Before They Were Famous
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200

Before becoming a successful actor, this Indiana Jones star worked as a carpenter.

Harrison Ford

200

Many people mistakenly answer New York City, but this smaller city has actually been the New York's capital since 1797.

Albany

200

This man became the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969.

Neil Armstrong

200

Its "Golden Arches" may be recognized worldwide, but the company actually began as a small California hamburger stand.

McDonald's

200

This is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands.

Hawaii

400

Before hosting The Tonight Show, this comedian spent years as Johnny Carson's permanent guest host.

Jay Leno

400

If you guessed Las Vegas, you'd be wrong! This city is Nevada's capital.

Carson City

400

She became the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Sandra Day O'Connor

400

Founded in Seattle in 1971, this coffee company originally sold beans and equipment instead of fancy drinks.

Starbucks

400

Although many people think it's a vegetable, a carrot is actually classified as this.

Root

600

Long before becoming an Oscar-winning filmmaker, this director worked as a newspaper reporter in Cincinnati.

Steven Spielberg

600

Kentucky's capital isn't Louisville or Lexington, but this city named after a famous American statesman.

Frankfort

600

This U.S. president was the first to live in the White House.

John Adams

600

This package delivery company's logo secretly hides an arrow between two letters.

FedEx
600

The shortest war in recorded history lasted less than an hour and involved Britain and this African island nation.

Zanzibar

800

Before becoming one of television's most recognizable judges, this woman served as a Manhattan family court judge.

Judge Judy

800

Despite being the largest city in Illinois, Chicago isn't the capital city! This is.

Springfield

800

This company released the first commercially successful home video game console.

Atari

800

The swoosh logo belongs to this company, whose name comes from the Greek goddess of victory.

Nike

800

The first product ever scanned using a UPC barcode at a grocery store was this item, commonly displayed in checkout aisles.

Wrigley's chewing gum

1000

Before becoming President of the United States, this actor starred alongside a chimpanzee in the film Bedtime for Bonzo.

Ronald Reagan

1000

This Midwestern capital of Wisconsin shares its name with a famous battle fought in ancient Greece.

Madison
1000

This explorer completed the first expedition to successfully circumnavigate the globe, although he died before it finished.

Ferdinand Magellan

1000

Though known today for smartphones and computers, this company was originally named after a fruit because its founders wanted it listed near Atari in the phone book.

Apple

1000

This man, who created Sherlock Holmes, eventually grew tired of the detective and famously tried to kill him off at Reichenbach Falls.

Arthur Conan Doyle

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