True/False
Jim Thorpe became the first president of the American Professional Track Association
False, Football
______ Wright was the first person to successfully pilot an engine powered plane
Orville
How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win?
Four
Orville and Wilbur Wright opened their own _____ shop
Bike
How did George Washington Carve pay his way through college?
Doing laundry
The first successful airplane was invented by the Wright brothers
True
After their successful flights, the Wright brothers started their own _______ company
Airplane
Which future President did Jim Thorpe play football against?
Dwight Eisenhower
The first successful airplane was tested at _______ North Carolina
Kitty Hawk
What did George Washington Carver love to do when he would go into the woods?
Study plants
False, Run
George Washington Carver became the Direction of _______ at Tuskegee Institute
Agriculture
The school record for the _____ was broken by Jim Thorpe?
What was George Washington Carver's nickname?
Plant Doctor
George Washington Carver encouraged local farmers to grow other crops such as vegetables, peanuts, and sweet potatoes
True
George Washington Carver was the first African American to graduate from ______ State University
Iowa
What was Jesse Owens nickname?
Buckeye Bullet
Booker T. Washington
George Washington Carver taught at Moody Institute
False, Tuskegee
George Washington Carver found over 300 uses for the ______
Peanut
Who was named America's Athlete of the Century in 1999?
Jim Thorpe