Famous Virginians

Famous Virginians

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8 Qs

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Famous Virginians

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who was the first African American to win tennis singles championship and was also an author and eloquent spokesman for social change?
L. Douglas Wilder
Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.
Woodrow Wilson
A. Linwood Holton, Jr.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who was a lawyer and civil rights leader who worked for equal rights for African Americans and played a key role in the Brown V. Board of Education decision?
Maggie L. Walker
Oliver W. Hill, Sr.
L. Douglas Wilder
George C. Marshall

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who was a Virginia governor who was the first African American to be elected as a state governor in the United States?
L. Douglas Wilder
A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
Woodrow Wilson
Oliver W. Hill, Sr.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who was a military leader who created an economic plan to ensure world peace?
Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.
Woodrow Wilson
George C. Marshall
Harry F. Byrd, Sr.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who was a Virginia governor who was known for a “Pay as You Go” policy for road improvements and he modernized Virginia state government and led a massive resistance movement against the desegregation of public schools?
Oliver W. Hill, Sr.
A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
Maggie L. Walker

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who was a 20th century president who wrote a plan for world peace?
L. Douglas Wilder
George C. Marshall
Oliver W. Hill, Sr.
Woodrow Wilson

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who was the first African-American woman to establish a bank and become a bank president?
Oliver W. Hill, Sr.
Maggie L. Walker
Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.
Woodrow Wilson

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who was a Virginia governor who promoted racial equality and appointed more African Americans and women to positions in state government than previous governors?
Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
L. Douglas Wilder
George C. Marshall
A. Linwood Holton, Jr.