Historic Speeches
This civil rights leader delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech during the 1963 March on Washington.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This condiment is not allowed on a Chicago-style hot dog.
What is ketchup?
She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This American novelist wrote “The Great Gatsby,” often called the Great American Novel.
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
This state’s official nickname is “The Ocean State,” despite being the smallest in the nation by area.
What is Rhode Island.
On December 8, 1941, this U.S. president declared the previous day “a date which will live in infamy.”
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This Evanston resident, known as the “Angel of the Temperance Movement,” led the national WCTU from her home on Chicago Avenue, helping make Evanston one of the most influential dry communities in the United States.
Who is Frances Willard?
Serving from 1913 to 1921, this U.S. president was the first to hold regular press conferences.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
The Pioneers, the latest by David McCullough, features the settlers of this American territory just past the Ohio River
What is the Northwest Territory?
This state contains the only royal palace on U.S. soil, once home to a reigning monarch before its 1893 overthrow.
What is Hawaii.
In 1863, this two‑minute speech redefined the Civil War as a fight for a “new birth of freedom".
What is the Gettysburg Address?
He is the longest tenured Mayor of Chicago.
Who is Richard M. Daley?
He served 22 years – he beat his father Richard J. Daley’s record of 21 years.
He founded the first fast food chain -- McDonalds.
Who is Ray Kroch?
Baseball writer Tyler Kepner took an in-depth look at 10 types of pitches in a book with this single letter as its title.
What is K?
This state’s capital was originally named “Pig’s Eye” after a local tavern owner before being renamed for a saint.
What is Minnesota. (Capital: Saint Paul.)
In 1950, this U.S. senator delivered a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia, claiming to have a list of communists in the State Department, igniting a national panic.
Who is Joseph McCarthy.
This Evanston ravine, carved by glacial meltwater, once formed a natural boundary between early settlements and today runs through a namesake park near the lakefront.
What is the Lighthouse Landing ravine?
Before becoming one of America’s most influential singer‑songwriters, this artist worked as a Brill Building songwriter and penned “Up on the Roof” and “Will You Love Me Tomorrow.”
Who is Carole King.
Emily Elizabeth and this large colorful canine have many adventures in works by Norman Bridwell.
Who is Clifford?
This state is home to the deepest lake in the United States, formed inside the collapsed caldera of an ancient volcano.
What is Oregon. (Crater Lake.)
His 1896 speech electrified the Democratic National Convention with the line “You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold,” reshaping American populist politics.
Who is William Jennings Bryan
Before designing New York’s iconic Flatiron Building, this architect created Chicago’s 1889 Auditorium Building, a structure so acoustically advanced that it was once considered the finest opera house in the world.
Who is Louis Sullivan?
This American painter, famous for his hyper‑realistic regionalist style, created the 1930 work that became one of the most parodied paintings in U.S. history.
Who is Grant Wood? (Painting: “American Gothic.”)
This author destroyed most of her early manuscripts, leaving only one surviving novel, published in 1852, which became the best‑selling American book of the 19th century.
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
This state contains the only U.S. city built inside a meteor crater, a settlement established in the 19th century on the rim of a 50,000‑year‑old impact site.
What is Arizona.