US History
Name 5 American presidents
The United States is this type of government.
This sport swept the nation in the late 1800s.
Pedestrianism
What is the place that caused the UFO conspiracy theories to take off?
Area 51
I grew up in what state?
Michigan!
The 13 original colonies were originally apart of what country?
Acceptable answers: Great Britain, England, The United Kingdom
Congress contains these two "houses"
House of Representatives and the Senate
What event caused the Egg Wars and the name of the NFL team based in San Fransisco?
The Gold Rush of 1849
What "secret group" is at the core of the illuminati conspiracy theory?
The Free Masons
What is my dog's name?
Sherlock
This state was once apart of another state, but became it's own state when it refused to fight for the Southern Confederates in the Civil War.
West Virginia
Interpret the laws/decide if something is Constitutional or not.
This event caused people to dig up the dead bodies of their relatives and mutilate them in some way.
The New England Vampire Panic
The idea that humans see patterns that aren't there.
Illusory Pattern Perception
What is Ms. Peters' favorite snack food?
Cheeze Its
The United States received most of the land that now makes up California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona from this country as a result of what war?
Mexico, the Mexican-American War
The Constitution recognizes these other sovereign governments:
The states, indigenous tribes, and foreign governments.
This delicacy started as a way to preserve food and evolved into an American obsession that caused nightmares, paranoia, and terrible digestive problems.
Mince Pie
A person or group who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others.
Scapegoat
This professional athletes' name brings Ms. Peters unparalleled joy.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
This president served the shortest term ever on record (some people think it's because he caught a cold, but he actually had typhoid). How long was the term and who was the president.
William Henry Harrison, 32 Days
These require 3/4ths of the states to ratify it and becomes a law which is incredibly hard to change.
Amendments to the Constitution
This man with an incredibly cool name walked around the world backwards, causing his calf-muscles to basically reverse and be on the front of his legs.
Plennie Wingo
Why isn't believing in ghosts a conspiracy theory?
There is no accusation of a conspiracy in "believing in ghosts" - in order to be a conspiracy theory, it must involve a group of people "covering up" evidence of the ghosts.
What is Ms. Peters favorite current band?
Fontaines DC