Famous Americans
This inventor is credited with improving the practical electric light bulb and founded a famous laboratory in New Jersey.
Who is Thomas Edison?
The Wright brothers are famous for inventing this means of transportation.
What is the airplane?
“There’s no place like ___.”
What is home? — The Wizard of Oz
This fruit is technically a berry, while a strawberry is not.
What is a banana?
Abraham Lincoln • George Washington • Thomas Jefferson
Who are U.S. presidents featured on Mount Rushmore?
You have one match and enter a dark room containing a candle, an oil lamp, and a fireplace. What do you light first?
What is the match?
This underground vegetable can be orange, purple, yellow, or even white.
What is a carrot?
“The Peach State” is this southeastern state.
What is Georgia?
This American scientist and statesman flew a kite experiment and later helped write the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Eli Whitney invented this machine that quickly separated cotton fibers from seeds.
What is the cotton gin?
“You’re gonna need a bigger ___.”
What is boat? — Jaws
This is the only mammal capable of true sustained flight.
What is a bat?
MASH* • Cheers • The Mary Tyler Moore Show
What are classic TV shows?
A rooster lays an egg on top of a barn roof. Which direction does the egg roll?
What is neither—roosters don't lay eggs!
Tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants belong to this plant family.
What is the nightshade family?
“The Volunteer State” is this state famous for the Smoky Mountains.
What is Tennessee?
This American industrialist founded the Ford Motor Company and helped make automobiles affordable to ordinary Americans.
Who is Henry Ford?
George Washington Carver became famous for developing many uses for this crop, although he did not invent it.
What is the peanut?
“May the Force be with ___.”
Who is you? — Star Wars
This famous tower can become slightly taller during hot weather because metal expands.
What is the Eiffel Tower?
Apollo 11 • Neil Armstrong • Buzz Aldrin
Things connected to the first Moon landing.
If an electric train is traveling north, which direction does its smoke go?
What is nowhere—it is electric!
These underground structures are planted to grow tulips, daffodils, and many other spring flowers.
What are bulbs?
“The Hoosier State” is this Midwestern state.
What is Indiana?
This Supreme Court justice was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
Percy Spencer discovered that microwaves could heat food while working with this technology.
What is radar?
“I see dead ___.”
What are people? — The Sixth Sense
This animal's fingerprints are remarkably similar to human fingerprints.
What is a koala?
Mickey Mouse • Donald Duck • Goofy
Who are Disney characters?
If a recipe calls for 2 cups and you only have a 1-cup measuring cup, how many times do you fill it?
What is 2 times?
This flower is named after the Greek word for “rainbow” and comes in many colors.
What is an iris?
“The Land of Enchantment” is this southwestern state.
What is New Mexico?
This American inventor, businessman, and philanthropist created the first successful telephone company after being credited with inventing the telephone.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
This inventor created the phonograph, allowing recorded sound to be played back.
Who is Thomas Edison?
“What we’ve got here is failure to ___.”
What is communicate? — Cool Hand Luke
This common food can last for an extraordinarily long time without spoiling when properly stored.
What is honey?
Elvis Presley • Johnny Cash • Jerry Lee Lewis
Who are famous musicians from Sun Records?
You use this to tell time when you don't have a clock or watch.
What is the sun?
This herb is traditionally paired with tomatoes and is a favorite ingredient in pesto.
What is basil?
“The Granite State” is this New England state.
What is New Hampshire?