Minnie Freeman/Orphan Train
The 20th Century begins
Writers and Entertainers
Protecting Our Freedom
Nebraskans Today
100
A woman who led her 13 students to safety during a blizzard.
Who is Minnie Freeman?
100
Edward Perkins
Who was the inventor of Kool-Aid?
100
World famous dancer in 1889-1987
Who is Fred Astaire?
100
A NASA astronaut.
Who is Michael Anderson?
100
A place that can hold up to 73,000 people to watch football.
What is Memorial Stadium?
200
A train that brought children to different states to be adopted.
What is the Orphan Train?
200
Edward Flanagan
Who started Boys Town?
200
Willa Cather used this as the scene for many of her stories
What is Red Cloud?
200
A place designed to keep planes in the air at all times.
What is SAC?
200
A baseball player for the Saint Louis Cardinals for 17 years.
Who is Bob Gibson?
300
Ord, Nebraska
Where was Minne Freeman and her schoolhouse located?
300
Equal rights for all
What does the term "civil rights" mean?
300
This author wrote the book Old Jules and it took her more than 12 years to write it.
Who is Mari Sandoz?
300
Gift baskets of food and magazines were given to as many as 5,000 soldiers a day.
What is the North Platte Canteen?
300
College Football coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Who is Tom Osborne?
400
1853-1929
When did the Orphan Train run?
400
"You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has freedom."
What quote is Malcolm X famous for?
400
The man who helped make the first movies with sound
Who is Darryl F. Zanuck?
400
Afghanistan, Bosnia, Cambodia, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Russa
Where are some places that immigrants of the US come from?
500
45 states as well as Canada and Mexico
Where did the Orphan Train go?
500
Flex-o-glass
What was the first form of plastic?
500
A film about The Great Depression.
What is the Grapes of Wrath?
500
Sioux soldiers who sent messages across the radio in their native languages.
Who are the the Code Talkers?
500
Someone who leaves a place or country seeking safety
What is a refugee?
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