WorksheetsFamous Floridians
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of these is based on John Gorrie’s invention?
airplane
computer
refrigerator
telephone
What is Osceola remembered for?
inventing a system of writing
leading his people to freedom
fighting against the United States Army
helping the Patriots to defeat the British
Who became the first Vietnamese person to serve in Congress?
Gloria Estefan
Zora Neale Hurston
Stephanie Murphy
Lue Gim Gong
Who did Fannie Burlingame help become a citizen of the United States?
Lue Gim Gong
James Weldon Johnson
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Vicente MartÃnez Ybor
After Alfred du Pont died, his money
was invested in the citrus industry
was used to build the East Coast Railway.
was divided up among his family.
was used to start a charity for children.
Mary McLeod Bethune and James Weldon Johnson both tried to help African Americans by
writing novels, poems, and songs.
teaching at schools for black children.
baking and selling pies to raise money.
founding a branch of NAACP in Florida.
Who started a branch of NAACP in Brevard County, Florida?
James Weldon Johnson
Harry T. Moore
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Vicente Martínez Ybor
What was the name of the community in Florida that inspired the writing of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings?
Cross Creek
Jacksonville
Miami
Tampa
Which Floridian contributed to Florida’s tourism industry significantly?
Walt Disney
John Gorrie
Harry T. Moore
Majorie Kinnan Rawlings
Which two people were famous teachers in Florida?
Mary McLeod Bethune
Harry T. Moore
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Osceola
