revolutions
In today's dollars, the tea destroyed in the Boston Tea Party was worth approximately...
a. $3,000
b. $540,000
c. $1.7 million
d. $2 billion
C. $1.7 million
President Franklin D. Roosevelt said, "the only thing we have to fear is ____"
"Fear itself"
Known as "Silent Cal," this former U.S. president used to pull pranks such as buzzing for his bodyguards, and then hiding under the desk when they showed up
Calvin Coolidge?
What is the biggest state in terms of land area?
Alaska
The first gunshot in the battle of Lexington ad Concord has been famously described as ________.
The gunshot heard 'round the world
French revolution figure Marie Antoinette, famous for the quote, "Let them eat cake!" is from what country?
Austria
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn," was said by which 18th-century inventory?
Benjamin Franklin
Allegedly, Bill Clinton ignited chaos in the White House when he lost track of ____.
Nuclear Codes
What U.S state was named after Queen Elizabeth I's love life?
Virginia
The Tony-Award-winning musical 1776 chronicles which major event in U.S history?
Give a brief description as to how the french revolution started, including at least one significant name.
During King Louis XVI's reign, the conditions and people in France were exceedingly poor, making the people unable to buy a simple loaf of bread. The two of the three highest classes however were very rich, causing upset among the citizens and staged a protest by storming the Bastille prison.
Believe in yourself and you're halfway there.
When Christopher Columbus landed in modern-day Bahamas, he mistook it for which country?
India
Before moving to D.C., the U.S. capitol was based where?
Philadelphia, PA
What group of people were rudely nicknamed "Lobsterbacks"
British Soldiers
The Boston Massacre started with a disagreement over
a. a gun
b. a wig
c. a pig
d. a flag
b. A wig! A wigmaker's apprentice, 13-year-old Edward Garrick, accused a British officer, Captain Lieutenant John Goldfinch, of refusing to pay his master's bill. Tensions escalated, and British troops fired on rock-throwing civilians, killing five in what became known as the Boston Massacre.
Which early 20th-century author said, "The best way to make people trustworthy is to trust them."
Ernest Hemingway
Which of these is NOT a way a U.S president died in office?
a. pneumonia
b. a botched appendix surgery
c. sudden heart attack
d. cherries
b. A botched appendix surgery
What year did Alaska officially become a part of the U.S
1959
What was the Cold War fighting about?
Communism
What are the first 3 words in the Declaration of Independence
We the people
Who said, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Lao Tzu
Which of the following was NOT an actual presidential pet?
a. a parrot
b. opossums
c. a crocodile
d. a ferret
d. a ferret
Name at least 2 U.S states that were formerly their own country.
California, Orgeon, Vermont, Florida
In this 2015 off-broadway musical, featuring numbers such as "A Starr is Born" and "Monica's Song," was named after which U.S president?
Bill Clinton