Athletics
Who was that?
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Places
On the Map
100
How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win?
Four
100
Who was the first brother to successfully fly the Wright Flyer I?
Orville Wright
100
After their printing business, what business did the Wright Brothers open next?
A bike shop
100
Where was the first successful airplane tested?
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
100
Point B on the map.
Washington
200
What high school record was broken by Jim Thorpe?
High jump
200
Who was known as the "plant doctor?"
George Washington Carver
200
What did George Washington Carver do to pay his way through college?
Other students' laundry
200
Where did George Washington Carver teach?
Tuskegee Institute
200
Point J on the map.
Colorado
300
What did Jesse Owens love to do when he was young?
Run
300
Who as known as the "Buckeye Bullet?"
Jesse Owens
300
What did George Washington Carver encourage local farmers to grow?
Vegetable, peanuts, and sweet potatoes
300
Jesse Owens was the first American to win four gold medals at what olympics?
Berlin Olympics
300
Point C on the map.
Montana
400
Jim Thorpe became the first president of what Association?
American Professional Football Association
400
What future president did Jim Thorpe play football against?
Dwight Eisenhower
400
What did George Washington Carver love to study in the woods?
Plants
400
George Washington Carver was the first African American to graduate from what University?
Iowa State University
400
Point E on the map.
Idaho
500
In 1999, who was named "America's Athlete of the Century?"
Jim Thorpe
500
George Washington Carver was asked to teach at Tuskegee Institute by who?
Booker T. Washington
500
How many uses did George Washington Carver find for the peanut?
Over 300
500
In what town did George Washington Carver first attend school?
Neosho, Missouri
500
Point I on the map.
Utah