About Dad
The song dad always sings incorrectly.
Bounus points: The part he messes up
What is Brand New Man
What is "by the fire in your eyes and the flame in your touch"
The Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. military
Who is the president
The main difference between a two-stroke and a four-stroke motorcycle engine
Two-stroke completes a power cycle in 2 piston strokes (lighter, more power per cc, less fuel efficient); four-stroke needs 4 strokes (heavier, more durable, more fuel efficient).
This event symbolized the end of the Cold War in 1989
What is The fall of the Berlin Wall?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
The year Dad joined the Marine corps.
When is 2003?
The year was the United States Army founded
1775
The function of a catalytic converter in modern cars
What is Reduces harmful emissions (CO, NOx, hydrocarbons) by converting them into less harmful gases?
This weapon gave English armies an advantage over French knights during the Hundred Years’ War
What is The longbow?
This vote is needed in both houses of Congress to override a presidential veto
What is a Two-thirds vote?
Dads full job title.
What is Heavy Equipment Mechanic Foreman?
The article of the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to declare war
What is Article I, Section 8?
The difference between disc brakes and drum brakes
Disc: better cooling, stronger stopping power, used in performance vehicles.
Drum: cheaper, weaker stopping power, common on older/rear systems.
the bloodiest single-day battle of the U.S. Civil War
What is The Battle of Antietam (1862)?
This compromise at the Constitutional Convention created a bicameral legislature with proportional representation in one house and equal representation in the other
What is The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)?
Name 4 of Dads jobs
Burger King
Marine Corp
Hobbie auto center/ Oro Dam Motors
Recology
the highest enlisted rank across all U.S. military branches
What is E-9?
(e.g., Sergeant Major, Master Chief, Chief Master Sergeant)
ABS prevent in both motorcycles and cars
Prevents wheels from locking under hard braking, maintaining traction and steering control.
This assassination in Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of World War I
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary?
the primary Anti-Federalist concern about the original Constitution, and how was it addressed
What is Fear of centralized power and lack of protections for individual rights → addressed with the Bill of Rights
The state dad got his first tattoo/ moms engagment ring.
Where is North Carolina
This U.S. military operation during WWII was the largest amphibious invasion in history
What is Operation Overlord (D-Day, June 6, 1944) ?
the difference between a timing chain and a timing belt
Chain = metal, lasts longer, heavier/noisier.
Belt = rubber, quieter, lighter, requires periodic replacement.
The strategy did Germany use in WWII that combined tanks, planes, and fast-moving infantry
What is Blitzkrieg (“lightning war”)?
How do the tensions between the 10th Amendment and the Supremacy Clause reveal the core challenge of American federalism
Bonus points: Which Supreme Court cases best illustrate this conflict
The 10th defends state sovereignty, but the Supremacy Clause makes federal law ultimate
McCulloch v. Maryland and Cooper v. Aaron, where federal power clearly won out.