Famous Americans Content by: Tatem Kingsbury Template Design by: Mark Geary Presidents Civil Rights Activists InventorsRandomWomen Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from H1 He was the first president of the United States of America.

$100 Answer from H1 Who is George Washington?

$200 Question from H1 He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

$200 Answer from H1 Who is Thomas Jefferson?

$300 Question from H1 He is the first African American president.

$300 Answer from H1 Who is Barrack Obama?

$400 Question from H1 He was the 16 th president of the United States of America who fought to end slavery.

$400 Answer from H1 Who is Abraham Lincoln?

$500 Question from H1 This president is known for creating many of our nation’s national parks.

$500 Answer from H1 Who is Theodore Roosevelt?

$100 Question from H2 Montgomery Bus Boycott started after this woman refused to give up her seat to a white passenger.

$100 Answer from H2 Who is Rosa Parks?

$200 Question from H2 He led the Civil Rights Movement. He is famous for his “I Have a Dream…” speech and March on Washington.

$200 Answer from H2 Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

$300 Question from H2 Put himself through school to become a teacher. He founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Alabama (now known as Tuskegee University.)

$300 Answer from H2 Who is Booker T. Washington?

$400 Question from H2 She is known as one of the “conductors” of the Underground Railroad.

$400 Answer from H2 Who is Harriet Tubman?

$500 Question from H2 He became the first black president of South Africa and was a symbol of global peacemaking.

$500 Answer from H2 What is Nelson Mandela?

$100 Question from H3 He is known for the invention of the light bulb.

$100 Answer from H3 Who is Thomas Edison?

$200 Question from H3 He invented the telephone.

$200 Answer from H3 What is Alexander Graham Bell?

$300 Question from H3 He discovered different ways to use peanuts such as paints, soaps, plastics, etc.

$300 Answer from H3 Who is George Washington Carver?

$400 Question from H3 They are known for building the first airplane.

$400 Answer from H3 Who are the Wright Brothers? (Who are Orville and Wilbur Wright?)

$500 Question from H3 This man created not only the lightning rod, but also bifocals.

$500 Answer from H3 Who is Benjamin Franklin?

$100 Question from H4 His real name is Theodore Geisel, and he wrote 46 children’s books including, The Cat in the Hat.

$100 Answer from H4 Who is Dr. Seuss?

$200 Question from H4 This man was the first African American to play Major League Baseball.

$200 Answer from H4 Who is Jackie Robinson?

$300 Question from H4 This man sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and discovered America.

$300 Answer from H4 Who is Christopher Columbus?

$400 Question from H4 He was a legendary frontiersman.

$400 Answer from H4 Who is Davy Crocket?

$500 Question from H4 This man is known for the creation of the Peanut comic strip.

$500 Answer from H4 Who is Charles M. Shulz?

$100 Question from H5 She is known for sewing the first American flag.

$100 Answer from H5 Who is Betsy Ross?

$200 Question from H5 This Native American woman is known for making peace with the settlers.

$200 Answer from H5 Who is Pocahontas?

$300 Question from H5 She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

$300 Answer from H5 Who is Amelia Earhart?

$400 Question from H5 This woman was America’s first trained nurse, and wrote books about nursing.

$400 Answer from H5 Who is Florence Nightingale?

$500 Question from H5 She is famous for saving important papers from the White House.

$500 Answer from H5 Who is Dolley Madison?

Final Jeopardy She is known as “the girl who struck out Babe Ruth.”

Final Jeopardy Answer Who is Jackie Mitchell?