Name The Flag
Government
History
Inventions
City Nicknames
Geography
100
China
100
The Constitution guarantees anyone who has committed a crime has a right to
What is Trial with Jury or Fair trial
100
What happened from 9/1/39 to 9/2/45?
WWII
100
Who is known as the inventor of the light bulb?
Thomas Eddison
Bonus 200 points: Who actually invented the light bulb?
100
What is 'The Windy City"?
Chicago
100
What state is known as the state of 10,000 lakes?
Dirty Minnesota
Bonus 300 points: Can you name the country known as the "Land of a Thousand Lakes"
200
Puerto Rico
200
How many branches of government do we have?
What is 3
Bonus 200 points: Name those branches.
200
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
200
Who is credited for inventing the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
200
What city is known as "The Emerald City"
Seattle
200
Name 3 of the 7 original wonders of the world
Christ the Redeemer
Great Pyramid of Giza
Petra
Great Wall of China
Colosseum
Colossus of Rhodes
Temple of Artemis
300
South Korea
300
What kind of government is the U.S.A?
(Hint: It is not actually a democracy)
Constitutional Federal Repulic
300
What medication was discovered when the scientist took the mold from a rotting orange?
Penicillin
300
Famous agricultural scientist who discovered the many uses of a peanut.
George Washington Carver
300
What city is known as "The Music City"
Nashville
300
Which states intersect at the Four Corners Monument?
Arizona
New Mexico
Utah
Colorado
400
A. Syria B. Qatar
C. Tunisia D. Turkey
Turkey
400
France sold the U.S.A. land that essentially doubled the countries size for only $15 million. What was the name of this transaction?
What is The Louisiana Purchase
400
Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?
Philedelphia, PA
400
The printing press was invented in 1436. What was the first full book to be printed.
A) A Dictionary
B) A Bible
C) Instructions for the printing press
D) A children's story book
B) Bible
400
What is known as "The Rose City"
A) Portland
B) Austin
C) San Francisco
D) Milwaukee
A) Portland
400
What is the proper geographical term for a cluster or chain of islands?
Archipelago
Bonus 200 points: Name an Archipelago
500
How many sacraments are in the Catholic Church?
7
500
Name 3 U.S territories. These are countries that the US owns.
- American Samoa
- Guam
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Puerto Rico
- United States Virgin Islands
500
What was the name of the battle in the Pacific fought between the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy in June 1942?
(Hint: The most significant battle in US history that, if we lost, there would be no U.S.A.)
Battle of Midway
500
What was Henry Ford's company known for inventing?
Inventing the assembly line
500
What city is known as "The Magic City" or "Vice City"
A) Las Vegas
B) Miami
C) Atlanta
D) Orlando
B) Miami
500
What is the worlds longest river?
The Nile
Bonus Points 200: What is the second longest river?