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1
Theodor Geisel is famously known as
E.B. White
Dr. Suess
Mr. Rogers
Mark Twain
2
Who went to the movies in 1989 on their first date?
Will and Jada Pinkett Smith
Bill and Hillary Clinton
Bill and Melina Gates
Barack and Michelle Obama
3
Retired professional basketball player and current analyst on the TV program
Inside the NBA
Magic Johnson
Scotty Pippin
Charles Barkley
Michael Jordan
4
Who famously inspired his nation to "never, never, never, give up."
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchhill
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
5
I won an Oscar for directing the movie for
Schindler's List
and
Sav. Private Ryan
Steven Speilberg
Peter Jackson
Francis Ford Copolla
James Cameron
6
R.L. Stine, in addition to the
Goosebump
series, wrote
The Valley High series
The Fear Street series
The Babysitter's Club series
the Scariest Stories You Have Ever Heard series
7
Who painted this image?
Diego Riveria
Pablo Picasso
Vincent Van Gogh
Frida Kahlo
8
Nazi party leader. Wrote a book titled
Mein Kampf
. Responsible for the Holocaust
Adolf Eichman
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Adolf Hitler
9
I was a famous model, actress and singer
Judy Garland
Marilyn Monroe
Jean Harlow
Bette Davis
10
Politician and environmentalist who served as the 45th Vice President of the United States
George Bush
Al Gore
Dan Quayle
Bill Clinton
11
Despite the country's success, this dictator ruled by terror & millions died during his reign
Joseph Stalin
Fidel Castro
Benito Mussolini
Ferdinand Marcos
12
Wrote the book,
Common Sense
, and encouraged colonists to join the Revolution
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Paine
John Paul Jones
Nathan Hale
13
Who was Time magazine's person of the year in 2016?
Barack Obama
Kim Jung Un
Donald Trump
Chance the Rapper
14
An American soccer player, Olympic gold medalist, and FIFA Women's World Cup champion
Hope Solo
Alex Morgan
Mia Hamm
Abby Wambach
15
This former athlete's foundations goal is to cure cancer
Wayne Gretsky
Tim Tebow
Bo Jackson
Mario Lemieux
16
Who am I?
Judy Garland
Pearl S. Buck
Susan B. Anthony
Amelia Earhart
17
United States' first well-known naval commander in the American Revoultionary War
John Paul Jones
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Paine
Patrick Henry
18
Who made the infamous "moonwalk" famous?
Neil Armstrong
Michael Jackson
John Glenn
Sally Ride
19
Who am I?
Queen Elizabeth
Princess Diana
Diane Keaton
Grace Kelly
20
What famous ruler was the inspiration for Bram Stoker's
Dracula
?
Vlad the Impaler
Ghengis Khan
Lord Valdermort
Atilla the Hun
21
interpreter known for the only woman on the Lewis and Clark expedition into the American West.
Shenandoah
Sacajawea
Pocohontaus
Shoshone
22
His park opened on July 17, 1955 & in a short time entertained tourists from all over the world
Andrew Mellon
Walt Disney
Adolphus Busch
Anthony Kenny
23
What is the person known for?
IBM
Microsoft
Apple
HP
24
I wrote
Charlotte's Web
and
Stuart Little
R. L. Stine
Mark Twain
E. B. White
Dr. Suess
25
Bill and Hillary Clinton met at
Harvard University
Carnegie Mellon University
Yale Law School
UCLA
26
Who am I?
Jimmy Fallon
Mark Antony
George Lopez
Jose Ferrero
27
He changed the face of the automobile manufacture in America
William C. Durent
Henry Ford
Elon Musk
Louis Chevrolet
28
This famous Apache fought the Mexican Army and the United States Army for his people.
Black Hawk
Sitting Bull
Squanto
Geronimo
29
French general who took control at the end of the French Revolution.
Napolean
King Henry VIII
Robespierre
Karl Marx
30
What song did the Beatles first perform on national TV?
"Eight Days a Week"
"Love Me Do"
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
"Help"
31
Mother Teresa, one of greatest humanitarians of the 20th century, won this prize in 1971
Powerball lottery
Pulitzer Prize
Nobel Peace Prize
Academy award
32
My real birth name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Lady Gaga
Marilyn Monroe
Coco Chanel
Taylor Swift
33
What famous outlaw am I?
Jesse James
The Apache Kid
Doc Holliday
Billy the Kid
34
What is the best selling single of all time?
"I Will Always Love You" Whitney Houston
"Candle in the Wind" Elton John
"White Christmas" Bing Crosby
"My Heart Will Go On" Celine Dion
35
Known for his "sweetness," this man started a school that still exists today for orphans?
