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Happy July 4th!
400

This musical's antagonist is notable for wanting to be in "the room where it happened"

Hamilton - Aaron Burr

400

This infamous energy trading company filed for bankruptcy in 2001

Enron

400

Where did Kiwis originally come from

China

400

This suburban stable is an accursed combination of a street and a road

Stroad

400

On July 4th in 1802, the U.S. Military Academy at this location formally opened

West Point

800

What is the longest-running Broadway show

Phantom of the Opera, 13,981 performances (Opened January 26, 1988, and closed April 16, 2023)

800

This company failed to acquire Netflix back in the early 2000s, and is now lost to the sand of time (metaphorically)

Blockbuster

800

This fruit looks similar to Lychee, and is native to South East Asia

Rambutan

800

What New Deal program revitalized the economy through Public Works projects

Public Works Administration

800

On July 4, 1884 France officially presented this landmark to the United States

Statue of Liberty

1200

This musical film stars Paris Hilton

Repo! The Genetic Opera

1200

This notorious corporation is responsible for virtually all existing US oil companies

Standard Oil

1200

Dosa, the popular South Indian staple food, is made with this lentil

Urad Dal

1200

This term was coined to describe an area that has limited access to affordable and nutritious food

Food Desert

1200

The new 50-star U.S. flag was officially flown for the first time on July 4th in this year, 10 months after Hawaii statehood

1960

1600

This song was reportedly a last-minute addition to the musical Cats

Memory

1600

This investment is known for being one of the main drivers of the 2008 housing market bubble collapse

Mortgage-Backed Security

1600

America's favorite spud comes from this region OR name the civilization that was first to cultivate this

Potato

Incan Civilization, modern-day Central Peru

1600

This pitch for redeveloping America's transit system was presented by General Motors in the 1939 New York World Fair

Futurama

1600

This new Asian republic was proclaimed July 4, 1946 with Manuel A. Roxas as its first president

The Philippines

2000

The lights of Broadway were dimmed during this war, but were quickly restored due to public outcry

WWI

2000

This 1994 tell-all document traced the internal documents of what the tobacco industry had known for decades while lying to the American public

The Tobacco Papers

2000
This relative of wild cabbage is native to Northern Europe, and looks like a root vegetable

Kohlrabi

2000

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) funds this utility that was until recently considered a luxury.

High-Speed Internet

2000

Later merged with Radio Liberty, it began broadcasting the message of liberty to Communist lands on July 4, 1950

Radio Free Europe

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