Early American Baddies (Pre 1900’s)
American Girl Felicity’s (1774) home town that now boasts the world‘s largest living history museum, which is based on its revolutionary and colonial history.
What is Colonial Williamsburg?
Nanea (1941) witnesses this major event in American history causing US entry into WWII
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Isabelle (1999) enjoys playing this game where you get to construct a theme park
What is RollerCoaster Tycoon?
Art form that both Kirsten (1854) and Addy (1864) learn in their stories, that is historically a social and utilitarian craft in white immigrant and Black communities.
What is quilting?
Rebecca (1914) and many other Jewish immigrants came to America through this port of entry in the early 20th Century.
What is Ellis Island?
American Girl Courtney witnesses this news event in her elementary school in 1986.
Bonus 100 points - What beloved Children’s character was almost included in the crew of the Challenger?
The nationality of the solider in the war of 1812 that takes American Girl Caroline‘s Father prisoner.
The British 😒🫖🏴
Bonus 200 - Explain what the war of 1812 was about!
Claudie (1922) lives in the place and time of a noted flourishing of Black artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Zora Neale Hurston, and Augusta Savage
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Melody (1964) sees this influential singer when she is a member of the girl group the Supremes. Biggest hit is “I’m Coming out”
Who is Diana Ross?
The year American Girl Josefina’s home town of Santa Fe became American territory.
When is 1850?
Kit (1934) probably would have seen IMDB’s highest rated film for 1933 in theaters. Features major American skyline mainstay.
What is King Kong?
Bonus 200 - What was the 1934 film?
MaryEllen (1954) get polio in 1952, this pioneer developed a vaccine that was declared safe and effective in 1955.
Who is Jonas Salk?
Modern US States that comprise American Girl Kaya’s Tribe, the Nez Perce’s (Nimiipuu) Historic lands.
What are Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana?
Samantha’s (1904) cool uncle drove a car but not as fast as the speed record the Ford 999 broke on a frozen lake that year.
What is 91.37 mph?
Compared to now, Julie (1974) tries to save a pair of injured eagles, in 1974, the year the endangered species act passed, there are only around 780 nesting pairs in the US.
What is over 310,000 individual eagles, and over 70, 000 nesting pairs in 2024?
Bonus 100 points - What was killing eagles pre environmental protection?