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Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What's this famous woman's name?
a)
Erin Brockovich
b)
Wangari Maathai
c)
Britney Spears
d)
Rosa Parks
2.
What's this famous woman's name?
a)
Erin Brockovich
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Wangari Maathai
d)
Britney Spears
3.
Where does Wangari Maathai come from?
a)
Argentinia
b)
Kenya
c)
France
d)
USA
4.
Do you know Erin Brockovich's job?
a)
She works as a teacher.
b)
She works for a dentist.
c)
She works as a butcher.
d)
She works for a law firm.
5.
What did Erin Brockovich fight for?
a)
She fought against the law.
b)
She fought for the right of single mothers.
c)
She fought for a better education.
d)
She fought against a big company.
6.
Which prize did Wangari Maathai win in 2004?
a)
She won the Grammy.
b)
She won the Oscar.
c)
She won the Nobel Peace Prize.
d)
She won the MTV Music Award.
7.
What did Rosa Parks do?
a)
She helped Afro-Americans go to school by bus.
b)
She helped change life for Arfo-Americans.
c)
She helped Afro-Americans fo to work by bus.
d)
She helped Afro-Americans find better work.
8.
Who was Pocahontas' father?
a)
Squanto
b)
Sitting Bull
c)
Powhatan
9.
Pocahontas is known for wanting _________between her people and the settlers.
a)
help
b)
peace
c)
food
10.
Powhatan's real name was____________________.
a)
Powhatan
b)
Werewocomoco
c)
Red Feather
11.
The person responsible for women winning the right to vote was...
a)
Eleanor Roosevelt
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Helen Keller
12.
Helen Keller was born blind and deaf.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
______________ was a First Lady of the United States.
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Helen Keller
c)
Eleanor Roosevelt
14.
Pocahontas was Powhatan's favorite daughter.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Did Susan B. Anthony have the chance to vote legally?
a)
No
b)
Yes
16.
Susan B. Anthony was a member of the _______________ religion
a)
Baptist
b)
Methodist
c)
Quaker
d)
Catholic
17.
 Braille is an alphabet for the blind.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
The inventor of Braille was a Frenchman named Louis Braille.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
 Who was called The First Lady of the World?
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Eleanor Roosevelt
c)
Pocahontas
d)
Helen Keller
20.
Who was known as an activist for the blind?
a)
Helen Keller
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Eleanor Roosevelt
21.
Who did Pocahontas marry?
a)
She never married.
b)
John Smith
c)
John Rolfe
d)
Another Native American
22.
Susan B. Anthony's close friend was...
a)
Eleanor Roosevelt
b)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
c)
Helen Keller
d)
Elizabeth Smith
23.
Eleanor Roosevelt was married to ...
a)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
b)
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt
24.
 Pocahontas moved to___________________ with her husband.
a)
England
b)
Scotland
c)
Ireland
25.
The first woman to have her face on a dollar coin was...
a)
Pocahontas
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Helen Keller
d)
Eleanor Roosevelt
26.
Helen Keller's teacher's name was... 
a)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Anne Sullivan
c)
Louis Braille
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
27.
Helen Keller communicated using both Braille and...
a)
European Sign Language
b)
American Sign Language
28.
Segregation means separation by the color of skin.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
a)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Susan B. Anthony
30.
A law that gives rights to all people.
a)
Bad rights
b)
Good Rights
c)
Civil Rights
31.
 Who gave the "I Have a Dream" speech?
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
32.
Who was the First African-American Supreme Court Justice?
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
33.
10. Who comes to your mind when you hear about Brown vs the Board of Education?
a)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Thurgood Marshall
34.
In "The Little Mermaid," who is NOT one of Triton’s daughter?
a)
Alana
b)
Adora
c)
Andrina 
d)
Attina 
35.
In what Disney film do you find a group of vegetarian sharks?
a)
Toy Story
b)
Mulan
c)
Finding Nemo
d)
Sleeping Beauty
36.
What is the name of the orangutan in The Jungle Book?
a)
King Louie
b)
Babloo
c)
Koran
d)
King Janglo
37.
Which Disney character sings the song 'Poor Unfortunate Souls'?
a)
Belle
b)
Aurara 
c)
Ursula
d)
Gaston
38.
