North American Indians Quiz

Where did the Indians come from thousands of years ago?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• Australia

What did Columbus call the people he met in America?

• Europeans

• Indians

• Americans

• Asians

What did the Algonquian tribes build for shelter along the Atlantic coast?

• Wigwams

• Teepees

• Long houses

• Adobe houses

What did the Seminole Indians build in marshy places?

• Adobe houses

• Long houses

• Chickies

• Teepees

Which tribe made up the Iroquois nation of the eastern Great Lakes?

• Cherokee

• Apache

• Sioux

• Iroquois

What did the Plains Indians use to follow whole herds of buffalo?

• Canoe

• Bicycles

• Sleds

• Horses

What did the Navajo tribe raise and use to make blankets?

• Sheep

• Buffalo

• Cows

• Horses

What did the Indians of the Northwest coast use to catch salmon?

• Nets

• Traps

• Fishing rods

• Spears

What did the Plains Indians use to communicate when they did not speak each other's language?

• Whistles

• Sign language

• Smoke signals

• Drums

What did the Salish fisherman use to catch salmon during the fishing season?

• Traps

• Spears

• Nets

• Fishing rods