US Sports
This American football player is the most awarded MVP in history.
Who is Peyton Manning?
This future president and his Continental troops crossed the Delaware river on December 25, capturing the Hessian forces stationed on the other side.
Who is George Washington?
This music genre developed in the 1860’s and has roots in African American spirituals and later influenced jazz and rock n’roll.
What is Blues?
This document established the government of the United States in 1787.
What is the Constitution of the United States?
This president is known for his famous Gettysburg Address.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This player has been immortalized on the NBA logo.
Who is Jerry West?
Published on January 10, this pamphlet laid out a persuasive case for American Independence that resonated widely across the thirteen colonies.
What is Common Sense by Thomas Paine?
Berry Gordy founded this genre of music in Detroit, Michigan in 1959, bringing groups like the Supremes and the Temptations into mainstream music.
What is Motown?
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law on July 2 of which year?
What is 1964?
This man is the only president to have served more than two terms in office.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This American sport was observed being played by Huron and Mohawk tribes in the 15th and 16th centuries.
What is lacrosse?
The Liberty Bell rang during the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence on this day.
When is July 8?
This American music legend is the second highest selling music artist of all time with 305.5 million units sold.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This constitutional ammendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Ammendment?
This many U.S. presidents died while in office.
What is
The United States has hosted the Olympics this number of times.
What is eight (1904, 1932 winter, 1932 summer, 1960, 1980, 1984, 1996, 2002)?
This was the first colony to renounce their allegiance to King George III on May 4.
What is Rhode Island?
This man wrote The Star Spangled Banner in 1814.
Who is Francis Scott Key?
In this court case, the Supreme Court ruled that separating schoolchildren children on the basis of race was unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. the Board of Education?
The love story of this US president and his wife allegedly inspired Taylor Swift’s song “Starlight”.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
Formed in 1869, this was the first American all-professional baseball team.
Who are the Cinncinatti Red Stockings?
On September 7, during the world’s first ever submarine attack, this American vessel attempted to place a time bomb on the British flagship HMS Eagle.
What is Turtle?
These three musicians perished in a plane crash on February 3, 1959, an event known as “The Day the Music Died”, immortalized by Don McLean in the song “American Pie”.
Who were Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson?
The Declaration of Independence has this many major sections.
What is 5 (the introduction, the preamble, the indictment of George III, the denunciation of the British people, and the conclusion)?
Texas joined America as the 28th state under which President, leading to the Mexican-American War?
Who is James K. Polk?