Sayings
Sports Figures
1920's
Political Portraits
Event Headlines
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A statement from the first inaugural address of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 during one of the worst points of the Great Depression.
What is "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"?
100
A golfer who in 1997 became at twenty-one the youngest man ever to win The Masters.
Who is Tiger Woods?
100
Nickname given to this decade because of the exuberant, freewheeling popular culture.
What is the Roaring Twenties?
100
Who is Jimmy Carter?
100
"MOST DESTRUCTIVE ATTACK OF TERRORISM EVER LAUNCHED AGAINST THE UNITED STATES".
What is September 11 attacks?
200
Words from the inaugural address of President John F. Kenned, delivered in 1961. I gave the answer, now ask me the question.
What is "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country".
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An extraordinary skillful and graceful shooter, this player from the University of North Carolina and the Chicago Bulls is sometimes regarded as the best basketball player ever.
Who is Michael Jordan?
200
A nickname given to young women who defied convention by refusing to use corsets, cutting their hair short, and wearing short skirts.
What are flappers?
200
Who is William Howard Taft?
200
"MAJOR UNITED STATES NAVAL BASE ATTACKED WITHOUT WARNING BY THE JAPANESE AIR FORCE".
What is Pearl Harbor?
300
As Franklin D. Roosevelt was addressing Congress asking it to declare war on Japan, he described the day of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor as "A date which will live in..."
What is "infamy"?
300
This athlete supposedly once pointed to a spot in the seats where he would hit his next home run, and then proceeded to hit the ball there.
Who is Babe Ruth?
300
Name for the 1920s due not only to the popularity of jazz but also by attacks on convention in many areas of American life.
What is the Jazz Age?
300
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
300
"GREAT SLOWDOWN IN AMERICAN ECONOMY - WORST IN COUNTRY'S HISTORY".
What is the Great Depression?
400
This phrase came from the most celebrated speech by Martin Luther King Jr. delivered at a large rally in Washington D.C. in 1963 to supporters of the Civil Rights Movement.
What is "I have a dream"?
400
His boxing strategy, he said, was to "float like a butterfly and sting like a bee."
Who is Muhammad Ali?
400
In 1927, this person flew alone from New York City to Paris across the Atlantic Ocean, traveling nonstop in The Spirit of St. Louis.
Who is Charles A. Lindbergh?
400
Who is Robert Kennedy?
400
"ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OUTLAWED NATIONWIDE".
What is Prohibition?
500
A proverb quoted by Theodore Roosevelt as a brief statement of his approach to foreign policy.
What is "Speak softly and carry a big stick"?
500
An African-American tennis player who won many Championships, including the U.S. Open and Wimbledon.
Who is Arthur Ashe?
500
An enormous decrease in stock prices on the stock exchanges of Wall Street which began the Great Depression.
What is the stock market crash of 1929?
500
Who is Calvin Coolidge?
500
"INCIDENT IN PRESIDENCY OF RICHARD NIXON LEADS TO RESIGNATION".
What is Watergate?