1. Who was the first black governor elected in the United States?

2. The NAACP recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. What is that organization's full name?

3. During what war did Francis Scott Key write "The Star-Spangled Banner," which became the national anthem?

4. What was the former common term for what is now Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia?

5. Name the capital of the state of Iowa.

6. Name the Portuguese navigator who led the first expedition that sailed around the world.

7. We now have Father's Day and Mother's Day each year. Which day came to be in an earlier year?

8. In what year did the U.S. government move from Philadelphia to Washington?

9. What has been the most common alma mater (undergraduate) for U.S. presidents?

10. The American Film Institute produced a list of the 100 greatest American movies of all time. How many of its top five can you name?

Answers

1. It was L. Douglas Wilder, who served as Virginia's governor from 1990-94.

2. The NAACP is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

3. Key wrote it in 1814 during the War of 1812.

4. They formerly were referred to as French Indochina.

5. Des Moines is Iowa's capital.

6. It was led by Ferdinand Magellan (1480?-1521).

7. The first Father's Day came in 1910. Mother's Day first was presented in 1914.

8. The federal government came to the District of Columbia in 1800.

9. Harvard University has been the alma mater of five presidents.

10. The AFI's top five, in order, are "Citizen Kane," "Casablanca," "The Godfather," "Gone With the Wind" and "Lawrence of Arabia."

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