How many US colonies existed when the US gained independence from Britain?
13
True or False: In 2008 Hillary Rodham Clinton was the first woman to run for president.
False. It was Victoria Woodhull in 1872. She lost to Ulysses Grant. 
This mid-Atlantic original colony’s name literally translates to "Penn's Woods," honoring the father of its Quaker founder, William Penn.
What is Pennsylvania? 
General George Patton famously loved this specific treat so much that during WWII, he had his engineers modify the wings of P-47 fighter jets to churn ingredients to create this popular treat using the freezing air at high altitudes.
What is ice cream? 
These animals still represent these major US political parties today.
What are the Democratic and Republican parties?
This was the number of astronauts on Apollo-11 -- the first flight that landed (or may not have landed) on the moon.
Three. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins. ![]()
To break through political cynicism & capture the youth vote in1992, this Arkansas Governor famously played "Heartbreak Hotel" on a tenor saxophone.
Who is Bill Clinton?
On July 4, 1776 there should should have been 14 colonies winning their independence. However, this original colony famously didn't survive to see the day.
What is Roanoke?
To the horror of White House chefs, Richard Nixon ate a daily lunch of cottage cheese topped with black pepper and this tomato condiment.
What is ketchup?
This political cartoon shows life during this global pandemic where Americans were encouraged to practice "social distancing" to #flattenthecurve and to #savelives
What is the Covid-19 pandemic?
Contrary to popular belief, the Continental Congress actually voted the 13 colonies were independent on this date prior to July 4th.
After John Adams presidents began to celebrate on July 4th as that is the day in 1976 the Declaration of Independence was actually printed for all to see.
A 2012 poll by Britain's National Army Museum voted this man, born in Virginia in 1732, as the British nation's greatest military enemy of all time.
Who is George Washington?
This name starts with "J" and has been the most frequent to occur among US Presidents tied with "William"
What is James?
In 1990 George H.W. Bush banned this green veggie from Air Force One prompting angry farmers to ship 20,000 pounds of it to the White House.
What is broccoli? First Lady Barbara Bush donated it to local food banks and homeless shelters.
Contrary to popular belief, this political cartoon was not meant to enlist soldiers for the Revolutionary War but for this war instead.
What is the French Indian War?
What is Puerto Rico? 
The largest mass execution in U.S. history took place in 1862 when 38 men were hanged in Minnesota. It was authorized by this US President.
Who is Abraham Lincoln? (Dakota Tribal men)
This US state can boast it is both the most northern and eastern in location...as well as having 80% of America's active volcanoes!
What is Alaska?
President Taft was so obsessed with this reptile's soup that he hired a specialized White House chef just to prepare it.
Turtle Soup (now illegal in most states since 1973)
This decade long national crisis is illustrated below noting the American public's shift from "laissez-faire" to heavy government intervention and regulations.
What is the Great Depression?
America uses 0 through 9, numerals adopted from Europe. However, Europe did not create them. This system which included the revolutionary concept of zero was given to Europeans in the Middle Ages by scholars from this culture which inspired movies like Aladdin.
What is Arab (or Arabian)? They also invented Algebra......
After this President's daughter was caught smoking on the roof of the White House after he told her "No smoking under my roof!" he famously told the press "I can either run the country or I can control Alice. I cannot -- and I do mean I CANNOT possibly do both."
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?

In 2012 a 12 year old girl in California proved 49/50 presidents are genetically related & descend from King of England John Lackland -- the same greedy king that inspired the adventurous fairytales of this noble criminal who stole from the rich to give to the poor.
Who is Robin Hood?

President Lyndon B Johnson's 1968 "All-American Decree" required the White House to serve sparkling white wine from either California or Virginia instead of this popular French beverage. The White House strictly follows this protocol today.
What is champagne?
This clever cartoon exposes the hypocrisy of how a person's gender doesn't seem to matter to the government until it is a woman desiring to vote in elections -- a key argument used by this activist group whose name starts with "S".
Who were the Suffragettes?