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Famous Americans

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first African American to play major league baseball?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Jackie Robinson

c)

George Washington Carver

d)

Thurgood Marshall

2.

Helen Keller is remembered because....

a)

she would not give up her seat on the bus.

b)

she sailed on the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria.

c)

wanted to help others with disabilities.

d)

was the 16th President of the United States.

3.

True of False: Martin Luther King used violence to protest the unjust laws.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Abraham Lincoln was our 16th President. He is known for...

a)

discovering lots of uses for peanuts.

b)

discovering the "New World."

c)

being the first African American Supreme Court Justice.

d)

helping to free the slaves.

5.

Rosa Parks was arrested because

a)

she was blind and deaf.

b)

she refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man.

c)

she freed the slaves.

d)

she was a Mexican American farm worker.

6.

True or False: Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity with a key and kite experiment.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Christopher Columbus is known for....

a)

discovering the "New World."

b)

helping migrant workers.

c)

being the plant doctor.

d)

being a scientist and founding father.

8.

George Washington Carver is known as....

a)

a blind and deaf person

b)

a Supreme Court judge

c)

an Italian explorer

d)

a botanist and inventor

9.

Who was a lawyer and judge that helped pass laws so that black and white children could go to school together?

a)

Cesar Chavez

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Rosa Parks

10.

Who was known for helping Mexican American farm workers?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Abraham Lincoln

11.

Which holiday is celebrated on November 11th every year?

a)

Christmas

b)

Veterans Day

c)

Thanksgiving

d)

Labor Day

12.

When do we celebrate Thanksgiving?

a)

July 4th

b)

December 25th

c)

First Monday in September

d)

Fourth Thursday in November

13.

True or False: New inventions and technology have made life more difficult.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Why do we celebrate Veterans Day?

a)

It is America's birthday.

b)

To say thank you for the harvest.

c)

To honor and remember those who served in the military.

d)

To celebrate the new year.