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WorksheetsNotable Nebraskans
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which actor is famous for being the host of The Tonight Show?
a)
Darryl Zanuck
b)
George Norris
c)
Johnny Carson
d)
Henry Fonda
2.
Which Grand Island Native is best known for working to improve the lives of immigrants?
a)
Edward Flanagan
b)
Mari Sandoz
c)
George Norris
d)
Grace Abbott
3.
Who was the first woman chose for the Nebraska Hall of Fame?
a)
Willa Cather
b)
Mari Sandoz
c)
Bess Streeter Aldrich
d)
Evelyn Sharp
4.
Which Nebraskan is a savvy businessman who is worth about $78 billion?
a)
Warren Buffett
b)
Tom Osborne
c)
William Jennings Bryan
d)
John J. Pershing
5.
Which Nebraskan earned the title of General of the Armies of the USA - the highest rank ever given to a general?
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
John J. Pershing
c)
Marlon Brando
d)
Warren Buffett
6.
Which Nebraskan invented an early form of plastic called Flex-o-glas?
a)
Edwin Perkins
b)
Harold Warp
c)
Harold Edgerton
d)
George Norris
7.
Which famous Nebraskan has a football field named after him?
a)
Warren Buffett
b)
William Jennings Bryan
c)
Fred Astaire
d)
Tom Osborne
8.
Which famous Nebraskan from McCook became one of our state's best known politicians?
a)
Warren Buffett
b)
George Norris
c)
Henry Fonda
d)
Johnny Carson
9.
Who was a Nebraska author who wrote mainly about pioneer life and the Plains Indians?
a)
Bess Streeter Aldrich
b)
Willa Cather
c)
Mari Sandoz
d)
Evelyn Sharp
10.
Who was Nebraska's best-known aviatrix (female pilot)?
a)
Henry Fonda
b)
Warren Buffett
c)
Edward Gomez
d)
Evelyn Sharp
11.
Who helped add sound to movies and became one of the best-know movie makers in the world?
a)
Darryl Zanuck
b)
Henry Fonda
c)
Johnny Carson
d)
Marlon Brando
12.
Which famous Nebraska actor is well-known for his role in The Godfather?
a)
Marlon Brando
b)
Fred Astaire
c)
Johnny Carson
d)
Henry Fonda
13.
Which Nebraska man was the only Japanese American in the US Air Force to serve in combat during WWI?
a)
Ben Kuroki
b)
Edward Gomez
c)
John Beasley
d)
Standing Bear
14.
Which Nebraskan ran for President of the USA three times but never won? Many places, including a hospital in Lincoln, are named after him.
a)
Warren Buffett
b)
Johnny Carson
c)
William Jennings Bryan
d)
Tom Osborne
15.
Who invented a type of camera that could take pictures at high-speeds and capture images of things that people normally can't see?
a)
Edwin Perkins
b)
Harold Edgerton
c)
Harold Warp
d)
Bess Streeter Aldrich
16.
Which famous Nebraskan founded Boys Town?
a)
Harold Edgerton
b)
Edward Flanagan
c)
Edwin Perkins
d)
Mari Sandoz
17.
Which famous Nebraskan invented Kool-Aid in 1927?
a)
Edwin Perkins
b)
Harold Edgerton
c)
Harold Warp
d)
Darryl Zanuck
18.
Which Nebraska actor was born in Grand Island in 1905 and is most famous for his role in The Grapes of Wrath?
a)
Henry Fonda
b)
Johnny Carson
c)
Marlon Brando
d)
Darryl Zanuck
19.
Which Nebraska writer published over 160 short stories and articles during her 40 year career?
a)
Mari Sandoz
b)
Bess Streeter Aldrich
c)
Willa Cather
d)
Evelyn Sharp
20.
Which group of young black men were trained to be pilots?
a)
Sioux Code Talkers
b)
North Platte Canteen
c)
William Jennings Bryan
d)
Tuskegee Airmen
21.
Which Oglala Sioux chief fought against Indian removal to reservations and was active in The Battle of Little Big Horn?
a)
Crazy Horse
b)
Sioux Code Talkers
c)
Susan LaFlesche
d)
s
Standing Bear
Standing Bear
22.
Which famous Nebraskan started a newspaper called the Omaha Star? This paper told stories abut Omaha's black community.
a)
Malcolm X
b)
Mildred Brown
c)
Edward Flanagan
d)
Grace Abbott
23.
Which famous Nebraskan gave speeches for human rights and was a civil rights leader?
a)
Marlon Brando
b)
Fred Astaire
c)
Malcolm X
d)
Edward Flanagan
24.
Which group of people saved many lives during times of war by using their native language to send radio messages that the enemy troops could not understand?
a)
North Platte Canteen
b)
Fred Astaire
c)
Tuskegee Airmen
d)
Sioux Code Talkers
25.
Which Omaha man was a famous saxophonist, bandleader, and songwriter who played with The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, and Ray Charles?
a)
Fred Astaire
b)
Preston Love
c)
John Beasley
d)
Marlon Brando
26.
Which Nebraska is often referred to as the greatest popular music dancer of all time?
a)
Fred Astaire
b)
Johnny Carson
c)
Marlo Brando
d)
Henry Fonda
27.
Who as the 35th governor of Nebraska who also served as a US senator?
a)
Michael Anderson
b)
Warren Buffett
c)
John Beasley
d)
Bob Kerry
28.
Which Omaha Indian woman was the first Native American woman in the USA to become a doctor?
a)
Mildred Brown
b)
Bess Streeter Aldrich
c)
Grace Abbott
d)
Susan LaFlesche Picotte
29.
Which Nebraskan earned the Medal of Honor by sacrificing his life to save the lives of his fellow soldiers?
a)
Ben Kuroki
b)
Edward Gomez
c)
John Beasley
d)
Preston Love
30.
Which famous Ponca Chief sued the US Government in 1879 and won?
a)
Ben Kuroki
b)
Crazy Horse
c)
Standing Bear
d)
Edward Gomez
31.
Which Nebraskan was stationed at Offutt Air Force Base and later became a NASA astronaut? He and his entire crew were killed on the shuttle Columbia.
a)
Bob Kerry
b)
Michael Anderson
c)
Ben Kuroki
d)
John Beasley
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