American Historical Figures
Of the 55 signers of the Declaration of Independence, his signature dwarfs the others
Who was John Hancock?
This English jack-of-many-trades is credited with drafting the laws of motion and gravitational theories
Who was Isaac Newton?
Everyone playing tries to avoid being found by the one person looking for all of them
What is "Hide & Seek?"
This is the first double-digit prime number
What is 11?
Russia is currently at war with this neighbor
What is the Ukraine?
During the War of 1812, the British set a number of buildings on fire in Washington, D.C. -- including this home of presidents
What is the White House?
What is Earth?
Two teams throw rubber balls at each other, trying not to get hit
What is Dodgeball?
This is the term for 13 dozen
What is a baker's dozen?
This university, the oldest in the U.S., is currently being boycotted by the MAGA movement
What is Harvard?
This man was responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in Ford's Theater
Who was John Wilkes Booth?
Between a bolt of lightning and the surface of the sun, this is five times hotter than the other
What is lightning?
Everyone tries to avoid being touched by whomever is "it"
What is Tag?
In Roman numerals, there is no letter for this number
What is zero?
Henry Cavill has reportedly been cast as this long-running spy character, succeeding Daniel Craig
Who is James Bond?
President Theodore Roosevelt named this as the first U.S. national park, sharing its name with a popular TV show starring Kevin Costner as patriarch John Dutton
What is Yellowstone?
In humans, this is the strongest muscle relative to size
What is your jaw? (and NOT because you talk a lot!)
This state, primary home of the Grand Canyon, is one of three to no longer require PE courses to graduate high school
What is Arizona? (Alaska and Colorado are the other two)
In time measurement, this is 1/100th of a second
What is a jiffy?
This long-running series, which spawned dozens of comedic stars, just completed its 50th season
What is Saturday Night Live?
Buzz Aldrin accompanied his Apollo 11 commander as the first men to walk on the moon
Who was Neil Armstrong?
This heavily-forested area in South America creates its own rain, self-sustaining its ecosystem
What is the Amazon rainforest?
Two teams hitting a ball over an outstretched net with their hands without the ball hitting the floor
What is volleyball?
When spelled out, it's the first number that has an "A" in it
What is one thousand?
The U.S. has delayed increasing these duties, targeting countries' imported goods, which are paid by the importer - NOT the country exporting the goods
What is a tariff?