Nonfiction Book Club Battle

Levi's jeans were the first to have rivets on the front pockets to give the pockets strength.

1 to 2 million dollars (today's value) of tea was dumped into Boston Harbor to protest a tax on tea.

Harry Houdini is considered the greatest________ that ever lived.

Bob Marley was the King of Rock and Roll.

The time period when great sheets of ice covered most of Europe, North America and Asia was called ____________

Some of the ice during the Ice Age was very thick (2 miles high).

Which ship is memorialized in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii?

Who was. in the first World Series game on October 1, 1903?

The Twin Towers was one of 3 locations attacked on 9/11/11

The Negro National Leagues were organized by the man known as the "Father of Black Baseball"

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement and it lasted

Booker T. Washington was a former slave, educator and founder of this prestigious college?

Stevie Wonder's first album was Motown Records first album to hit #1 on Billboard charts.

Jesse Owens was the first U.S. Olympic track and field athlete to win 4 gold medals in one Olympics.

Many people traveled to the "Wild West" via this trail

P.T. Barnum was one of the founders of the Barnum & Bailey______

What was the first thing immigrants had to do when they reached Ellis Island?

Stops/homes along the Underground railroad were called stations.

Aretha Franklin is known as the Queen of Soul.

32 bands and over 500,000 people attended Woodstock. Most of the people attending the concerts were what age?

A cure for witchcraft was called witch cake.

Julia Child was a famous chef and author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

How many Jewish people were killed in concentration camps during the time of the Holocaust?

D-Day was the smallest invasion by sea of all time

The Stanley Cup is the oldest and most famous sports trophy, it is actually a _____ donated by Lord Stanley of Canada.

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the U.S. declared war again Russia.

Duke Ellington was a master of which instrument?

Louis Braille created a system of _____ raised dots to help blind people read.

The Women's Rights Movement led to the ____ Amendment which allows women the right to vote.

World Cup athletes may play for the country they live in or the country they, their parents, or family originated.

The Great Depression was a time when people were sad about losing their homes, jobs and money.

How long did the Age of the Dinosaurs last?

Which was not a way people tried to cure the Plague?

What happened on June 6, 1944?

What was once called "God's Great Plough"

Sojourner Truth was a former slave who fought for the rights of men and slaves.

This athletic championship is often considered the most difficult sports championship to win.

The "curse" placed on the Chicago Cubs when they would not let a man bring his pet into the World Series game?

Albert Einstein was an scientist whose work led to the creation of this type of bomb.

Rock and Roll orginated in which country?