Time Periods / Eras / Wars
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Sports
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Geography / U.S. States
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The US At War
Internation Capitals
100

This era was defined by an ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies after World War II

The Cold War Era
100
  1. This person/group nominates supreme court justices.

President

100

This sport is known as America's national past time

Baseball

100

This Supreme Court decision overturned Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) which had created the "separate but equal" doctrine.

Brown v. Board of Education

100

This state is the physically largest state in the nation.

Alaska -> 665,384 square miles or about 1/5 of the contiguous United States.

100

The "contiguous" United States consists of how many states?

48

100

This teacher climbed the volcano known as Mt. Fuji

Mr. Harvey Sniffen III

100

This war help create the first American government

The American Revolution

100

The capital of England is

London

200

This time period starts in 1929 and ends with the introduction of WWII.

The Great Depression

200

This person/group confirms (votes for) Supreme Court justices.

  1. Senate
200

Prior to the NY Yankees and NY Mets, two other baseball teams played in NYC.  Name one of the teams.

Brooklyn Dodgers & the New York Gothams/Giants

200

The case became a central issue in the debate surrounding the expansion of slavery and further fueled the flames leading to the Civil War.

Dred Scott v. Sandford Or Dred Scott decision

200

This river connects the city of Albany to the most populated city in the United States.

The Hudson River

200

This is the fourth largest American city by population

Houston, Texas. 2,302,878.

200

This former Californian teacher teacher played on the famous Carnegie Hall stage.

Mr. Eaton

200

This war resulted in the acquisition of the territory known as California

The Mexican American war.

200

The capital of Canada is

Ottawa

300

This time period occurred directly after the American Civil War and resulted in the passing of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment.

The period known as "Reconstruction."

300

This group is supposed to be responsible for declaring war

The House of Representatives


300

This uniquely American sport was started by alcohol bootleggers.

Stock car racing or NASCAR

300

This decision gave the Court the ability to strike down laws on the grounds that they are unconstitutional (a power called judicial review). 

Marbury v. Madison

300

This state is only U.S. state that's split into two significantly large pieces: The lower peninsula is often nicknamed, "the mitten." 

Michigan

300

 During the middle of this war, the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.

The Civil War

Reminder, the bonus question goes to the team(s) with the two lowest scores AND who also answered the question correctly.

300

This teacher was a former professional basketball player

Mr. Hargrave

300

This war was reliant on some of the first electronic counting devices (computers).

World War II

300

Capital of Germany is

Berlin

400

Prior to being called New York City, what was the name of this Dutch city?

New Amsterdam

400

This person/group is responsible for managing groups like the FBI,  CIA, and EPA.


President - The head of the executive branch.


400

This American NFL team is worth more than any other sports team in the world.

Dallas Cowboys: $9.2 billion

Golden State Warriors: $7.56 billion

New York Yankees: $7.13 billion

New York Giants: $7.04 billion

Los Angeles Rams: $6.94 billion

New England Patriots: $6.7 billion

New York Knicks: $6.5 billion

Los Angeles Lakers: $6.44 billion

San Francisco 49ers: $6.15 billion

New York Jets: $6.11 billion

400

This Supreme Court decision established federal abortion rights. 

Roe v. Wade (1973)

400

Death Valley is known as the hottest place on earth.  Which state does Death Valley call home? 

California - 134 degrees (56.67 degrees 

400

This popular east coast immigration station helped millions of individuals immigrate to America's largest city. 

Ellis Island

400

This STEM teacher sang the national anthem at the World Series.

Mr. Everett

400
  1. This war resulted in the United States acquiring the colonies of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, & Philippines.

The Spanish American War

400

The capital of Kenya is

Nairobi

500

This time period or era is marked by the large expansion of the federal government & national regulations like the Food and Drug Administrative act & Meat Inspection act.

Progressive Era

500

Name 2/3 of the presidents who have been impeached (First & last name)

Andrew Johnson, William/Bill Clinton, Donald Trump (Twice)

500

This popular sport was originally invited about 900 years ago and is closely linked with Native American culture. 

Lacrosse

500

This decision validated the Espionage act and Sedition act, meaning that freedom of speech can be limited during war time. 

Schenck v. United States

500

Name two states in which there are more cows than people.   🤔

South Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, Kansas, Idaho, Iowa, Oklahoma

500

This island and former American colony had a population of some 16,356,000 people in 1940, which was about 1/11th of the total US population at the time. 

The Philippines

500

This social science teacher is a huge Star Trek fan.

Mr. Ng

500

The bloodiest and most intense battle of this war was in the city of Fallujah

Operation Iraqi Freedom or the war in Iraq

500

Capital of Vietnam is

Hanoi

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