Famous Floridians

Which of these is based on John Gorrie’s invention?

• airplane

• computer

• refrigerator

• telephone

What is Osceola remembered for?

• inventing a system of writing

• leading his people to freedom

• fighting against the United States Army

• helping the Patriots to defeat the British

Who became the first Vietnamese person to serve in Congress?

• Gloria Estefan

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Stephanie Murphy

• Lue Gim Gong

Who did Fannie Burlingame help become a citizen of the United States?

• Lue Gim Gong

• James Weldon Johnson

• Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

• Vicente Martínez Ybor

After Alfred du Pont died, his money

• was invested in the citrus industry

• was used to build the East Coast Railway.

• was divided up among his family.

• was used to start a charity for children.

Mary McLeod Bethune and James Weldon Johnson both tried to help African Americans by

• writing novels, poems, and songs.

• teaching at schools for black children.

• baking and selling pies to raise money.

• founding a branch of NAACP in Florida.

Who started a branch of NAACP in Brevard County, Florida?

• James Weldon Johnson

• Harry T. Moore

• Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

• Vicente Martínez Ybor

What was the name of the community in Florida that inspired the writing of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings?

• Cross Creek

• Jacksonville

• Miami

• Tampa

Which Floridian contributed to Florida’s tourism industry significantly?

• Walt Disney

• John Gorrie

• Harry T. Moore

• Majorie Kinnan Rawlings

Which two people were famous teachers in Florida?

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Harry T. Moore

• Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

• Osceola