Famous People
Major Events
Inventions
Geography
Strange Facts
100

What was the name of the seamstress who sewed the first American flag? 

Betsy Ross 

100

What event caused the United States to become involved in World War II?  

The bombing of Pearl Harbor (1941). 

100

Who was the inventor of the telephone? 

Alexander Graham Bell 

100

What was the name of the first British colony settlement in America? 

Jamestown

100

Which American President created the Secret Service on the same day he was killed? 

Abraham Lincoln

200

Who was the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth? 

John Glenn
200

What year was social networking giant, Facebook, created?

2004

200

These two individuals are famous for creating this early flying machine.  

The Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur) 

200

What is the name of the largest freshwater lake in the world, found in the US? 

Lake Superior 

200

How many people were killed in the Boston Tea Party? 

300

Name all four faces on Mt. Rushmore 

Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt

300

What event doubled the nation’s size in 1803? 

Louisiana Purchase 

300

This individual invented the steam engine. 

Robert Fulton 

300

What was the name of the first US state? 

Delawar

300
What structure used enough concrete to build a 4ft wide path all the way around the equator? 

Hoover Dam 

400

Who was the only president ever to serve as Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court? 

William Taft 

400

What event is known as the start of the American Revolution? 

The Battles of Lexington & Concord 

400
Elias Howe is best known for his invention in the world of textiles. 

The sewing machine

400

Which US city was the first to host the modern Olympics? 

St. Louis (1904) 

400

Which state was the first to grant women the right to vote? 

Wyoming (1869). 

500

Who’s portrait was on the very first dollar printed in 1862?

Salmon P. Chase

500

This term describes the widespread fear of communism that gripped the United States in the early 20th century. 

The Red Scare

500

Benjamin Franklin was the inventor of this swimming aid in 1717. 

Swim fins (they were wooden) 

500

Which two American states share boarders with eight other states, each? 

Missouri and Tennessee

500

Which American President kept pet bear cubs in the White House? 

Thomas Jefferson