Facts about Lonnie
Super Heroes
U.S. Election History
First Ladies
Riddles
100
The number of Smithsonian Secretaries that precede Lonnie Bunch
What is 13?
100
Super hero adventures provide an escape from the everyday and demonstrate that individuals can make a difference. The Smithsonian museum where you can find this object
What is the National Postal Museum?
100
The U.S. President that ran against John Adams and commissioned the Lewis and Clark Expedition as witnessed by this letter of credit located at the National Museum of American History
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
100
The very first, first lady of the U.S. Her portrait is on display at the National Portrait Gallery
Who is Martha Washington?
100
The more it dries, the wetter it gets. What is it?
What is a towel?
200
Lonnie received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from this university in Washington, D.C.
What is American University?
200
The costume for the character Black Panther was worn by which actor in the Captain America: Civil War and Black Panther movies
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
200
As part of his inaugural address, this U.S. President spoke these historic words, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country"
Who is John F. Kennedy?
200
She worked as a professional actress, appearing in movies and in a music video - an anti-drug abuse message. This first lady’s gown is featured in NMAH’s First Ladies Exhibition
Who is Nancy Reagan?
200
The more you have of it, the less you see. What is it? (Hint: space)
What is darkness?
300
Before his appointment at NMAAHC, Bunch served as the president of this historical society
What is the Chicago Historical Society?
300
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created this first black superhero in mainstream American comics; this superhero made his first comic book appearance in 1966
Who is Black Panther?
300
According to American History's exhibition titled The American Presidency, this U.S. President held the first televised State of the Union Address
Who is Harry Truman?
300
The only first lady to speak five languages. This first lady’s gown is featured in NMAH’s First Ladies Exhibition
Who is Melania Trump?
300
What fastens two people yet touches only one? (Hint: circle)
What is a wedding ring?
400
Lonnie has recieved many awards. In 2019, he was awarded this medal from the Roosevelt Institute for his contribution to American culture as a historian and storyteller
What is the Freedom Medal?
400
The creator of Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman became America’s favorite female superhero when she debuted in 1941
Who is William Moulton Marston?
400
According to American History's exhibition titled The American Presidency, this U.S. President wore a ring to his inauguration that held a lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair, cut off after Lincoln was shot
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
400
Which first lady wore this gown to her husband’s 1909 inauguration? She enthusiastically supported the establishment of a collection that featured the “costumes of the ladies of the White House” and since her donation to the Smithsonian, every first lady who attends an inaugural ball has donated the gown she wore to that event
Who is Helen Taft?
400
You heard me before, yet you hear me again. Then I die, 'til you call me again. What am I? (Hint: cave)
What is an echo?