Famous Americans
From Sea to Shining Sea
The Law of the Land
Words and Music
Miscellany
100

Where was Neil Armstrong when he said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

Where is the Moon?

100

Which state borders the Atlantic Ocean - North Dakota, South Carolina or West Virginia? 

What is South Carolina?

100

Neither snow, nor rain, nor gloom of night can keep this American workers from their jobs. Who are they?

Who are mail carriers

100

Name the book series in which "The Friz" takes her students on trips through the human body and inside the Earth? 

What is Magic School Bus

100
Salsa, Sushi, Polka, Pie

Which of these is both a FOOD and a kind of DANCE?

What is SALSA?

200

These brothers made the first successful airplane. 

Who are the Wright Brothers?

200
This symbol of freedom was a gift from the people of France to the people of America.

What is the Statue of Liberty

200

What historical document signed by founding fathers turned the colonies into the United States of America?

What is the Declaration of Independence?

200

Name the villain in the Lemony Snicket books, A Series of Unfortunate Events

Who is Count Olaf?

200

True or False: Honeybees did not exist in America before the arrival of the colonists. 

True!  Native Americans called honeybees "white man's flies"

300

This African American scientist invented many uses for the peanut. 

Who is George Washington Carver?

300

This country in Europe once ruled America, and called it a colony

What is England?

300

The FBI is our national detective agency.  The letters FBI stand for these words: 

Federal Bureau of Investigation

300

Name the superhero who battles the evil Professor Poopypants and other bad guys.

Who is Captain Underpants?

300

Where did the pilgrims land first: Plymouth Rock or Cape Cod? 

What is Cape Cod? 

400

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are pioneers of what kind of technology that changed the world?

What is computers?

400

This state has the most volcanoes of any American state. 

What is Hawaii?

400

The name of a judge's hammer, used to get "order in the court". 

What is a gavel?

400

Noah Webster is famous for publishing which of these: the first American Dictionary or the first Newspaper

What is the first American Dictionary? 

400

In England this game is called Noughts and Crosses, in Ireland it is called X's & O's.  What is it called in the USA?

What is Tic Tac Toe? 

500

This magician, escape artist and international superstar was famous in the early 1900's

Who is Harry Houdini?

500

This city in California suffered the worst earthquake of any American city.

What is San Francisco?

500

Name the ONE state in the USA that was once ruled by native kings and queens.

What is Hawaii?

500

Which patriotic song contains the words:
"from the mountains, to the prairies, to the ocean, white with foam...."

What is God Bless America?

500

This war to free the slaves was a giant turning point in US history and took place between 1861-1865

What is the Civil War?