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2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt Ky. Sports Figures Ky. Presidents & Statesmen Famous Ky. Women Ky. Celeberties Ky. Explorers
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He coached the Kentucky Wildcats to 876 victories and had an arena named after him.
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Who was Adolph Rupp?
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This boxing champ’s motto was “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.”
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Who is Muhammad Ali?
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She is the first women & first American to row across the Atlantic ocean.
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Who is Tori Murden?
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One of seventeen children, he is the present coach of the UK Wildcats.
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Who is Tubby Smith?
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This former Wildcat star went on to play in the NBA on the Phoenix Suns, the Chicago Bulls, & the Indiana Pacers.
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Who is Kyle Macy?
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He was a Mexican War hero & the 12th U. S. President.
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Who was Zachary Taylor?
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He was the 16th president. He kept the union together during the Civil War.
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Who was Abraham Lincoln?
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He was known as the Great Compromiser because he helped settle disputes between Northern & Southern states before the Civil War.
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Who was Henry Clay?
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He was president of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
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Who was Jefferson Davis?
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He is the second Kentucky governor to succeed himself in office for a second term.
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Who is Paul Patton?
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She became the first woman governor of Kentucky.
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Who is Martha Layne Collins?
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She was married to Abraham Lincoln.
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Who was Mary Todd?
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This TV reporter on Prime Time is from Kentucky.
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Who is Diane Sawyer?
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She became known for her efforts in stopping the sale of alcoholic beverages.
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Who was Carry Nation?
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This pioneer and her two friends were kidnapped by Indians after their canoe drifted across the Kentucky River.
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Who was Jemima Boone?
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He founded Harrodsburg, Kentucky’s first permanent white settlement.
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Who was James Harrod?
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He was a Revolutionary War hero who helped Kentuckians capture British forts in the Northwest Territory.
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Who was Gorge Rogers Clark?
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He helped build and led pioneers on the Wilderness Road to Kentucky.
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Who was Daniel Boone?
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Not as famous as his big brother but always there to help him, he was a preacher, politician, poet, physician, and fort defender.
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Who was Squire Boone?
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He led the first organized English Expedition on record into Kentucky through the pass he named Cumberland Gap.
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Who was Thomas Walker?
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This country music star is “just a coal miner’s daughter”.
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Who is Loretta Lynn?
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This former teacher from W-Hollow in Greenup County became a prize-winning Kentucky author.
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Who was Jesse Stuart?
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He wrote Kentucky’s state song.
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Who was Stephen Foster?
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He roamed the woods of America looking for new birds to paint.
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Who was John James Audubon?
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She is the reigning Miss America.
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Who is Heather French?
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