American Folklore
This Hessian prowled the roads of Sleepy Hollow
Who was the Headless Horseman?
The standard headwear worn by soldiers in the American Revolution
What was a tricorne hat?
What’s your name man? BLANK
What is Alexander Hamiliton.
This First Lady saved countless artifacts from the White House when the British burnt it down.
Who was Dolly Madison?
California’s state motto is this exclamation
What is Eureka?
This frontiersman killed him a bear when he was only three, represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives, and died at the Alamo.
Who was Davy Crockett?
This boyish and blonde general in the American Civil War was known to alter his uniform
Who was George Armstrong Custer?
Everyone give it up for America’s favorite fighting BLANK
What is a frenchman?
This First Lady held seances in the White House to communicate to her deceased son, Willie
Who was Mary Todd Lincoln?
This animal was brought onto Catalina island for the filming of The Vanishing American
What are bison?
This companion to Paul Bunyan was said to be 10 feet tall
Who was Babe the Blue Ox?
During the Civil War soldiers, like those from Continental Guard of New Orleans, briefly adopted uniforms of soldiers from this war. Harkening back to a patriotic lineage
What was the American Revolution?
We had a spy on the inside, that’s right BLANK! A tailor spying on the British government.
Who was Hercules Mulligan?
This First Lady started the Easter Egg Roll on the White House Lawn
Who was Lucy Hayes?
This Franciscan missionary raised money for George Washington’s war efforts during the American Revolution
Who was Father Junipero Serra?
This dutchman slept through the entire duration of the American Revolution
Who was Rip Van Winkle?
These types of soldiers, from North and South, during the Civil War were inspired by the costumes of French soldiers adopted after expeditions in North Africa by adopting open-fronted jackets, baggy trousers, and fezs
What is a zouave?
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What was Old Virginia?
This acting First Lady was the niece to bachelor James Buchanan
Who was Harriet Lane?
A castle in Sam Simeon belonged to this newspaper publisher and politician.
Who was William Randolph Hearst?
This cowboy lassoed a tornado and rode it
Who was Pecos Bill?
This President decided to revamp the uniform for the White House Guard after a trip to Europe. Dressing them in a “double-breasted white tunics trimmed with gold braid and gold buttons and stiff plastic shakos decorated with the White House crest.”
Who was President Richard Nixon.
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Who is John?
This future First Lady was caught in Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion with her husband
Who was Lou Henry Hoover?
Before the Civil War, Californios that wanted to make Southern California its own territory named it this
What was Colorado?