Social Studies Quiz

Kentucky has six geographic regions. This region is located in the west and was added in 1818. What is the farthest western geographic region of Kentucky?

• A. Pennyrile

• B. Knobs

• C. Western Coal Fields

• D. Jackson Purchase

This U.S. national park has the world's longest cave system. The cave was discovered more than 4,000 years ago by indigenous peoples. Which cave system forms Kentucky's only national park?

• A. Mammoth Cave

• B. Onyx Cave

• C. Diamond Caverns

• D. Louisville Mega Cavern

This battle was fought in Kentucky on August 19, 1782. It was one of the last battles of the American Revolutionary War. At what battle was Daniel Boone's son Israel killed?

• A. Siege of Boonesborough

• B. Battle of Blue Licks

• C. Long Run Massacre

• D. Battle of Little Mountain

This central Kentucky town is the oldest in Kentucky. What fort and town were established in 1774 near the head of Salt River by their namesake founder and 37 other men?

• A. Harrodsburg

• B. Boonesborough

• C. Danville

• D. Shelbyville

There are four states that border Mexico to the south. Which state is NOT one of the states bordering Mexico?

• A. New Mexico

• B. Arizona

• C. Nevada

• D. California

The United States comprises 48 contiguous states. Which state is NOT one of the 48 contiguous states?

• A. North Dakota

• B. Alaska

• C. Florida

• D. Montana

What state is highlighted on this map of the United States?

• A. South Dakota

• B. Missouri

• C. North Dakota

• D. Wisconsin

The Plains Indians followed the seasonal migration of this animal. What meat was the primary food source for the Lakota and Blackfoot tribes?

• A. American black bear

• B. White-tailed deer

• C. Gray wolf

• D. American bison

Many immigrants to the United States are classified as these people. What people reside outside of the country of their nationality for fear of being persecuted?

• A. Undocumented

• B. Residents

• C. Refugees

• D. Naturalized

This African American intellectual was born in 1856 as an enslaved person. After the Civil War, he and his mother and siblings were freed. What man founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute and became an advisor to Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft?

• A. Booker T. Washington

• B. Frederick Douglass

• C. Crispus Attucks

• D. W.E.B. Du Bois