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200

He was the president of the United States during the Civil War

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

200

This substance was known as "Black Gold"

What is oil?

200

The Sahara Desert derives its name from an Arabic word meaning this

What is desert?

200

This amendment protects freedom of speech, press, and the right to peacefully assemble

What is the 1st Amendment?

200

Jimmy Garoppolo had to start at QB to begin the 2016 NFL season because this other Patriot was suspended

Who is Tom Brady?

400

He was the leader of the Confederate Army

Who is Robert E. Lee?

400

This is the crime Al Capone was convicted of this crime

What is tax evasion? 

400

The Declaration of Independence & the Constitution were both signed in this Philadelphia hall

What is Independence Hall?

400

This amendment protects people from being forced to testify against themselves

What is the 5th Amendment?

400

This Microsoft program was originally called Presenter

What is PowerPoint?

600

This is the place where General Lee surrendered to General Grant in 1865

What is Appomattox Courthouse?

600

Between 1915 and 1930, 1.5 million (about 1 in 7 of the entire African American population) black southerners head north. This movement is known now as 

What is the Great Migration?
600

In 1984 this novel first published 35 years earlier was on the bestsellers list

What is 1984?

600

This amendment reads, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people."

What is the 10th Amendment?
600

The Romans considered the sun a god & gave him this 3-letter name

What is Sol?

800

It was the first state to secede from the Union

What is South Carolina?

800

He was the man who created the Model T

Who is Henry Ford?

800

Born John Rogers Stephens, in 2018 he released his first holiday album, "A Legendary Christmas"

Who is John Legend?

800

This amendment protects people from unlawful searches and seizures 

What is the 4th Amendment?


800

6/6 is the metric equivalent of this fraction for normal visual acuity

What is 20/20?

1000

This was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War

What is the Battle of Gettysburg?

1000

On September 30, 1935 this first large concrete dam was completed

What is the Hoover Dam?

1000

A 2016 Forever stamp marked the 250th anniversary of the repeal of this act

What is the Stamp Act?

1000

This amendment reads, "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."

What is the 8th Amendment?

1000

It's the first name of the "Little" 4-year-old granddaughter who became the face of a snack cake co. in 1960

Who is Debbie (Little Debbie)?