Famous People
What was the name of the seamstress who sewed the first American flag?
Betsy Ross
What event caused the United States to become involved in World War II?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor (1941).
Who was the inventor of the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
What was the name of the first British colony settlement in America?
Jamestown
Which American President created the Secret Service on the same day he was killed?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth?
What year was social networking giant, Facebook, created?
2004
These two individuals are famous for creating this early flying machine.
The Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur)
What is the name of the largest freshwater lake in the world, found in the US?
Lake Superior
How many people were killed in the Boston Tea Party?
5
Name all four faces on Mt. Rushmore
Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt
What event doubled the nation’s size in 1803?
Louisiana Purchase
This individual invented the steam engine.
Robert Fulton
What was the name of the first US state?
Delawar
Hoover Dam
Who was the only president ever to serve as Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court?
William Taft
What event is known as the start of the American Revolution?
The Battles of Lexington & Concord
The sewing machine
Which US city was the first to host the modern Olympics?
St. Louis (1904)
Which state was the first to grant women the right to vote?
Wyoming (1869).
Who’s portrait was on the very first dollar printed in 1862?
Salmon P. Chase
This term describes the widespread fear of communism that gripped the United States in the early 20th century.
The Red Scare
Benjamin Franklin was the inventor of this swimming aid in 1717.
Swim fins (they were wooden)
Which two American states share boarders with eight other states, each?
Missouri and Tennessee
Which American President kept pet bear cubs in the White House?
Thomas Jefferson