American History
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100
Which U.S. president was in more than 16 movies?
Ronald Reagan
100
This is the name of the Hurricane that devastated Louisiana in 2005
Hurricane Katrina
100
How many planets are in our solar system?
8
100
Kids you're within the walls of the house not out in the park so stop shouting & use your this
Inside Voice
100
This is the rank given to new recruits while at basic combat training.
Private
200
known to the British as the Incident on King Street, was a confrontation on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob.
The Boston Massacre
200
A famous volcanic eruption left this city abandoned and buried under a thick carpet of volcanic ash.
Pompeii
200
Since the universe is so incredibly large, scientists use this unit of measurement to measure distances between stellar objects.
Light year
200
Double talk word for a low constant stream of noise or speech starting with the letter M
Murmur
200
Receiving this title results in the addition of "Sir" in front of your name
Knight
300
A widely held belief in the 19th century United States that its settlers were destined to expand across North America.
Manifest Destiny
300
This event happened in Ukraine on 26 April 1986. The event made a city and much of the area around it uninhabitable.
Chernobyl Disaster.
300
What is the name of the most recent rover sent to Mars?
Curiosity
300
These 6-letter tones are used when speaking softly & reverently. Starts with the letter H
Hushed
300
Germany, Prussia, and the Austrian Empires have used this word which translates to emporer
Kaiser
400
Elizabeth Cady Stanton helped organize the 1848 Seneca Falls convention, but she was the only organizer not a member of a particular religion. What was this religion so concerned with women's rights? They cared about slavery, too.
Quakers
400
This 7.9 magnitude earthquake devastated 80% of this city. The subsequent fires lasted for several days and there was a total of 3,000 people killed.
San Francisco
San Fransisco earthquake 1906
400
In April of this year, NASA released an image of this interstellar object whose gravitational pull is so large, that not even light can escape from it.
A black hole
400
These 5-letter tones are subdued colors in clothing & decor starting with the letter M
Muted
400
This was the title for the military dictator of Japan during the period from 1185 to 1868. They were usually appointed by the emperor as a ceremonial formality.
ShÅgun
500
Which four presidents are carved into Mount Rushmore?
Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
500
This is known as the worst tsunami in history. It was caused by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake that happened 30km underground. The resulting tides reached a maximum height of 50 meters and 230,000 people were reported dead. It happened in this city.
Sumatra, Indonesia 2004
500
When a very large star runs out of fuel there is a resulting explosion that is light years in diameter. What is this explosion called?
A supernova.
500
In an opera score instructions telling a singer to hold back include mezza voce & this voce starting with the letter S
Sotto
500
The eldest son of the king of France
Dauphin