Revolutionary & Early America
Constitution & Gov't
19th-20th c. U.S. History
Pro Sports History
Records & Legends
100

What 1770 event involved British soldiers firing on colonists in Boston?

What is the Boston Massacre?

100

How many amendments are in the U.S. Constitution?

What is 27?

100

What year did the Civil War begin?

What is 1861?

100

What year was the NFL founded?

What is 1920?

100

 Who holds the MLB record for career home runs?

Who is Barry Bonds (762)?

200

Which treaty officially ended the American Revolutionary War?

What is the Treaty of Paris?

200

What branch of government interprets laws?

What is the judicial branch?

200

What amendment abolished slavery?

What is the 13th?

200

Which MLB team broke the “Curse of the Bambino” in 2004?

What is the Boston Red Sox?

200

Who is the only NBA player to score 100 points in a single game?

Who is Wilt Chamberlain?

300

At what battle did the British surrender to the American forces?

What is the Battle of Yorktown?

300

What compromise created a bicameral legislature?

What is the Connecticut Compromise or the Great Compromise of 1787?

300

What policy did the U.S. follow to limit European colonization in the Western Hemisphere?

What is the Monroe Doctrine?

("It declared the Americas closed to future colonization, separated European and American spheres of influence, and viewed European intervention in independent American nations as a hostile act.")

300

 What NBA team won 8 straight championships in the 1960s?

What is the Boston Celtics?

300

Which NFL quarterback has the most Super Bowl wins?

Who is Tom Brady (7)?

400

Who wrote most of the Federalist Papers under the pseudonym “Publius”?

Who is Alexander Hamilton?

400

What is the minimum age to be president?

What is 35?

400

What event triggered the Great Depression?

What is the Stock Market crash of 1929?

400

What was the first Super Bowl-winning team?

What is the Green Bay Packers?

400

Who won 4 Olympic gold medals in track and field in 1936?

Who is Jesse Owens?

500

What battle is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

What is the Battle of Saratoga (1777)?

500

What does the Supremacy Clause establish?

What is the Constitution, as the "supreme Law of the Land"?

(It mandates that federal law takes precedence over conflicting state laws or constitutions.)

500

What program was created by FDR to recover from the Depression?

What is the New Deal?

500

Which league merged with the NFL in 1970?

What is the AFL (American Football League)?

500

What MLB player has the highest career batting average in modern history?

Who is Ty Cobb?