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Question 1

A	Thomas Edison
B	Charles F. Brush Hint: This inventor patented over 1,000 inventions, including the phonograph and the electric light.
C	Charles F. Kettering Hint: This inventor patented over 1,000 inventions, including the phonograph and the electric light.

Question 1 Explanation:

Yes, this is one of the earliest photos taken of inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931).

Question 2

A	Nikki Giovanni Hint: This author’s fifth novel, "Beloved," received the Pulitzer Prize in fiction in 1988.
B	Rita Dove Hint: This author’s fifth novel, "Beloved," received the Pulitzer Prize in fiction in 1988.
C	Toni Morrison

Question 2 Explanation:

This circa 1945 Lorain High School yearbook photograph shows Noble Prize-winning author Chloe Wofford, better known as Toni Morrison.

Question 3

A	Earl Bruce Hint: This coach led The Ohio State University Buckeyes to two national championships and 13 Big Ten titles between 1951 and 1978.
B	Woody Hayes
C	Paul Brown Hint: This coach led The Ohio State University Buckeyes to two national championships and 13 Big Ten titles between 1951 and 1978.

Question 3 Explanation:

This 1949 photograph of Woodrow "Woody" Hayes was published in Miami University's Football Media Guide.

Question 4

A	Neil Armstrong Hint: Born in Cambridge, Ohio, this man became the first to orbit the earth in 1962.
B	John Glenn
C	James Lovell Hint: Born in Cambridge, Ohio, this man became the first to orbit the earth in 1962.

Question 4 Explanation:

This photograph shows astronaut John Glenn, who became the first man to orbit the earth, in 1962.

Question 5

A	Bob Hope
B	Hal Holbrook Hint: A graduate of East High School in Cleveland, this comedian starred in more than fifty films and was awarded five special Oscars for humanitarian work.
C	Jamie Farr Hint: A graduate of East High School in Cleveland, this comedian starred in more than fifty films and was awarded five special Oscars for humanitarian work.

Question 5 Explanation:

This photograph shows comedian Bob Hope talking with Neil Armstrong and his wife Janet at Armstrong's homecoming celebration.

Question 6

A	Billy Ireland Hint: This Columbus native spent time working as a reporter for both the New York Evening Post and the New Yorker.
B	Milton Caniff Hint: This Columbus native spent time working as a reporter for both the New York Evening Post and the New Yorker.
C	James Thurber

Question 6 Explanation:

Photograph showing author, humorist and cartoonistJames Thurber, a native of Columbus, Ohio.

Question 7

A	Arthur St. Clair Hint: This Ohio governor is also known as the “Father of Ohio Statehood.”
B	Edward Tiffin Hint: This Ohio governor is also known as the “Father of Ohio Statehood.”
C	Thomas Worthington

Question 7 Explanation:

Twenty-three-year old Thomas Worthington is depicted in this miniature oil portrait on ivory.

Question 8

A	Orville Wright Hint: Known as World War I's “Ace of Aces,” this man shot down 26 enemy aircraft.
B	Eddie Rickenbacker
C	Glenn Curtiss Hint: Known as World War I's “Ace of Aces,” this man shot down 26 enemy aircraft.

Question 8 Explanation:

This photograph depicts World War I flying ace Captain Edward "Eddie" Rickenbacker standing next to a plane he flew during World War I in France, circa 1914-1918.

Question 9

A	Lillian Gish
B	Teri Garr Hint: This Ohio-born actress starred in D.W. Griffith's "An Unseen Enemy" and "Birth of a Nation," and later received an honorary Academy Award.
C	Doris Day Hint: This Ohio-born actress starred in D.W. Griffith's "An Unseen Enemy" and "Birth of a Nation," and later received an honorary Academy Award.

Question 9 Explanation:

This photograph shows actress Lillian Gish (1893-1993), who was born in Springfield, Ohio.

Question 10

A	Malcolm X Hint: This civil rights leader visited Ohio University in 1959-1960, three years before the March on Washington.
B	Jesse Jackson Hint: This civil rights leader visited Ohio University in 1959-1960, three years before the March on Washington.
C	Martin Luther King

Question 10 Explanation:

This photograph shows Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the 18th Ecumenical Student Conference on the Christian World Mission in Athens, Ohio.

Question 11

A	John Brown
B	John Rankin Hint: This man was a revolutionary abolitionist and controversial figure of the 19th century.
C	George McCook Hint: This man was a revolutionary abolitionist and controversial figure of the 19th century.

Question 11 Explanation:

Photographic reproduction of a portrait of abolitionist John Brown, who led a raid on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, with the intention of starting a slave revolt, in October of 1859.

Question 12

A	Ulysses S. and Julia Dent Grant Hint: This presidential couple later resided at Spiegel Grove in Fremont, Ohio.
B	Rutherford B. and Lucy Webb Hayes
C	William and Ida Saxton McKinley Hint: This presidential couple later resided at Spiegel Grove in Fremont, Ohio.

Question 12 Explanation:

Rutherford B. Hayes and Lucy Ware Webb first met at the Ohio White Sulphur Springs in Delaware in 1847. This daguerreotype photograph was taken on their wedding day, December 30, 1852.

