Gilded Age
Someone who used their wealth and power to destroy competition, be unfair to people that worked for them and manipulate laws and government would be called a in the Gilded Age.
a.) robber baron b.) philanthropist
c.) captain of industry
a.) robber baron
A bond question on a ballot is one is which voters are asked if they want to
a.) pass a new law
b.) get rid of an old law
c.) spend money on something
c.) spend money on something
Nuclear reactors produce a lot of energy but do not pollute with carbon emissions. One downside to using them is that the waste they produce contains?
a.) PCBs (forever chemicals) b.) radioactivity
c.) methane
b.) radioactivity
This was invented by Thomas Edison in 1878.
a.) the telephone
b.) the incandescent light bulb
c.) kerosene
b.) the incandescent light bulb
There are roughly __________ million illegal immigrants living in the US today.
a.) 9 b.) 11 c.) 13 d.) 20
b.) 11 million
Churches and city halls often have this.
a.) belfry b.) guile
c.) parley
a.)belfry
This word means "giving money to others" , usually to a person or organization that does something for the public good.
a.) philosophy b.) phlebotomy
c.)philanthropist
c.) philanthropist
President Trump claimed the _________ Presidential election was unfairly given to Joe Biden because of voter fraud
a.)2016 b.)2020 c.)2018
b. ) 2020
Daily Double. Raise your hand round. If you get it is worth 400. If you get it wrong it is minus 200. No help from the audience.
U.S. Presidents and U.S. governors have the power to release people from prison before their sentence is over. What is this action called?
This name is often used for people who are illegal immigrants.
a.) undocumented immigrants
b.) smugglers
c.) traffickers
a.) undocumented immigrants
In 1882 the U.S. passed a law that severely limited immigration from this country for at least 10 years.
a.) China b.) Russia c.) Mexico
a.) Russia
When two groups get together to discuss something. They _________
a.) parley b.) dissemble
c.) hovel
a.) parley
Daily Double. Raise your hand round. Get it right get $600. Get it wrong, don't answer or irritate me and minus $300.
This substance can be made into kerosene and gasoline. It is essential to make both and it is a natural resource that comes out of the ground and is black in color.
This is the name of the Maine's independent United States Senator.
a.) Susan Collins b.) Jared Golden
c.) Angus King
c.) Angus King
Name of the toddler who went missing and was never found in Waterville, Maine. Her dad was suspected of playing a role in her disappearance
a.) Ayla Reynolds b.) Anya Reynolds
c.) Anna Reynolds
a.) Ayla Reynolds
The Tazreen Factory Fire occurred in a clothing factory in 2012 and killed 112 people. The factory lacked safety mechanisms that exist in factories in the US today. What country did the fire occur in?
a.) India b.) Bangladesh c.) Pakistan
b.) Bangladesh
In 2022 people from this country made up the largest percentage of people who were unauthorized immigrants (illegal immigrants)
a.) Mexico b.) Honduras
c.) El Salvador
c.) El Salvador
This word can either mean green with vegetation or inexperienced.
a.) reticent b.) verdant c.) sardonic
b.) verdant
Andrew Carnegie gained control of every aspect of the steel making industry. His companies controlled transportation, raw materials and the production facilities related to making steel. Controlling all these things is known as_________?
a.) vertical integration b.) reverse regulation
c.) stipulated manipulation
a.) vertical integration
Mr. Clifford signed a petition when after he finished voting in 2024. In essence the creators of the petition want Maine to have ______________ .
a.) a red flag law b.) voter I.D. law
c.) new nuclear power plant
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec 7th in what year?
a) 1940 b.) 1941
c.) 1942
b.) 1941
Granting illegal immigrants citizenship and not deporting them is known as giving them
a.) amnesty b.) sedition
c.) blight
a.) amnesty
In Maine fewer than ______ % of households have an unauthorized immigrant living in their home .
a.) 1% b.) 3% c.) 4%
a.) 1%
To make sure you are telling the truth the police may ask you if anyone can ___________ your story.
a.) alibi b.) corroborate
c.) condone
b.) corroborate
This person invented the electric lightbulb and had over 1000 patents under his name (inventions he created).
a. John D. Rockefeller b.) George Westinghouse
c.) Thomas Edison
c.) Thomas Edison
Raise your hand round. You can call up a friend or someone who can barely tolerate you.
Explain how an idea becomes a law using the "Citizen Initiative " process. What are the two key steps?
1. Get enough people (10 % of the voting population) to sign a petition saying the people should decide if it becomes law.
2. The public votes on it and if more people vote for it than against it it becomes a law.
This Middle Eastern Country just had it's dictator, Bashar-al Assad, overthrown.
a.) Syria b.) Lebanon
c.) Palestine
a.) Syria
In between 1860 and 1900 there were how many reported bank robberies in Western U.S. states.
a.) 14 b.) 27
c.) 43 d.) 116
a.) 14
Approximately what fraction of undocumented immigrants have been in the U.S. for at least 10 years.
a.) 1/2 b.) 1/4
c.) 2/3
c.) 2/3
We often try to ____________ our role models and people we look up to.
a.) emulate b.) corroborate
c.) parley
a.) emulate
A ____________ is a company that controls all or most businesses in a particular industry (all the oil, all the coal, all the cell phone access)
a.) manufacturer b.) trust
c.) monopoly
c.) monopoly
Daily Double-Raise your hand question. No help. If you don't answer, answer incorrectly , get DQ ed for the round, cheat or irritate me you loose 600. If you get it right you get 1200
You must answer all 3 correctly.
a.) How many electoral votes does Maine have?
b.) How many did Donald Trump win?
c.) How many did Kamala Harris win?
What type of gun was used to kill UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in NYC last month?
Write it down if you know. You can use a lifeline
ghost gun
In between 1810 and 1860 how many people died from Native American attacks on the Oregon Trail (well traveled trail leading from Missouri to Oregon.
a.) 100 b.) 400
c.) 600
b.) 400
During what decade did the most immigrants come to the U.S. in ?
a.) 1880- 1890 b.) 1890-1900
c.) 1900-1910
c.) 1900-1910
Being careful or ________ with your money. Not spending a lot.
a.) vernal b.) frugal
c.) sportive
b.) frugal