Acts & Taxes
How did colonial merchants initially respond to the Sugar and Molasses Act of 1733?
Smuggling!
Benjamin Franklin
What is the fastest mammal that doesn't fly?
Cheetah
What is James Bond's Code Name?
007
Mike the chicken lived without a head for 18 months. True or False
True
What event in 1763 initially caused great celebration in the colonies?
French and Indian War
Thomas Jefferson
What is the slowest mammal?
Sloth
What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Shorter
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Silence
What was the main effect of the Currency Act of 1764?
The colonist could not print money.
Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
Sam Adams
First animal to be cloned?
Sheep
How many letter F's are in the following sentence: “Finished files are the result of years of scientific study combined with the experience of years.”
6
What game did Gary Gygax invent that relies heavily on the imagination and only needs dice.
Dungeons and Dragons!
What was the primary purpose of the Quartering Act of 1765?
So that the British government would not have to pay for housing soldiers.
Who had the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
What is the smallest mammal?
Shrew
Best selling board game of all time?
Chess
What can be broken without being touched?
Promise
What did the Declaratory Act of 1766 assert?
Parliament had full authority to make laws binding the colonies
Who was immortalized in the Longfellow poem about the 'ride'?
Paul Revere
How many eyes does a spider have?
8
Best selling video game of all time?
Minecraft
Prior to leaving on the quest of the Ring, what was Sam's occupation?
Gardener