SEPTEMBER 11
"A Day To Remember"
"A Day To Remember"
The year that the September 11th attacks took place was
What is 2001?
On September 14th, 1814, our national anthem, called this, was written by Francis Key Scott
What is The Star-Spangled Banner?
This is the name of the ship that carried the Pilgrims from England
What is the Mayflower?
The first American-made gasoline automobile took its test drive in this year
What is 1893?
Nathan Hale was this old when he was hanged
What is 21 years old?
These two towers in NYC were struck on the September 11th attacks
What were the Twin Towers?
This American Fort was attacked by the British during the War of 1812
What is Fort McHenry?
This is the Ocean that the Mayflower sailed across
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
1893 was this many years ago
What is 133 years ago?
In 1776, there were this many American colonies
What is 13 colonies?
The building struck near Washington, D.C. was
What is the Pentagon
The song was originally written as this type of literature
What is a poem?
It took this many days to cross the ocean to get to the New World (America)
What is 66 days?
This man drove the automobile on its first test drive
Who is Frank Durea?
Hale went behind enemy lines to gather information for this general, who later became our first president
Who is George Washington?
What became much stronger after the 9/11 attacks?
What is security? (especially in airports)
Francis Scott Key was very glad to see that this was still flying over the fort the morning after the attack
What is the American Flag?
The Pilgrims held a three-day feast to give thanks to the Indians, who helped them. This feast is called
What is Thanksgiving?
This is how far the vehicle went before stalling.
What is 25 feet?
The British discovered Hale was doing this secret job
What is spying?
About this many people died in the 9/11 attacks
What is about 3,000 people?
The Star-Spangled Banner was written in 1814. 1814 was this many years ago
What is 212 years ago?
This occurred on September 16th, 1620. How many years ago was 1620?
What is:
a) 206 yrs. ago
b) 406 yrs ago
c) 1,406 years ago
Automobiles were so new in the 1890's that people went to these shows to see them
What are circuses?
Nathan Hale's hanging happened this many years ago
What is 250 years ago?