Famous Americans and Our Family in History
Known as Father of our Country
Who is George Washington
Gift from France, contains the quote by poet Emma Lazarus: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…”
What is the Statue of Liberty.
How many states were there when America was first founded as a country?
What is 13
Who began his speech with "Fourscore and seven years ago . . . " Extra points for the name of the speech and what it was written on.
Who is Abraham Lincoln. What is the Gettysburg Address, written on the back of an envelope.
January 1, 1861
"He lived great, and he died great in the eyes of God and his people; and like most of the Lord's anointed in ancient times, has sealed his mission and his works with his own blood;"
Who is the Prophet Joseph Smith
Characterized by 4 presidents carved in massive granite cliff. Extra points for naming the 4 presidents.
Mt Rushmore. Presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt
America frontierswoman, who appeared in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show as a marksman.
Who is Calamity Jane.
Who said "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country."
President John F. Kennedy
The Declaration of Independence was ratified by the Congress of the 13 American states on this date.
What is July 4, 1776.
Leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950's and 1960s. He gave a speech which included these lines: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. I have a dream today."
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.
Natural landmark shared with our neighbors in Canada.
What is Niagara Falls.
Called "Seward's Folly"
What is U.S. purchase of Alaska for $7 Million from Russia
Who said, "a date which will live in infamy." Extra points for when this speech was given.
Who is President Franklin D. Roosevelt, given to a joint session of Congress on December 8, 1941, the day after Pearl Harbor was attacked.
Year war was declared on Japan and Germany.
December 8, 1941 Congress declared war on Japan. December 11, 1941, Congress declared war on Germany, hours after Germany declared war on America.
Relative who was NOT drafted during World War II, because he was working in an "essential industry". Extra points to name the industry in which he was working.
Wayne J., aluminum plant
Morris T., farming with his father in Farr West, Utah
Famous suspension bridge finished in 1937, which at the time was the tallest and longest suspension bridge in the world. Extra points for why it is named this.
What is the Golden Gate Bridge. The Bridge is actually named for the Golden Gate Strait, the narrow entrance between the Pacific Ocean and the San Francisco Bay.
Which state became the 50th state in the Union?
What is Hawaii. It became a state in 1959, along with Alaska as the 49th state.
Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry
Date The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized.
What is April 6, 1830.
Relative who served in the American Revolutionary War. Extra points for how he was recruited and what side he served on.
Samuel Meacham
While gathering firewood, some men came dashing towards him, telling them they had urgent need of his services. He joined them immediately. He was part of the American Revolutionary forces.
660 feet thick at the base, 60 stories high, it provides water for over 2 million people.
What is Hoover Dam.
The first state to allow women to vote.
What is Wyoming in 1888-89. It was admitted as a state with the provision that women continue to have the right to vote, which they had from 1869. Women had the right to vote in Utah in 1870, but it was eliminated by the Edmunds Tucker Act and not reinstated until 1890, when Utah was made a state. And it was not until 1920 that the 19th Amendment to the Constitution passed, giving all women in America the right to vote.
This quote is from what document? "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
The Declaration of Independence
Year Jeremiah Meacham came from England to America.
What is 1636.