Who is the man that invented the Model T and developed the assembly line?
What is "Henry Ford"
100
Some people think Comcast has a ___________over cable in internet because many apartments will not allow you to have service from any other companies.
What is "monopoly"
100
Fill in the blank with the appropriate vocabulary term. The same word is used in both sentences:
Robbins compares the new _________ with the early battles to abolish slavery in the 18th century.
The labor _______________ resulted in the end of child labor in the US.
What is "movement"
100
How many children does Mrs. Robinson have?
two daughters
200
Who was the controversial Civil Rights Activist who was assassinated by the Nation of Islam?
What is "Malcolm X"
200
Who is the famous singer who sang about his political views and the experiences of others mostly in the 60s? He played the harmonica and the guitar.
What is "Bob Dylan"
200
Fill in the blank with the appropriate vocabulary term:
The death penalty is considered a very _________________ issue because many people have very strong opinions on it.
What is "controversial"
200
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate term. The same word is used in both blanks:
When people ____________, they are more powerful with their strength combined. The workers ____________d to protest against the unfair wages and dangerous working conditions.
What is "assemble"
200
Regular cars that use gasoline are sustainable.
True or false?
What is "false." The exhaust that comes from cars pollutes the air and also causes people to get less exercise.
300
Who was the exuberant 26th president of the US who led the progressive movement?
What is "Theodore/Teddy Roosevelt"
300
I am a famous TV news anchor. I uses satire to comment on current events and how the news is presented by other channels.
What is "Jon Stewart"
300
Fill in the blank with the appropriate vocabulary term:
Inoue Daisuke never received money for the karaoke machine he invented because he did not get a ___________.
What is "patent"
300
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate vocabulary term. The same word is used in both blanks:
The students went on _________ and did not go to school because they did not want to be in school for eight hours. The ___________ was unsuccessful and their grades dropped.
What is "strike"
300
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. What else did he invent?
What is the phonograph/record player, telegraph, batteries, motion picture/movie camera, The Electrographic Vote Recorder, Magnetic Iron Ore Separator, etc
400
Who ran the agricultural department at one of the first Historically Black Colleges/Universities (HBCUs)?
What is "George Washington Carver?"
400
Who was the US president during World War I and tried to secure global peace afterwards?
What is "Woodrow Wilson"
400
Fill in the blank with the appropriate vocabulary term:
Hannah is a very ______ shopper. She always gets good deals on fashionable clothing and goods that are normally expensive.
What is "savvy"
400
Fill in the blank with the appropriate vocabulary term:
Some say that Obama is a _____________because he wants to provide health care and other benefits and opportunity to everyone; he wants for everyone to have an equal share of the pie.
What is "socialist"
400
We talked about movements in class. "The Civil Rights Movement" was one example of a movement, what is another example?
What is "Women's Rights Movement/Suffrage"
"Labor Movement"
"Boston Tea Party"
"Gay Rights"
"Antiwar (of the 60s)"
"Occupy Wall Street" etc
500
Who wrote "The Jungle," about the terrible conditions of the meat packing industry?
What is "Upton Sinclair"
500
Who was the man that ran for US president and failed four times? He was also president of the Railway Union.
What is "Eugene V. Debs"
500
Fill in the blank with the appropriate vocabulary term:
Bubba: How are you doing, man?
Yohan: Dude, I'm ______________!! I just got accepted into the college of my dreams! And I got a full scholarship! I couldn't be happier.
What is "exbuerant"
500
Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word:
I wasn't very ______ with my friend when I told him his new haircut was "interesting." I should've told him how awful it looked.
What is "frank"
500
Who said this?
“When our thoughts—which bring actions—are filled with hate against anyone, Negro or white, we are in a living hell. That is as real as hell will ever be.”