Inventors
Patented the Cotton Gin
Who is Eli Whitney?
This person would greet each boy by their first name at St. Albans Lower School.
Who is Paul E. Herman?
Most HR's in a season opening game, National League.
Who is Karl Rhodes, Chicago Cubs 1994?
First capital city of the United States.
What is New York City?
Considered the "father of the skyscraper."
Who was Louis Sullivan?
Invented the alternating current motor.
Who is Nikola Tesla?
Famous for walking barefoot in street crosswalk.
Who is Paul McCartney?
Hit the most inside-the-park home runs in a season, American League.
Who was Ty Cobb? 9 HR's.
He was the shortest serving president is US history.
Who was William Henry Harrison? 2 months.
The "Burj Khaliff," the world's tallest building is located here.
What is Dubai, UAE?
Patented the Steam Engine.
Who is James Watt?
Wrote the song "You can call me Al"
Who is Paul Simon?
He holds the MLB record for the most steals of home base in a career.
Who was Ty Cobb - 54 lifetime steals of home plate.
He was the world's first billionaire.
Who was John D. Rockefeller? 1916
Of the four major parts of a stairway (riser, tread, landing, and stringer) it carries the greatest structural load of the people using it.
What is a stair stringer?
He invented the photocopier (First copy machine).
Who is Chester Carlson?
Ran for Vice President with Mitt Romney in 2012.
Who is Paul Ryan?
He has caught the most no hitters in a MLB career.
Who is Jason Varitek, Boston Red Sox 4.
Where and in what year did the British surrender to the American colonists?
What was Yorktown, Virginia in October 1781?
Invented in 1842, it revolutionized the copying of architectural drawings.
What is the "blueprint?"
Claimed to have invented the "Post-It" note.
Who is Alan Amron?
Also known as Pee Wee
Who is Paul Reubens?
Most career assists by a shortstop in the MLB.
Who is Ozzie Smith, San Diego/St. Louis 8,375
This event precipitated the $5.7 million renovation of the White House in 1950?
This building type was funded by Andrew Carnegie throughout the US in the late 19th and early 20th Century.
What is the Public Library?