2. What is the population of the USA?
A. 316,000,000
B. 250,000,000
C. 450,000,000
D. 80,000,000
3. What famous American author wrote
the novel ¨Moby Dick¨?
A. Bill Clinton
B. William Shakespeare
C. Edgar Allan Poe
D. Herman Melville
4. Moby Dick by Herman Melville
• One of the most famous first lines
in all of literature: ¨Call me
Ishmael.¨
• Lived in the 1800´s
• His first stories were of his
adventures at sea. He once lived
with cannibals on an island.
5. What American inventor is responsible
for the invention of the lightbulb?
A. Albert Einstein
B. Nikola Tesla
C. Thomas Edison
D. Kristian Cantens
6. Thomas Edison, Inventor of the Light
Bulb
• Inventor and businessman
• Inventor of the phonograph,
motion picture camera, and an
efficient light bulb.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Th
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7. Which of these was a famous civil
rights leader who fought for the
rights of African Americans?
A. George W. Bush
B. Martin Luther King
C. Henry David Thoreau
D. Thomas Jefferson
8. Martin Luther King
• Made use of the idea of ¨civil
disobedience¨ to protest against
discrimination.
• Known for his ¨I Have a Dream¨
speech.
• Won a Nobel Peace Prize
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:I
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9. Louis Armstrong was a:
A. A cyclist who won several awards.
B. An olympic swimmer.
C. A jazz musician from New Orleans.
D. My pet rabbit.
11. Which of these is a famous female
activist who was known for fighting
against racial inequality?
A. Rosa Parks
B. Malcom X
C. Hillary Clinton
D. Sarah Palin
13. Considered the greatest female
American poet of the 19th century:
A. Virginia Woolf
B. Sylvia Plath
C. Walt Whitman
D. Emily Dickinson
14. Emily Dickinson
• Wrote about death and immortality.
• Led a secluded life.
• Wrote in a unique and
unconventional style.
• ¨Hope is the thing with feathers that
perches in the soul - and sings the
tunes without the words - and never
stops at all.¨
15. Famous American film director, known
for E.T., Jaws, and Jurassic Park
A. Alfred Hitchcock
B. Woody Allen
C. Peter Jackson
D. Steven Spielberg
