Quizzes
Fact Box
Photo Identification
Famous Art
Celebrities
Personal Links
Create a Quiz
Your Favorites
Your Watchlist
Browse Quizzes
All
Entertainment
Geography
History
Hobbies
Humanities
Literature
Movies
Music
Nature
Other
People
Religion
Science
Sports
Technology
Television
Random
Daily Quizzes
Search Quizzes
Advanced Search
Add to del.icio.us
More ways to get Braingle...
Famous Americans 3
How much do you know about the famous Americans of the United States?
Quiz ID:
#20083
Fun:
(2.74)
Difficulty:
(0.94)
Category:
People
Created By:
Carlos16
Tweet
#1 In 1927, a young pilot named Charles Lindbergh took off alone from an airfield near New York City. Where did he land?
Stockholm, Sweden
Venice, Italy
Paris, France
#2 What American artist was the subject of the biography "Action Jackson"?
Jackson Pollack
Jim Thorpe
Isaac Stern
#3 Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and he'll always be the king of rock-and-roll.
True
False
#4 She was blind and deaf, but she wrote a best-selling book and became a national heroine. Who was she?
Cornelia Meigs
Helen Keller
Cynthia Voight
#5 Andrew Carnegie donated millions of dollars to American libraries and schools. How did he make his fortune?
In the steel industry
In the mine
In a factory
#6 In 1803, our third president doubled the size of the United States. Who was he?
Your Answer:
2 words, 15 letters. There is also an alternate answer.
(
Show Hint
)
#7 What did Samuel Clemens call himself when he wrote about two friends named Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn?
Pap
Mark Twain
Jim
All of the above
#8 Who was commander in chief of all the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II?
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
General Douglas MacArthur
#9 His field was physics, and he's best known for his theory of relativity. What was his name?
Your Answer:
2 words, 14 letters. There is also an alternate answer.
(
Show Hint
)
#10 Which African American athlete defeated a Nazi hero in 1938: Joe Louis or Jesse Owens?
Joe Louis
Jesse Owens
Comments
You cannot read or post comments until you complete the quiz.
Back to Top
Users in
Chat
: None
Online Now:
12 users
and 382 guests
Copyright © 1999-2013 |
Updates
|
FAQ
|
RSS
|
Widgets
|
Links
|
Green
|
Subscribe
|
Contact
|
Privacy
|
Conditions
|
Advertise
Custom Search
Follow @braingle
Sign In
Create a free account
Username:
Password:
Forgot?
Remember me
Your Ad Here
#106
You cannot read or post comments until you complete the quiz.