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Question 1

What do the initials F.B.I. stand for?

Answer 1

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Question 2

What major event happened just before the U.S. entered WWI?

Answer 2

sinking of the Lusitania

Question 3

During the “Scopes Monkey Trial” in 1925, biology teacher John T. Scopes was tried for violating the law that prohibited schools from teaching theories contrary to the Biblical account of creation. In what state did this trial take place?

Answer 3

Tennessee

Question 4

Who made the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in a plane called The Spirit of St. Louis?

Answer 4

Charles Lindbergh

Question 5

Who is the only U.S. president to serve three terms?

Answer 5

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 6

What three countries were known as the Axis Powers during WWII?

Answer 6

Germany, Italy, and Japan

Question 7

In 1954k, what American senator accused army officials, members of the media and other public figures during highly publicized hearing nicknamed “witch hunts”?

Answer 7

Senator Joseph McCarthy

Question 8

Who was the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth?

Answer 8

John Glenn

Question 9

What Civil Rights activist began a speech with the words, “I have a dream.”?

Answer 9

martin Luther King, Jr.

Question 10

what U.S. President was fatally shot while traveling with his wife in a presidential motorcade in Dallas, Texas?

Answer 10

John F. Kennedy

Question 11

Before being questioned for a crime, a person must now be read a speech know as _________.

Answer 11

the MIranda warning

Question 12

The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution limited the minimum voting age to 18 in response to public protests about what war?

Answer 12

the Vietnam War

Question 13

What president resigned over what is know as the Watergate scandal?

Answer 13

Richard M. Nixon

Question 14

What is the nickname for the operation that began the Gulf Wars?

Answer 14

Operation Desert Storm

Question 15

How many U.S. presidents have been named George?

Answer 15

3

Question 16

Which president approved the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?

Answer 16

Thomas Jefferson

Question 17

How many red stripes are on the American flag?

Answer 17

7

Question 18

What scientist and American statesman founded the first public library?

Answer 18

Benjamin Franklin

Question 19

During WWII, what Native American tribe was used as code talkers?

Answer 19

Navajo

Question 20

Who was president of the confederate sTates of America during the Civil War?

Answer 20

Jefferson Davis

Question 21

Who was the president of the United States of America during the Civil War?

Answer 21

Abraham LIncoln

Question 22

What American state was founded by a Quaker so that all residents could have freedom of religion?

Answer 22

Pennsylvania

Question 23

What famous document begins, “We the people of the United States…”?

Answer 23

U.S. Constitution

Question 24

Where was the first shot fired during the Civil War?

Answer 24

Fort Sumter

Question 25

On what day of the week does Thanksgiving always fall?

Answer 25

Thursday