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The Legacy of George Washington Carver

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Georgia Washington Carver born?

a)

Diamond Cove, Missouri

b)

Atlanta, Georgia

c)

Jackson, Mississipi

d)

Brooklyn, New York

2.

What year was Georgia Washington Carver born?

a)

1932

b)

1846

c)

1864

d)

1923

3.

What event occurred 1 year before Georgia Washington Carver's birth?

a)

The Great Depression

b)

The Civil War

c)

World War I

d)

The Abolition of Slavery

4.

Georgia Washington Carver was the first African American to enroll at what university/college?

a)

Howard University

b)

Iowa State University

c)

Clark Atlanta University

d)

University of South Carolina

5.

George Washington Carver is often referred to as _________________

a)

Mr. Planters

b)

The Father of Modern Science

c)

The Invention Father

d)

The Father of the Peanut Industry

6.

Carver developed more than _________ food, industrial, and commercial products from peanuts.

a)

300

b)

500

c)

800

d)

1100

7.

What American industrialist was fascinated by Carver's work with peanuts and soybeans and was deeply interested in developing alternative energy sources to gasoline?

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

c)

Henry Ford

d)

J.P. Morgan

8.

In 1942, Henry Ford and Georgia Washington Carver developed a successful replacement to rubber using ________ during an era of wartime rationing.

a)

peanuts

b)

goldenrod

c)

cotton

9.

When Carver died, President ________________ signed legislation establishing the Georgia Washington Carver National Monument in Missouri. This was the first non-presidential national monument and the first to honor an African American.

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Robert Kennedy

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

10.

Along with George Washington Carver becoming the namesake of our illustrious campus, he was very talented and accomplished in what creative field?

a)

Music

b)

Painting

c)

Dance

d)

Writing