Here's The Tea
(American Revolution)
(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, or 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 Star is Born" and "Monica's song" was named after which US 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.
Calvin Coolidge
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
This 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, I's love life?
Virginia! Named to honor Queen Elizabeth I also known as 'The Virgin Queen'
Allegedly President Bill Clinton ignited chaos in the White House when he lost track of...
A card containing the nuclear codes.
Lobster back was a rude Revolutionary era term used to describe who?
British soldiers
(Because of their red coats)
Which president is known for saying, "Speak softly and carry a big stick. You will go far."
President Theodore Rosevelt
The Tony Award-winning musical "1776," chronicles which major event in US history?
Signing of 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?
D. a ferret
Andrew Jackson had a parrot. Benjamin Harrison had Opossums. John Quincy Adams had an alligator.
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,
Tomorrow, Today
"Leave nothing for tomorrow. That can be done 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
(Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.)
Besides Texas, name two other states that were once formally recognized as independent countries.
Vermont, Florida (West Florida), California, Oregon and Hawaii.
Which of these is not a way that a U.S. president has died while in office?
B. a botched appendix surgery
Harrison refused to wear a coat during his inauguration, caught hypothermia and died of pneumonia after 31 days in office. Sudden heart attack was Warren G. Harding, Cherries was Zachary Taylor, who was thought to have died from consuming a copious of amount of highly acidic cherries and ice cold milk.