| # | Topic | Domain | DD Count | Contestant Accuracy | Avg Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | History | History | 1168 | 68.5% | $2,141 | Practice |
| 2 | Wordplay | Wordplay | 764 | 68.1% | $2,065 | Practice |
| 3 | Visual Art | Arts | 649 | 63.2% | $2,126 | Practice |
| 4 | Literature | Literature | 512 | 63.1% | $2,268 | Practice |
| 5 | U.S. Presidents | History | 377 | 66.8% | $1,796 | Practice |
| 6 | Government & Politics | Business | 373 | 66.5% | $2,148 | Practice |
| 7 | Books & Authors | Literature | 372 | 66.7% | $2,214 | Practice |
| 8 | Science | Science | 317 | 69.4% | $2,548 | Practice |
| 9 | Movies | Pop Culture | 308 | 71.4% | $1,788 | Practice |
| 10 | Bodies of Water | Geography | 296 | 62.5% | $2,096 | Practice |
| 11 | Geography | Geography | 285 | 65.6% | $2,213 | Practice |
| 12 | Animals | Science | 250 | 60.0% | $1,966 | Practice |
| 13 | The Bible | Religion | 245 | 64.5% | $1,766 | Practice |
| 14 | Shakespeare | Literature | 236 | 62.3% | $1,835 | Practice |
| 15 | Transportation | Business | 228 | 63.6% | $1,842 | Practice |
| 16 | Authors | Literature | 224 | 62.5% | $2,200 | Practice |
| 17 | Historical Figures | History | 218 | 67.0% | $1,870 | Practice |
| 18 | Poetry | Literature | 191 | 60.7% | $2,074 | Practice |
| 19 | World Geography | Geography | 189 | 64.6% | $1,886 | Practice |
| 20 | Television | Pop Culture | 184 | 66.3% | $1,294 | Practice |
| 21 | Quotations | Literature | 184 | 66.3% | $1,655 | Practice |
| 22 | American History | History | 171 | 62.6% | $1,879 | Practice |
| 23 | Music | Music | 163 | 70.6% | $1,917 | Practice |
| 24 | Letter Words | Wordplay | 163 | 65.6% | $2,049 | Practice |
| 25 | Countries | Geography | 163 | 69.9% | $2,592 | Practice |
| 26 | Word Origins | Language | 160 | 57.5% | $2,403 | Practice |
| 27 | Novels | Literature | 157 | 57.3% | $2,341 | Practice |
| 28 | Business & Industry | Business | 157 | 66.2% | $1,792 | Practice |
| 29 | Botany | Science | 157 | 59.9% | $1,928 | Practice |
| 30 | Capitals | Geography | 153 | 63.4% | $2,444 | Practice |
This latest (1992) Constit. Amendment is partly due to a college sophomore who noticed it had sat unratified for 2 centuries
He made his fortune selling gear to miners in California, expanded it with railroads & founded a university
Around 1870 unbranded strays gained this moniker from the name of a Texas rancher negligent in marking his calves
During his tenure as chief justice of the United States, he swore in 5 presidents, including Andrew Jackson
The first third party movement in the U.S., it was formed in 1826 to oppose a certain secret order
A December 2, 1954 resolution said the conduct of this man "is contrary to senatorial traditions and is hereby condemned"
Punning on a general's name & a Hugo title, glum Civil War soldiers in the Army of Northern Virginia called themselves these
Civil War generals issued a lot of general orders; this man's No. 9 of April 1865 sent the Army of Northern Virginia home
At this New York battle in the fall of 1777, nearly 6,000 British troops surrendered to Colonial forces
In 1840 a U.S. judge ruled the unwilling passengers on this ship were kidnap victims, not merchandise
Speaking at the opening of a World's Fair, he was the first U.S. president to appear on television
These 4 words of advice from newspaper editor Horace Greeley were followed by "and grow up with the country"
5 years before his famous ride, Paul Revere made a print depicting this bloody March 5, 1770 event
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition opened April 30, 1904 in this non-Louisiana city
The 1859 discovery of this near Titusville set off a boom in Pennsylvania
In the 1850s Chief Oshkosh stopped a U.S. attempt to move the Menominee people westward from this state
The Platt Amendment of 1901 became a treaty between the U.S. & this new country & even became part of its constitution
In 1840 this former president went to St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans to honor an event that occurred 25 years earlier
From 1953 to 1961 Allen Dulles was the director of this U.S. government agency
Fighting the Bolsheviks, the American North Russian Expeditionary Force was better known by this ursine name
In 1832, hoping to reclaim land in Illinois, this Sauk leader led Native Americans against U.S. forces in a months-long war
This 1794 uprising in Pennsylvania was prompted by a tax on liquor
The oldest continuously settled city in America, it was named for the Bishop of Hippo
This president was said to regret his decision "not to hang John C. Calhoun" as a traitor
A new Quartering Act was the fourth of these punitive 1774 measures also known as the Coercive Acts
On Oct. 8, 1871 a fire started on DeKoven Street, destroying more than 17,000 of this city's buildings
Real name Mary, this "maternal" organizer of mine workers in the early 20th century was called the "Most Dangerous Woman in America"
Woeful economic conditions helped reduce immigration from 4.2 million the decade before to less than 700,000 in this decade
Ratified in 1913, the 17th amendment gave the selection of these to voters
In 1904 Oklahoma City policeman Joe Burnett killed Ed O'Kelley, who had killed Robert Ford, who had killed this outlaw
Alexander Hamilton Jr. got justice for his dad when Eliza Jumel hired him to handle her divorce from this man
In 1925 John T. Scopes was put on trial, convicted & fined for teaching evolution in this Southern state
The photo from a 1967 march on the Pentagon demonstrates this rhyming slogan of the time
Pres. Lincoln said, "I never, in my life, felt more certain that I was doing right than I do in signing this paper"
In 1933 a stretch of river rapids in Alabama called Muscle Shoals became an integral part of this multi-state project
In his 1964 State of the Union address, Lyndon Johnson declared an "unconditional war on" this "in America"
This 4-word motto saying watch your step was on many early American flags
Under the 1832 Treaty of Payne's Landing, chiefs in this tribe agreed to removal from Florida to points west
This city once known as Beverwyck was made a state capital in 1797
This tycoon's Northern Securities company was dissolved in 1904 for violating the Sherman Antitrust Act
In 1921 Harding nominated him to be Chief Justice, an historic appointment
The Great White Fleet, 16 battleships that toured the world in 1907, were a show of TR's foreign policy called this
This 1820 agreement said there would be no slavery in the bulk of the Louisiana Territory north of latitude 36°30'
In 1916 German saboteurs blew up a New Jersey munitions depot, sending shrapnel into this nearby landmark's gown
In 1851 The New York Times was founded to represent the views of this party that didn't last much longer
In July 1960 the U.S. stopped imports of sugar from this country that was cozying up to the USSR
In May 1857, 2 months after his famous Supreme Court decision, he was freed by Taylor Blow of St. Louis
In 1977, on the 50th anniversary of their execution, a proclamation was issued saying this pair had been treated unjustly
Selling out early, this prospector who gave his name to a mother lode of silver ended up broke & took his own life
In a 1779 battle in the North Sea, he captured the Serapis, a British Man-of-War