Military/War
Among other jobs, this man was the first Commander-In-Chief of the American Military
Who is George Washington?
Sonia Sotomayer was the first Latina member of this top level of the judicial system.
What is the Supreme Court?
Ratified in 1791, these are the first 10 Amendments of the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Surpassing Joker, this movie duo broke records by becoming the highest grossing R-Rated film of all time in 2024.
Who are Deadpool and Wolverine?
Born in 1809, this gothic author is most well known for his haunting tales, “The Raven,” and “Cask of Amontillado.”
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
FDR said that December 7, 1941 was “a date which will live in infamy” because of this famous event.
What is the Attack on Pearl Harbour?
Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to be the principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, says that she first saw the power of activism when five Sicangu Lakota Indians occupied this prison island in San Francisco Bay.
What is Alcatraz?
The 18th amendment banned the sale and consumption of this substance, and is the only amendment to be later removed.
What is Alcohol?
Opened in 1896 with a fee of only 10 cents, Vitascope Hall in New Orleans, Louisiana was the world’s first one of these.
What is a Movie Theatre?
A multitude of writers under the pseudonym Caroline Keene are best known for a series of novels about this teen detective.
Who is Nancy Drew?
This battle, which lasted from September 28th, 1781 to October 19th, 1781 ended the American Revolutionary war and resulted in the surrender of Great Britain.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
An original portrait of George Washington was saved from British Hands by this First Lady in 1814
Who is Dolly Madison?
During the Vietnam war, proponents of the 26th Amendment argued that 18 year olds were old enough to get drafted, therefore they were old enough to do this act.
What is Vote?
This famous singer possesses a multitude of awards including 14 Grammys. She was also the first woman to win Time Magazine's Person of the Year twice (Once in 2017 with several others and once alone in 2023)
Who is Taylor Swift
Samuel Clemens, also known as the father of American Literature and the greatest American humorist, is better known by this pen name.
What is Mark Twain?
This president, who was elected by electoral college, but not the popular vote was the last president to have served in the armed forces.
Who is George W. Bush?
Sylvia Rivera, a prominent gay and transgender activist, was a veteran of these protests, cited with beginning the Pride parades.
What are the Stonewall Riots?
After a long period of suffrage, this amendment granted women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment
Hedy Lamarr was an actress and inventor who developed a device to quickly change radio frequencies that was a precursor to this wireless technology.
What is Wi-Fi?
This author’s works appear three times on the list of the top 100 most banned books of all time due to their discussion of racism, violence and sexism
Who is Toni Morrison?
First built by Boeing in 1952, this bomber is still in service to this day and continues to receive upgrades to extend its lifespan.
What is the B-52?
Shirley Chishom, the first African American woman to be elected to the House of Representatives, and also the first woman to run for Democratic nomination of this Executive office.
What is President?
Your First Amendment rights include freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and this, the right to send a letter to the government to ask for change.
What is Freedom of Petition
Anna Wintour, the Editorial Director of Vogue Magazine, is also the lead chairperson of this Manhattan fashion show.
What is the Met Gala?
This play by Royall Tyler, the author of the first American comedic play, tackled the contrast between men’s and women’s societal roles.
What is “The Contrast?”