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Huddle with your family and friends! Answer the questions below to jump over these History Hurdles.

1. Who was the first U.S. president to have his inaugural address broadcast over the radio (and the first to use a speechwriter)?.

Calvin Coolidge
George Washington
John F. Kennedy
John Quincy Adams

2.Who was responsible for the lyrics of our national anthem the "Star-Spangled Banner?"

Edgar Allen Poe
Eli Whitney
Frances Scott Key
Betsy Ross

3.President Harry S. Truman officially renamed the dam known as Boulder Canyon what name?

Hoover Dam
Boulder Dam
Truman Dam
Colorado River Dam

4. When did Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday shoot it out with the Clayton Gang at the O.K. Corral? Hint: What historical period was "The Old West?"

In the late 1900's
In the late 1700's
In the late 1500's
In the late 1800's

5.In 1957, the Soviet Union won the race with the U.S. to launch the first artificial satellite into space. What was the satellite called?

Apollo 13
Gemini
Sputnik
Apollo 10

6.What long and unpopular war ended in a cease-fire in January 1973?

Persian Gulf War
Korean War
World War II
Vietnam War

7.Robert Fulton made an important contribution to the history of transportation. He designed and built the first commercially successful what?

The Steamboat
The Spinning Wheel
The Telegraph
The Steam Engine

8.This American aviator was known as "Lucky Lindy" and the "Lone Eagle," and he made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927. What was his name?

Samuel Pierpont Langley
Glenn Curtis
Edward Rickenbacker
Charles Lindbergh

9.Imagine you are writing a story for a U.S. newspaper on April 25, 1846. Which of these headlines would you choose?

Americans Fire on Mexican Troops
The Civil War Ends
Mexicans Fire on American Troops
The Stock Market Crashes

10.She became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic and then she vanished when she attempted to fly around the world. What is her name?

Rosa Parks
Willa Brown
Anna Morrow Lindbergh
Amelia Earhart

11.Which famous Apache warrior led one of the last Native American Indian fighting forces?

Sitting Bull
Geronimo
Chief Joseph
Black Hawk

12.in 1835, this man left Tennessee to defend the Alamo. What was his name? Who was this man that legend says was vital to morale and one of the last men left fighting?

Daniel Boone
Thomas Walker
Wyatt Earp
Davy Crockett

13.When abolitionists refused to obey stricter laws concerning runaway slaves, what began to increase?

Underground Railroad traffic
Auctions
Housing Constructions
Extensive eductaional programs

14.The territories of Kansas and Nebraska were carved out during which of these famous transactions?

The Louisiana Purchase
The Missouri Compromise
The Homestead Act
Land Redistribution Purchase

15.In 1899, two brothers paved the way for modern flight. What were their names?

Barry and Maurice Gibb
Steven and Nathaniel Goldman
Clint and Ron Howard
Orville and Wilbur Wright

16.Which President of the U.S. led the country through World War II?

Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States
Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States

17.Who is this author that became famous for his Poor Richard's Almanac with words of wisdom like, "Fish and visitors smell after three days"?

Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Lincoln
John Quincy Adams

18.In 1964, three civil rights activists were murdered in Mississippi while attempting to help African Americans register to vote. What were their names?

Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and James Chaney
The Rev. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X
Robert, John, and Ted Kennedy
Bella Abzug, Gloria Steinem, and Kate Millett

19.Why did thousands of men leave their homes and families behind and head for California in 1849?

War
The Gold Rush
Vacationing
Foreign investing

20.On a bus in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. Who is this black woman who is sometimes called "The Mother" of the modern Civil Rights movement?"

Florence Nightingale
Clara Barton
Harriet Tubman
Rosa Parks

21.Which of these women was a leader in prison reform during the Civil War era?

Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sarah Boone
Susan B. Anthony
Dorothea Dix

22.What were the laws requiring African Americans to use separate (blacks only) public bathrooms?

Spam Laws
Fundamental Laws
Constitutional Laws
Jim Crow Laws

23.Which of these leaders was active in educational reform in the U.S.?

Henry Johnson
William Whipple
Horace Mann
Andrew Johnson

24.Question: What national political party in the 1830s opposed President Andrew Jackson?

Whigs
Democrats
Loyalists
Independents

25.Susan B. Anthony helped fight for which Amendment that gave women the right to vote?

The 10th Amendment
The Bill of Rights
The 19th Amendment
Emancipation Proclamation