Andrew Carnegie
David Gettysburg
Joseph Cadbury
Milton Hershey
36
Communist leader of Cuba. Survived 638 assassination attempts
Manuel Noriega
Cesar Chavez
Che Guevara
Fidel Castro
37
Which artist(s) does NOT have one of the most popular YouTube videos of all time (Top 3)?
Bruno Mars
Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth
Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee
Psy
38
Famous Renaissance artist who painted
The Mona Lisa
Raphael
Pablo PIcasso
Leonardo Da Vinci
Vincent Van Gogh
39
Her refusal to surrender her seat to a white passenger spurred a city-wide boycott.
Viola Davis
Maya Angelou
Rosa Parks
Fannie Lou Hamer
40
What Olympian athlete beat a horse in a running race?
Maurice Green
Jesse Owens
Usain Bolt
Kirani James
41
Who is NOT a famous Olympic gymnast?
Dominique Moceanu
Gabby Douglas
Lindsey Vonn
Simone Biles
42
Violent dictator whose regime was responsible for some of the worst in Uganda's history
Milton Obode
Saddam Hussein
Idi Amin
Osama Bin Laden
43
Jane Goodall is known for her research and studying of
chimpanzees
zoos
the jungle
lions
44
Charles Dickens wrote all of the following EXCEPT
A Christmas Carol
David Copperfield
Moby Dick
Oliver Twist
45
According to Forbes, this is the most popular and recognized sports mascot
Phillie Phanatic
Benny the Bull
Mr. Met
Pirate Parrot
46
Who is credited with discovering the Americans?
Donald Trump
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Marco Polo
47
I created many famous architectures including the Veteran's Vietnam memorial
Zaha Hadid
Frank Gehry
I.M. Pei
Maya Lin
48
Who began her musical career in the singing group Destiny's Child?
Beyonce
Mariah Carey
Whitney Houston
Britney Spears
49
American medical researcher Jonas Salk developed the Polio vaccine in what facility?
Harvard Medical School
University of Pittsburgh
John Hopkins School of Medicine
Stanford University
50
Who became a star after the show "American Idol"?
Lady Gaga
Carrie Underwood
Katy Perry
Simon Cowell
51
Who wrote in her diary almost daily, documenting her day to day struggles in hiding
Marion Blumenthal Lazan
Anne Frank
Amelia Earhart
Annie Dillard
52
First emperor of Rome. Started Pax Romana
Augustus
Marc Antony
Caligula
Nero
53
What is the best selling book of all time?
Don Quioxte
Alice in Wonderland
The Little Prince
A Tale of Two Cities
54
He was the first American astronaut to orbit Earth.
Neil Armstrong
Alan Shepard
Buzz Aldrin
John Glenn
55
I was a violent king of England and was remarried five times. I created the Anglican Church.
King George III
King Henry VIII
King William I
King Phillip II
56
I sculpted this famous statue and painted the Sistine chapel
Michaelangelo
Raphael
Donatello
Leonardo Da Vinci
57
Who was a scientist and helped write the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Paine
John Hancock
Albert Einstein
Benjamin Franklin
58
The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
Tawakkul Karman
Malala Yousafzai
Benizar Bhutto
Nadiya Hussain
59
He was an Illinois Congressman and the 16th President of the United States during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
Nathan Hale
George Washington
John Adams
60
He stated, "
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Medgar Evers
Mahatma Gandhi
Cesar Chavez
Nelson Mandela
61
What famous billionaire got her first name from a misspelling on her birth certificate?
Oprah Winfrey
Melinda Gates
Ellen Degeneres
Melinia Trump
62
An American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in MLB
Josh Gibson
Jackie Robinson
Hank Aaron
Fleetwood Walker
63
US President during the Great Depression and WWII. Best know for his "New Deal"
Teddy Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
64
American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of our time
Johnny Rocket
John Lennon
Elvis Presley
Bob Dylan
65
Shakespeare wrote all of the following plays EXCEPT:
Our Town
A Midsummer's Night Dream
Julius Caeser
Hamlet
66
What were the Wright brothers first names?
Wilbur and Eddie
Orville and Wilbur
Bert and Ernie
Joseph and Edward
67
Who is the richest person in the world?
Warren Buffett
Mark Zuckerberg
Bill Gates
Jeff Bezos
68
What hockey player, deemed "the Greatest," wore number 99?
Bobby Orr
Wayne Gretzky
Gordie Howe
Mario Lemieux
69
First European explorer. Wrote a book about his travels to China and the Silk Road.
Ferdinand Magellan
Francisco Pizarro
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
70
Lionel Messi is known for his
modeling
inventing the typewriter
movie roles
soccer skills