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APUSH Before and After
Pop Culture Before and After
100

The largest of the Mesoamerican cultures, this civilization in modern-day Peru was at one time led by Pachacuti

Who are the Incan Empire?

100

Don't commit a capital offense--1692 trials took place in the settlement of Salem in this colony

What is Massachusetts Bay?

100

The Dartmouth, Eleanor, and Beaver were ransacked, losing 342 barrels of a namesake substance, in this 1773 event

What is the Boston Tea Party?

100

An inquisitive monkey, friends with "The Man with the Yellow Hat"

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The commander of the Continental Army

Who is Curious George Washington?

100

Consecutive number sequence currently (and inexplicably) sweeping the nation

+

1954 Akira Kurosawa film about the title septet of katana warriors

What is Six, Seven Samurai?

200
The last in a famous trio, this vessel was famously the ship Columbus used in his maiden voyage in 1492

What is the Santa Maria?

200

Landlords called patroons dominated the sociopolitics in this colony, the largest Dutch presence in the New World

What is New Netherland (or New Amsterdam)?

200

This leader of the Albany Congress revered the Iroquois and was present at both Continental Congresses; I guess lightning does strike in the same place twice!

Who is Benjamin Franklin?

200

The NBA's all time leading scorer 

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Goes back in time and visits the first permanent British settlement in North America

What is LeBron Jamestown?

200

White House role held by Melania, Jill, and Michelle

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Artist, whose iconic 2009 VMAs performance of "Paparazzi" elicited audible gasps from the crowd

Who is the First Lady Gaga?

300

Hernando De Soto was the first European to see this body of water, which names cultures known for their mound building

What is the Mississippi River?

300

"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards was an incendiary sermon from this movement of the early 18th century

What is the (First) Great Awakening?

300

The first casualty in the pictured 1770 event, this escaped slave and skilled street fighter remains a fascinating figure in early revolutionary history

Who is Crispus Attucks?

300

The Sons of Liberty disguise themselves as Mohawks 

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Perform a 2009 Miley Cyrus single prominent every July

What is the Boston Tea Party in the U.S.A.?

300

Fast casual Mexican chain restaurant on 10th known for its Tostada

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1942 film set in the title Moroccan city; "Play it again, Sam... Play "As Time Goes By"..."

What is Taco Casablanca?

400

This disease, AKA the "French Disease," was the most transmitted disease from the New World during the Columbian Exchange

What is syphilis?

400

A 1676 rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon started in the backcountry and marched east to Jamestown, culminating in the burning of this organization's meeting house

What is the House of Burgesses?

400

The subject of the third amendment, this practice was one of the four tenets of the so-called Intolerable Acts

What is quartering?

400

Landing spot of the Mayflower in 1620 

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I.M. Pei-designed gallery whose 2025 inductees include the White Stripes and Soundgarden

What is the Plymouth Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

400

Tallest member of the former NBA on TNT crew, AKA Diesel 

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African-American astrophysicist who has made guest appearances on Gravity Falls and voiced God on Logic's album Everybody

Who is Shaquille O'Neal deGrasse Tyson?

500

This city was the capital of an empire that was crushed by Hernán Cortés in 1521; it featured the Templo Mayor, dedicated to Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc

What is Tenochtitlan?

500
Early American medicine still subscribed to the four humors theory, which features both black and yellow forms of this substance--now that's funny!

What is bile?

500

The Second Continental Congress was capable of some duds; primarily written by John Dickinson, this 1775 document reaffirmed loyalty to the British monarch by extending its titular entity

What is the Olive Branch Petition?

500

1759 turning point battle of the French and Indian War, notably fought in Quebec on the namesake's former property

+ The winner of the 1860 and 1864 elections (though he didn't get to experience that term all that long...)

What is the Battle of the Plains of Abraham Lincoln?

500

"Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst" rapper

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Korean-American YouTuber known for his "Let's Play" videos and his film Iron Lung

Who is Kendrick Lamarkiplier?