Kentucky History
The 1800s
The 1900s
Modern History Makers
100

This is the year Kentucky became a state. 

What is 1792?

100

This Kentucky woman in history founded a town. 

Who is Eliza Tevis? 

100

This is the age Alice Allison Dunnagan was when she published her first news item. 

What is 13? 

100

This Kentucky Woman in History is the most awarded woman in country music. 

Who is Loretta Lynn? 

200

Kentucky was originally part of this state. 

What is Virginia? 

200

This was the name of the town Eliza Tevis founded, which is a neighborhood in Louisville today. 

What is Newburg? 

200

This Kentucky woman was the first Black female journalist to get to report in the White House. 

Who was Alice Allison Dunnagan? 


200

This is the name of Loretta Lynn's song, book, and movie. 

What is Coal Miner's Daughter? 

300

These were the first people in Kentucky. 

Who were Native Kentuckians? 

300

This woman, who spent time in Kentucky during the Civil War, wore what she wanted, despite what society told her. 

Who was Mary Edwards Walker? 

300

This Kentucky Woman in History made sure everyone who wanted to be a Girl Scout could be. 

Who was Murray Atkins Walls? 

300

This is the name of the podcast Neema Kulkarni co-created. 

What is Where Y'all Really From?

400
This is how we learn about Kentucky's earliest history. 

What is archaeology? 

400

This was the award that Mary Edwards Walker won. She was the only woman in US History to do so. 

What is the Medal of Honor? 

400
This is the badge that Murray Atkins Walls was awarded in 1962. 
What is the Thank You Badge? 
400

This was the first Indian American State Representative in Kentucky. 

Who is Neema Kulkarni? 

500

This is a program that shows the history all around us using signs about stories from history, right where they happened!

What is the historical marker program?

500

This was a grade in school that women who wanted to make change in society in the 1800s provided for all children. 

What is kindergarten? 

500

Murray Atkins Walls fought to integrate these public spaces. 

What are libraries? 


500

This was the award that Loretta Lynn received from President Barack Obama. 

What is the Presidential Medal of Freedom?