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1
What was the period that was called "Prohibition?"
Late 1700s when Native Americans were stripped of land
Time in the 1800s when it was illegal women to vote
1920s when it was illegal to buy & sell alcohol
Time when women weren't allowed to drive cars
2
What is the world's most popular board game?
Scrabble
Chess
Checkers
Monopoly
3
The NFL was founded during a meeting in what kind of business?
Bank
Car dealership
Grocery store
Insurance agency
4
What is December 7, 1941 famous for?
Pearl Harbor Day
Independence Day
Christmas Day
5
The capital of California is
San Francisco
Sacramento
Los Angeles
6
Who holds the record for the most regular season wins by a quarterback in a career?
Peyton Manning
Brett Favre
Tom Brady
John Elway
7
What city in Modern day Turkey was renamed Istanbul after the Ottoman Empire conquered it?
Constantinople
Vienna
Venice
Rome
8
Who has been named the NFL MVP more than any other player in history?
Peyton Manning
Jerry Rice
Joe Montana
Tom Brady
9
At sixteen he married Marie Antionette, who is he?
Napoleon III
Louis XVIII
Louis XIII
Louis XVI
10
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire made up what faction in World War I?
The Central Powers
The Confederacy
The Axis Powers
The Allies
11
In what city was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in?
Nashville
Montgomery
Birmingham
Memphis
12
Where is the White House located at?
Washington D.C.
Atlanta, GA
Los Angeles, CA
New York, NY
13
Who was the first African American woman, to win an Oscar?
Oprah Winfrey
Hallie Berry
Whoopi Goldberg
Hattie McDaniel
14
Who lead the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917?
Vladimir Lenin
Karl Marx
Leon Trotsky
Joseph Stalin
15
What two monarchies was Czar Nicholas II related to?
Victor Emmanuel III, and Wilhelm II
Ferdinand, and Victor Emmanuel III
Ferdinand, and George V
George V, and Wilhelm II
16
Who wrote the U.S. Constitution?
John Adams
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
17
What year did the USA land the first human on the Moon?
1969
1984
1965
1945
18
Who was the first U.S. billionaire?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
J.P. Morgan
19
What was this famous mouses' original name before Walt Disney changed it to Mickey?
Mason
Mortimer
Milo
Walter
20
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Bill Clinton
John F. Kennedy
21
Tom Brady was drafted in what year?
1999
2000
1995
1998
22
How many symphonies did Ludwig van Beethoven write?
4
106
9
6
23
What is the name of this Hall of Fame receiver?
Shannon Sharpe
Jerry Rice
Steve Largent
Cris Carter
24
What country is responsible for bombing Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?
Japan
Germany
China
Russia
25
What country did the USA purchase Louisiana from?
China
France
England
Germany
26
How many Great Lakes are there?
5
7
9
27
Who did Martin Luther King Jr. base his model of pacifism after?
Mahatma Gandhi
Frederick Douglas
W.EB. Dubois
Albert Einstein
28
Hawaii became the ______________ state
49th
51st
50th
29
Who is the only President to serve MORE than 2 terms?
Barack Obama
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
30
In what state is Mount Rushmore?
Colorado
South Dakota
Nebraska
31
The youngest man elected President of the United States was
John F. Kennedy
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
32
What does U.S.S.R stand for?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
United States of Socialist Republics
United Sovereign Socialist Republic
Union of Socialist States of Russia
33
The Roman numeral "L" stands for what number?
55
25
50
150
34
On July 14, 1789, this prison was stormed. What was it called?
Alcatraz
The Bastille
Auschwitz
Tower of London
35
What country was the first to give women the right to vote in 1893?
U.S.
New Zeland
Australia
Great Britain
36
Who is the youngest man to be the U.S. President?
Theodore Roosevelt
Ulysses S. Grant
JFK
Bill Clinton
37
What year did the first Academy Awards Ceremony take place?
