Biography In Context Scavenger Hunt - ANSWERS
Example:
In what county was the famous American Abolitionist Sojourner Truth born?
A:
Ulster County, New York
Source: Historic World Leaders
1. What is the name of Oprah Winfrey’s mother?
A:
Vernita Lee
Source:
Contemporary Black Biography, September 7, 2007
2. What is the current name of the organization started by Migrant Worker Rights Activist Cesar
Chavez?
A:
United Farm Workers, ALF-CIO
Source:
Dictionary of Hispanic Biography, November 6, 1996
3. In what year did Ulysses S. Grant graduate from the U. S. Military Academy?
A:
1843
Source:
Historic World Leaders, 1994
4. Approximately how many farmers are listed in the Biography Resources In Context?
A:
275
5. List three works written by the African American Author Zora Neale Hurston.
A:
Jonah’s Gourd Vine; Mules and Men; Their Eyes were Watching God; Moses, Man of
the Mountain; Dust Tracks on a Road;
Mules Bone
Source:
Contemporary Black Biography, 1992
6. In what year was President George Washington born?
A:
1732
Source:
Encyclopedia of World Biography, December 12, 1998