US History
Who was the second president of the United States?
John Adams
Where are the Ancient Pyramids located?
What state was Barack Obama senator of before his presidency?
Illinois
Who was the first woman to fly solo and nonstop across the United States?
Amelia Earhart
Who invented the electric lightbulb?
Thomas Edison
How many original colonies were in the United States?
13
What country did the Olympic games originate?
Greece
Where did MLK Jr deliver his "I Have A Dream" speech?
Washington D.C
Who was the first American woman to go to space?
Sally Ride
What country was gunpowder first made in?
China
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4th, 1776
What country was Christopher Columbus from?
Italy
Who was the first African-American to play in the Major League Baseball League?
Jackie Robinson
Who was the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
500 Bonus points if you can name the year she was inducted
Aretha Franklin
1987
Which founding father was also famous for his inventions, including bifocal glasses, the lightning rod, and the glass harmonica?
Benjamin Franklin
Who was the president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Which two countries were the main countries involved in the "Cold War?"
United States and Soviet Union
Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What year was the Equal Credit Opportunity Act passed by congress, giving women the right to get a credit card WITHOUT a man co signing?
1974
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
What caused the US to enter WW2?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
What country first used paper money?
Who was the first African American and Native American woman to hold a pilot license?
Bessie Coleman
What Amendment to the constitution gave some women the right to vote in 1920?
19th
Though Ohio is known as the "Birthplace of Aviation", Wilbur Wright was born in what state?
*500 Bonus points if you can name the CITY & State Orville was born in
Indiana
Dayton, OH