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Made in the USA - American Inventions
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100

People from this Rocky Mountain state are called Montanans?

What is Montana?

100

This American inventor is credited with creating the light bulb that could last long enough to be practical for homes and cities.

Who is Thomas Edison?

100

This president was nicknamed “Honest Abe.”

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

100

This president said, “Four score and seven years ago…” in his famous speech during the Civil War.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

100

This sport, often called “America’s pastime”

What is baseball?

200

Residents of this Midwestern state are called Buckeyes.

What is Ohio?

200

Brothers Wilbur and Orville invented and successfully flew this machine in 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

What is the airplane?

200

This American city is often called “The Big Apple.”

What is New York City?

200

This civil rights leader delivered the speech that included the line “I have a dream.”

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

200

This American singer, known as the “King of Rock ’n’ Roll,” became famous in the 1950s with songs like Hound Dog and Jailhouse Rock.

Who is Elvis Presley?

300

People from this New England state are called Green Mountain Boys.

What is Vermont?

300

Alexander Graham Bell patented this device in 1876, allowing people to talk to each other over long distances.

What is the telephone?

300

Theodore Roosevelt and his volunteer soldiers were known by this nickname during the Spanish-American War.

Who are the Rough Riders?

300

This president said, “Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.”

Who is John F. Kennedy?


300

This Texas city is famous for the annual South by Southwest festival

What is Austin, Texas?

400

People from this state are sometimes called Hoosiers.

What is Indiana?

400

This sweet invention was accidentally created in 1905 when an 11-year-old left a sugary drink with a stick outside on a cold night.

What is the popsicle?

400

This U.S. president became known as "The Great Communicator."

Who is Ronald Reagan?

400

"Speak softly and carry a big stick."

Who is Theodore Roosevelt?

400

This 1969 music festival in New York became one of the most famous cultural events of the 1960s counterculture movement.

What is Woodstock?

500

Residents of this state are called Cheeseheads.

What is Wisconsin?

500

This everyday item used for fixing clothes and camping gear was invented by George de Mestral after he noticed burrs sticking to his dog’s fur in 1941.

What is Velcro?

500

This  abolitionist of Underground Railroad fame was nicknamed "Moses."

Who is Harriet Tubman?

500
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"

Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?

500

Billy Joel sings about decades of world events in this fast-paced history song.

What is "We didn't start the fire"?