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Who Am I?

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I was an extremely talented multi-sport athlete who was the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal. I was part of the first class inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Who Am I?

a)

Jim Thorpe

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Charles Drew

d)

Elvis Presley

2.

I introduced a line of hair care products for African Americans that made me the first female self-made millionaire in the United States. Who Am I?

a)

Georgia O'Keeffe

b)

Madam C.J. Walker

c)

Marcus Garvey

d)

Margaret Sanger

3.

I wrote a book exposing the horrific conditions in the meatpacking industry. My work led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act.

a)

Dorie Miller

b)

Jim Thorpe

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Al Capone

4.

I was the companion on a journey that made headlines. When the North Pole was reached for the first time, my partner got most of the credit and glory – he was white, I was not. Who Am I?

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

Dorothea Lange

c)

Matthew Henson

d)

Jonas Salk

5.

I lived until I was nearly 100 years old, and am known for my paintings of flowers, skulls, skyscrapers, and desert landscapes. The museum carrying my name is the only museum in the world dedicated to an American female artist. Who Am I?

a)

Georgia O'Keeffe

b)

Amelia Earhart

c)

John Scopes

d)

Andy Warhol

6.

I was arrested a number of times for using my freedom of speech to provide information about using contraception. A rebel of my time, I established the first birth control clinic in the United States. Who Am I?

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Margaret Sanger

c)

Chuck Taylor

d)

Lou Gehrig

7.

I revolutionized transportation through my automobile company and the assembly line. Personal writings show that I expressed anti-Semitic views and was an inspiration to Hitler. Who Am I?

a)

Walt Disney

b)

Henry Ford

c)

John Scopes

d)

Charles Drew

8.

I founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association, which advocated for resettling all African-Americans back in Africa. Even though I was later an inspiration to many in the Civil Rights Movement, my ideas were considered threatening by the FBI. Who Am I?

a)

Dorie Miller

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Marcus Garvey

d)

Henry Ford

9.

I was a teacher charged with violating Tennessee law because I taught evolution to my students. I was defended by all-star lawyer Clarence Darrow, but was initially found guilty in the “Monkey Trial.” Who Am I?

a)

John Scopes

b)

Dorothea Lange

c)

Emmett Till

d)

John Lewis

10.

I was most famous as a Prohibition-era crime boss. After being convicted of tax evasion I became a resident of America’s most notorious prison, Alcatraz. Who Am I?

a)

Amelia Earhart

b)

Margaret Sanger

c)

Chuck Taylor

d)

Al Capone

11.

I was a basketball player who created an iconic shoe – Converse’s All Stars. Even though it is nearly 100 years old, it remains popular to this day. Who Am I?

a)

Walt Disney

b)

Chuck Taylor

c)

Dorie Miller

d)

John Lewis

12.

I was a beloved New York Yankee who had to retire from baseball because of ALS, a type of muscular dystrophy. This disease has been known by my name ever since. Who Am I?

a)

Chuck Yeager

b)

Wilma Rudolph

c)

Lou Gehrig

d)

Charles Drew

13.

I created an empire that began with the animation of a mouse. Who Am I?

a)

Walt Disney

b)

Elvis Presley

c)

John Scopes

d)

Ethel Rosenberg

14.

As the most famous female aviator of my era, I attempted a round-the-world trip that ended my disappearance. What became of me and my plane remains a mystery to this day. Who Am I?

a)

Madam C.J. Walker

b)

Marcus Garvey

c)

Amelia Earhart

d)

Margaret Sanger

15.

A successful movie was made about our time as one of the most notorious criminal duos in history. In the height of the Great Depression, we were known for the robberies and murders we committed. Our lives came to an end at the hands of the police. Who Are We?

a)

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow

b)

Ethel and Julius Rosenberg

c)

Larry Page & Sergey Brin

d)

Sharon and Ozzy Osborne

16.

My Depression-era photographs are some of the most recognized in history. Of these, Migrant Mother, is especially heartbreaking and hangs in the Library of Congress today. Who Am I?

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

Jonas Salk

c)

Georgia O'Keeffe

d)

Dorothea Lange

17.

When Pearl Harbor was attacked, I was on the USS West Virginia. Even though I was trained as a cook, I carried the wounded to safety and manned an anti-aircraft gun until I was order to abandon ship. For my bravery, I was the first African American to be awarded the Navy Cross. Who Am I?

a)

Dorie Miller

b)

Emmett Till

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Al Capone

18.

I was a pioneer in the world of medicine. My research led to the development of blood banks, which were especially important during World War II. There is a memorial to me in Alamance County, where I died tragically as a result of an auto accident. Who Am I?

a)

John Scopes

b)

Walt Disney

c)

Charles Drew

d)

Dorothea Lange

19.

I was a combat pilot in World War II. Later, I was the first person to make history by blasting through the sound barrier. Who Am I?

a)

John Lewis

b)

Chuck Yeager

c)

Madam C.J. Walker

d)

Jim Thorpe

20.

I was young and unfamiliar with the “rules” of the South. My murder sparked the Civil Rights Movement. Who Am I?

a)

Andy Warhol

b)

Marcus Garvey

c)

Emmett Till

d)

Dorie Miller

21.

We were the first U.S. citizens to be convicted and executed for espionage during peacetime. As husband and wife, we were accused of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. Who Are We?

a)

Ethel and Julius Rosenberg

b)

Larry Page & Sergey Brin

c)

Ozzy and Sharon Osborne

d)

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow

22.

Shaking my hips on national television horrified parents and made me a heartthrob amongst young women. I am known today as “The King of Rock and Roll.” Who Am I?

a)

Jonas Salk

b)

John Lewis

c)

Charles Drew

d)

Elvis Presley

23.

I helped end an epidemic by creating the first safe and effective polio vaccine. Before it was approved, I experimented by giving the vaccine to myself and family members. Who Am I?

a)

Bonnie Parker

b)

Charles Drew

c)

Walt Disney

d)

Jonas Salk

24.

As a lawyer, I won the famous Brown v. Board of Education case that made segregation in public schools illegal. I later became the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Emmett Till

c)

Wilma Rudolph

d)

Georgia O'Keeffe