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My ¢ENTury

For 1 - 4 players. Age 8 and up. Required: 103 pennies and this game sheet. Place pennies in the center of the table. Flip to determine player to start. Take turns to your right, adding a penny to the stack for each year starting with 1900. If your turn lands on a historic year, you get to read the history as you place the penny for that year and if that year has an "Advanced Question" then you get to try to answer it. See how far you can get through the century before your stack falls, then continue the game from that point with a new stack. It is OK to straighten the stack, but vote each time to determine which player is responsible. The most important rule is all players are kind to each other and have fun.

Variations: break up the century into 3 separate 30-year stacks to get through the game without the stack falling. Add your own family history by adding your birth-year, your parent's birth-year, and your grandparents' birth-year to the list of events in history. Are you surprised to see where you, or your family members fit in history?

2003 War with Iraq begins* (* = Advanced Question)

1999 The US and the world prepares for "Y2K"

1992 The world wide web is started

1991 The Gulf War begins, ends in 1991

1989 The Berlin Wall falls *

1981 IBM creates the first personal computer

1977 The Walkman is invented by Sony

1976 US celebrates Bicentennial *

1969 Neil Armstrong becomes first human to walk on the moon *

1963 Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Vietnam War begins, ends 1973

1955 McDonalds opens first restaurant

1954 Segregation by race in schools is declared unconstitutional *

1950 Korean War begins, ends in 1953

1947 Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to play for the major leagues *

1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, WWII continues from 1939 - 1945 *

1939 The movie "The Wizard f Oz" is released

1932 Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

1929 Great Stock Market Crash *

1928 Mickey Mouse is created *

1920 The 19th Amendment to the Constitution grants women the right to vote

1914 WWI begins, ends in 1918 *

1908 First car is invented *

1903 First successful flight by human is achieved *

1900 The century begins!

See Next Page for Advanced Questions!

ADVANCED QUESTIONS
for My ¢ENTury US History in the 1900s

* 2003 - What is the name of the leader of Iraq until 2003?
Answer: Saddam Hussein

* 1989 - What 2 countries were united?
Answer: East and West Germany

*1976 - What does the word Bicentennial mean?
Answer: Bicentennial means two hundred years.
Bi = 2 (like bicycle with two wheels) and Cent = 100 (100 pennies in a dollar)

* 1969 - What were his famous words when he walked on the moon?
Answer: "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

* 1954 - What happened when segregation ended?
Answer: Children of all races could attend school together

* 1947 - What team did he play for?
Answer: The Brooklyn Dodgers

* 1939 - Which countries fought in World War Two?
Answer: France, Great Britain, Soviet Union and the US defeated Germany, Italy and Japan

* 1932 - What happened because of the Stock Market Crash?
Answer: The Great Depression

*1928 - Who created Mickey Mouse?
Answer: Walt Disney

* 1914 - Which countries fought in World War One?
Answer: France, Great Britain, Russia and the US defeated Germany, Austria-Hungary,
Turkey an Bulgaria

* 1908 - Who created this first automobile? Answer: Henry Ford

* 1903 - What two famous brothers achieved the first successful flight?
Answer: Orville and Wilbur Wright