Which phrase does the Evil Queen in "Snow White" actually say?
a)
"Magic mirror, on the wall — who is the fairest of them all?”
b)
“Mirror, mirror, on the wall — who is the fairest one of all?”
c)
“Magic mirror, on the wall — who is the fairest one of all?”
d)
“Mirror, mirror, on the wall — who is the fairest of them all?”
39.
 In "Sleeping Beauty," what is the name of Maleficent’s pet raven?
a)
Mauvais
b)
Diablo
c)
Malum
d)
Diable
40.
Which glass slipper did Cinderella leave behind at the ball?
a)
Left
b)
Right
41.
In "The Lion King," what side of Scar's face is his scar on?
a)
Left
b)
Right
42.
Finish the lyrics: “Wouldn't you think I'm the girl, the girl who has everything? Look at this trove, treasures untold…”
a)
“It’s full of gizmos and gadgets galore.”
b)
“Wonders from all over the world.”
c)
“There so much to be known.”
d)
“How many wonders can one cavern hold?”
43.
In "Frozen," how many brothers does Hans have?
a)
9
b)
12
c)
15
d)
7
44.
In "Alice in Wonderland," aside from a pocket watch, what else is the White Rabbit holding when Alice encounters him?
a)
A cane
b)
An umbrella
c)
A top hat
d)
All of the above
45.
In "Peter Pan," what hand did Captain Hook lose to the crocodile?
a)
Left
b)
Right
46.
How many years does the Genie say he has been trapped in the lamp?
a)
100 years
b)
500 years
c)
1,000 years
d)
10,000 years
47.
In "The Little Mermaid," what name does Ursula use when she becomes human?
a)
Vanessa
b)
Alexis
c)
Sonia
d)
Amber
48.
What does the matchmaker criticize Mulan for?
a)
being too tall
b)
being too skinny
c)
having bad posture
d)
having big feet
49.
On what side of her head does Anna get her platinum blonde streak?
a)
Left
b)
Right
50.
Gaston tells Belle they'll have about how many kids together?
a)
four or five
b)
six or seven
c)
nine or ten
d)
a dozen
51.
This famous Hogwart's student appeared in all of the Harry Potter books.
a)
Ronnie
b)
Hermione
c)
Jenny
d)
Harriet
52.
These famous students served a Saturday detention in this film.
a)
Pretty in Pink
b)
Back to the Future
c)
The Breakfast Club
d)
St. Elmo's Fire
53.
This student was an expert at skipping school.
a)
John Bender
b)
Ferris Bueller
c)
Al Waysabsent
54.
This tragic love story centers around Hazel and Gus.
a)
Looking for Alaska
b)
Paper Towns
c)
The Fault in Our Stars
55.
Kevin Bacon played a famous dancing student in this 1984 film.
a)
Footloose
b)
Back to the Future
c)
Dirty Dancing
d)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
56.
Which famous Georgian helped lead the Civil Rights movement?
a)
Tomochichi
b)
Mary Musgrove
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
57.
Which famous Georgian owned a trading post and help the Creek Indians and the settlers communicate?
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
James Oglethorpe
c)
Mary Musgrove
58.
Which one of these American leaders fought for women's right to vote?
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Eleanor Roosevelt
c)
Martha Washington
d)
Mary McLeod Bethune
59.
Why was it illegal for Susan B. Anthony to vote?
a)
She wasn't 18 years old.
b)
She was African American.
c)
She wasn't born in the United States.
d)
She was a woman.
60.
Frederick Douglass used what skill to work against slavery?
a)
rowing boats
b)
building railroads
c)
making speeches
d)
singing hymns
61.
He created bifocals, a lightning rod, and discovered electricity.
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Ben Franklin
c)
Lewis and Clark
d)
John Henry
62.
This woman was born into slavery and later helped people find freedom from slavery.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Sacagewa
c)
Ben Franklin
d)
Halle Berry
63.
These men helped find a path to the Pacific Ocean by exploring new land.
a)
Tomochichi
b)
Sacagewa
c)
Lewis and Clark
d)
Indians
64.
The new land was bought from.....
a)
England
b)
France
c)
the United States of America
d)
Mexico
65.
This landmark can be found in Athens, Greece.
a)
Le Château Frontenac
b)
Colosseum
c)
The Acropolis
d)
The Palace Museum
66.
This landmark can be found in Rome, Italy.
a)
The Acropolis
b)
Eiffel Tower
c)
Colosseum
d)
The Palace Museum