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200

This person was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence.

Who is John Hancock?

200

This Indiana city was the first in the world to be lit entirely by electricity.

What is Wabash, Indiana?

200
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from this country.

What is France?

200

This president had a pet dog named Satan.

Who is John Adams?

200

Men may take issue with this ingredient in Rocky Mountain Oysters, a dish popular in the western mountain states of the US.

What is bull testicles?

400

This is the oldest European-founded city in the US.

What is St. Augustine, Florida?

400

The last rotary jail with an operating rotary mechanism is in this Indiana city.  It is open for tours.

Fun fact:  This type of jail was invented by Indianapolis architect William H. Brown and engineer and blacksmith Benjamin F. Haugh.

Where is Crawfordsville, Indiana?

400

Used in movies as the cry of the bald eagle, is in truth this bird.


What is the red-tailed hawk?

400

This president owned one of the largest whisky distilleries in the United States.

Who is George Washington?

400

Coca-Cola and Pepsi Co are sold in every country around the world but this one.

What is North Korea?

600

The US Navy captured this vessel on June 4, 1944.

What is German U-Boat 505?  

Fun fact:  You can visit U-505 at the Griffing Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago and tour the inside.

600

The first peacetime moving train robbery occurred in this Indiana county in 1866.

What is Jackson County?

600

This is the national flower of the US.

What is the rose?

600

This president was shot in the chest on the way to a campaign event, went to the event instead of the hospital, and gave a 50-minute speech.

Who is Theodore Roosevelt?

600

Kraft Foods is reportedly making a TSA approved kit of this American condiment after it became popular with European tourists during the 2026 Fifa World Cup.

What is ranch?

800

In 1946, in the face of police corruption and tampering with the polls, WWII veterans in this Tennessee town fought back, resulting in the local jail being dynamited.  This event would be the basis for the made-for-TV movie An American Story.

Where is Athens?

800

This is the current name of the oldest, continually operating bar in Indiana.  It was originally a roadhouse and bar and is reported to be haunted.  It also served as a stop on the Underground Railroad, a bordello, and as a place to get illicit alcohol during Prohibition.  (They made bootleg beer in the basement.)

What is The Slippery Noodle Inn?

800

The poem "Star Spangled Banner" was written by Francis Scott Key during this war.

What is the War of 1812?

800

This president served for only 31 days before his death.

Who is William Henry Harrison?

800

This Native American food can be served savory with meat toppings or sweet with honey or powdered sugar.  It was made famous in the movie Smoke Signals, where characters are seen eating, preparing, or discussing the food's importance.

What is fry bread?

1000

The last pension from the US Civil War was paid out in this year.

When is 2020?  

1000

Famous astronomer Edwin Hubble taught mathematics, physics, and Spanish at this Indiana high school.  He was also a basketball coach.

Where is New Albany, Indiana?

1000

The Liberty Bell has a spelling mistake.  This word was considered an acceptable variant spelling at the time it was made, but is considered a misspelling today.

What is Pensylvania?

1000

This president was ambidextrous and was said to have been able to write a sentence in Greek in one hand while writing the same sentence in Latin with the other at the same time.

Who is James Garfield?

1000

Oregon has adopted this pie as its state dish.  The berry it is made from was developed at Oregon State University in the 1950s.

What is a marionberry pie?