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Famous Georgians

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He was a former professional American football player and actor. He was a fullback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League from 1957 through 1965. Led the league in rushing 8 out of 9 seasons that he played.

a)

Hulk Hogan

b)

Jim Brown

c)

Bobby Jones

d)

Ray Charles

2.

He was an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He previously was the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975, after two terms in the Georgia State Senate from 1963 to 1967.

a)

Ray Charles

b)

Ty Cobb

c)

Clarence Thomas

d)

Jimmy Carter

3.

He was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and composer who was blind since the age of 7.

a)

Ty Cobb

b)

Jackie Robinson

c)

Ray Charles

d)

Jim Brown

4.

He was nicknamed The Georgia Peach, was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He holds over 90 MLB records.

a)

Jim Brown

b)

Hulk Hogan

c)

Ty Cobb

d)

Jackie Robinson

5.

He is an American retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, entrepreneur and musician. He is regarded by many as the greatest professional wrestler of all time.

a)

Hulk Hogan

b)

Jim Brown

c)

Ty Cobb

d)

Doc Holliday

6.

He was an American gambler, gunfighter, and dentist, and a good friend of Wyatt Earp. He is best known for his role as a temporary deputy marshal in the events leading up to and following the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

a)

Jackie Robinson

b)

Bobby Jones

c)

Clarence Thomas

d)

Doc Holliday

7.

He was an American amateur golfer who was one of the most influential figures in the history of the sport; he was also a lawyer by profession.

a)

Bobby Jones

b)

MLK Jr.

c)

Clarence Thomas

d)

Doc Holliday

8.

He was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1954 through 1968.

a)

Clarence Thomas

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Jackie Robinson

d)

Jim Brown

9.

He was an American professional baseball second baseman who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era.

a)

Ty Cobb

b)

Ray Charles

c)

Jackie Robinson

d)

Jim Brown

10.

He is an American judge, lawyer, and government official who currently serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

a)

Doc Holliday

b)

Clarence Thomas

c)

Jackie Robinson

d)

Jim Brown

11.

She was known as the "Empress of Soul". She is an American singer, songwriter and actress and a seven-time Grammy Award-winner.

a)

Amy Grant

b)

Gladys Knight

c)

Helen Keller

d)

Tallulah Bankhead

12.

She is an American singer, songwriter, musician, author and media personality. She is known for performing contemporary Christian music and for a successful crossover to pop music in the 1980's and 1990's.

a)

Gladys Knight

b)

Amy Grant

c)

Helen Keller

d)

Kim Kardashian