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WorksheetsHistorical Figures 11-21/ IXL: Grade 2
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 57mins
Morgan & Mr. A. ask:
Which 4 historical figures have their faces carved into Mount Rushmore?
Select ALL that apply.
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington Carver
Morgan & Mr. A ask:
Why was Rosa Parks sent to jail?
she wouldn't give up her
bus seat to a white man
she was listening to the song,
Locker 142, too loud on the bus
she wouldn't talk to the bus driver
on their trip to Mount Rushmore
everybody on the bus disliked her for inventing ways to use peanuts
Liam asks:
In what part of the United States
did BOTH Rosa Parks and
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. reside?
The Northeast
The South
The West
The Midwest
Liam asks:
Thomas Edison is BEST known for
his work on which invention?
the automobile
the light bulb
the radio
the personal computer
the peanut
Claudia & Mr. A ask:
When were electric light bulbs
first put into HOMES,
AND in what major U.S. city was it?
1700's in Chicago, Illinois
1800's in Manhattan, New York
1600's in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1900's in Menlo Park, New Jersey
Claudia asks:
What is George Washington Carver
best known for?
being the first African American president
fighting for women's rights
inventing the cotton gin
studying farming and crops
inventing the Teddy Bear
Kolton asks:
What did Amelia Earhart do successfully to become famous around the world?
first woman to become president of the United States
first woman to fly solo around the world
first woman to escape from slavery
first woman to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean
first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
Kolton asks:
Becoming the first African American baseball player on a major league team, for which baseball team did Jackie Robinson play?
The Brooklyn Bombers
The Brooklyn Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers
The New York Yankees
The Pittsburgh Pirates
Jamie asks:
Before being the first man to walk on the moon, what was Neil Armstrong's job in the U.S. Navy?
pilot
radio operator
doctor
mechanic
astronaut
Jamie asks:
What was the name of the famous speech that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963?
"We Fight for Freedom"
"We Shall Overcome"
"I Have a Dream"
"Equality for All Americans"
"The Emancipation Proclamation"
Jamie asks:
Bill Gates is famous for doing what?
inventing the swinging gate
famous African American athlete
famous Mexican American singer
working with computers
famous Mexican American movie star
Quincey asks:
Where did Thomas Edison do
MOST of his work with inventions?
at a public library
in a laboratory
at his favorite coffee shop
in his living room
in his garage
Quincey asks:
What famous nickname did
Theodore Roosevelt have that
he wasn't particularly fond of?
(he didn't like it)
Rosy Cheeks Roosevelt
Teddy
Ted-ster
Tedilicious
The Bear
Quincey asks:
When did people across the United States begin to notice Cesar Chavez's work on improving farm workers' working conditions?
1880's
1930's
1960's
1990's
Calen asks:
Whose footprint is this, made on July 20, 1969,
AND where was the picture taken?
Cesar Chavez,
in a farm field
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr,
in a Birmingham, Alabama park
Neil Armstrong,
on the moon
Jackie Robinson,
on the infield of a baseball field
George Washington Carver,
in a peanut field
Calen asks:
Who wanted to fly solo around the world, but died trying. :-(
Neil Armstrong
The Wright Brothers
The Wrong Sisters
Amelia Earhart
Earmelia Airheart
Mikaela asks:
In order to make peanuts more popular, George Washington Carver came up with about how many ways to use peanuts?
3
30
300
3,000
3 million
Landon asks:
While attempting to fly solo around the earth,
WHERE did Amelia Earhart's plane disappear?
Over the Atlantic Ocean
Over the Indian Ocean
Over the Pacific Ocean
Over the Arctic Ocean
Over the Bermuda Triangle
Landon asks:
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr studied at Boston University, and later worked as a ___________.
photographer
history teacher
lawyer
minister
farmer
Alexis asks:
If a school, restaurant, bus, or any other location is SEGREGATED, what does this mean?
not very safe
separated by race
difficult to find
for rich people only
no air conditioning
Alexis asks:
In what year did Jackie Robinson start playing
baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers?
1899
1927
1947
1969
1987
Domminick asks:
Thurgood Marshall began his career as a lawyer,
and most of his cases were about which kind of laws?
taxes not being paid
civil rights being abused
robbery crimes
crimes of murder
speeding tickets
Domminick asks:
Thurgood Marshall was a supreme court justice for 24 years. What do supreme court justices do?
They sell clothes at Justice in the mall during the day, and make supreme pizzas for Domino's Pizza at night.
They make peace
They decide whether laws agree
with the US Constitution
They write and pass laws
They punish criminals
Mr. A asks:
Because Theodore Roosevelt had asthma as a child what did HE decide to do about it, once he began getting bullied in school? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
He decided to ask his family to move to a place where bullies don't exist.
He took up many sports, such as gymnastics, weight-lifting, hiking, and swimming to make his body stronger.
He decided it would be safest to sit in his room and read books.
He practiced the art of boxing to protect himself from bullies, and stay in shape.
He wore a lot of camouflage to hide from bullies.
Mr. A asks:
Because of his brilliance in computer software, Bill Gates earns about 7.8 BILLION DOLLARS each year. This means that he makes ABOUT how much every SECOND of the day?
(I'll give you 5 minutes for this one!)
$5/sec.
$25/sec.
$250/sec.
$500/sec.
$15,000/sec
Former President Theodore Roosevelt, an avid hunter, was made even more famous for choosing NOT to shoot what kind of animal, while hunting out West?
Elk
Bison
Bear
Sasquatch
Bald Eagle
Today we have approximately 84 million acres of National Parks, beautiful & protected from people destroying their natural beauty. Which U.S. president do we have to thank for much of these national parks & forests?
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
George Jefferson
