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