Geography
Though famously celebrated as the "Sunshine State" this southeastern peninsula actually ranks as the wettest state in the nation, as over 18% is covered by liquid.
What is Florida?
This president loved ice cream so much that he racked up a bill of over $200 in a single summer and even bought special pots to make it at home.
Who is George Washington?
Invented in New Haven, Connecticut in 1900, this famous American sandwich was originally served between two slices of toast.
What is a hamburger.
This item was invented on accident in 1945 when a engineer walked past a military radar transmitter and noticed that his chocolate bar had melted.
What is a microwave?
IN 1955 a company created a line of food scented drawing tools but had to recall them because kids were trying to eat them.
What is Crayola Crayons?
While the mighty Mississippi River is famous for slicing through the heart of America, it does not actually run through this central state.
What is Missouri?
Before he was our 16th president, he was an elite, hall-of-fame wrestler who won nearly 300 matches and only lost a single time in his entire life.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
In 1893, the Supreme Court ruled that this food item would count as a vegetable instead of a fruit for tax purposes.
What is a tomato?
Originally engineered in 1943 by a naval engineer who was trying to invent a special spring to stabilize sensitive instruments on warships, this became a novelty toy because it could "walk" down stairs.
What is a slinky?
This state is the only one that can be typed using just the top row letter of keys.
What is Alaska?
This massive geographic feature is so vast that it creates its own localized microclimates, meaning the weather at the bottom near the river can be up to 25 degrees warmer and completely different from the weather at the top.
What is the Grand Canyon?
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
Created in 1988 using technology originally used to flash-freeze cattle feed, the beaded dessert became a staple at American theme parks.
What is Dippin Dots?
This office staple was invented in 1968 by a scientist who was actually trying to create a super-strong aerospace glue.
What is a Post-it Note?
This company hires a local herder to bring 200 real goats to their corporate headquarters every week to trim the grass.
What is Google?
This landmark actually is actually surrounded by New Jersey but owned and managed by New York.
What is The Stature of Liberty.
This president once had a wild pet badger named Josiah who loved to roam around the White House and occasionally bite the ankles of guests.
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
During the silent film era of the 1920s, high-end theater owners STRICTLY banned this food from auditoriums because they thought it would ruin their luxury carpets.
What is popcorn?
Two engineers in 1957 tried to seal two plastic shower curtains together to make texture wallpaper but instead made this.
What is bubble wrap?
This condiment was sod in pharmacies as a liquid medicine to cure stomach aches and indigestion.
What is ketchup?
This is the one American state that has NO native species of snakes whatsoever.
What is Hawaii?
This president was so obsessed with reading that he collected a bunch of books which he eventually sold to the government to rebuild the Library of Congress after the British burned it down in the War of 1812.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Invented by a pharmacist in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1866, this beverage was originally marketed as a medicinal nerve tonic and digestive aid.
What is Coca-Cola?
A soap company salesman was trying to find a way to clean black soot off of wallpaper in homes and created this item.
What is playdoh?
In the early 1900s, the government used this service to transport things like coats, bricks, and even a 48 lb human child across state lines because it was cheaper than buying a train ticket.
What is the U.S. Postal Service?