Key Dates
Independence Day
July 4, 1776. The Continential Congress declared independence from Great Britain. Known as 'America's Birthday'
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Name of the famous bridge in California
The Golden Gate Bridge
Bradford's favorite kind of pizza
Chicago deep dish!
"Discovered" by Ben Franklin using a kite
electricity
Emancipation Proclamation
Signed by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, this gave freedom to all the slaves in the south.
Second President of the United States of America
John Adams
Name of the tall tower in Chicago, Illinois
The Sears Tower (now known as the Willis Tower)
What does the 'K' in KFC stand for?
Kentucky
Creator of peanut butter
George Washington Carver
December 7, 1941
The day the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and made the United States officially join in World War II. President Roosevelt called it "a day that will live in infamy".
Famous First Lady who saved a portrait of George Washington from the White House during the British attack in 1814
Dolley Madison
Who lived in Graceland? It was the name of his house in Memphis, Tennessee.
Elvis Presley
Which country gave the USA the Statue of Liberty as a gift?
This inventor originally wanted us to answer his invention with "Ahoy!" instead of "Hello"
Alexander Graham Bell
August 28, 1963
Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. calling for racial justice in America during the March on Washington.
Inventor credited with inventing the light bulb
Thomas Edison
In what state is Mount McKinley (formerly Mount Denali) located?
Alaska
Name 3 foods Americans typically eat on Thanksgiving.
Turkey, mashed potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes, pumpkin and pecan pie, stuffing/dressing, cranberry sauce, bread rolls.
Inventors of the airplane
Orville & Wilbur Wright - known as the Wright Brothers.
September 11, 2001
The 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania where planes were hijacked and crashed into buildings on purpose.
A blind piano player and blues/jazz music singer.
Ray Charles
In Seattle, Washington there is a big tower with a funny name, what is it?
The Space Needle
Nickname for America because of all the blending of cultures.
The Melting Pot
Year the first iPhone was released
2007