Important People
Herbert Hoover
Nebraska's state capital is _________.
Lincoln
Iowa's state capital is_________.
Des Moines
The Peanuts comic strip won _______________ many awards and honors.
Charles M. Schulz
What do Native Americans make from Pipestone National Park?
Peace pipes
Which president made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan to end World War II?
Harry S. Truman
Of the following options, which 2 are locations in Nebraska?
Chimney Rock
Calumet District
Offut Air Force Base
Chimney Rock and Offut Air Force Base
What was once a massive glacial lake that covered parts of Minnesota, North Dakota, and Canada?
Agassiz
Both the medal of honor and the air force cross were awarded to Air Force pilot _____________.
George "Bud" Day
Petrified wood is wood that has turned into what?
Stone or rock
Who led Native American warriors at the battle of Little Big Horn River, but ran out of food and had to surrender?
Crazy Horse
Which 2 locations are in South Dakota?
Crazy Horse Memorial
Mount Rushmore
Oerry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
Crazy Horse Memorial
Mount Rushmore
Mark 2 Locations in North Dakota:
International Peace Garden
Lincoln Tomb
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
International Peace Garden
After being denied his freedom by the supreme court, _______________ was granted freedom by his new owners.
Dred Scott
What city stretches across the border of Kansas and Missouri?
Kansas City
Before being elected to the presidency, who served as the Supreme Commander of Allied Troops on D-Day?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Select 2 locations in Kansas:
Cedar Point
Dodge City
Fort Leavenworth
Dodge City and Fort Leavenworth
Mark 2 Locations in Iowa:
John Deere Company
Mackinac Island
Meskwaki Nation
Meskwaki Nation
John Deere Company
Mark Twain, the pen name of _____________ was taken from a river term that means "twelve feet of water".
Samuel Clemens
Kansas was called "bleeding Kansas" because people were fighting over what issue?
whether they should be a slave or free state
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross?
Amelia Earhart
Gateway Arch
Patee House Museum
Willis Tower
Gateway Arch
Patee House Museum
Mark 2 locations in Minnesota.
Mall of America
Mayo Clinic
Milwaukee Tools
Mall of America
Mayo Clinic
For creating the Telstar satellites, _______________ is known as the "father of the communication satellite".
John Robinson Pierce
What job did Lyle Yost's grain auger allow farmers to complete faster and easier?
unloading grain from a combine