American Revolution
In today's dollars, the tea destroyed in the Boston Tea Party was worth approximately...
A. $3,000
B. $540,000
C. $1.7 million
D. $2 billion
C. $1.7 million
President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously said, "The only thing we have to fear is..."
"Fear itself."
This 2015 off-Broadway musical, featuring numbers such as "A Starr Is Born" and "Monica's Song," was named after which U.S. president?
Bill Clinton
Before it was moved to Washington D.C., the U.S. capitol was based where?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Known as "silent Cal," this president liked to pull pranks -- such as buzzing for his bodyguards and then hiding under his desk when they showed up.
The majority of soldiers in the Revolutionary War died due to...
A. Friendly Fire
B. Disease
C. Malnutrition
D. Enemy Fire
B. Disease
Finish this famous President Richard Nixon quote:
"I am not a..."
Crook
The aptly named Sondheim musical features characters such as John Wilkes Booth, John Hinckley, Jr., and Squeaky Fromme.
Assassins
What state was named after Queen Elizabeth 1's love life?
Virginia
Allegedly, President Bill Clinton ignited chaos in the White House when he lost track of...
A card containing the nuclear codes.
"Lobsterback" was a rude, revolutionary-era term used to describe who?
British soldiers
Which president is known for saying, "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far"?
President Theodore Roosevelt
The Tony-award winning musical 1776 chronicles which major event in U.S. history?
Signing the Declaration of Independence.
Alaska was the 49th state to join the Union. What year did this happen?
A. 1945
B. 1932
C. 1959
D. 1971
C. 1959
Which of the following was NOT an actual presidential pet?
A. A parrot
B. Opossums
C. An alligator
D. A ferret
D. A ferret
The first gunshot in the battles of Lexington and Concord has been famously described as...
"The Shot Heard 'Round the World"
Fill in the blanks of this quote from Abraham Lincoln:
"Leave nothing for __ which can be done __."
Tomorrow, Today
Centered on events like The Battle of New Orleans and the formation of the Democratic Party, "Bloody Bloody ___" is a rock musical about THIS president.
Andrew Jackson
Besides Texas, name 2 other states that were once formally recognized as independent countries.
Vermont, Florida, California, Oregon, and Hawaii.
Which of these is NOT a way that a U.S. president has died while in office?
A. Pneumonia
B. A botched appendix surgery
C. Sudden heart attack
D. Cherries
B. A botched appendix surgery