1700s
Which founding father did NOT become President?
Ben Franklin
Which Civil war General is featured on U.S. currency?
Ulysses S Grant
What year was Windows 98' released?
1998 dumbass
Which president got a small loan of a million dollars?
Donald Trump
What was the name of the secret network established by black people during the antebellum period to help enslaved people escape to the North via a series of safe houses, and for bonus points, who is considered its most famous conductor?
The Underground railroad, led by Harriet Tubman
Which two presidents had the same first and last name?
John Adams and John Quincy Adams
Who killed Alexander Hamilton in their duel in 1804?
Aaron Burr
What is the day of the stock market crash that started the great depression often referred as?
Black Tuesday
What state did the fourth plane crash at on 9/11?
Pennsylvania
Which obscure political figure, during the early 19th century, proposed a plan to peacefully dissolve the Union through a series of state conventions, and if unsuccessful, advocated for the secession of the Southern states?
John C. Calhoun
During his ride, who alerted everyone that "The British are coming!"?
Paul Revere
What significant territory did the United States purchase from France in 1803?
The Louisiana Purchase
Who were the inventors credited with the first successful powered airplane flight in 1903?
The Wright Brothers
(This is 100% a Hudson question) Which presidential election was extremely close and decided by the state of Florida?
The 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore
What was the name of the environmental disaster in the 1980s that involved a toxic chemical leak from a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, considered one of the worst industrial accidents in history?
The Bhopal Gas Tragedy
What was the name of the treaty that officially ended the American Revolutionary War?
The treaty of Paris
What was Eli Whitney famous for?
Inventing the cotton gin
Which amendment (sadly) granted women the right to vote in 1920?
The 19th Amendment
What year did George W. Bush begin his invasion of Iraq?
2003
Which influential Supreme Court case established the "separate but equal" doctrine, upholding racial segregation in public facilities?
Plessy v. Ferguson
What were the major economic activities in the 13 colonies?
Agriculture, shipbuilding, and trade
What did John Wilkes Booth say on the stage after assassinating President Lincoln?
Sic Semper Tyrannis!
Who became president after William McKinley was assassinated, ushering in the Progressive Era?
Teddy Roosevelt
What significant event happened at the end of the 2000s regarding the financial market?
The 2008 financial crisis
During the Cold War, what covert CIA operation aimed to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro in Cuba, resulting in the failed Bay of Pigs invasion?
Operation Zapata