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100

EVENT

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Boston Tea Party

200

EVENT

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4th of July

300

PLACE

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Mount Rushmore

400

EVENT
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Signing of the Declaration of Independence

500

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The White House

600

EVENT
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Moon Landing

700

PERSON

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Abe Lincoln

The American Revolution

100

This foundational document of the United States had its first public reading July 8, 1776.

Declaration of Independence

200

In 1775, this Founding Father delivered a speech at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, urging support for the war effort and concluding with the famous phrase, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"

Patrick Henry

300

This name of the president of the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1777, has become synonymous with this object, now a slang term for a signature.

John Hancock

400

This 1777-1778 winter encampment of the Continental Army, located about 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia, served as a crucial turning point where the troops were reorganized and trained.

Valley Forge

500

Before the American Revolution, New Hampshire got its own governor in 1741 after being a part of this colony for several decades.

Massachusetts (Bay Colony)

600

The American Revolution ended when, here in the Maryland State House, Congress ratified this peace treaty signed in Europe.

The Treaty of Paris

700

This French nobleman and military officer, a close friend of George Washington, became a major hero of the American Revolution after volunteering his services to the Continental Army.

Marquis de Lafayette

American Inventions

100

irst flown at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903, the first powered, controlled, and sustained heavier-than-air airplane was invented by these two brothers.  

Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur Wright)

200

Co-invented by Edwin H. Land and first released in 1948, this type of camera allowed photographers to take and develop photos in a matter of minutes.

Polaroid camera (Land camera)

300

Named after a mythical Greek blacksmith, this handheld thermal device developed by Raytheon in the 1940s was the first to harness microwave energy to cook food.

Microwave Oven

400

Developed in the 1970s at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) and popularized by Apple and Microsoft in the 1980s, this visual screen component was inspired by a real-life desktop rodent.

Computer Mouse

500

Patented in 1876, this device converted sound waves into electrical impulses, famously allowing its inventor to call out to his assistant, "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."

Telephone

600

In 1908, Henry Ford revolutionized manufacturing and made automobiles affordable for the average American by introducing this continuous production method.

Moving Assembly Line

700

In 1969, originating as ARPANET—a Defense Department research project—this network laid the groundwork for the modern digital era.

The Internet

The World Wide Web became available to the general public, in 1991.

The Star-Spangled States

100

Which of the original 13 American colonies was the first to grant their Continental Congress delegates permission to vote for independence from Great Britain?

North Carolina

200

Fill in the blanks:

Say, can you see
By the dawn's early light
What so proudly we ________
At the twilight's last ________?

hailed, gleaming

300

Officially granted statehood in 1912, this "Grand Canyon State" was the last of the contiguous United States to be admitted to the Union.

Arizona

400

This U.S. state, nicknamed the "Land of 10,000 Lakes," joined the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.  

Minnesota

500

Originally claimed by the Dutch as New Amsterdam, this Mid-Atlantic state is home to both the United States Military Academy at West Point and the capital of Albany.

New York

600

Fill in the blank:

Whose broad stripes and bright stars
Through the ______ fight
O'er the ramparts we watched
Were so gallantly, _________?

perilous, streaming

700

In 1931 "The Star-Spangled Banner" officially became the national anthem, more than a century after it was written during this conflict.

The War of 1812

Presidents & First Ladies

100

This 19th-century president is famous for being the only U.S. president to be arrested for speeding while driving his horse-drawn carriage in Washington, D.C.

Ulysses S. Grant

200

Serving as the third U.S. President, this Founding Father purchased the Louisiana Territory in 1803 and was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas Jefferson

300

Until recently this first lady, serving from 1825 to 1829, holds the distinction of being the first first lady to be born outside of the United States.

Louisa Catherine Adams

400

Despite having four sons with Mary Todd (Eddie, Willie, Tad, and Robert ), there are no living direct descendants of this president today.

Abraham Lincoln

500

A Seawolf-class submarine is named for this president who graduated from Annapolis in 1946.

Jimmy Carter

600

This former first lady had a major role in drafting the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Eleanor Roosevelt

700

Although this president's wife, Martha (Née Wayles), served as first lady of Virginia, she never served as U.S. first lady.

 Thomas Jefferson

Finale Jeopardy:American Monuments

800

Originally intended to be just 100 feet tall, this monument in the nation's capital was eventually finished at 555 feet, 5 and 1/8 inches, with an aluminum tip that acted as a lightning rod.

The Washington Monument

It is celebrated for being the world's tallest stone structure and the world's tallest obelisk.