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