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MS. BOYD
100

Which Civil rights leader infamously converted to the nation of Islam?

Malcolm X

100

What occurred on September 11th 2001?

A terrorist attack on the world trade center

100

On what date did America declare independence from Great Britain?

July 4th, 1776

100

This court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson

Brown v. Board (1954)

100

Who is Ms. Boyd's favorite President?

Jim a. Cawtah

200

Which famous music star is also called the "King of Rock 'n' Roll?"

Elvis Presley

200

Who did Seal Team Six eliminate on May 2, 2011

Osama bin Laden

200

What year did the Berlin Wall fall?

1989

200

This court decision legalized abortion for the first trimester across America for nearly 50 years?

Roe v. Wade (1973)

200

How many years has Ms. Boyd been teaching at Olathe West?

7

300

Which U.S. general provoked China during the Korean War?

Douglas McArthur

300

What was the bloodiest battle fought on American soil?

The Battle of Gettysburg (1863)

300

In what year did the Civil War begin?

1861

300

Which socialist leader was under the espionage act for exercising his right of free speech?

Charles Schenck

300

What year was Ms. Boyd born in?

1989

400

Which US President was the first to be impeached?

Andrew Johnson

400

What battle saw Sitting Bull and Crazy horse defeat Lt. Col. Custer during the Great Sioux War?

Battle of Little Bighorn (1876)

400

What year was the Twenty-Seventh Amendment ratified?

1992

400

Which court case established the principle of judicial review?

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

400

Which first lady did Ms. Boyd meet at a library?

Laura Bush

500

Which African-American journalist lead an anti-lynching crusade in the 1890s?

Ida B Wells

500

What prompted a Buddhist monk to commit self-immolation? (1963)

Unfair treatment of Buddhists' by the Vietnamese government.

500

What date did FDR declare war on Japan?

December 8th, 1941

500

What was the Scopes Monkey Trial?

A school teacher facing prosecution for teaching her students evolution.

500

Which US President did Ms. Boyd have a crush on? 

Franklin Pierce