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1. Which performer, born in Kingsland, is best known for singing about a California prison, a ring of fire, and a boy named Sue?

From Quiz Famous People from Arkansas

Answer: Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash was born to cotton farmers in rural Arkansas. He caught his big break in Memphis and became a very popular folk and country singer. His biggest hits were "Folsom Prison Blues", "Ring of Fire", "A Boy Named Sue", and "I Walk the Line", the latter of which was used as the title of his film biography starring Joaquin Phoenix.

From Quiz Famous People from Alaska

Answer: Sled dog racing

Susan Butcher was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts but moved to Alaska when she was a young woman to pursue her dream of working with sled dogs. In 1986, she became second woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, something she would accomplish three additional times in the following four years and set record along the way. She had been on track to become the first female winner in 1985 but her sled dogs were attacked and killed by a moose. The first female winner was Libby Riddles.

From Quiz Famous Oregonians

Answer: River Phoenix

River Jude Bottom was born in 1970 in the city of Madras in central Oregon. He was the oldest of five siblings, Rain, Joaquin, Liberty and Summer Phoenix. The highlight of his short (just 24 film and TV appearances) career was an Oscar nomination for the 1988 film "Running on Empty". River Phoenix died of a drug overdose at the age of 23 in 1993. Of the alternatives, Rob Lowe was born in 1964 in Virginia; Kirk Cameron was also born in 1970 but in California; and Corey Haim was born in 1971 in Toronto, Canada.

From Quiz Rock You Like A Hurricane

Answer: Scarface

Steven Bauer also played Don Eladio in AMC's "Breaking Bad". The Cuban born actor became friends with Ray Liotta in college.

From Quiz Famous Marylanders

Answer: John Waters

"Hairspray", which starred Ricki Lake and Divine, focused on the issue of racial segregation in the Baltimore of the early 1960s. Waters has written and/or directed many other films including "Cry-Baby" (1990), "Pecker" (1998), and "A Dirty Shame" (2004). Waters also serves as a board member of the Maryland Film Festival.

From Quiz They Came From Louisiana

Answer: Huey P. Long

Huey P. Long was born in Winnfield, LA and was assassinated in 1935. He was widely considered a contender for the presidency against Franklin Roosevelt in 1936. He was a United States senator when he died, but served as Governor of Louisiana from 1928-32, bringing many reforms to the state. He is one of two Louisianians in Statuary Hall. His brother Earl was Governor of Louisiana three separate times and his son Russell was a United States senator from 1948-87.

From Quiz Psst..Pass the Salt

Answer: Bill Haywood

Bill Haywood (1869-1928) jumped bail in the US in 1921 and went to the Soviet Union. It is often said that John Reed is the only US citizen 'buried in the Kremlin Wall'. That is not entirely accurate. Half of Bill Haywood's ashes are also buried there, and the other half were buried in Chicago. Bill Lovett, James Butler Hickok, and William Adams Hickman were all nicknamed "Wild Bill" and for different reasons. Lovett was an Irish-American gangster, Hickok was a gunfighter and gambler from the American Old West, and Hickman confessed to several murders in his autobiography.

From Quiz The Columbine High School Tragedy

Answer: Littleton, Colorado

The other locations listed were also sites of school shootings. Barry Loukaitis killed three students in Moses Lake, Washington. Luke Woodham killed two in Pearl, Mississippi. Andy Williams killed two in Santee, California. Columbine High School is not actually located in Littleton, Colorado, but in an unincorporated area of Jefferson County known as Columbine. Littleton is actually in Arapahoe County, but is the closest incorporated city to Columbine, so Columbine is considered to be a Littleton address. Both areas are on the outskirts of Southern Denver. While there was lots of discussion of Columbine as an upper-class suburb, in fact it is primarily middle class and there is little to differentiate it from any other suburb of a major city.

From Quiz Famous and Infamous Nevadans

Answer: Mark Twain

Twain, then still known as Samuel Clemens, tried his hand at making his fortune in mining at the boom town of Aurora. While there, he wrote articles about the town that were published in the "Territorial Enterprise". Within a year, he had been hired as editor and relocated to Virginia City. While there, he adopted the name Mark Twain.