1926
1925
1935
1929
38
Kansas City is in both Kansas and what other state?
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Missouri
39
What President issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863?
Richard Nixon
Thomas Jefferson
George Bush
Abraham Lincoln
40
The deadliest war in American history was?
Vietnam War
Civil War
Persian Gulf War
World War II
41
The first NFL draft was held in what year?
1912
1936
1898
1920
42
What was the first World Series Game?
Boston Red Sox vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Atlanta Braves vs. New York Yankees
New York Yankees vs. Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs
43
Which of these players was NOT a #1 draft pick?
Randy Moss
Drew Brees
Tom Brady
Peyton Manning
44
How many colonies were in the United States originally?
50
9
13
17
45
The Gettysburg Address was written by
Abraham Lincoln
Bill Clinton
George Washington
46
Who served as U.S. President after John F. Kennedy was assassinated?
Lyndon Johnson
Bill Clinton
Hillary Clinton
47
What is the name of the Sword in the Stone?
The Sword
Excalibur
Anduril
Sting
48
The secret project by the U.S. to make atomic bombs to use in World War II was called?
The Washinton Project
The Manhattan Project
Project Mercury
The Atom Project
49
The icon Pancho Villa was famous for his leadership during?
The Mexican Revolution
The Spanish-American War
The Mexican-American War
The American Civil War
50
Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire?
Sun Tzu
Kublai Khan
Atilla the Hun
Genghis Kahn
51
Who was the first ruler of Hawaii?
Kaiulani
Kalakaua
Kamehameha III
Kamehameha I
52
During world war II, what nation did Imperial Japan attack first?
U.S.
Hawaii
Soviet Union
China
53
Who was the first woman, to run for the U.S. Presidency?
Susan b. Anthony
Mary Wollstonecraft
Victoria Woodhull
Hillary Clinton
54
America won their independence from what country?
France
Lithuania
Germany
England
55
Which nation was the first to have a man-made object land on the moon?
China
U.S.S.R.
Canada
U.S.
56
What crime was Al Capone convicted of in 1931?
Murder
Drug smuggling
Tax evasion
Racketeering
57
What year did Fidel Castro die?
2014
2015
1961
2016
58
What state was the first to secede from the U.S. in 1860?
South Carolina
Mississipi
Georgia
Tennennesse
59
In 1867, the U.S. purchased Alaska from who?
Canada
Russia
Great Britain
France
60
How pairs of relatives have been U.S. Presidents?
4
3
6
2
61
What country was Marie Antoinette Archduchess of?
France
Austria
Russia
Germany
62
In which war did the U.S. take the most causalities?
American Revolution
World War One
World War Two
American Civil War
63
Who was the only U.S. President to never live in the White House?
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
John Adams
64
Who were the first people to fly a plane in Kitty Hawk, NC?
Blues Brothers
Wright Brothers
Ford Brothers
Dodge Brothers
65
Lake Placid, home of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics, is in
Minnesota
Michigan
New York
66
The oral poems called haiku originate from what country?
Taiwan
China
Japan
Korea
67
What was the first toy advertised on Television?
Mr. Potato Head
G.I. Joe
Slinky Dog
Barbie Doll
68
What was the first personal computer?
Altair 8800
Apple Lisa
Apple II
Commodore PET
69
What city did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant in?
Jamestown
Appomattox
Richmond
Washinton D.C.
70
Which quarterback holds the record for most passing yards in a season?
Peyton Manning
Drew Brees
Matthew Stafford
Brett Favre
71
What year did India gain its independence?
1945
1940
1949
1947
72
The beaver is the national animal of what nation?
Denmark
Canada
Norway
Sweden
73
Which Civil Rights leader used nonviolence as a strategy?
W.E.B. DuBois
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
Marcus Garvey
74
The Declaration of Independence was signed on what date?
July 4, 1976
July 4, 1492
July 4, 1776
75
Who had the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence?
James Madison
John Hancock
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
