American History
This chief justice established the principle of judicial review in Marbury v. Madison (1803)
john marshall
He wrote the words “Give me liberty, or give me death!” in a 1775 speech in Virginia.
patrick henry
This is the only U.S. state whose capital city shares no letters with its state name.
Texas (Austin)
Before her solo career, Lady Gaga studied at this prestigious New York art school.
NYU's Tisch school of arts
In Avengers: Endgame, this is the first Infinity Stone the team successfully retrieves in the Time Heist.
space stone, tesseract
The Trail of Tears forced the relocation of this Native American nation more than 800 miles westward.
cherokee
The Battle of Saratoga in 1777 was considered the turning point because it convinced this nation to ally with the U.S.
france
This state contains the geographic center of the contiguous United States.
Kansas
This Netflix show, inspired by Korean children’s games, became the platform’s most-watched series in 2021.
squid game
This character destroyed Mjölnir
hela
This president’s “Square Deal” focused on conservation, trust-busting, and consumer protection.
theodore roosevelt
This Prussian military officer trained Washington’s troops at Valley Forge, instilling discipline.
Baron von Steuben
This state has more shoreline than any other U.S. state.
alaska
This rapper, the first female to win a Grammy for Best Rap Album in over 15 years, released Invasion of Privacy in 2018.
cardi b
In Black Panther, this rare metal is the source of Wakanda’s power and technology.
vibranium
The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 issued this declaration modeled on Jefferson’s words.
declaration of sentiments
The “shot heard ’round the world” refers to the first exchange of fire in this Massachusetts town.
lexington/concord
This state is home to the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the U.S.
Florida (St. Augustine)
This 2010s Broadway musical about the U.S. Treasury Secretary became a cultural phenomenon.
hamilton
This phrase activates the Winter Soldier’s brainwashing in Captain America: Civil War.
trigger words from red book
This Cold War policy, named by George Kennan, aimed to stop the spread of communism.
containment
This final Revolutionary battle took place in 1781 and effectively ended the war.
yorktown
This state’s motto is “Live Free or Die.”
New Hampshire
This artist became the youngest to headline Coachella in 2019.
billie eilish
In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, this planet serves as Ego’s true form
ego