All about JFK
Who (allegedly) shot JFK
Lee Harvey Oswald
Finish the famous lines after: "ask not what your country can do for you..."
"ask what you can do for your country"
Invented in 1963, this thing became a staple room decor item for every teen.
Lava lamp
Which country was threatening us with nukes?
Soviet Union
"symbolizing an end as well as a beginning..."
Oxymoron
Who was JFK's wife - or the first lady?
Jackie Kennedy
Which rhetorical appeal (more than the others) is JFK using in paragraph 3?
What major British band was heard everywhere?
The Beatles
Name one of the allies that JFK brings up in paragraph 7?
"whether it wishes us well..." is which literary device?
Alliteration
Where was JFK from?
Massachusetts
What three words does JFK constantly repeat on page 3?
"Let both sides..."
What famous thing did mankind allegedly do on July 20, 1969
Walk on the moon
Which war was just getting started as JFK was making this speech?
The Cold War
"that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans..." The "torch" is what literary device?
a symbol
What political party was JFK a member of?
Democrat
"Those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger..." ended up where?
Inside!
The rise of the counterculture hippie movement in the ‘60s that preached love over war
The United Nations
"to assist free men and free governments in casting off the chains of poverty" ... the "chains" part is which literary device?
metaphor
What two coincidences do JFK and Lincoln share considering their assassinations?
Both were shot in the head and both were shot on a Friday.
The same issues for which our forebears fought are still what...?
at issue around the globe
What popular toy came out in 1960 that allowed you to draw something with sand?
Etch-a-sketch
Which famous historical time period does JFK allude to for ethos?
Revolutionary
Isaiah — to "undo the heavy burdens . . . [and] let the oppressed go free." This is which literary device?
Allusion