Famous Americans
Geography
Civil Rights
Cold War/US Policies
Science & Tech
100
First man on the moon
Neil Armstrong
100
What is the capital of Alabama?
Montgomery
100
What court case ended segregation in public schools?
Brown v. Board of Education
100
What global organization was created after WWII to promote peace?
United Nations
100
What did the GI Bill provide to veterans returning from WWII?
low-interest loans
200
Who was the American evangelist known for his televised worldwide meetings?
Billy Graham
200
What state is at the top?
Maine
200
Who gave the “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
200
What was the conflict between the U.S. and Soviet Union without direct fighting?
Cold War
200
What was the name of the U.S. Navy’s first nuclear-powered submarine?
USS Nautilus
300
Who was the first Black American to be an adviser to a U.S. President?
Robert Weaver
300
Match the capital Dover to its state
Delaware
300
Who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, sparking a boycott
Rosa Parks
300
What U.S. president was involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
300
Who was the first American in space?
Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
400
Who developed the polio vaccine in the 1950s?
Dr. Jonas Salk
400
What is the capital of North Carolina
Raleigh
400
What 1968 law ensured housing rights regardless of race or religion?
Fair Housing Act
400
What was built to divide East and West Berlin?
Berlin Wall
400
What computer pioneer invented the mouse-controlled computer interface?
Douglas Engelbart
500
Who was the first Black American Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
500
Which state has the capital Frankfort
Kentucky
500
Which act guaranteed civil rights of Native Americans couldn’t be taken away by tribal governments?
Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968
500
What major road system was built to connect the U.S. for safer travel?
Interstate Highway System
500
What early network led to the creation of the internet?
ARPAnet