From Quiz Famous People from Kansas

Answer: Susan Salter

Elected in Argonia, Kansas in 1887. The following year, 1888, the first all female city government was elected in Kansas. Carrie Nation was a temperance leader. Luttie Lytle the first African American female admitted to the Kansas Bar. Mary Lease was a Populist stump speaker.

From Quiz Talented Men of Various States

Answer: Lawrence Welk

Eric Sevareid popularized the editorial approach on the evening news. His two minute segments won both an Emmy and a Peabody award. Phil Jackson was a professional basketball player who turned to coaching. He is noted for his "existential" style. Louis L'Amour is a popular writer of western fiction.

From Quiz Talented Men of the Western United States

Answer: Aleksandr Baranov

Baranov was the first governor under Russian rule. Vitus Bering was an explorer who established that Alaska was not attached to Siberia. The Bering Sea bears his name. Leonhard Seppala was a hero as he braved -50 degree weather and gusting winds of 80 mph to deliver diphtheria serum. He is also given credit for breeding the sturdy Alaskan Husky shed dog. William Egan was the first governor under statehood.

From Quiz The Arts in Montana

Answer: Monte Dolack

Monte studied art at Montana State University and University of Montana. He was a co-founder of the Missoula Warehouse Artists Co-op.

From Quiz Talented Women of the Western United States

Answer: Julia Child

Julia Child was not only known for her recipes but each show seemed to have some kind of flub by Julia to portray her humanity. Shirley Temple Black was a well known child star of the 1930s-40s. Later she had a career as Ambassador to the United Nations, Ghana, and Czechoslovakia. Sally Ride was one of the first female astronauts. Marilyn Monroe is an icon of the Hollywood glamour scene.

From Quiz Famous Wisconsinites

Answer: Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder is the author of the "Little House on the Prairie" series. She was born in Pepin County, Wisconsin on February 7, 1867. She passed away at the age of 90 in Mansfield, Missouri. Ma, Pa, Mary and Laura are all characters from her popular book series. Betty Friedan, author of "The Feminine Mystique," was born in Peoria, Illinois. Louisa Mary Alcott was born in Wolcott, New Haven, Connecticut. Harriet Beecher Stow, author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," was born in Litchfield, Connecticut.

From Quiz Talented Women of the United States Midwest

Answer: Laura Ingalls Wilder

Georgia O'Keeffe was born in Sun Prairie and became one of the most noted woman artists of the early 20th century. Her subjects were flowers, landscapes, rocks, animal bones, vaginas, and sea shells. Ada Deer, born in Keshena, became the first woman to head the Bureau of Indian Affairs. She has been politically active and teaches at the University of Wisconsin. Although she was born in Russia, Golda Meir's formative years were in Milwaukee. She became one of the most recognizable world leaders when she was Prime Minister of Israel.

From Quiz Talented Women of the Southern United States

Answer: Patsy Cline

Patsy Cline's many classics include "Walking After Midnight", "I Fall to Pieces", and my favorite "Crazy". Ella Fitzgerald had a long career in both popular music and jazz. She was sometimes called the "Queen of Scat". Patricia Cornwell's forte is the mystery novel. Her heroine, Kay Scarpetta, is a forensic pathologist. Katie Couric gained fame as a television newscaster and personality.

From Quiz Famous South Carolinians

Answer: Dizzy Gillespie

The way Dizzy's trumpet received its unforgettable shape is somewhat of folklore. It's been said that while he was dancing he accidentally stepped on his trumpet bending it. Too poor to buy another one, he continued playing with this bent one, attracting attention wherever he went. Soon people were running to their local music supply stores asking for a "Dizzy Gillespie" trumpet.

From Quiz Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold

Answer: Ken Caryl Middle School

No one remembers exactly how Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold's friendship began. They met sometime in seventh or eighth grade at Ken Caryl Middle School.

From Quiz Famous People from Arkansas

Answer: Conway Twitty

Conway Twitty was born Harold Lloyd Jenkins in Frairs Point, Mississippi, but spent much of his young life in Arkansas, where he first took up music on local radio shows. As he became more popular, he adopted the moniker Conway Twitty after two small towns in Texas and Arkansas, respectively. At the height of his career, he was well known for his duets with Loretta Lynn. Their most popular song was "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man".

