Famous Figures
East of the Mississippi
Literature
Animals
100

Name this American actress, comedian, producer, and studio executive 

Lucille Ball

100

What is the name of the famous horse race held annually in Louisville, Kentucky?

The Kentucky Derby

100

Mary Shelley was an English novelist famous for the sci-fi novel about a mad scientist and his monster creation: 

Hint: "It's Alive!, It's Alive"

Frankenstein

100

Otter

200

Brooding, rebel actor who achieved cult-figure status after making only three films 


James Dean

200

This motor city was a bustling hub for automotive development, located in Michigan. 

Detroit

200

This 1960 Southern Gothic novel by American author Harper Lee, follows young Scout Finch in 1930s Alabama as her father, Atticus, defends a Black man falsely accused of raping a white woman

To Kill A Mockingbird

200

Clown Fish

300

This man was a humorist, journalist, lecturer, and novelist who remains best known for his adventure stories of American boyhood.

Mark Twain

300

In which state did the Battle of Gettysburg take place?

Pennsylvania 

300

This author is famous for her late 18th century works such as Emma, Sense & Sensibility, and Persuasion:

Jane Austen

300

Anteater

400

Name this American movie star and singer: 

Doris Day

400

The founding of Jamestown in 1607, was located in this modern day state. 

Virginia 

400

She introduced Hercule Poirot in her first novel, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles"

Agatha Christie

400

Prairie Dog

500

Name this "Iron Lady" 

Margaret Thatcher 

500

This Great Lake is the lowest in elevation & the only one of the five sharing its name with a province in Canada.

Ontario

500

F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American author famous for writing which novel set in the Jazz Age. 

The Great Gatsby

500


Baboon