The American Founding Fathers
This American Founding Father famously died after losing an illegal pistol duel to Vice President Aaron Burr
It was Alexander Hamilton!
What was the purpose of FDR's WPA: Works Progress Administration?
The largest New Deal agency, designed to employ millions of unskilled workers on public works projects.
What was the U.S National Debt in 1900?
$2.1 billion (correct if within 1 billion)
This U.S holiday marks June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce that all enslaved people were free.
Juneteenth!
Which State is this flag from? (Red, black, yellow, and white flag)
Maryland!
This American Founding Father sent a giant, stuffed American moose carcass to Paris to disprove a French scientist's claim that American animals were small and weak
It was Thomas Jefferson!
What was the Purpose of FDR's PWA: Public Works Administration?
To fund massive, large-scale industrial infrastructure projects like bridges, tunnels, and dams.
What was the U.S National Debt in 1973?
$458.1 billion (correct if within 20 billion, Fun Fact: This is just after the gold standard was officially ended!)
The official federal legal name of this holiday is actually still "Washington's Birthday." The federal government has never officially renamed it
Presidents' Day!
Which State is this flag from? (British-looking flag)
Hawaii!
This American Founding Father stood at just 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighed around 100 pounds; he remains the smallest president in U.S. history.
It was James Madison!
What was the purpose of FDR's CCC: Civilian Conservation Corps?
It employed young, unmarried men to restore and protect America's natural resources.
What was the U.S National Debt in 1800?
$83.0 million (correct if within 10 million)
This U.S holiday was originally called "Decoration Day." It was established after the American Civil War to commemorate fallen soldiers by decorating their graves with flowers.
Memorial Day!
Which State is this flag from? (Blue with Beaver)
Oregon!
This American Founding Father invented the glass armonica, a musical instrument made of spinning glass bowls that became so popular that Mozart and Beethoven wrote music for it
It was Benjamin Franklin!
What was the purpose of FDR's AAA: Agricultural Adjustment Administration?
To artificially raise plunging crop prices by reducing the national supply of agricultural goods. (Fun fact: This caused a famine in the United States!)
What was the U.S National Debt in 1970?
$370.9 billion (correct if within 20 billion)
This U.S holiday became one when George Washington first proclaimed a national day, but it was President Abraham Lincoln who established it as a recurring annual national holiday in 1863 during the Civil War.
Thanksgiving!
Which State is this flag from? (Yellow Red Cross Flag)
New Mexico!
This Founding Father successfully defended the British soldiers who fired on colonists during the Boston Massacre because he believed everyone deserved a fair trial
It was John Adams!
How much did FDR's Alphabet soup agencies cost in total? (Adjusting for today's inflation)
$793 billion today!
(still correct if within 50 billion of the answer)
What is the U.S National Debt in 2026?
$40.05 trillion (correct if within 5 trillion)
This was first celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, organized by the Central Labor Union as a parade of 10,000 workers who took unpaid time off.
Labor Day!
Which State is this flag from? (Red, White, and blue flag)
Ohio!