US Presidents
He was the first President of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
This war was fought between the North and South regions of the United States.
What is the Civil War?
What is Hurricane Katrina?
The tallest building in Chicago.
What is Willis Tower?
This person delivered the 1963 speech titled "I Have a Dream"
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
Amount of US presidents who have been assassinated in office.
What is 4?
An extra 25 points for every president you can name. Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley and John F. Kennedy.
Which event led the United States to enter World War II?
This space shuttle famously broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing everyone aboard.
What is The Challenger?
Color the Chicago River is dyed every year.
What is green?
For an extra 50 points name the other color/s the river has been dyed.
The first man to step foot on the moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
Barack Obama had this exercise area installed in the White House.
What is a basketball court?
War associated with the sinking of the USS Maine.
The year Chicago was first named a city.
When is 1837?
What was the name of the Vice President who had a pistol duel with Alexander Hamilton in 1804?
Who was the shortest serving US President.
William Henry Harrison got sick and died 31 days into his term after being elected in 1841.
The most recent war the United States did not win.
What is the Vietnam War?
The date in which the "unsinkable" Titanic sank.
When is April 15, 1912?
Amount of Major League sports teams in Chicago.
What is 7. For an extra 100, name at least 6 of the teams.
This woman was a motivational figure for many during World War ll.
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
Who is John Adams and John Quincy Adams.
Who is George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush
The code name of the operation that created the atom bomb used during the attack on Japan in WWll.
What is The Manhattan Project?
Room 214 of what Washington, DC hotel has been converted to "The Scandal Room"
The Watergate Hotel
This famous animator was born in Chicago
Who is Walt Disney?
This political figure is known for saying "Give me liberty or give me death."
Patrick Henry