Elements of the Periodic Table
The chemical symbol for oxygen
What is O?
This U.S. battleship sank in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, leading to U.S. involvement in World War II
What is the USS Arizona?
"Twinkle, twinkle, little star, ___."
What is "how I wonder what you are"?
This colony, founded by the Pilgrims, was the site of the first Thanksgiving
What is Massachusetts?
This U.S. holiday on July 4th celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence
What is Independence Day?
This element, atomic number 79, is a precious metal often used in jewelry
What is gold?
This British battleship famously pursued and helped sink the German ship Bismarck in 1941
What is HMS Hood?
"Take me home, country roads, ___."
What is "to the place I belong"?
This colony, originally founded by William Penn, was home to the city of Philadelphia
What is Pennsylvania?
This holiday on the last Monday of May honors fallen military service members
What is Memorial Day?
The only metal that is liquid at room temperature
What is mercury?
This Japanese battleship, the heaviest and most powerfully armed of World War II, was sunk in 1945
What is the Yamato?
"Hey Jude, don't make it bad, ___."
What is "take a sad song and make it better"?
This southernmost colony was originally founded as a place for debtors and a buffer against Spanish Florida
What is Georgia?
Celebrated on the third Monday of January, this holiday honors a civil rights leader
What is Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
This noble gas, often used in bright signs, has the atomic number 10
What is neon?
This U.S. battleship was the site of Japan’s official surrender, ending World War II
What is the USS Missouri?
"I got a feeling, ___."
What is "that tonight’s gonna be a good night"?
The House of Burgesses, the first representative government in the colonies, was established in this colony
What is Virginia?
This U.S. holiday, observed on the fourth Thursday of November, dates back to a feast shared between Pilgrims and Native Americans
What is Thanksgiving?
This rare earth element, atomic number 67, is named after a Swedish town and is used in laser technology
What is holmium?
This ironclad warship, built by the Confederacy during the American Civil War, fought in the famous Battle of Hampton Roads
What is the CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimack)?
"Hello darkness, my old friend, ___."
What is "I've come to talk with you again"?
This colony was originally settled by the Dutch and called "New Netherland" before being taken over by the British
What is New York?
This federal holiday, first established in 1937 and observed on November 11, was originally called Armistice Day before being renamed in 1954
What is Veterans Day?