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100

What made the US join World War II?

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Dec. 7, 1941

100

When was the largest terrorist attack in US history?

September 11, 2001

100

I stretch from sea to shining sea, home of the brave and land of the free

Unites States of America

100

Which state capital is named after a Famous Explorer?

Christopher Columbus

100

Lowest point in the United States

Badwater Basin in Death Valley, CA

282 ft below sea level

200

How long was the Revoluitionary War?

Eight Years

1775 to 1783

200

What date did Neil Armstrong walk on the moon?

July 20, 1969

200

I divide the East from the West, a mighty river at its best

Mississippi River

200

Liberty Bell is located near this state capital?

Harrisburg

200

What state has the highest population in the US?

California

300

Who was the President of US during World War II?

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Harry S. Truman

300

When was the 19th Amendment ratified?

1920

Women the right to vote

300

In a city that never sleeps, with bright lights and bustling streets

New York City

300

How many state capitals have city in there name?

Ex Credit--Name them

four

Carson, Jefferson, Oklahoma, Salt Lake
300

1st Amendment ensures what 5 freedoms?

Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition

400

What got US into World War I?

Sinking of the ship Lusitania by a German U-boat 

400

What day did World War II end?

September 2, 1945

400

I hold the key to freedom's light, written down in black and white

Declaration of Independence

400

Which state has the capital named after a president?

Madison

400

Who were the inventors of flight?

Orville and Wilbur Wright

500

Which War had the biggest loss of American Soldiers?

American Civil War

500

What year did Thomas Jefferson buy the Louisiana Purchase?

1803

500

I have fifty stars, yet I am not the sky, I wave high but I don't fly

American Flag

500

Which state capital is located at the highest elevation?

Santa Fe, New Mexico

500

What is the oldest city in the Unites States?

St. Augustine, Flordia

600

What cities were hit with an atomic bomb?

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

600

What happened on April 30, 1789?

George Washington was sworn in as our 1st President

600

I was bought for millions, though I seemed quite cheap. Double the land and made history deep

Louisiana Purchase

600

what is the southernmost state capital?

Honolulu

600

Name all the Great Lakes and it's Acronym

Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, Superior

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