Starts with "C"
Leaders of Native American tribes are called this.
What is a chief?
His first No.1 single "Heartbreak Hotel" was released in 1956; the following year he was drafted.
Who is Elvis Presley?
Native Americans originally used these runner-less sleds to transport game over the snow.
What is a toboggan?
This is the U.S. Military's equivalent of a prison.
What is a stockade?
The Act of 1938 made the 11th day of November a legal holiday. While currently known as Veterans Day, it was originally called this.
What is Armistice Day?
The Nez Perce people helped Lewis and this person explore the Northwest Territory. They built canoes for them, drew maps of the rivers, and helped them reach the Pacific.
Who is Clark?
This former Republican presidential candidate was a prisoner of war after his plane was shot down during the Vietnam War.
Who is John McCain?
It's the 9-letter name of the creature who is said to leave behind footprints measuring 24" long & 8" wide.
Who is Sasquatch?
Benjamin Franklin thought the idea of a government like this Confederacy could be used by the English colonies.
What is Iroquois?
This military base is the most populated in the United States.
What is Fort Bragg?
With some 280,000 members, this tribe, largely concentrated in Oklahoma, is the largest in the U.S.
Who are the Cherokee?
Before he was the first man to walk on the moon, this person served as a pilot in the U.S. Navy in the Korean War.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
Zucchini & pumpkins are both types of this vegetable, a gourd family from a Narragansett name.
What is squash?
The Sequoia tree is named in honor of this Cherokee leader who helped his people develop an alphabet.
Who is Sequoyah?
The Purple Heart Medal includes a picture of this man.
Who is George Washington?
This tribe refers to themselves as Anishinabe, an Indian term meaning "original man" or "first man"
Who are the Chippewa?
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The first African-American Secretary of State who is also a retired Four-Star General in the U.S. Army.
Who is Colin Powell?
Hurry! To the bat cave! To collect waste matter called this valued as a fertilizer
What is guano?
The first two names inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial were not combat soldiers but military these, helping the South Vietnamese.
What are advisors?
Despite objections from the Pentagon, on July 26, 1948, Harry Truman issued an executive order telling the military to do this.
What is abolish discrimination in the armed forces?
The Pawtuxet Indian known as Squanto is famous for teaching the Pilgrims how to plant this crop aka maize.
What is corn?
This famous actor turned down a drama scholarship to pursue his dream of being a pilot. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1955, but ultimately left in 1959 to pursue acting.
Who is Morgan Freeman?
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Baggataway is what Native Americans called this sport they played with balls of leather stuffed with animal hair.
What is lacrosse?
This Chiricahua Apache leader's surrender to Gen. Nelson Miles in 1886 ended major military action with Native Americans.
Who is Geronimo?
Even though they were not citizens, more than 8,000 Native Americans served in this war which began in 1914.
What is Word War I?