🌎 WAIT... WE LIVED THROUGH THAT?!
In what year did COVID-19 become a global pandemic and dramatically change everyday life in the United States?
2020
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
I refused to give up my seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955.
My arrest helped spark the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Rosa Parks
Which ocean is the largest ocean on Earth?
Pacific Ocean
What is the capital of Mississippi?
Jackson
What social media company changed the name of Twitter to X in 2023?
Who became the first Black president of the United States?
Barack Obama
I was a minister and Civil Rights leader.
I delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The famous pyramids of Giza are located in what country?
Egypt
What major river forms much of Mississippi's western border?
The Mississippi River
What social media platform, known for short-form videos and viral challenges, became especially popular among young people during the late 2010s and early 2020s?
TikTok
How many states make up the United States?
50
I became the first human to walk on the Moon in 1969.
I was part of the Apollo 11 mission.
Neil Armstrong
Brazil is located on what continent?
South America
What style of music has especially deep historical roots in the Mississippi Delta?
The Blues
What major hurricane caused catastrophic destruction along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and New Orleans in 2005?
Hurricane Katrina
What document declared that the thirteen American colonies were independent from Great Britain?
The Declaration of Independence
I escaped slavery and later helped other enslaved people reach freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
What country is often described as being shaped like a boot?
Italy
What is Mississippi's official state nickname?
The Magnolia State
What Mississippi Delta community was devastated by a powerful tornado in March 2023?
Rolling Fork
What are the first three words of the U.S. Constitution?
“We the People”
I was a mathematician whose calculations helped NASA send astronauts into space.
My story was featured in the movie Hidden Figures.
Katherine Johnson
Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain above sea level, is located on the border of Nepal and what other country?
China
Belzoni, Mississippi, has long promoted itself by what famous nickname connected to one of the area's industries?
Catfish Capital of the World