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