Presidents
Known for his soft spot for animals, this president famously rescued three cold, motherless kittens during a visit to a wintery battlefield in March 1865, ensuring they were fed and cared for by his officers before he left.
Who was Abraham Lincoln
He is one of the only two individuals on US paper currency who never served as president of the United States, and you can find him on the $10 bill.
Who is Alexander Hamilton
James McCulloh was a lowly cashier in one of these, but the Supreme Court clerk misspelled his name when he became involved in a famous Supreme Court case.
What was a bank.
This state has strict rules regarding write-in candidates due to past election chaos. Voters used to write in Hollywood celebrities, fictional characters, or musicians as a joke. Now, write-in votes are only officially counted if the person has filed a formal declaration of candidacy beforehand.
What is California
Construction of this stopped for 22 years due to lack of funding and the Civil War. When building resumed, the original marble was unavailable, leaving it with a noticeable color change about a third of the way up.
What is the Washington Monument.
This president participated in the "Battle of the Billionaires" at WrestleMania 23 in 2007, which resulted in him physically tackling WWE CEO Vince McMahon and shaving McMahon's head in the middle of the ring
Who is Donald Trump
This retiring North Carolina Senator launched the first official "BiPAWtisan Halloween Dog Parade" in 2017, inviting lawmakers and staffers from both sides of the aisle to gather with their costumed pets.
Who is Thom Tillis
This four-letter term originally meant "head," and taking one literally meant counting heads.
What is a poll
This state that splits electoral college votes is also the only state in the country with a unicameral legislature.
What is Nebraska
In 1989, a man bought a picture frame at an Adamstown, Pennsylvania flea market for $4, only to find one of these original copies of this hidden inside. It was later auctioned off for $8.1 million.
What is the Declaration of Independence
This president appeared in 53 feature films over his Hollywood career, which spanned from 1937 to 1957
Who was Ronald Reagan.
He was named Michael when he was born. However, in 1934 his father traveled to Germany, became deeply inspired by a famous Protestant Reformation leader of the 1500s and decided to change his own name and son's name in that leader's honor.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.
George Washington used this presidential power twice, Andrew Jackson twelve times, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt 635 times.
What was a veto
In an effort to support the dairy industry in this state, lawmakers once made it illegal to serve apple pie in public restaurants without a slice of cheese
What is Wisconsin
The original of this document is written on parchment made from animal skin, not paper, and has been stored since 1952 inside a sealed case filled with insert gas to keep it from decaying.
What is the US Constitution
This 44th US president is a massive comic book fan, and even has an officially recognized comic book crossover where he appeared alongside Spider-Man.
Who is Barack Obama
In 2015, this Chief Justice was called for random jury duty in Rockville, Maryland, and had to report for a potential traffic-accident case. However, he was rejected from jury duty and sent home.
Who was John Roberts
New Jersey's 1776 state constitution gave women the right to do this, as long as they met certain property ownership requirements. By 1807, however, the state legislature had taken away that right.
What was vote.
During the 2000 presidential election, the decision came down to just 537 votes out of nearly 6 million cast in this state — a margin of about 0.009%
What is Florida
This only became a symbol for freedom decades after the American Revolution, when anti-slavery reformers in Philadelphia changed its name to support their message.
What is the Liberty Bell
After his patrol boat was rammed by a Japanese destroyer during World War II, he wrote a rescue message on a coconut shell and swam three miles to get help. He later used that exact coconut as a paperweight on his Oval Office desk.
Who was John F. Kennedy
Before becoming famous for his political writings, this individual earned a medical degree from Oxford in 1674. He saved the life of his patron, Lord Ashley, by performing a groundbreaking, life-saving surgery to drain a liver cyst using a silver tube
Who was John Locke
Every one of these must be physically signed and dropped into a wooden box named the "Hopper" located near the Clerk's desk at the front of the House chamber.
What is a bill.
Because of its deep roots in French and Spanish colonial Catholicism, this is the only state in the U.S. that does not divide its territory into counties. Instead, the state has 64 political subdivisions called parishes.
What is Louisiana
This American building has underground tunnels and even little subway systems connecting it to different wings and office structures.
What is the US Capitol building.