US States and Capitols
US Presidents
US History
US Government
Wisconsin History
100
What US capital is the only one to be located on an island?
Honolulu, HI
100
Which US President was the first to appear on television?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
100
What connected the east and west coast of the United States in the 1860s?
Transcontinental Railroad
100
How many amendments have been made to the US Constitution?
27
100
What political party was founded in Ripon, Wisconsin?
Republican Party
200
This state has a tiny piece of land called Northwest Angle that can only be reached by land from the rest of the US by crossing through Canada and is considered the most northern point in the US.
Minnesota
200
What animal was originally on the dinner menu for Calvin Coolidge and then became a household pet?
Rebecca the Raccoon
200
What was the first permanent settlement in North America?
Jamestown
200
How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency?
270
200
What popular board game was invented in Wisconsin?
Dungeon and Dragons
300
This state has a natural rock formation known as, "Chimney Rock", which became a famous landmark for emigrants traveling the Oregon Trail.
Nebraska
300
Which US President installed a bowling alley in the White House?
Richard Nixon
300
List the turning points of the following conflicts:
- American Revolution
-Civil War
- World War II
American Revolution- Battle of Saratoga
Civil War- Battle of Gettysburg
WWII- D-Day, Midway
300
How many members are there in the House of Representatives and the Senate?
535
300
What US President almost played for the Green Bay Packers?
Gerald Ford- He played for the University of Michigan in the 1930s, received an offer from Lambeau in his senior year
400
What state flag has a different design on each side?
Oregon
400
Which US president was a licensed bar tender before entering politics?
Abraham Lincoln
400
List two US territories from US History or current.
Guam
American Samoa
Puerto Rico
US Virgin Islands
North Mariana Islands
Philippines (past)
Panama Canal Zone
400
What amendment guarantees a speedy trial?
6th amendment
400
The youngest soldier to serve in the Civil War was from Racine, Wisconsin. How old was he?
11 years old and held the roll of drummer boy
500
What US state has a town that is located in two different time zones?
Hint: Central and Eastern
Evansville, Indiana
500
Which US President was the first to be photographed while in office?
John Quincy Adams
500
Put the following events in order:
A. Brown v Board of Education
B. Harlem Renaissance
C. Stock Market Crash
D. 19th Amendment
E. New Deal begins
B, D, C, E, A
500
List FIVE of the nine justices on Supreme Court (last name only).
Elena Kagan
Clarence Thomas
Brett Kavanaugh
Amy Coney Barrett
Neil Gorsuch
Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor
Ketanji Brown Jackson
John Roberts
500
What was Wisconsin the first to do:
Clue #1: Something everyone complains about losing when paid
Clue #2: Numbers to help you get where you're going
Clue #3: Expanding voting rights
Clue #4: Safety while on the road
Clue #5: Alternate power source
#1: Income tax
#2: Numbered roads
#3: Ratify the 19th amendment- right to vote for women
#4: Require seatbelts in vehicles
#5: First hydroelectric power plant