American Sports
Wisconsin
America's Founding
American Wars
History of North Newton, KS
100

Dubbed the "Miracle on Ice," this influential American Olympic hockey victory over the Russians took place in what year?

1980

100

What year was Wisconsin founded?

1848

100

Who was the first President of the United States?

George Washington

100

Who won the Revolutionary War?

The Americans. RED WHITE AND BLUE BABY LET'S GO! USA! USA! USA!

100

What religious group initially settled in and founded North Newton, Kansas?

the Mennonites

200

Who won the first Superbowl in 1967?

Green Bay Packers

200

Wisconsin was the ___ state added to the union (ie. 1st, 2nd, 3rd...)

30th

200

How many years did the Seven Years' War last? (Double points if you can tell me the starting and ending year of the war)

Nine (1754 - 1763)

200

What year did the US enter WWI?

1917

200

What college, currently hosting 469 undergraduate students, was the principal construction project of North Newton? (Double points if you can tell me what year the first building was constructed)

Bethel College, 1887

300

How many national championships did the UW-Platteville men's basketball team win under head coach Bo Ryan?

4

300

How many federally recognized indigenous tribes are there in Wisconsin?

11

300

What year was the Constitution ratified?

1789

300

Who did the Iriquois Confederacy side with during the Seven Years' War?

the British
300

Why did city leaders finally decide to incorporate the town in the early 20th century?

sewer problems

400

Which US President has been on the cover of Sports Illustrated the most times? 

Ronald Reagan

400

Who was the first European explorer to enter what today is Wisconsin?

Jean Nicolet

400

Which president was the first to live in the White House?

John Adams

400

According to Nixon's domestic policy chief, John Ehrlichman, who was the War on Drugs specifically targeting?

The antiwar left (hippies) and black people.

400

During its founding, what did residents of North Newton want to name the town but couldn't because another Kansas town already had the name?

Bethel

500

Which city in 1937 became the only US city to ever have three major league teams win a national championship in the same year (NFL title, Stanley Cup, and World Series)

Detroit

500

In what year did Wisconsin's second state capitol building, located in Madison, burn down?

1904

500

The American victory at this battle(s) forced the French to recognize American sovereignty and support them for the rest of the Revolutionary War.

Saratoga

500

What year did the War of 1812 officially begin?

1812

500

Who was the first city clerk of North Newton? 

Leonard C. Kreider