
If someone requests your John Hancock, what are they referring to?
Your signature
100
The headquarters of what popular sportswear brand can be found in Oregon?
Nike
100
Who successfully saved over 300 people and her own parents on the Underground Railroad?
Harriett Tubman
200
Who fatally shot Hamilton during their infamous duel in 1804?
BONUS: What was Hamilton's opponent's political position at this time?
Aaron Burr
Vice President
200
In what city was the Declaration of Independence signed?
Philadelphia
200
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic?
Amelia Earhart
200
During the Civil War, who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
200
What famous woman ran around destroying beer and whisky barrels with a hatchet?
Carrie Nation
200
Who becomes president after George Washington steps down?
John Adams
200
What is the national bird of the United States?
Bald Eagle
200
Who am I?
Frederick Douglass
300
The actor that plays Thomas Jefferson plays one other character. Who is it?
Marquis de Lafayette
300
Who are the only two non-presidents who appear on our currency and what bill are they on?
Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill and Benjamin Franklin on the $100 bill
300
Which famous woman created the American Red Cross Association?
Clara Barton
300
What years did the Civil War happen?
1861 - 1865
300
Annie Moore, a 17-year-old Irish girl, was the very first immigrant to be processed through which immigration station when it officially opened on January 1, 1892 in the United States?
Ellis Island
300
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
BONUS: Who was the main author?
July 4, 1776
Thomas Jefferson
300
The Olympic torch is a reminder of the Games’ from which countries origins?
Greece
300
Which Civil Rights figure led the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
400
Who was the first Secretary of Treasury?
Alexander Hamilton
400
What nickname for North Carolinians comes from when barefoot workers would get a sticky substance on the soles of their feet?
Tarheels
400
Which poet wrote Still I Rise?
Maya Angelou
400
Where was the first shot of the Civil War fired?
Extra 100 points if you can name the state.
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
400
Who was a notorious Chicago gangster and businessman during prohibition in the 1920's?
Extra 100 points if you know is nickname!
Al Capone aka Scarface
400
Who organized the Boston Tea Party?
Sons of Liberty
400
In the year 2009, this movie broke the box office record and still remains the top grossing moving in history!
Avatar
400
Who was the first black woman in space?
Mae Jemison
500
Who were the 3 authors of the Federalist Papers?
Must get all 3 names for 500 points
Bonus 100 points: How many Federalist Papers did Hamilton write?
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
51
500
What is a nickname given to New York City?
For example, Chicago is known as The Windy City, Los Angeles is the City of Angels, Paris is the city of love, etc.
The Big Apple, Gotham, or The City that Never Sleeps
500
Who was the first woman to appear on a U.S. coin?
Susan B. Anthony
500
Name one Confederate General and one Union General that fought during the Civil War.
Confederate: Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Nathan Bedford Forrest, P.G.T. Beauregard
Union: Ulysses S. Grant, George Mcclellan, General William Tecumseh Sherman, Robert Anderson
500
Which amendment abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
500
Name one ACT that King George III enacted?
Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Quartering Act, Intolerable Acts, Townshend Acts
500
Which country has won the most FIFA World Cups?
BONUS: How many have they won?
Brazil
5
500
Name one movie that has a black person as a lead character?
Answers will vary