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19th Century America
Books about Presidents
The "West" is the Best
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This island whose name means "gathering place" is where most Hawaiians are gathered

Oahu 

100

Late in 1783 Francois Pilatre de Rozier made the world's first manned flight in one of these

a (hot-air) balloon

100

On February 17, 1801 the House of Representatives declared him president on its 36th vote

Jefferson 

100

"T.R.: The Last Romantic"

Teddy Roosevelt 

100

All Don Knotts' greatness lay ahead of him when he was born July 21, 1924 in Morgantown in this state

West Virginia 

200

This island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence is Canada's smallest province

Prince Edward island 

200

The F-117A is America's stealth fighter; this is the stealth bomber

The B-2

200

On May 10, 1869 the Transcontinental Railroad was completed when the Central Pacific & this railroad met in Utah

Union Pacific 

200

"A Thousand Days"

JFK

200

Jim & Artie's most diabolical for on this TV show was the evil Dr. Loveless, played by Michael Dunn

Wild Wild West 

300

Copper derives its name from this Mediterranean island where it was once plentiful

Cyprus 

300

This developer of the first practical helicopter built & flew the first 4-engine aircraft in 1913

Sikorsky 

300

In 1886 in Columbus, Ohio, several trade unions merged to form the AFL, which stands for this

The American Federation of Labor 

300

"Lone Star Rising"

Lyndon Johnson 

300

It's the southernmost city in the 48 contiguous states


Key West, Florida 

400

This "saintly" island is home to Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands

St. Thomas 

400

In the late 1930s, Japan developed the Mitsubishi A6M Reisen, which was nicknamed this

The Zero

400

In 1869 Elizabeth Cady Stanton & this woman established the National Woman Suffrage Association

Susan B. Anthony 

400

"The Final Days" (1976)

Richard Nixon 

400

This large territory would make up the majority of a proposed Palestinian state

The West Bank 

500

Isla de Pascua is the Spanish name for this island in the South Pacific

Easter Island 

500

On May 6, 1937 the Hindenburg burst into flames while trying to moor at this New Jersey city

Lakehurst, New Jersey 

500

His Pacific Fur Company was founded on June 23, 1810, in order to extend his fur influence over the Northwest

Bobby 

500

"The Final Days" (2001)

Bill Clinton 

500

Paul Baumer is the literary narrator of this classic novel of World War I

All Quiet on the Western Front