18th Century
This American traitor attempted to surrender the fort at West Point to the British in exchange for money and a military commission
Who is Benedict Arnold?
The inventor of the cotton-gin who went on to produce rifles.
Who is Eli Whitney?
The President who de-regulated television commerce laws that allowed cartoons to promote toylines in the 1980s.
Who was Ronald Reagan?
The encyclopedia internet website launched in 2001.
What is Wikipedia?
This French nobleman volunteered to serve in the Continental Army and became one of George Washington’s most trusted generals.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
Prolific American writer who was born when Halley's comet appeared in 1835 and predicted he would die when it returned (he did in 1910).
Who is Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)?
This secret World War II research effort developed the first atomic bombs.
What was the Manhattan project?
Based on a Marvel Comics character, this was one of the highest grossing films of 2002.
What is "Spider-man"?
This decisive 1781 battle in Virginia effectively ended major fighting in the Revolutionary War after the British surrender.
What is the Siege of Yorktown?
The doctrine that warned European powers against further colonization in the Americas in 1823.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This amendment, ratified in 1913, authorized the federal income tax.
What is the Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution?
The number of commercial airplanes that were hijacked by terrorists during the September 11 attacks.
What is four?
This British law of 1765 required many printed materials in the American colonies to carry an official stamp, provoking widespread colonial protest over taxation without representation.
What is the Stamp Act (of 1765)?
The year that gold was discovered at Sutters Mill in California that led to the Gold Rush.
What is 1848?
This 1948 U.S. air operation supplied West Berlin after the Soviet Union blockaded land access to the city.
What is the Berlin Airlift?
The politician who gave a speech on global-warming on the coldest day of 2004.
Who is Al Gore?
The last of the 13 original colonies to be founded.
What is Georgia?
The industrialist who founded the Standard Oil Company.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
This 1917 telegram from Germany proposed a military alliance with Mexico against the United States if America entered World War I.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
The name of the oil rig that caused the massive 2010 environmental disaster and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
What is the Deepwater Horizon?