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Round 2: U.S. History

front 1

What year did the United States officially gain independence from Britain?

back 1

1776 - DUH!!!

front 2

Which of the following actors portrayed a U.S. president, but only one played a real president?

  1. Jamie Foxx
  2. Michael Douglas
  3. Morgan Freeman
  4. Daniel Day-Lewis

back 2

4. Daniel Day-Lewis – He portrayed real U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln (2012)

front 3

Which U.S. state was the last to join the Union?

  1. Alaska
  2. Hawaii
  3. Arizona
  4. New Mexico

back 3

2. Hawaii

The last U.S. state to join the Union was Hawaii. It became the 50th state on August 21, 1959.

front 4

Which U.S. inventor holds over 1,000 patents, including the invention of the phonograph and improvements to the incandescent light bulb?

1. Alexander Graham Bell
2. Nikola Tesla
3. Benjamin Franklin
4. Thomas Edison

back 4

4. Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison emerged as a prominent American inventor. Holding over 1,000 patents in his name, Edison's inventions include the phonograph and the long-lasting light bulb. He also was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production to the invention process.

front 5

Where does U.S. Route 66 begin and end?

  1. New York to Florida
  2. Illinois to California
  3. Texas to Oregon
  4. Arizona to Nevada

back 5

2. Illinois to California

U.S. Route 66, also known as the "Main Street of America," begins in Illinois and ends in California. Specifically, it starts in Chicago, Illinois, and ends in Santa Monica, California.

front 6

What was the significance of the Mason-Dixon Line?

  1. It marked the boundary between free states and slave states before the Civil War
  2. It divided the colonies during the American Revolution
  3. It was a border created during the Louisiana Purchase
  4. It was the starting point for the Lewis and Clark Expedition

back 6

1) It marked the boundary between free states and slave states before the Civil War

It first took on this meaning in 1780 when Pennsylvania abolished slavery. Over time, more northern states would do the same until all the states north of the line did not allow slavery. This made it the border between slave states and free states.

Perhaps the biggest reason this is significant has to do with the underground resistance to slavery that took place almost from the institution’s inception. Slaves who managed to escape from their plantations would try to make their way north, past the Mason-Dixon Line.

front 7

What was the internet originally called during its early development?

  1. ARPANET
  2. NetComm
  3. CyberLink
  4. InfoWeb

back 7

1. ARPANET

ARPANET, short for the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, was the precursor to the modern internet. It was developed in the late 1960s by the United States Department of Defense's ARPA (now DARPA) to enable secure and efficient communication among military and research institutions during the Cold War.

Key reasons why ARPANET was pivotal:

  • First Network of Its Kind: ARPANET was the first packet-switching network, which allowed data to be broken into packets and transmitted between computers. This innovation made communication faster and more reliable compared to traditional methods.

front 8

What was Harriet Tubman's birth name?

  1. Araminta Ross
  2. Harriet Bailey
  3. Sojourner Truth
  4. Sarah Bradford

back 8

1. Araminta Ross

Harriet Tubman was born Araminta Ross around 1822 in Maryland. She later adopted the name "Harriet" after her mother and took her husband's surname, "Tubman," when she married. This name became iconic as she rose to prominence as a leader of the Underground Railroad and a symbol of freedom.

front 9

How many times has the design of the American flag changed before settling on the present-day version?

  1. 12 times
  2. 26 times
  3. 27 times
  4. 15 times

back 9

3. 27 times

The American flag has undergone 27 official changes since its adoption in 1777. Each redesign reflected the admission of new states to the Union, resulting in changes to the number of stars on the flag. The current 50-star version, representing the 50 states, was established in 1960 after Hawaii became the 50th state.

front 10

Who is featured on the U.S. half-dollar coin?

  1. Franklin D. Roosevelt
  2. John F. Kennedy
  3. Dwight D. Eisenhower
  4. Theodore Roosevelt

back 10

2. John F. Kennedy

The U.S. half-dollar coin introduced in 1964 features John F. Kennedy, commemorating the recently assassinated president. The coin was quickly produced as a tribute to Kennedy's legacy and has remained a symbol of his leadership and the optimism of his presidency.