Wars
On December 7, 1941, the surprise Japanese attack on a U.S. military base in Hawaii prompted America to enter the war.
What is Pearl Harbor? +100
He is famously credited with inventing the practical long-lasting electric lightbulb and held over 1,000 patents.
Who is Thomas Edison?
+100
A gift from France, this copper colossus has stood in New York Harbor since 1886.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
+100
This number represents the total amount of voting members in the United States Senate.
What is 100?
+100
This classic American fast-food chain, known for its milkshakes and square hamburgers, was founded by Dave Thomas in Columbus, Ohio.
What is Wendy's?
+100
The assassination of this Austrian Archduke in Sarajevo in 1914 was the spark that ignited World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand? +200
This founding father is famous for his kite experiment proving that lightning is electricity and later invented bifocals.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
+200
This world-famous South Dakota monument features the carved faces of Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln.
What is Mount Rushmore?
+200
The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are collectively known by this name.
What is the Bill of Rights?
+200
Invented in 1919 by Frank Epperson, this frozen summertime treat was originally called the "Epsicle."
What is a popsicle?
+200
The code name for the top-secret U.S. operation that developed the first atomic bomb during World War II.
What is the Manhattan Project? +300
He successfully invented the first modern alternating current (AC) motor and polyphase system, revolutionizing power delivery.
Who is Nikola Tesla?
+300
This iconic theme park—the only one designed and built under the direct supervision of its namesake—opened in California in 1955.
What is Disneyland?
+300
This 1865 amendment formally abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the Thirteenth Amendment?
+300
By law, this spirit must be made from a grain mash that is at least 51% corn and aged in new charred oak barrels.
What is bourbon?
+300
When the Germans demanded the surrender of U.S. troops at the Battle of the Bulge, General Anthony McAuliffe famously replied with this one-word dismissal.
What is "Nuts!"? + 400
This African American inventor secured early patents for essential telegraphy devices and improved the telephone transmitter.
Who is Granville Woods?
+400
The United States officially recognizes three standard time zones within the contiguous U.S. (Eastern, Central, and Pacific) plus this one, which falls directly between Central and Mountain.
What is the Mountain Time Zone?
+400
Established by Article III of the Constitution, this is the highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
+400
Invented in New York in the 1850s, this savory finger food was supposedly created by chef George Crum after a customer complained his fried potatoes were too thick.
What are potato chips?
+400
Fought from 1950 to 1953, this was the first major military conflict between the Western powers and the communists.
What is the Korean War? +500
He invented the dry-plate photographic process and founded the Eastman Kodak Company, revolutionizing the field of photography.
Who is George Eastman?
+500
This legendary Motown Records musician became the youngest artist to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with his 1963 hit "Fingertip, Pt. 2."
Who is Stevie Wonder?
+500
This 1920 amendment granted women the right to vote in the United States.
What is the Nineteenth Amendment?
+500
The city of New Haven, Connecticut, is world-famous for this specific style of thin-crust, coal-fired pizza that locals call "apizza."
What is Neapolitan pie?