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100
This American President issued an ambitious challenge to successfully land a man on the moon, "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."
A. Lyndon Baines Johnson
B. Dwight D. Eisenhower
C. John F. Kennedy
D. John Quincy Adams
C. John F. Kennedy
100
This famous New York Yankee known for his interesting responses to interviewers' questions described the importance of focus and strategy in playing baseball, "Ninety percent of the game is half mental."
A. Babe Ruth
B. Yogi Berra
C. Bobby Cox
D. Michael Jordan
B. Yogi Berra
100
This famous American humorist speaking about the benefits of maturity, "When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years."
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Lewis Grizzard
C. Mark Twain
D. Brad Pitt
C. Mark Twain
100
This Civil Rights icon gave a speech to sanitation workers about the importance of the struggle for achieving equality, "I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land."
A. Martin Luther King, Jr.
B. Robert F. Kennedy
C. Adlai Stevenson
D. Atticus Finch
A. Martin Luther King, Jr.
200
This astrophysicist emphasizes the importance and benefits of science, "Science works on the frontier between knowledge and ignorance, not afraid to admit what we don't know. There is no shame in that. The only shame is to pretend that we have all the answers."
A. Stephen Hawking
B. Neil deGrasse Tyson
C. Merlin the Wizard
D. Galileo Galilei
B. Neil deGrasse Tyson
200
This American tennis player won 12 Single Major Titles during her career and defeated Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match in 1973. When asked what it takes to become such an elite athlete, she responded, "Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It's dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great."
A. Billie Jean King
B. Anna Kournikova
C. Serena Williams
D. Taylor Swift
A. Billie Jean King
200
This young woman wrote in her diary about remaining hopeful during a time of incredible tragedy and uncertainty in Europe in the 1940s, "It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart."
A. Emily Dickinson
B. Beatrix Potter
C. Harper Lee
D. Anne Frank
D. Anne Frank
200
During his second inaugural address, this American President stressed the quality of mercy in his speech, "With malice towards none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right. Let us strive on to finish the work we are in to bind up the nations wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan..."
A. George H.W. Bush
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Andrew Johnson
D. Abraham Lincoln
D. Abraham Lincoln
300
This astronaut was the first human to walk on the surface of the moon. His famous transmission to NASA confirmed America's goal of landing a man on the moon, "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."
A. Neil Armstrong
B. Buzz Aldrin
C. John Glenn
D. Luke Skywalker
A. Neil Armstrong
300
Which American heavyweight boxing champion described his fighting style as, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
A. Rocky Balboa
B. Mike Tyson
C. Joe Frazier
D. Muhammad Ali
D. Muhammad Ali
300
This famous American poet, author, and civil rights activist spoke up for marginalized people in America. She noted anyone can be an advocate for others, "Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else."
A. Maya Angelou
B. Toni Morrison
C. Louisa May Alcott
D. Jacqueline Kennedy
A. Maya Angelou
300
During his inaugural address in the midst of a major economic depression, this American President acknowledged the hardships people were enduring, but he encouraged them to take heart, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
A. Woodrow Wilson
B. Herbert Hoover
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt
D. James Monroe
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt
400
This world-renowned physicist, famous for his theory of general relativity, spoke about possibilities for scientific advancements, "To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science."
A. Robert Oppenheimer
B. Isaac Newton
C. Nicolaus Copernicus
D. Albert Einstein
D. Albert Einstein
400
This player broke major league baseball's color barrier when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. When emphasizing that life is not a spectator sport, he said, "A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."
A. Jackie Robinson
B. Willie Mays
C. Reggie Jackson
D. Morgan Freeman
A. Jackie Robinson
400
This children's program host and ordained Presbyterian minister explained the significance of a song he performed on his show, "When I say it's you I like, I'm talking about that part of you that knows that life is far more than anything you can ever see or hear or touch. That deep part of you that allows you to stand for those things without which humankind cannot survive."
A. Jim Henson
B. Dr. Seuss
C. Fred Rogers
D. Will Ferrell
C. Fred Rogers
400
During a speech in the shadow of the Berlin Wall, this world leader called for the freedom of the people under Communist rule, "General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization, come here to this gate.
Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate!
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
A. Helmut Kohl
B. Ronald Reagan
C. Margaret Thatcher
D. Tony Blair
B. Ronald Reagan
500
In an interview, this doctor who developed the first successful polio vaccine, explained why he chose not to patent his scientific breakthrough, "Who owns the patent on this vaccine? Well, the people, I would say. There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?"
A. Jonas Salk
B. Marie Curie
C. Alexander Fleming
D. Matt Damon
A. Jonas Salk
500
He coached the Green Bay Packers to wins in the first two Super Bowls. When asked about his approach to coaching in the NFL, he responded, "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."
A. George Halas
B. Vince Lombardi
C. Mike Ditka
D. Samuel L. Jackson
B. Vince Lombardi
500
This determined American diplomat and advocate transformed the role of the American First Lady. When asked why she continued to champion human rights instead of retiring, she said "Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway."
A. Bess Truman
B. Eleanor Roosevelt
C. Lady Bird Johnson
D. Martha Washington
B. Eleanor Roosevelt
500
This Supreme Commander of the Allied forces inspired the troops and framed the war as a moral crusade with his radio address concerning the D-Day invasion, "People of Western Europe: A landing was made this morning on the coast of France by troops of the Allied Expeditionary Force... the hour of your liberation is approaching."
A. Dwight D. Eisenhower
B. George S. Patton
C. Bernard "Monty" Montgomery
D. Light Horse Harry Lee
A. Dwight D. Eisenhower