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