Famous Places
US History
World History
Inventions
Riddles
(not history)
100

Where did the Olympic Games originate?

Athens, Greece

100

What is the name of the 16th US President?

Abraham Lincoln

100

India gained independence from which country in 1947?

Great Britain

100

Who is credited with inventing the lightbulb?

Thomas Edison
100

What breaks as soon as you say its name?

Silence

200

What was the first US colony to become a state?

Delaware
200

What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?

*bonus 200 points for the day

1776

*July 4th

200

What were the name of Columbus' three ships?

NiƱa, Pinta and Santa Maria

200

Who Invented the telephone?

Alexander Graham Bell

200

What goes up and never comes back down?

Your age

300

In what state was George Washington born?

Virginia

300

What city was the first/ original capital of the USA?

Philadelphia

300

What country gifted The Statue of Liberty to the USA?

France

300

What year did the United States land on the moon?

1969

300

What can you catch but not throw?

A Cold

400

Where can you find the Colosseum?

Rome, Italy

400

How many Presidents has America had?

46

400

Who was the first Western explorer to reach China?

Marco Polo

400

What country first used paper money?

China

400

What is always right in front of you but can never be seen?

The Future

500

What three countries are part of the continent of North America?

Canada, United States of America, and Mexico

500

What building is on the back of the $20 bill?

The White House

500

Which British queen holds the longest reign before Queen Elizabeth II?

Queen Victoria

500

Who invented the first car?

Carl (Karl) Friedrich Benz

500

What runs all around the backyard but never moves?

The Fence