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U.S. History A-Z #1

Can you guess these facts from American history that start with each letter of the alphabet?
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A
Suffragette who is featured on some $1 coins
Anthony
B
City where Paul Revere lived
Boston
C
Biggest city in the southern states in 1800
Charleston
D
City in Kansas where many cattle drives ended
Dodge
E
Neil Armstrong quote: "The _____ has landed"
Eagle
F
Word that comes before Sumter or Ticonderoga
Fort
G
Bloodiest battle of the Civil War
Gettysburg
H
Guitarist who played a psychedelic rendition of the national anthem at Woodstock
Hendrix
I
In the 1800s, at least 25% of people from this country emigrated to the U.S.
Ireland
J
Musical genre that started in New Orleans
Jazz
K
"The Forgotten War"
Korean War
L
Country founded as a place for freed American slaves
Liberia
M
Ship that brought the Pilgrims to America
Mayflower
N
People from this tribe served as "code-talkers" in WWII
Navajo
O
In 1945, 12,000 American troops died taking this island
Okinawa
P
Edison's sound-playing invention
Phonograph
Q
Religious group that founded Pennsylvania
Quakers
R
Colony established in North Carolina in 1585 that mysteriously disappeared
Roanoke
S
1692 witch trial location
Salem
T
The buck stopped with him
Truman
U
"Endowed by their creator with certain ___________ rights"
Unalienable
V
Richest person in the US at the time of his death in 1877
Vanderbilt
W
Scandal that toppled Nixon
Watergate
X
First company to make photocopiers
Xerox
Y
Term for a person from the U.S, especially the Northeast states
Yankee
Z
He recorded the only video of the Kennedy assassination
Zapruder
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27 Comments
mikeb
+2
Level 65
Nov 28, 2018
Surprised that my misspelling "RoanOAK" was not accepted, but eventually got it right.
CKHP
+4
Level 74
Nov 29, 2018
Roanoke colony was in North Carolina, in what is now Dare County. The Virginia city has nothing to do with the colony that disappeared.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Nov 29, 2018
D'oh! Dumb mistake on my part, now fixed.
Somequiztaker
+3
Level 79
Mar 11, 2019
At the time that the colony was established that was considered Virginia. Well most of that whole area was Virginia.
mrputter
+3
Level 90
Feb 13, 2026
Ok sure, but that doesn't change anything. The old Roanoke colony (in what is now North Carolina) and the current city or Roanoke (in what is now Virginia) are still two distinct places that have nothing to do with each other, beyond the name.
Malbaby
+4
Level 70
Nov 29, 2018
I think 'Yank' should do for Yankee, it's more often abbreviated abroad:
samiamco
+5
Level 67
Nov 30, 2018
Abroad though, it's used to refer to all Americans, not just Northerners.
redsplat
+1
Level 72
Dec 2, 2018
It should still be accepted as an abbreviation. There are old US songs that use the term Yank as well. E.g. "I'm a Cranky Old Yank in a Clanky Old Tank" by Hoagie Carmichael.
Speed4TheNeed
+1
Level 88
Dec 7, 2022
It's a shame. I've been called a Yank several times while abroad. I'll never accept it :)
tshalla
+3
Level 78
Mar 8, 2019
"colonized" would ring more true than "founded" for Liberia. There are plenty of ironies in the history of that country.
kalbahamut
+10
Level 79
Mar 8, 2019
There are, but the word "founded" is more accurate. Liberia did not exist prior to it being founded so it could hardly be colonized.
GlassMonkeyOLD
+5
Level 69
Mar 8, 2019
I forgot about the Korean war.
EcceHomo
+2
Level 86
Apr 30, 2021
Very good.
wheikes
+5
Level 77
Mar 8, 2019
Did anyone else think it was "inalienable" and not "unalienable?"
kenpo17
+2
Level 65
Mar 8, 2019
In many cases it is, but the specific quote in the Declaration of Independence uses "unalienable." The two are interchangeable anyway, and I'm sure if this weren't an A to Z quiz specifically looking for a U answer, inalienable would be accepted.
LadyDulcinea
+2
Level 67
Mar 12, 2019
There's actually a joke about it between Adams and Jefferson in the musical "1776", haha.
Freestatebear
+2
Level 88
Sep 26, 2024
Glad I'm not the only one old enough to remember that!

Trivia: In what year did that musical debut? It's not 1976 - for both the Broadway version (1969), and the movie (1972).

MysteryRoach42
+1
Level 74
Apr 13, 2026
I’m pretty sure I saw an early draft that used “inalienable”.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
Mar 9, 2019
I'm Malaysian and got 15/26.
ander217
+4
Level 73
Mar 9, 2019
Zagruder, Zacruder, Zabruder...sigh.
ConradBrunstrom
+1
Level 82
Feb 24, 2026
Likewise - the correct spelling of this name was the only aspect of this quiz that defeated me.
AlmostAGenius
+1
Level 89
May 20, 2022
Somehow I briefly thought that Edison’s invention was called a phonophone. I do think that’d be a pretty cool name though :)
PitifulExcuse
+1
Level 65
Dec 19, 2024
Xerox weren't the first photocopiers. Photostat machines were available since 1912. Xerox machines were faster and cheaper to operate and, as the name suggests, used a dry process which was a big improvement.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Oct 9, 2025
Just missed Dodge
mohu37
+1
Level 26
Feb 13, 2026
Pls Polish version
Reonvn
+1
Level 47
Feb 13, 2026
4/26, yeah, i know, kinda a big deal
puffmama
+1
Level 69
Feb 20, 2026
Zapruder's was not the only video recording. It was the definitive one, but not the only one.
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