Miscellaneous
Firsts
Straight States
100

This state was bought in 1867 from Russia by then Secretary of State William Seward. Seen as a folly, it was severely criticized, and pejoratively called "Seward's Icebox".

Alaska

100

He was the only President to actually serve in a military capacity during his Presidency

George Washington (Our Boi George)

100

This state has produced the most Presidents to date

Virginia

200

The "S" in Harry S. Truman's name stands for this

S

200

The first ever Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and an alum of Columbia University (then King's College), this Judge was a lifetime critic of slavery and established the Court's theory of "judicial review"

John Jay

200

The Constitution has this many Amendments

27

300

I know the Senate has 100 representatives, but the House has how many...?

435

300

The first Democratic National Convention was held in Baltimore, on May 21st, 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. 20 years later, this national body began hosting the convention

the DNC

300

Every President since Woodrow Wilson has delivered at least one of these (though the first was made by George Washington himself).

State of the Union

400

Gina Haspel was the first woman to be nominated to head this Federal agency

The CIA

400

She was the first woman to hold Representative office in the U.S.A, and the only woman ever to be elected to congress from Montana 

Jeannette Rankin

400

This is the minimum number of electoral votes a state may have 

3

500

This president was the first president to campaign by telephone.

William McKinley

500

He was the first black U.S. senator, and represented Mississippi during Reconstruction

Hiram Revels

500

It's the only state that has elected 2 women governors

Texas