What volcano in the state of Washington blew apart in a huge explosion in 1980?
100
The War Between the States (Civil War)
In which war did the Southern states fight for their independence against the northern states?
100
Pocahontas
What Indian woman, the daughter of a chief, saved the life of Captain John Smith in the Virginia colony?
200
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the third president, and is also the author of the Declaration of Independence?
200
Alaska
What is the largest state?
200
The Rocky Mountains
What is the name of the mountain range that begins in west Texas, goes through New Mexico, Colorado, other states, and reaches Alaska?
200
World War II
What war did the United States enter because of the Japanese attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941?
200
Martin Luther King
Which famous African American lead the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's in which the struggle for equal rights for African Americans was achieved?
300
Abraham Lincoln
Who was President of the United States during the Civil War?
300
Hawaii
What U.S. State used to be a kingdom?
300
The Pacific Ocean
What is the ocean that is the western boundary of the state of California?
300
The American Revolution (Revolutionary War)
What is the war the United States fought to win its independence?
300
Jesse James
Which famous American outlaw from the days of the old west, was the first to rob a bank in broad daylight, and also the first outlaw to rob a train?
400
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Who was the President that was assassinated (killed) by a sniper's bullet in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963?
400
Texas
What is the only state that was an independent nation before joining the United States?
400
The Great Plains
What is the name of the plains that run through the middle of the United States, from Texas all the way into Canada?
400
The Vietnam War
What is the war that the United States fought in Southeast Asia from 1964 to 1972?
400
Benjamin Franklin
Which of the "Founding Fathers" helped write the U.S. Constitution, was the first Postmaster General, conducted a famous experiment with lightning using a kite, and is pictured on the $100 bill?
500
Bill Clinton
Which President was found guilty by the Senate for lying to Congress, and was fined $30,000 and officially censured by Congress?
500
Texas
Which state is allowed to fly its flag at the same level as the United States flag?
500
The Mississippi River
What is the longest river in North America?
500
The Mexican War
What is the name of the war that was fought between the United States and Mexico because the U.S. annexed Texas in 1845?
500
Neill Armstrong
Who was the first man to set foot on the surface of the moon?