From Quiz Famous People from Alaska

Answer: Valerie Plame

Valerie Plame was born in Anchorage in 1963. She is best known as being the CIA agent and spy whose identity was controversially exposed during the administration of George W. Bush. The controversy surrounded the alleged purchase of African uranium by Saddam Hussein. Plame's husband Joseph Wilson wrote an op-ed in which he doubted such an action occurred. In an alleged retaliation against Wilson, Valerie Plame's identity as CIA agent (which was classified) was leaked to the press. Plame had previously stated that she also did not think Hussein purchased uranium from Africa. Plame's exposure put her in danger as her identity had been revealed to enemies abroad. Plame and Wilson allege the Bush Administration outed her identity as punishment for not continuing the uranium theory which weakened Bush's justification for invading Iraq. Afterward, Plame wrote an autobiography detailing her experience and later wrote a spy novel.

From Quiz Born in Connecticut

Answer: George W. Bush

Although most people associate him with Texas, George Walker Bush was born in 1946 in New Haven CT and he graduated from Yale University in his home town before going on to Harvard Business School. He was once the co-owner of the Texas Rangers baseball franchise and he served five years (1995-2000) as Governor of Texas before becoming the 43rd President of the U.S. in January 2001. His father, George H.W. Bush, the 41st President, is also a New Englander -- born in Milton, Massachusetts in 1924. Of the alternatives, Franklin Pierce is the only President from New Hampshire; Ulysses S Grant was the first of seven Presidents born in Ohio; and Grover Cleveland the only one from New Jersey.

From Quiz Rock You Like A Hurricane

Answer: Warren Sapp

Rumors of marijuana use "clouded" Warren Sapp on draft day. He slipped until late in the first round, a steal for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

From Quiz Famous Marylanders

Answer: Johnny Unitas

Johnny Unitas (1933-2002) held the record for the most consecutive games--47--with at least one touchdown pass for an amazing 52 years (1960-2012). He threw for over 40,000 yards and 290 touchdowns during his NFL career (1955-1973) which included one season each with the Pittsburgh Steelers (on the practice squad) and the San Diego Chargers. He was a member of both the 50th Year and 75th Years All-Time Teams for the NFL.

From Quiz Psst..Pass the Salt

Answer: Maude Adams

Born Maude Ewing Kiskadden, Adams was only five years old when she starred in her first role at a San Francisco theater.

From Quiz The Columbine High School Tragedy

Answer: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold

Seung-Hui Cho was the perpetrator of the Virginia Tech University Massacre, where he killed 33 people before killing himself. Jeff Weise killed his grandfather and grandfather's girlfriend before going to Red Lake High School in Red Lake, Minnesota and killing five students, a teacher, and a security guard before killing himself. Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden killed four students and a teacher at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas before being arrested. Eric Harris, 18, was born in Wichita, Kansas, the son of an Air Force Transport pilot. Like many military children, he moved frequently until his father retired in 1993 and settled in Littleton. His writings and actions have led investigators to describe him as a psychopath. Dylan Klebold, 17, was born in Lakewood, Colorado and spent his entire life living in the area between Lakewood and Littleton where Columbine is located. He was raised in both the Lutheran and Jewish religions, as his father was Lutheran and his mother Jewish. His writings and actions have led investigators to describe him as severely depressed. Though there is lots of evidence to suggest that both were heavy drinkers, they had no alcohol or drugs in their system when they committed the murders.

From Quiz Famous and Infamous Nevadans

Answer: Pat Nixon

Thelma Pat Nixon was born March 16, 1912, in the now abandoned copper town of Ruth, located in White Pine County, Nevada. She and Richard Nixon were married in 1940 and she became an integral part of his political life. During her time as First Lady, she became deeply involved in many volunteerism projects. She passed away in 1993 at the age of 81.

From Quiz Famous People from Kansas

Answer: Gwendolyn Brooks

Lutie Lytle was the first African American admitted to the Kansas Bar. Hattie McDaniel was the first African Amewrican woman to win an Oscar.

From Quiz Talented Men of the Western United States

Answer: Father Damian

Hiram Fong was the first Chinese-American to serve in the United States Senate. Barack Obama was born in Hawaii and became the 44th President of the United States. Duke Kahanamoku was an Olympic swimmer and personality of Hawaii.

From Quiz Famous South Dakotans

Answer: Sparky Anderson

Sparky Anderson was born in Bridgewater, South Dakota. He coached the Detroit Tigers from 1979-1995.

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