Ivan's Trivia

History

100

This Shipwreck on Lake Superior is the largest and most recent shipwreck on the Great Lakes.

SS Edmund Fitzgerald (1958-1975)

200

This was the first President to live in the White House, but it was still unfinished.

John Adams

300

This was the name of the Lake Freighter that last had Radio contact with the SS Edmund Fitzgerald on the night she sank.

SS Arthur M. Anderson (1952-Present)

400

This US President, despite being a product of the "Spoils System" passed Civil Service reform laws after Succeeding to the Presidency in 1881.

Chester Arthur (1829-1886)

500

This Flood in 1889 was the Deadliest Flood in US History after a dam 13 miles upriver collapsed in heavy rain. Killing more than 2,000 people.

The Johnstown Flood.

Geography

100

This Country in Asia has the highest population in the World.

India

200

This Great Lake is the shallowest of all 5 Great Lakes, averaging 62 feet deep, and 210 feet at it's deepest point.

Lake Erie

300

This US State has the Northernmost, Easternmost, and Westernmost point in all of the United States.

Alaska

400

This is the longest river in the United States.

Missouri River

500

This Body of water Connects Lake Michigan to Lake Huron, and separates Michigan's two Peninsulas.

Straits of Mackinac

Politics

100

This Government Agency was created in 1970 to reduce workplace injuries, illness, and death.

O^ccupational

S^{afety and}

H^ealth

A^{dministration}

200

In the US Government, only this Branch can Create laws, and Declare war.

Legislative Branch (Congress)

300

Since 1869, there have been this many Justices in the US Supreme Court at a time.

9 Justices

400

This Government Agency created in 1934 regulates what you see and hear on the Radio, Television, Internet, etc.

F^ederal 

C^{ommunications}

C^ommission 

500

This US President is credited with Creating N.A.S.A

Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969)

Economics

100

This is the name of the system used in the United States to determine the price of a product, based on how much of it there is, and how much people want it.

Supply and Demand

Supply High, Demand Low - Lower Prices

Supply Low, Demand High - Higher Prices

200

True/False: The US Minimum wage today is lower than it was in the 1960s.

True.

300

This Corporation is the largest Bank in the United States.

JP Morgan Chase

400

This is the name of an economic conflict caused by countries placing tariffs on foreign imports, which often results in layoffs, high inflation, and small businesses closing.

Trade War

500

True/False: The Stock Market Crash of 1929 was the Primary cause of the Great Depression.

False

Miscellaneous

100

This Popular Dystopian Novel published in 1949 is about a World where the US Government watches people through massive cameras, and wants to manipulate people into believing false information.

1984 

by George Orwell

200

This Canal in Ontario, Canada allows ships to traverse between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.

Welland Ship Canal

300

This Constitutional Amendment entitles everyone in the United States to Due Process of Law.

5th Amendment

400

This Popular Dystopian Novel published in 1953 is about a World where books are banned, and Firemen burn any books that are still in existence.

Fahrenheit 451 

by Ray Bradbury 

500

These locks located on the St. Mary's River allow ships to traverse between Lake Huron and Lake Superior.

Soo Locks