US History
US Landmarks
Food / Crops
Music
Famous People
100
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered this speech at the March on Washington in 1963.
What was the "I Have a Dream" speech?
100
This municipality is the site where all three branches of the US government are headquartered.
What is Washington, D.C.?
100
American children carve jack-o'-lanterns (faces or other images) into this squash leading up to Halloween.
What is a pumpkin?
100
Music genre that originated from African-American communities in New Orleans, LA during the early 20th century.
What is Jazz?
100
First American President and commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American war for independence.
Who was George Washington?
200
The ethnic cleansing and displacement of 5 Native American Tribes from the southeastern US between 1830 and 1838.
What is the Trail of Tears?
200
Originally named the Pennsylvania Statehouse. The Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were ratified at this location.
What is Independence Hall?
200
American confection originating in the 1920s, made of a toasted marshmallow and chocolate, sandwiched between graham crackers.
What are s'mores? 
200
Film composer, known for the music of Jaws, Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, and Star Wars.
Who is John Williams? 
200
Three astronauts on the Apollo 11 mission, the first crewed mission to land on the moon.
Who were/are Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins? 
300
President Franklin D Roosevelt oversaw this economic program which was instrumental in lifting the US out of the Great Depression.
What was the New Deal?
300
Starting point of Paul Revere's famous "midnight ride," located in Boston, MA.
What is Old North Church?
300
Popular breakfast food, brought to America by Polish-Jewish immigrants. Often served with toppings such as cream cheese.
What is a bagel? 
300
This music genre was created largely by record producer Berry Gordy in Detroit, MI throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
What is Motown?
300
Author of novels including Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer.
Who was Mark Twain?
400
This living memorial was created in 1987, it has been displayed on the National Mall multiple times.
What is the AIDS Memorial Quilt?
400
This Greenwich Village bar was the site of a riot in 1969 which directly led to the start of the Gay Liberation Movement.
What is the Stonewall Inn? 
400
These two foods are explicitly named in the song "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"
What are peanuts and cracker jack?
400
The sudden surge in popularity of British musicians such as the Beatles during the mid-1960s.
What was the British Invasion?
400
Famed abolitionist, led the raid at Harpers Ferry in 1859. First person to be found guilty of treason in the USA.
Who was John Brown?
500
Largest battle on US soil since the Civil War, marking the end of the West Virginia Mine Wars.
What was the Battle of Blair Mountain?
500
The first National Park, located primarily in Wyoming, well known for its geothermal activity.
What is Yellowstone National Park?
500
These three crops are called "the three sisters" by the indigenous peoples of North and Central America
What are maize (corn), beans, and squash?
500
Legenday jazz trumpet player and singer, nicknamed "Satchmo"
Who was Louis Armstrong?
500
Last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawai'i. She was forced into imprisonment in her own palace.
Who was Queen Lili'uokalani?