Who Was? History Bee?
Quiz by Amy Bennett-Rosado
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- Q1
Venuse Williams is a famous for her tennis skills but what other sport did she excel at?
basketball
track
gymnastics
lacrosse
30s - Q2
Barack Obaman, Bill Clinton and Abraham Lincoln all held the same job before becoming president. What was that job?
reporter
lawyer
firefighter
teacher
30s - Q3
Where was world famous soccer player Pele born?
New Mexico
Brazil
France
Canada
30s - Q4
What happened to Nelson Mandela on Feburary 11, 1990
He was freed from prison
He became president of South Aftica
He was born
He was arrested
30s - Q5
Which novel was NOT written by Jane Austen?
Pride and Prejudice
Mansfield Park
Emma
War and Peace
30s - Q6
Who founded the American Red Cross?
Clasra Barton
President Garfield
President Arthur
Susan B. Anthony
30s - Q7
Which of these presidents won a Nobel Peace Prize?
Woodrow WIlson
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Abraham Lincoln
30s - Q8
Which of these is not keyboard instrument?
Trumpet
guitar
Harpsichord
organ
30s - Q9
Which of these presidents lived in Monticello?
Woodrow Wison
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
30s - Q10
Who founded the American Red Cross?
President Garfield
Susan B. Anthony
Clara Barton
30s - Q11
What part of the world is Ernest Shackelton famous for exploring?
The Antartic
The Sahara Desert
The North Pole
30s - Q12
Fidel Castro was president of which country?
Spain
Portugal
Cuba
Canada
30s - Q13
Name the scientist whose theories and discoveries led to the invention of the television?
Nikola Tesla
Charles Darwin
Galileo
Albert Einstein
30s - Q14
Who was the frist European to explore the North American continent?
Ferdinand Magellen
Christopher Coloumbus
Marco Polo
Leif Erickson
30s - Q15
Naem of the Queen of England during Shakepeare's Time/
Joan of Arc
Victoria
Elizabeth I
Mary Queen of Scots
30s