Question 13

A	Arnold Palmer Hint: This PGA champion began golfing at age 10 and now has a museum named after him in Columbus, Ohio.
B	Jack Nicklaus
C	Phil Mickelson Hint: This PGA champion began golfing at age 10 and now has a museum named after him in Columbus, Ohio.

Question 13 Explanation:

Columbus native Jack Nicklaus holds the record for PGA Masters Tournament wins.

Question 14

A	Jawad Williams Hint: This five-time NBA All-Star later became the first African American general manager in the NBA.
B	Wayne Embry
C	Daequan Cook Hint: This five-time NBA All-Star later became the first African American general manager in the NBA.

Question 14 Explanation:

Wayne Embry, shown here in his Miami University basketball uniform, played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), representing the Cincinnati Royals, Boston Celtics, and Milwaukee Bucks.

Question 15

A	Duke Hint: This famous First Dog had his own chair at cabinet meetings.
B	Muggs Hint: This famous First Dog had his own chair at cabinet meetings.
C	Laddie Boy

Question 15 Explanation:

This image depicts Laddie Boy, President Warren G. Harding's Airedale terrier, seated on the White House lawn.

Question 16

A	Hallie Q. Brown Hint: This woman was the first African American woman elected mayor of a U.S. city.
B	Matilda Dunbar Hint: This woman was the first African American woman elected mayor of a U.S. city.
C	Ellen Walker Craig

Question 16 Explanation:

This photograph shows Ellen Walker Craig, mayor of Urbancrest, Ohio, from 1971-1975.

Question 17

A	President Warren G. Harding with Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and Harvey Firestone
B	Zane Grey, James Thurber, Louis Bromfield, and Hart Crane Hint: This picture includes a president, an inventor, and two captains of industry.
C	Charles Kettering, John D. Rockefeller, Frank Seiberling, and B. F. Goodrich Hint: This picture includes a president, an inventor, and two captains of industry.

Question 17 Explanation:

Friends Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and Harvey Firestone pictured with President Warren G. Harding on a camping trip that the four took together in Maryland with members of their families, July 23-24, 1921.

Question 18

A	The Worthington family Hint: This Ohio family sent fifteen men to serve in the Civil War.
B	The Tiffin family Hint: This Ohio family sent fifteen men to serve in the Civil War.
C	The McCook family

Question 18 Explanation:

This painting depicts the Fighting McCooks, an Ohio family that sent fifteen men to serve in the Civil War. Daniel McCook, Sr. and his eight sons, together with his brother, John McCook, and his five sons, all fought in the Civil War.

Question 19

A	Laura Fry Hint: This Cincinnati woman founded Rookwood pottery in 1880.
B	Maria Longworth Nichols
C	Mary Louise McLaughlin Hint: This Cincinnati woman founded Rookwood pottery in 1880.

Question 19 Explanation:

This photograph depicts Maria Longworth Nichols(1849-1932). Although she is primarily known as a ceramic artist, Maria Longworth Nichols Storer was also an active metalworker, painter and author.

Question 20

A	General William Sherman Hint: This photograph was taken the same year of this General's "Last Stand."
B	General Philip Sheridan Hint: This photograph was taken the same year of this General's "Last Stand."
C	General George Custer

Question 20 Explanation:

This photograph shows General George A. Custer, born in New Rumley, Ohio. He was killed in combat with a Sioux tribe at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, an event also known as "Custer's Last Stand."

Question 21

A	Helen Steiner Rice
B	Alice Cary Hint: This Lorain woman is often called the "poet laureate of inspirational verse."
C	Rita Dove Hint: This Lorain woman is often called the "poet laureate of inspirational verse."

Question 21 Explanation:

This photograph of poet Helen Steiner Rice was taken in the 1960s. Rice (1900-1981), often called the "poet laureate of inspirational verse," was born in Lorain, Ohio.

Question 22

A	Zane Grey
B	Ambrose Bierce Hint: This avid sportsman and author from Zanesville, Ohio, had 115 movies made from his novels.
C	William Dean Howells Hint: This avid sportsman and author from Zanesville, Ohio, had 115 movies made from his novels.

Question 22 Explanation:

Zanesville nativeZane Grey (1872-1936) wrote 89 books, including 56 Western novels. 115 movies have been made based on his work.

Question 23

A	Betsy Mix Cowles Hint: This Ohio woman enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on October 22, 1918, and was discharged in 1922.
B	Ouida Okey
C	Audrey Wilcke Evans Hint: This Ohio woman enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on October 22, 1918, and was discharged in 1922.

Question 23 Explanation:

Ouida Okeywas one of only 200 women to serve in the Marine Reserves during World War I.

Question 24

A	C. W. Bryant Hint: Born in 1864, this man was one of the first African Americans to enjoy a successful military career.
B	Private Joe Louis Hint: Born in 1864, this man was one of the first African Americans to enjoy a successful military career.
C	Colonel Charles Young

Question 24 Explanation:

This photograph shows Colonel Charles Young (1864-1922), one of the first African Americans to enjoy a successful military career, and the only third African American graduate from West Point, in 1889.

Question 25

A	Judge Florence E. Allen Hint: This Ohio politician was also active in the Temperance movement.
B	Viola D. Romans
C	Harriet Taylor Upton Hint: This Ohio politician was also active in the Temperance movement.

Question 25 Explanation:

This image depicts Viola D. Romans, the first woman to represent Franklin County in the Ohio General Assembly.

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