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100

Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon searched for what legendary waters in Florida?

The Fountain of Youth.

100

What is the name of the Canal that links the Mediterranean and Red Seas?

The Suez Canal

100

Which Native American tribe celebrated the First Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?
A. Navajo
B. Cherokee
C. Wampanoag

Wampanoag

100

The Jazz Singer was the first movie to include this?

Sound, or synchronized dialogue and singing

100

What is the name of the big parade held every Thanksgiving in New York City?
A. The Great Fall Parade
B. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
C. New York Holiday Parade

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

200

What leader of Jamestown said, "If you don't work, you don't eat."?

John Smith

200

Which year is considered the year of the “First Thanksgiving? 1492, 1621, or 1776


  


 

1621

200

Which two presidential candidates squared off in the first televised debate?

John F. Kennedy

Richard Nixon

200

What was the name of Henry Ford's affordable automobile that only came in the color black?

The Model T
200

What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims took to America?

The Mayflower

300

Which state grows the most turkeys each year?
A. Texas
B. Minnesota
C. Florida

Minnesota

300

In what country was the first hot air balloon set aloft with a sheep, a duck, and a rooster as passengers?

France

300

Which President negotiated the purchase of Louisiana?

Thomas Jefferson

300

Which U.S. president made Thanksgiving a national holiday?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. George Washington
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Abraham Lincoln

300

What two oceans does the Panama Canal connect?

The Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

400

Who was Mae Jemison?

The first African American woman in space.

400

In what Pennsylvania city did the First Continental Congress convene?

Philadelphia

400

How many full terms did Franklin Delano Roosevelt serve?

Three

400

How much did Apple's very first iPod cost?

$399.00

400

How much did the US pay for Louisiana?

15 million dollars

500

What is Annie Edson Taylor's claim to fame?

She was the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.... and survive!

500

Panama was once part of which South American country?

Colombia

500

Who was president at the time of the 9/11 attacks in 2001?

George W. Bush

500

How much did New York City's first subway ride cost?

Five Cents

500

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