U.S History
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200

In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?

1776

200

I don't think a feline can fit in a carry-on, this expression means to give away a secret.

Let the Cat out of the Bag

200

In the lost ancient epic "Aethiopis," the Ethiopian king Memnon fights for Troy and is killed by this Greek hero, for which we named a body part.

Achilles

200

Serving from 1989 to 1993, this president is most notably known for helping end the Cold War and the Gulf War.

George H.W Bush

200

The Office was set at the Scranton branch of what paper company?

Dundler Mifflin

400

In 1964, what law ended the “separate but equal” doctrine?

The Civil Rights Act

400

One term for talking trash about someone is "throwing" this, like a big elm tree might do

Shade

400

From the Greek for "label," it's a course outline of a school class, and an adjective to describe a week where students skip class.

Syllabus

400

This tailless primate first debuted in a 1941 picture book and went on to become a global icon on TV.

Curious George 

400

What animal from the Ice Age films caused am iconic scene, a "continental crack-up", where the glacier splits in 2?

Squirrel

600

A 2012 poll by Britain’s national army museum voted this man, born in 1732, as the nation’s greatest military enemy.

George Washington

600

It's not at all satanic, but this phrase means: The person we were just talking about showed up!

Speak of the Devil

600

The name of this type of salsa means "beak of the rooster."

Pico de gallo

600

Having passed in March of 2025, his resume includes creating a popular brand of electric indoor grills and a professional boxing record of 76-5. 

George Foreman

600

Who is the shortest player ever to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest?

Spud Webb

800

Along with John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln, name 1 of the other 2 presidents to be assasinated while in office.

James Garfield and William McKinley

800

Containing a form of currency that's no longer being produced as of 2025, this phrase means demonstrate curiosity about what someone else is thinking.

Penny for your thoughts

800

Going straight to HEL? Then you're on a direct flight to this northern European country.

Finland

800

This British vocalist and songwriter peaked at #3 on United Kingdom music charts, with the help of his songs "Shotgun" and "Budapest".

George Ezra

800

This largest instrument of the brass category is this one, which also has the lowest pitch.

Tuba

1000

The successor to Abraham Lincoln and 17th president, he was the first president to be impeached.

Andrew Johnson

1000

You "gotta" do this slang term to mean you're leaving; it's also good to get one in the voting polls.

Bounce

1000

Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of THIS PLACE, was a German statesman and diplomat who oversaw the unification of Germany and served as its first chancellor, which shares its name with the capital of a U.S central time zone state.

Bismarck

1000

Nicknamed "The Peanut Man", he was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the early 20th century.

George Washington Carver

1000

Carl Friedrich Gauss solved a math puzzle by constructing a regular-sided heptadecagon, a figure with this many sides.

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