Show:
US History
Montana State History
National Government
Montana State Government
Who said it? Female Icons
100
These two U.S. presidents died within hours of one another on the Fourth of July
Who is John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
100
-Loma, Montana is the national record holder for this temperature-related statistic
What is greatest temperature change in 24 hours – a 103 degree F change from -54 degrees F to 49 degrees F
100
-What is the recently-named national animal?
What is the buffalo
100
-Who is the Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice
– Mike McGrath
100
-I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves” –
Harriet Tubman
200
This American track and field athlete travelled to Germany for the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, despite his color and the current reign of Adolf Hitler
Who is Jesse Owens?
200
This general, in charge of United States forces sent to Europe during WWI, was once stationed at Fort Assiniboine, near Havre, MT.
Who is – John J. “Black Jack” Pershing
200
-This landmark Supreme Court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and declared state laws that separated black and white students in schools, unconstitutional
What is Brown vs Board of Education
200
-How many counties in Montana?
– 56
200
-“If you can’t feed a hundred people then feed just one” –
Mother Theresa
300
Although there were many “Trails of Tears” throughout post-European contact Native American history, the iconic Trail of Tears in the 1830s was ordered on which Native peoples by which U.S. president?
Who is The Cherokee, Andrew Jackson
300
-The Battle of the Little Big Horn was fought between the United States Cavalry lead by George Armstrong Custer and Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes lead by Crazy Horse and which Sioux leader?
Who is Sitting Bull?
300
-This action, often a prolonged speech, may be taken in a legislative assembly in order to obstruct the progress of the assembly without technically intervening in mandated procedures. Used in Congress to stop the progress of bills.
What is filibustering
300
-Who is Montana Attorney General
– Tim Fox
300
-“I desire you would remember the ladies and be more generous and faithful to them than your ancestors.” –
Abigail Adams, to her husband John
400
Released in 1963, this novel by Betty Friedan is often credited with ushering in second wave feminism
What is The Feminine Mystique
400
-This iconic American painter created the murals in the Montana capitol building
Who is Charles M. Russel
400
-Name 3 United States Cabinet positions -- The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments
What is — the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Attorney General.
400
-How many Native American reservations are there in Montana?
– 7
400
-“Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.” –
Eleanor Roosevelt
500
-Who was the second man on the moon?
Who is Buzz Aldrin?
500
-As a territory and a state, Montana has had three capitols. Name 2
What is – Bannack, Virginia City, Helena
500
-Who is the current United States Secretary of State
Who is John Kerry?
500
-When, and for how long, does the Montana State Legislature meet?
– Odd numbered years for 90 days.
500
-“I want to stand by my country, but I cannot vote for war” –
Jeanette Rankin