Fifteen questions on American history. Custer's Last Stand, the Manhattan Project, and the treaty that ended the American Revolution.
The round closes on a detail most people have never noticed — what is inscribed on the tablet the Statue of Liberty holds.
- Which battle became known as the Greasy Grass and Custer's Last Stand?
- What was the nickname of American scout William Frederick Cody who supplied buffalo meat to workers on the Kansas Pacific Railroad?
- During WWII, a research and development project that produced the 1st nuclear weapons became known as what?
- Which war was brought to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783?
- Which astronaut performed the first successful docking of two vehicles in space?
- The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed military invasion to overthrow the powers of which controversial leader?
- What is inscribed on the tablet held in the left hand of the Statue of Liberty?
- What year did the attack on Pearl Harbor take place?
- Which American President established NASA?
- Buzz Aldrin served as a fighter pilot for the US Air Force during the Korean War?
- Can you name two of the American aircraft carriers present at the Battle of Midway?
- Which famous nurse was founder of the American Red Cross?
- Who assassinated President John Kennedy?
- The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was a confrontation between which two nations?
- On July 2, 1776, 13 colonies became legally separated from where?