INVENTORS & INVENTIONS
Thomas Edison
Currency of the United States
The US Dollar
The first President of the United States.
George Washington
NBA
National Basketball Association
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This person invented the telephone in 1876.
Alexander Graham Bell
Pound Sterling
This document is the supreme law of the United States of America.
The Constitution of the United States
CDC
Center for Disease Control
Your mom's sister to you
Aunt
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American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful motor-operated airplane.
The Wright brothers: Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright
The currency that uses this symbol €
The Euro
The first 10 Amendments to the US Constitution.
The Bill of Rights
RIP
Rest in peace
This liquid is often thinner than necessary, but can be thickened for dessert
Milk
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Two of the most famous inventors of the 20th century. They worked together to build the Apple I, the home computer that launched a revolution.
Steve Wozniak (1950-present) and Steve Jobs (1955-2011)
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Currency of Russia
The Russian ruble
The first Pilgrims reached America seeking religious freedom were English and settled in Massachusetts in 1620 on this ship.
The Mayflower
ASAP
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This makes ones head itch
Lice
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Best known for developing the electric telegraph, which allowed people to communicate over long distances nearly instantly. He also developed a special code: a system of dots and dashes used to send these messages.
Samuel Morse (1792-1872)
Currency of Canada
Canadian Dollar
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The 37th President of the United States who resigned from office as a result of the Watergate scandal.
Richard Nixon
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RSVP
“Répondez s'il vous plaît.”
This 4-letter word is the opposite of quiet.
Loud
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An American-Armenian physician and medical practitioner who is the inventor of the first magnetic resonance scanning machine (MRI). He performed the first full-body scan of a human being in 1977.
Raymond Damadian
Currency of South Korea
South Korean Won
The Capital of California.
Sacramento
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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A bird that represents peace.
Dove
This inventor is famous for the design of the revolving chamber pistol, which became essential for U.S. forces during the Mexican-American War.
Samuel Colt
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Currency of Greece
Euro
The national anthem of the United States.
The Star-Spangled Banne
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
A song for two people.
Duet
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An American self-taught chemist and manufacturing engineer who is credited with inventing the chemical process to create and manufacture pliable, waterproof, moldable rubber. Think tires.
Charles Goodyear
Currency of Mexico
Peso
The Federal Government is composed of three distinct branches. Name them.
Executive, legislative, judicial
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UFC
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Another word for jump, starts with the letter "L"
Leap
An American industrialist and business magnate who not only invented the automobile, but also designed the assembly line. This allowed mass production of his incredibly popular Model T and other cars.
Henry Ford
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The currency of Brazil
Brazilian Real
The 16th President of the United States who issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves in the south.
Abraham Lincoln
FYI
For your information
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This genre of music had a renaissance in New York, but was named in Chicago
Jazz
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A Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. A very popular car is named after him.
Nikola Tesla
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Currency of Sweden
Swedish Krona
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On December 7, 1941, following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the United States declared war on Japan. Name the war.
World War II
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PDA
Public display of affection
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It's the bottom of the sleeve.
Cuff