AMERICAN HISTORY
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In 1732 Benjamin Franklin's brother James founded this colony's first newspaper in Newport

Rhode Island

100

In 1897 Phoebe Hearst & Alice Birney created this group in which families work with schools

the PTA

100

Bulgaria is located on this peninsula

the Balkans

100

Until Nathaniel Macon, a Democratic-Republican in 1801, all speakers were from this party

Federalist

100

Crassus gained land in this city by buying burning buildings & having his own fire brigade put them out

Rome

200

Alexander Hamilton Stephens was elected vice president of this February 9, 1861

the Confederacy

200

This organization of Roman Catholic laymen is known as the K. of C. for short

the Knights of Columbus

200

Common name for the line of latitude at approximately 66° 30'N.

the Arctic Circle

200

This Texan & Joseph Martin, Jr. alternated in the post 1940-1961

(Sam) Rayburn

200

Gen. Sherman's troops occupied this city for about 2 months before setting it ablaze in November 1864

Atlanta

300

This founder of the American Red Cross was born on Christmas Day in 1821

Clara Barton

300

College sports are under the auspices of this organization headquartered in Kansas

the NCAA

300

It's the proper noun for a person from Cyprus

a Cypriot

300

At the 1912 Democratic Convention, Speaker Champ Clark lost to this man on the 46th ballot

(Woodrow) Wilson

300

Under this Babylonian's code, a fireman who looted was to be thrown into the fire

Hammurabi

400

In 1562 French Huguenots settled on what is now Parris Island in this state

South Carolina

400

The Baum Bugle is a newsletter published by devotees of this fictional land

Oz

400

In 1992 fighting escalated between mostly Muslim Azerbaijan & this mostly Christian neighbor

Armenia

400

Alice Roosevelt's husband, he was speaker from 1925 until his death in 1931

(Nicholas) Longworth

400

In 1992 a fire destroyed St. George's Hall in this British Castle

Windsor Castle

500

The Centennial Exposition, the 1st successful World's Fair in the U.S., took place in this city in 1876

Philadelphia

500

In 1957 the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was formed with this man as president

Martin Luther King, Jr

500

Its parliament, the Riksdag, was established in 1435, making it the earliest on the mainland of Europe

Sweden

500

This Tennessean who was speaker 1835-39 became president in 1845

Polk

500

This Istanbul church stands on the site of a cathedral that burned in the Nika riot of 532

the Hagia Sophia

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