Pioneers & Inventors
This controversial candy bar may have been named after a little girl or a baseball player
What is Baby Ruth?
The most costly war the US fought in the 1900s
What is World War 2?
What is New York City?
The capital of the United States
What is Washington DC?
America's Past Time
What is baseball?
A lover of the telegraph, this man is often credited with inventing the first light bulb (though he technically was not the first to invent it)
Who was Thomas Edison?
This war fought over communism in Asia was protested by many Americans at home.
What is the Vietnam War?
In this decade, the 19th Amendment was passed giving women the right to vote finally
What is the 1920s?
The 1893 World's Fair was held in this "White City."
What is Chicago?
The major event in history caused by the collapse of the economy worldwide in the 1920s and 1930s
What is the Great Depression?
This entrepreneur wanted to make cars affordable for every family in America. He Model T car accomplished his goal.
Who is Henry Ford?
Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders fought in this war.
What is the Spanish-American War?
In this decade, people did the Bunny Hop and enjoyed eating Jello
What is the 1950s?
This statue in New York has a mouth 3 feet wide and a finger 8 feet long.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
This American hero is remembered for refusing to give up her seat on a bus
Who is Rosa Parks?
Released on the silver screen in 1927, the Jazz Singer was the first of its kind.
What is a movie with sound? (A "talkie")
A shot was never fired in this 40-year long "war".
What is the Cold War?
Released on the silver screen in 1927, the Jazz Singer was the first of its kind
What is the first movie with sound? (The first "talkie")
The place where Martin Luther King, Jr gave his famous "I Have a Dream" Speech
What is the Lincoln Memorial?
This type of music became very famous in the 1920s and was heavily influenced by black Americans
What is jazz?
This pioneer experienced a variety of inventions in her lifetime. This author went from traveling in a covered wagon to flying in an airplane.
Who is Laura Ingalls Wilder?
This US war was not fought against a specific country but against a specific group of people for horrible crimes against the USA.
What is the War on Terror?
What is the 1960s?
The place where immigrants entering the United States thru New York were required to stop when arriving by ship.
What is Ellis Island?
The super soaker was created in this decade