Packet 1/page1 Flashcards

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What famous outlaw partnered with Butch Cassidy?

A

Sundance Kid

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2
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In the last century, what vessel was popularly associated with the Mississippi river?

A

the steamboat

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3
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What is the capital of South Dakota?

A

Pierre

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4
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Who is given credit for establishing the concept of an assembly line?

A

Henry Ford

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5
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In the city of Washington, D.C., what do the letters D and C stand for?

A

District of Columbia

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What is the nickname for the American Stars and Stripes flag?

A

Old Glory

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7
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Who drew the first political cartoon in an american newspaper?

A

Benjamin Franklin

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8
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How many letters are in a U.S. zip code?

A

5

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9
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In what year did Mississippi become a state?

A

1817

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Virtute et armis, whih means, “by valor and arms” is the motto of which U.S. state?

A

Mississippi

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11
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What is the state beverage of Mississippi

A

milk

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12
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What s the state insect of Mississippi?

A

honeybee

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13
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What is the very appropriate state flower of Massachusetts?

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the Mayflower

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What founding father wrote a series of letters to his brother’s newspaper under the false name (pseudonym) Silence Dogood?

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Benjamin Franklin

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What was the code name given to the program where the U.S. became the first country to develop and use nuclear weapons?

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the Manhattan Project

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16
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What was the nickname of the first bomb to be used as a weapon by the U.S.?

A

LIttle Boy

17
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Who wrote Poor Richard’s Almanack?

A

Benjamin Franklin

18
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What famous assassin yelled out, “Sick Semper Tyrannis! The South is avenged!?

A

John Wilkes Booth

19
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What event forced the US into WWII?

A

bombing of Pearl Harbor

20
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What American President said, “Speck softly and carry a big stick.”?

A

Theodore Roosevelt

21
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The Challenger was a US spce shuttle that exploded in midair. Name the other space shuttle that exploded.

A

the Columbia

22
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What president said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.?”

A

Franklin D. Roosevelt

23
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What state in the US has the highest population?

A

California

24
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What two houses make up Congress?

A

Senate and House of Representation

25
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What was the name given to the domestic reform program of President Franklin Roosevelt during the Great Depression?

A

New Deal

26
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What is the title of the American nation anthem?

A

The Star Spangled Banner

27
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What island served as the main entry station for U.S. immigrants from 1892 to 1943?

A

Ellis Island

28
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What is the name of the historical overland route form the Missouri River to the northwest

A

the Oregon Trail