Combined: Famous Historical People + American Heroes + Heroes

Question 1

I gave the "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King Jr.

Question 2

Why do we remember Todd Beamer?

Accepted Answer

His heroic act of fighting the terrorists on 9/11.

Question 3

Which one of these can you do to help your community?

Accepted Answer

Collect money for Pennies for Patients

Question 4

Which historical figure felt he wasn't strong enough to travel west with the pioneers?

Accepted Answer

Johnny Appleseed

Question 5

Clara Barton is known for being...

Accepted Answer

a nurse

Question 6

When a person volunteers at Big Brothers, Big Sisters, he is wanting to be a...

Accepted Answer

mentor

Question 7

Who was Hector P. Garcia?

Accepted Answer

He fought for equal rights and care for Mexican-Americans.

Question 8

I am credited with "discovering" gravity.

Accepted Answer

Isaac Newton

Question 9

I am the female pilot that planned to fly around the world. I never came back.

Accepted Answer

Amelia Earhart

Question 10

Why do we remember Maria Mitchell?

Accepted Answer

She was the first professional female astronomer in the U.S.

Question 11

What is Bill Gates known for?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft

Question 12

I was known as "The New Deal President" in the 1930's.

Accepted Answer

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 13

I am the famous painter who painted "Mona Lisa".

Accepted Answer

Leonardo da Vince

Question 14

Ben Franklin changed his community by...

Accepted Answer

creating a fire department and post office, inventions

Question 15

How did Harriet Tubman change her community?

Accepted Answer

She risked her life to help others find freedom from slavery

Question 16

I invented the light bulb along with many other things.

Accepted Answer

Thomas Edison

Question 17

How did this person (Cyrus McCormick) change his community?

Accepted Answer

He invented a new machine to help people farm.

Question 18

Clara Barton founded...

Accepted Answer

the American Red Cross.

Question 19

What did Johnny Appleseed wear on his head?

Accepted Answer

A cooking pot

Question 20

The reason Johnny Appleseed's apples hepled many people because...

Accepted Answer

There were not many stores for people to buy food.

Question 21

I invented the printing press in 1439.

Accepted Answer

Johannes Gutenberg

Question 22

I am the African American woman who refused to give up my seat on the bus.

Accepted Answer

Rosa Parks

Question 23

What did Maria Mitchell discover?

Accepted Answer

a comet

Question 24

I was the first man to step on the moon in 1969.

Accepted Answer

Neil Armstrong

Question 25

What is Harriet Tubman best remembered as?

Accepted Answer

a conductor on the Underground Railroad

Question 26

Why do we remember Louis Pasteur?

Accepted Answer

He heated food to kill germs (Pasteurization), made vaccines

Question 27

What lanugage did Cesar speak?

Accepted Answer

Spanish

Question 28

What do these three people have in common: Danny Olivas, James Lovell, Ellen Ochoa?

Accepted Answer

They are all astronauts

Question 29

Why do we consider Ben Franklin to be a good citizen?

Accepted Answer

He found ways to meet needs in his community

Question 30

I wrote "Hamlet" a very long time age.

Accepted Answer

William Shakespeare

Question 31

Why are first responders considered heroes?

Accepted Answer

They are willing to sacrifice their lives for others

Question 32

What are some inventions of Ben Franklin?

Accepted Answer

Franklin stove, bifocals, fire departments, lightning rod

Question 33

Why did Johnny Appleseed wear a pot on his head when he traveled?

Accepted Answer

People often invited him in for dinner while he traveled.

Question 34

Is painting a mural a good way to improve your community?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Question 35

I was the first president of the United States.

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 36

What are the 5 branches of the United States Armed Forces?

Accepted Answer

Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Air Force

Question 37

Another way a civic group can help its community be a better place to live is to...

Accepted Answer

Plant trees at the local park

Question 38

I was president of the United States of America during it's Civil War.

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Question 39

How old was Sacagawea when she was kidnapped from her family?

Accepted Answer

10

Question 40

How did the Four Chaplains change their community?

Accepted Answer

They sacrificed their lives so others could live.

Question 41

How can a civic group change its community for the better?

Accepted Answer

Building a new playground so kids have a safe place to play

Question 42

Which historical figure helped Lewis and Clark travel west to find the Pacific Ocean?

Accepted Answer

Sacagawea

Question 43

What was Juliette Gordon Low known for?

Accepted Answer

She founded the Girl Scouts.

Question 44

How is this woman helping her community?

Accepted Answer

Protecting the children as they walk home

Question 45

What was Ellen Ochoa known for?

Accepted Answer

She became the first Hispanic-American female astronaut.

Question 46

Why do we remember Jonas Salk?

Accepted Answer

He discovered a vaccine for polio

Question 47

How old was Ruby Bridges when she went to the all white school?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 48

I was the German leader in WWII.

Accepted Answer

Adolf Hitler

Question 49

How did Bill Gates help to change his community?

Accepted Answer

He created a way for us to communicate faster and easier.

Question 50

Who was the historical figure that helped migrant farmers get better working conditions?

Accepted Answer

Cesar Chavez

Question 51

What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream?

Accepted Answer

All people could live together in peace.

Question 52

Why do we remember the Four Chaplains?

Accepted Answer

They gave away their life jackets to save others.

Question 53

Why did Juliette Gordon Low found the Girl Scouts?

Accepted Answer

Juliette Gordon Low wanted girls to have courage & character

Question 54

How does Friends for Life help make the community a better place to be?

Accepted Answer

Help the elderly and disabled get around town

Question 55

What did James Lovell do that changed his community?

Accepted Answer

He helped Apollo 13's crew get safely home from space.

Question 56

What was Cesar Chavez's first job?

Accepted Answer

Migrant Farmer

Question 57

These volunteers work at the local food bank. How are they improving the community?

Accepted Answer

By helping to feed people

Question 58

What did Cesar Chavez start to help the migrant farm workers?

Accepted Answer

United Farm Workers

Question 59

Why do we remember Helen Keller?

Accepted Answer

She was the 1st blind & deaf person to graduate from college

Question 60

How did Ruby Bridges change her community?

Accepted Answer

She helped African-American children receive equal education

Question 61

What kind of job requires you to travel with the harvest of different crops?

Accepted Answer

Migrant Farmer

Question 62

I am credited with discovering the "New World".

Accepted Answer

Christopher Columbus

Question 63

Did Cesar enjoy school?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 64

Ben Franklin is known as...

Accepted Answer

a Founding Father.

Combined: Famous Historical People + American Heroes + Heroes

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Combined: Famous Historical People + American Heroes + Heroes

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