SMS Multicultural Club Presents: Native American Heritage Quiz

What is the largest tribe in the U.S.?

• Cherokee

• Sioux

• Cheyenne

• Navajo

How many federally recognized tribes are there in the U.S.?

• 304

• 123

• 574

• 78

How many indigenous people did the Europeans kill about 100 years ago in the south?

• 30k

• 64 million

• 75k

• 56 million

How many Choctaw people formed the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma during the Trail of 

Tears between 1831 and 1838?

• 13,000

• 50,000

• 604

• 34,563

What team sport do Choctaw people play?

• Pickleball

• Soccer

• Stickball

• Football

What did the Atakapa, Karankawa, Mariame and Akoisa people live?

• The Texas Gulf Coast   

• Alaska

• Montana   

• West Texas

Who were the first native tribe that the Spanish explorer Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca met when washed up on the Texas shore near Galveston Island in 1528?

• Cherokee   

• Sioux 

• Cheyenne

• Karankawas Tribe

About how many languages did all the natives speak in total?

•   About 250 

• About 300 

•   About 5000 

• About 1000

What popular crop do we have because of the natives

• Corn  

•  Wheat

•   Pumpkin

•   Squash

What percentage of Alaskan people are native 

• 20%  

• 50%  

• 2.6%   

• 1.2%