Black history Month
Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomery, AL buses from 1955-1956?
Rosa Parks
In 2012 this actress was entered into Guinness Book of World Records as the highest-paid actress, with $56 million. In 2009 she won the award for Best Actress at the Golden Globes, Academy Awards, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance in the blockbuster hit The Blind Side. What is her name?
Sandra Bullock
How did the plague spread?
Fleas on Rats.
Athletic contests held every four years to honor their gods
The year Columbus and his three shipped sailed.
1492
Who was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State?
Colin L Powell
This woman (D-California) became the first woman Speaker of the House of Representatives in 2007. What is her name?
Nancy Pelosi
Who was at the very top of Pyramid of Feudalism, who was the ruler who claimed ownership of the lands?
The group who had the most freedom in Sparta.
Women
Explorered and claimed for Spain what is now the state of Florida
Juan Ponce de Leon
Who was the first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp?
Booker T
I am the first American woman to win the World Cup in downhill skiing. My last name is referred to in every city and town in America.
Picabo Street
The King often granted the land to Important _______ who pledged their loyalty by swearing to serve and protect the king.
Lord
Spartan style city-state.
military state
Learned how to use cattle, pigs and horses for farming
Native Americans
Which author became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. (Hint: Her resume includes "Sula" and "The Bluest Eye")
Toni Morrison
I am the daughter of a Czech diplomat and later became the first female Secretary of State in 1997 appointed by President Clinton. This position made me the highest-ranking woman in the United States government. Who am I?
Madeleine Albright
How did the Europeans finally stop the spread of the plague?
Cleaned up their cities
Who is the Greek goddess of wisdom?
Athena
Sailed up a river in what is now New York
Henry Hudson
In what year were the first Africans brought to American to work as slaves?
1619 In Virginia
I am the first woman and first African American to serve as provost of Stanford University and later became Secretary of State?
Condoleezza Rice
How long did the Middle Ages last?
1,000 Years
Home of the Greek gods.
Mount Olympus
This European nation sponsored Columbus's expedition across the Atlantic in 1492.
Spain