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Labor Day
Which was NOT a Chinese dynasty: Han, Ming, or Zen?
Zen
Does the Tropic of Cancer run through Argentina, Mexico or Panama?
Mexico
Your parents are US citizens. You are too, no matter where you are born. True or False?
true
The Puerto Rican flag has a blue star on a white triangle. True or False?
false - it has a white star ON a blue triangle!
What South American people built the great city of Machu Picchu?
Inca
Mayans
Inca
Which President was known as "Ike": Richard M. Nixon or Dwight D. Eisenhower?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
In what European country did the Renaissance begin?
Italy
In an atlas, on which continent will you find the Atlas Mountains: Asia or Africa?
Africa
Who invented the telephone and the early hearing aid?
Alexander Graham Bell
In what Middle Eastern country is Hebrew the language?
Israel
In which hemisphere do you find both North America and South America?
the western hemisphere
Which scandal is associated with Nixon's presidency: Whitewater or Watergate?
Watergate Scandal
Did the Iroquois live in live in cave dwellings, adobe houses or longhouses?
longhouses
Order from west to east: Finland, Russia, Iceland.
Iceland, Finland, Russia
Name the four Presidents whose faces are carved on Mount Rushmore!
Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt
Which city was NOT founded by the French: San Antonio, Detroit or New Orleans?
San Antonio
At the bottom of a letter, people often write "P.S." What is that an acronym for?
postscript
Czechoslovakia
Which country gained all of Canada after winning the French and Indian War?
(France or Britain)
Britain
In what U.S. war did men in blue uniforms fight men in gray uniforms?
What war was ended by the Treaty of Versailles?
(World War I or World War II)
World War I
Is the prime meridian 0 degrees latitude, 0 degrees longitude, or neither one?
0 degrees longitude
In politics, what do the letters "DNC" and "RNC" stand for?
Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee
Was the transcontinental railroad completed before, during or after the Civil War?
during
TRUE or FALSE: The U.S. President commands the National Guard in each state.
false (the governor does)
Which island is a part of Greece?
Sicily, Majorca or Crete?
Crete
Put in chronological order:
Great Depression
stock market crash
World War I
World War I
stock market crash
Great Depression
Which country is closest to the equator:
Sweden
Switzerland
Senegal
Senegal
traitor (he sold important information to the British during the Revolutionary War)
Is the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia, Japan or India?
Australia
What American city is known as the "Cradle of Liberty"?
New York City
Boston
Washington D.C.
Which government program entitles retired workers to financial benefits?
Social Security
Did African Americans fight in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, or both?
both
Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Ruby Bridges
Sojourner Truth
Which country is NOT in Central America:
Honduras, Uruguay, or El Salvador
Uruguay
In what state can you visit the Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, and the Painted Desert?
Arizona
Did Prohibition outlaw the sale of alcohol or cigarettes?
alcohol
Which came first: the Vietnam War or the Korean War?
Korean War
Order from NORTH to SOUTH:
Venezuela, Nicaragua, Mexico, Brazil
Mexico, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Brazil
What kind of colonial servant worked for a fixed period of time and then became free?
indentured servant
What U.S. war was followed by the period known as Reconstruction?
World War I, World War II, Civil War
The Civil War
What state in the U.S. started as a Quaker colony?
Pennsylvania
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Say the first 6 words of the Gettysburg Address!
"Four score and seven years ago..."