U.S History
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
August 2, 1776
Who was the first U.S. president to live in the White House?
John Adams
How many years did the Hundred Years’ War last?
116
Who was the first African American to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
The United States bought Alaska from which country?
Russia
Which major Japanese city was once known as Edo?
Tokyo
In which year did Hitler commit suicide?
1945
What civil rights leader delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington?
Martin Luther king jr.
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
Who built the pyramids of Giza?
Egyptians
Which organization won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1917?
The Red Cross
Who was the first Black American to play Major League Baseball in the modern era?
Jackie Robinson
Who invented the traffic light
Garret A morgan
Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt
Who taught Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
Who was the famous queen of Ancient Egypt who met Julius Caesar and Mark Antony?
Cleopatra
What landmark Supreme Court case ruled segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
brown vs board of education
Who invented the potato chip?
George Crum
Who was the 44th president of the U.S.A.
Barrack Obama
Which pandemic affected one‑third of the world near the end of WWI?
Spanish Flu
Which ancient sport, still played today, began in Greece?
The olympics
Which African American woman was the first to receive a U.S. patent for a hair-straightening process?
Madam C.J Walker
Which invention was created after a researcher noticed a chocolate bar melted in his pocket near a radar tube?
Microwave