Founding Fathers
Presidents & Politics
Wars & Military Moments
Civil Rights & Social Change
Challenging Chapters in History each worth $500 points
100

Who was the first President of the United States?

Who was George Washington

100

Who was president during World War II?

Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt 

100

What event happened on December 7, 1941?

What was Attack on Pearl Harbor 

100

Who said “I Have a Dream” in 1963?

Who was Martin Luther King Jr. 

100

What U.S. President signed the Social Security Act into law in 1935?

Who was 

Franklin D. Roosevelt

200

What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?

What was 1776

200

Who said, “Ask not what your country can do for you…”?

Who was John F. Kennedy  

200

What war followed World War II, from 1950 to 1953?

What was the Korean War 

200

Who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955?

Who was Rosa Parks

200

What 1803 land deal doubled the size of the United States?

What was The Louisiana Purchase

300

Which Founding Father is on the $100 bill?

Who was Benjamin Franklin 

300

Which president resigned because of the Watergate scandal?

Who was Richard Nixon 

300

What group was known as the “Greatest Generation”?

What was Those who lived through the Great Depression and fought in WWII 

300

In what year did American women gain the right to vote?

What was 1920

300

What was the name of the failed 1961 invasion of Cuba by U.S.-trained exiles?

What was The Bay of Pigs Invasion

400

What document begins with “We the People”?

What was The U.S. Constitution



400

Who was president during the moon landing in 1969?

Who was Richard Nixon 

400

What was the name of the beaches stormed on D-Day?

What was Normandy 

400

Who was the first Black American to become President?

Who is Barack Obama

400

Which Supreme Court case ended racial segregation in public schools?

What was Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

500

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Who was Thomas Jefferson 

500

What president served the most terms?

Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt (4 terms) 

500

What was the name of the project that developed the atomic bomb?

What was The Manhattan Project

500

What landmark law was passed in 1964 to end segregation?

What was The Civil Rights Act

500

What was the name of the political scandal involving arms sales to Iran and funding rebels in Nicaragua during the Reagan administration?

What was The Iran-Contra Affair