Modern US History

Question 1

Who was appointed as the first female US Secretary of State?

Accepted Answer

Madeleine Albright

Question 2

What did US planes drop on Berlin in Operation Little Vittles?

Accepted Answer

Candy

Question 3

What was the first state to legalize marijuana for medicinal use?

Accepted Answer

California

Question 4

Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice?

Accepted Answer

Sandra Day O'Connor

Question 5

In what city did the Valentine's Day Massacre occur?

Accepted Answer

Chicago

Question 6

In 1961, the US Air Force almost accidentally nuked what US state?

Accepted Answer

North Carolina

Question 7

What baseball position did Jackie Robinson play?

Accepted Answer

First base

Question 8

Besides the US, the only other countries that don't use the metric system are ______.

Accepted Answer

Liberia and Myanmar

Question 9

Which founder of "The Organization for Afro American Unity" was murdered in Harlem in 1965?

Accepted Answer

Malcolm X

Question 10

The first Olympic Games held outside Europe were hosted in what US city?

Accepted Answer

Saint Louis

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