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This is the war where America fought the British for its Independence?

What is the Revolutionary War?

100

Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in...?

What is 1492?

100

Taking place in Salem, Massachusetts this span of time was prominent with accusations of others dealing in witch craft therefore forced to death.

What is the Salem Witch Trials

100

Who was the first black major league baseball player? Joe DiMaggio, Sammie Sosa, or Jackie Robinson

Who is Jackie Robinson?

100

What was the war that occurred in the year 1812 called?

What is the War of 1812?

200
The main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200

The first colony that the pilgrims set up was called?

What is the Plymouth Colony?

200

An incident where British redcoats killed five civilian colonists. It took place in Boston.

What is the Boston Massacre?

200

Who was the first woman to fly a plane solo across the Atlantic?

Who is Amelia Earhart?

200

What was the war where the Northern states fought the Southern states in the US?

What is the Civil War?

300

What year was the first 4th of July? 

What is 1776?

300
Christopher Columbus sailed for Portugal but was actually from....?
What is Italy?
300

What was the removal of Native Americans from the Southeast United States was known as? The Trail of Blood, Sadness, Tears, or Torment?

What is Tears?

300

Who was the first person to discover electricity?

Who is Benjamin Franklin?

300

Name the two sides of World War II. Extra 300 points if you can name the three Axis.

What are the Axis and the Allies? Germany, Italy, and Japan were the three Axis. 

400

Who was the King of Britain when America declared Independence? 

Who is King George III?

400

What Native American group helped the pilgrims on the first Thanksgiving? Sioux, Wampanoag, or Cherokee?

Who are the Wampanoag?

400

What was the year the stock market crashed and started the Great Depression?

What is 1929?

400

Who was first woman Supreme Court justice?

Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?

400

The Vietnam War ended after the fall of what city? Tokyo, Hanoi, or Saigon

What is Saigon?

500
The city where Congress met to draft and adopt the Declaration of Independence.
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
500
An explorer for the Vikings that was said to have discovered North America before Columbus.
Who is Leif Ericson?
500
The name of the camps that held Japanese-Americans that were considered a threat after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
What is Japanese-American Internment Camps?
500

When did the first Boys' Club (The beginning of Boys and Girls club ) start? 1750, 1860,or 1902?


What is 1860?

500

Double Jeopardy! Whoever says selects this question can bet all, double, or nothing.

What war did President Joe Biden end in 2021? 


What is the war in Afghanistan?

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