Executive Order 10730: Little Rock Nine Quizzes
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Executive Order 10730: Little Rock Nine? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Before he was elected president, what was Dwight Eisenhower best known for?
He was Senate majority leader.
He was a founder of the League of Justice.
He was Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in World War II.
He ordered the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.
Q. What record does Orval Faubus hold?
He ate the most Moon Pies at the Arkansas State Fair (23).
He was Arkansas' longest-serving governor.
He caught Arkansas' biggest catfish (80 pounds).
He delivered the longest one-person filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1957 (24 hours, 18 minutes).
Q. Which member of the Little Rock Nine got suspended in the infamous Central High School Chili Incident?
Melba Pattillo
Elizabeth Eckford
Ernest Green
Minnijean Brown
Q. Which member of the Little Rock Nine became the first African American to graduate from Central High School?
Melba Pattillo
Elizabeth Eckford
Ernest Green
Minnijean Brown
Q. In 1999 the Little Rock Nine received one of the nation's highest civilian honors. What was it?
Congressional Gold Medal
Medal of Honor
Purple Heart
Seal of Approval