In what year was William Shakespeare born?
1800
2002
1564
1620
Which of these men spent a whole year stranded on an ice shelf?
Henry Ford
Ernest Shackleton
Christopher Columbus
Santa Claus
Which famous chef filmed French cooking leassons in her own apartment?
Beatrix Potter
Gordon Ramsey
Julia Child
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Which of these women was NOT born in America?
Jane Goodall
Eleanor Roosevelt
Sally Ride
Simone Biles
Which city in England were both Beatrix Potter and Queen Victoria born in?
Cambridge
Bristol
Liverpool
London
Who led an army into battle when she was only a teenager?
Clara Barton
Betsy Ross
Sacagawea
Joan of Arc
Thomas Edison had over 1,000 patents for his inventions. What was his FIRST invention?
electric vote recorder
phonograph
light bulb
motion picture camera
Who were the first three presidents?
Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson
Washington, Adams, Jefferson
Obama, Trump, Biden
Washington, Adams, Roosevelt
Who founded the Red Cross in 1881?
Harriet Tubman
Clara Barton
Eleanor Roosevelt
Florence Nightingale
During the Revolutionary War, one side was called the Loyalists. What was the other side called?
Enemies
Revolutionaries
Yankees
Allies
What year did the Civil War end?
1865
1861
1946
2002
What musical instrument was Louis Armstrong famous for playing?
saxaphone
tuba
trombone
trumpet
Who was the first woman to fly across the Pacific Ocean?
Bessie Coleman
Amelia Earhart
Ellen Ochoa
Sally Ride
The mischievous boy, Samuel Clemens, grew up to be a famous write. What was the writer's name?
Shakespeare
Mark Twain
E.B. White
Jeff Kinney
Sitting Bull was the leader of what Native American tribe?
The Cheyenne
The Arapaho
The Lakota Sioux
The Crow
Which First Lady of the United States gave a famous tour of the White House on broadcast television?
Barbara Bush
Michelle Obama
Jacqueline Kennedy
Nancy Reagan
