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a system that links computers around the world
technology
email
internet
inventions
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What was Wangari Maathai famous for?
started the Green Belt Movement & planted 30 million trees
she was the first woman in Africa to earn a doctoral degree
she stood up for women's rights in Africa
she lead peaceful movements in Africa
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process for making goods in which each worker adds a part as a product passes on a moving belt
mass production
invention
underground railroad
assembly line
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Who were owners of the White Furniture company in Mebane, NC?
the Wright brothers
the Mebane brothers
The White brothers
the Furniture brothers
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What is Levi Coffin famous for?
considered to be the "president" of the Underground Railroad
he was a stop on the Underground Railroad
he invented the coffin
he helped about 3,000 escaped slaves find freedom
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What was Mohandas Gandhi famous for?
he was the leader of India
wanted Indian people to have freedom
used peaceful actions to help make changes
was a famous general in India
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Who became active in woman's rights movement & started the Women's Forum of NC to help women?
Dolores Huerta
Darleen M. Johns
Rosa Parks
Martha McKay
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Who was the first woman to start her own company in the technology field & receive "NC Notable"
Wangari Maathai
Martha McKay
Darleen M. Johns
Rosa Parks
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all of the tools that people use in everyday life
technology
internet
email
communicate
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What was Rosa Parks famous for?
first woman to own her own technology company
not moving from her seat on the bus and moving to the back
leading the Underground Railroad
standing up for women's rights
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Who worked to help NC banks grow & in 1998 created the first nation wide bank; Bank of America
Jimmy Carter
Donald A. Bitzer
Hugh McColl
Charles Clinton Spaulding
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Who invented the flat plasma screen that is used on both computers and televisions today?
Jimmy Carter
Donald L. Bitzer
Ernest A. Snow
Henry Ford
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a person who does something brave or important and sets an example for others
email
inventor
hero
economy
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Who invented the telegraph to help people communicate in morse code quickly to places far away?
Alexander Graham Bell
Ernest A. Snow
Thomas Day
Samuel Morse
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What is Vinton Cerf famous for?
inventing a system that links computers around the world
inventing email
inventing the computer
inventing the internet
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What was Charles Clinton Spaulding famous for?
he bought life insurance
he started the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company
in 1923 he became president of NC Mutual Life Insurance Co.
he helped NC Mutual Life Insurance grow to 1,000+ employees
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What was Thomas Edison (and Lewis Latimer) famous for?
inventing the telephone
inventing electricity
inventing the lightbulb
invention the television
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What is Alexander Graham Bell famous for?
the first to talk on the phone
creating a bell
creating the first telephone company
inventing the first telephone
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These brothers were "First in Flight" and came up with the model for the first airplane
White brothers
Flight brothers
Snow brothers
Wright brothers
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Who was Henry Ford?
helped make cars the main form of transportation
used an assembly line to make his cars
created cars so that they could be more affordable
in 1908 he created the first "Model T"
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What was John Merrick famous for
?
started the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company
was first in flight
he owned a large bank
he owned a huge furniture company
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the ways a country or a community makes and uses goods and services
economy
assembly line
inventions
mass production
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Who worked with Cesar Chavez to form the National Farm Workers Association?
Wangari Maathai
Dolores Huerta
Hugh L. McColl
Martha McKay
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Who was the founder of High Point Furniture company in High Point NC?
William White
Thomas Edison
Ernest A. Snow
David White
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the making of goods in large amounts by a machine
assembly line
mass production
economy
inventions
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Who was the 39th president and continues to work for peace around the world
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Bill Clinton
Jimmy Carter
Barrack Obama
George W. Bush
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What is Thomas Day famous for?
he was a free African American who owned his own business
he was the first to utilize mass production
he was one of the best known furniture makers in NC
he was the owner of White Furniture company in Mebane, NC
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a system of routes and safe houses used by enslaved people on their journey north to freedom
Underground Railroad
hero
technology
assembly line
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something that is made for the first time
inventors
mass production
assembly line
inventions
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to share information
inventors
communicate
hero
technology
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Who created email by selecting the "@" symbol to send electronic messages?
Thomas Edison
Jimmy Carter
Levi Coffin
Ray Tomlinson
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what is an electronic message?
economy
email
technology
internet
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a person who produces something for the first time
hero
technology
inventions
inventors
