Health
Approximately what percentage of the human body is water?
60%
How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she was crowned the Queen of England?
27
What coastal city known for it's elegant colonial architecture was a major slave trading port and also the location of the first shots fired of the Civil War?
Charleston, South Carolina. The city formally apologized for it's role in the American slave trade in 2018.
Who was the first president to live in the White House?
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
Who is the first Black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice?
Ketanji Brown
Shirley Chisholm
Carol Moseley Braun
Ketanji Brown
Which country has the highest life expectancy in the world?
Japan (84 Years)
in 1947, what large country in South Asia gained independence from Great Britain?
India
The Mississippi Delta is one of the most deeply impoverished regions in the United States. What crop does this area grow?
Cotton
Which president spent the shortest amount of time in office?
William Henry Harrison
Chester A. Arthur
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harrison – the first US president to die in office – passed away on April 4, 1841, just a month after refusing to wear a hat and overcoat despite rain and freezing temperatures during his inauguration.
What is the name of Michelle Obama’s debut memoir?
Dreams From My Father
Becoming
Just As I Am
Becoming
Which body parts continue to grow throughout a person’s life?
Ears and Nose
During World War II, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy. Which country is Normandy in?
France
What subrange of mountains rising along the North Carolina-Tennessee border are known for their panoramic views, old-growth hardwood forest and mountain peaks that climb to over 6,000 feet?
Great Smokey Mountains
Which state has produced the most US presidents?
Illinois
Texas
New York
Virginia
Eight presidents have been born in Virginia, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Woodrow Wilson.
The landmark supreme court case Brown Vs. Board of Education in 1954 ruled that segregation in what setting is unconstitutional?
Restaurants
Public Transportation
Public Schools
Employment
Public Schools
What disease was declared eradicated in 1980 after a successful worldwide vaccination?
Smallpox
In 1346, what deadly disease, spread by rats, broke out in Europe and Asia?
Bubonic Plague
What is the largest city by population in the south?
Houston, Texas
In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson made what historic decision?
He changed the term limits for US senators.
He appointed the first African-American cabinet member.
He established the Federal Bureau of Intelligence.
He desegregated the US Military.
Johnson appointed Robert C. Weaver, an African-American man, to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development. (For the record, Harry Truman signed an order desegregating the US military in 1948).
Who was born into slavery in Maryland in 1817 or 1818, taught himself to read, purchased his freedom with money donated by English admirers and rose to become a national leader of the abolitionist movement in New York and Massachusetts?
Frederick Douglas
What color is the blood inside your body before it’s exposed to oxygen?
Red. It’s a myth that blood is blue; it’s always red, but can be a darker red when deoxygenated.
How long did the Han Dynasty rule China?
More than 400 years
Richmond, Virginia is currently the capital of that state. What unrecognized breakaway republic was it the capital of between 1861 and 1865?
The Confederacy.
What kind of farm did President Jimmy Carter famously own in his hometown of Plains, Georgia before he became president?
Dairy
Peanut
Corn
Wheat
Carter’s family owned a peanut farm, which he put into a trust upon assuming office in 1977.
Who was the first Black American to enroll at the University of Mississippi, breaking the color barrier in higher education in the state?
Bob Moses
James Meredith
Martin Luther King, Jr
Malcolm X
James Meredith