National Parks
USA Geography
Famous Quotations
Technology
Holidays
100

There's an underground lunchroom hidden 750 feet below the earth's surface in this New Mexico NP.

Carlsbad Caverns

100

This major midwestern metropolis is technically north of Canada

Detroit

100

This "relatively" famous 20th century genius: "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious."

Albert Einstein

100

In the internet age, more than 570 of these virtual destinations are created every minute 

Websites

100

Surveys show 69% of Americans, citing financial concerns would prefer to skip the gift-giving aspect of this holiday.

Xmas

200

There are hundreds of centuries-old shipwrecks hidden underwater at Biscayne National Park in this southeast state.

Florida

200

When measured from the sea floor, Mauna Kea on this island is over 32,000 feet (10,000 meters) tall when measured from the seafloor.

Hawaii

200

You don't have to rub his belly to get this pearl of wisdom: "All that we are is the result of what we have thought "

The Buddha

200

Instead of mowing, this tech giant rents goats to eat the grass at their Mountain View headquarters

Google

200

In 1995, 35 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate were sold for this holiday

Valentine's Day

300

The arch in Gateway Arch National Park is double the height of this New York harbor "lady."

The Statue of Liberty

300

The United States shares a coastline with these three oceans.

Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic

300

This civil rights leader with an alphabetic last name: "The future belongs to those who prepare for it today."

Malcolm X

300

It took 38 years for this auditory invention to reach an audience of 50 million. Meanwhile, the iPod only took 3 years to reach the same milestone.

Radio

300

This holiday celebrates the victory of the Israelites over the Greek-Syrian ruler Antiochus 2200 years ago

Hanukkah

400

The oldest human bones in North America were found at this offshore SoCal national park

Channel Islands National Park

400

Paradoxically, this state is both the westernmost and easternmost state in the USA.

Alaska

400

This young president with roots in Massachusetts: "Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly"

John F. Kennedy

400

Louis Daguerre, a photography pioneer, was able to lower the time of this drastically to just 15 minutes in 1839

Exposure

400

Originally known as Decoration Day, this federal holiday is observed on the last Monday of May.

Memorial Day

500

The Hoh Rain Forest at in this northwest NP receives more precipitation every year than the Amazon

Olympic National Park

500

These cities (New England and Lone Star) are the only two U.S. state capitals with rhyming names

Boston and Austin

500

A boxer who "floated like a butterfly" and lived by this maxim: "Don’t count the days, make the days count." 

Muhammad Ali

500

This Amazon device stores your dialogue history to its cloud to help improve your customer experience... shhh... she's always listening.

Alexa

500

Originated in Nebraska City, Nebraska on April 10th, 1872, approximately 1 million trees planted on this holiday.

Arbor Day