Worksheets100th Day of School Contest Quiz
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did the first humans to arrive in the "Americas" come from?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Bakersfield
d)
Asia
2.
What formed because of ocean levels dropping that allowed humans to cross into what is now North America?
a)
Bering Land Bridge
b)
Brooklyn Bridge
c)
Land Below the Wind
d)
Alaska Freeway
3.
How old is the U.S.A. as of 2018?
a)
Almost 242 years
b)
45 years
c)
2,000 years
d)
100 years
4.
Our modern U.S. has how many states?
a)
5
b)
15
c)
50
d)
100
5.
From what COUNTRY did the former colonies gain its independence?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Columbia
d)
Mayflower
6.
From what CONTINENT did most of the early colonists to this country come?
a)
Africa
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
England
7.
What are the THREE CONTINENTS considered to be the "Old World" (from their perspective)?
a)
Africa, Asia, Europe
b)
Africa, Australia, Antartica
c)
Africa, Russia, Switzerland
d)
Africa, U.S.A., Greenland
8.
The CONTINENT we live on is....
a)
South America
b)
U.S.A.
c)
North America
d)
United Americas
9.
Bakersfield is a .....
a)
county
b)
country
c)
city
d)
continenent
10.
What COUNTY do we live in?
a)
California
b)
North America
c)
Bakersfield
d)
Kern
11.
Which one is a CONTINENT?
a)
Europe
b)
Russia
c)
China
d)
Iceland
12.
What is the name of the ocean on the east coast of the U.S.A.?
a)
Pacific
b)
Atlantic
c)
Indian
d)
Columbian
13.
What is the ocean on the west coast of the USA?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Columbian
14.
What continent is also a country?
a)
Europe
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Greenland
15.
What continents were are considered the "New World" by the Europeans who coined that phrase?
a)
North and South America
b)
North and South Pole
c)
Australia and Antartica
d)
North America and Africa
16.
Who was the first President of the USA?
a)
Trump
b)
Obama
c)
Washington
d)
Lincoln
17.
Which came first, the Revolutionary War or the Civil War?
a)
Revolutionary War
b)
Civil War
c)
They happened at the same time
18.
Pick out the name of a large river in the USA:
a)
Mississippi
b)
Mali
c)
Russia
d)
San Francisco
19.
What is the largest state in the USA in SIZE (not population)?
a)
California
b)
Texas
c)
Maine
d)
Alaska
20.
What is the largest state in the USA in population?
a)
California
b)
Texas
c)
Alaska
d)
New York
21.
Identify the winner of the electoral college in the 2016 presidential election in the USA.
a)
Hillary Clinton
b)
Donald Trump
c)
Donald Duck
d)
Bill Clinton
22.
Identify the winner of the "raw" popular vote in the presidential election in 2016 in the USA
a)
Hillary Clinton
b)
Donald Trump
c)
Donald Duck
d)
Bill Clinton
23.
How often does the USA hold a presidential election?
a)
Every 4 years
b)
Every 6 years
c)
When the president dies
d)
Every 8 years
24.
How old do citizens have to be to be eligible to vote in the USA?
a)
18
b)
21
c)
30
d)
25
25.
What is the capital of California?
a)
Bakersfield
b)
Los Angeles
c)
San Francisco
d)
Sacramento
26.
What did Columbus start?
a)
Age of Exploration
b)
Age of ship building
c)
Craze for Indian food
d)
Interest in other cultures
27.
Europeans searched for the WHAT for a better sea route to Asia?
a)
Northwest Passage
b)
Southern Route
c)
Short Cut to Silk
d)
Stairway to Heaven
28.
Cortez defeated who?
a)
George Washington
b)
Donald Trump
c)
The Great Aztecs
d)
The New England Patriots
29.
What thing did NOT help Cortez defeat the Aztecs?
a)
Disease wiping out natives
b)
Superior weapons
c)
alliances with Aztec enemies
d)
Large tanks; nuclear threat
30.
movement of people from one region to another is called WHAT?
a)
March to a Better Life
b)
Parade to Paradise
c)
migration
d)
road trip!
31.
The transfer of plants, animals, ideas, and diseases between the "Old World" and the "New World" was called....
a)
Secret Santa
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
Foreign Exchange
d)
trade
32.
Three items from "Old World" .....
a)
pigs, cows, horses
b)
corn, pumpkins, squash
c)
turkeys, tobacco, beans
d)
hair ribbons, silk, salt
33.
Three items from "New World"....
a)
turkey, squash, pumpkins
b)
cows, pigs, horses
c)
unicorns, Mickey Mouses, dolls
d)
plates, dishes, glasses
34.
Before the arrival of the first Europeans, the most advanced Native American societies were located in what is now.....
a)
Mexico
b)
Russia
c)
China
d)
Australia
35.
The Spanish encomienda system exploited the natives to either pay taxes or work. It was similar to WHAT in the past?
a)
serfs on manors in medieval Europe
b)
models working overtime for a photo shoot
c)
After school detention for a junior high student
d)
Worker at Walmart
36.
Who invented the magnetic compass?
a)
Aztecs
b)
Russians
c)
New Englanders
d)
Chinese
37.
True or False: Europeans would not have been able to make the voyage to the Americas without the magnetic compass.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
What is the name of the continent that is mostly ice?
a)
Antarctica
b)
Alaska
c)
Maine
d)
South America
39.
What is the continent that includes India and China?
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Russia
40.
What continent is considered the Cradle of Civilization because the first man appeared there?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Australia
41.
What were the colonists who received free passage to the colonies in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years?
a)
slaves
b)
indentured servants
c)
Rotating servants
d)
domestic engineers
42.
Crops that are always in demand are called....
a)
specialized
b)
cash crops
c)
staple
d)
rare
43.
What early colonist brought tobacco plants to Virginia, saving the colony?
a)
John Smith
b)
John Rolff
c)
John Adams
d)
John Jones
44.
What protestant sect founded in England believed salvation was available to ALL PEOPLE and also believed in equality between mean and women?
a)
Quakers
b)
Puritans
c)
Catholics
d)
protestants
45.
True or False: Quakers were against slavery and violence
a)
True
b)
False
46.
What Quaker leader came to the colonies to set up a colony with fair government for all?
a)
William Penn
b)
William Tell
c)
Prince William
d)
Sean Penn
47.
What is the system of creating and maintaining (getting and keeping) wealth through controlled trade?
a)
monopoly
b)
mercantilism
c)
capitalism
d)
socialism
48.
What was the most common economic activity throughout the early English and Dutch colonies in North America?
a)
farming
b)
fishing
c)
trade
d)
minister
49.
What was the religious movement in the 1700's called?
a)
Great Awakening
b)
Great Church Movement
c)
Great Spirit
d)
Enlightenment
50.
What types of crops were grown in the Middle Colonies?
a)
tropical
b)
cash
c)
staple
51.
Identify the problem the Virginia settlers faced
a)
Overpopulation
b)
high prices at the markets
c)
not prepared
d)
Strong leaders
52.
Identify the problem Virginia settlers faced
a)
starvation
b)
over crowding
c)
food spoilage
53.
True or false: Settlers in Virginia picked an ideal spot to build a colony in Jamestown
a)
True
b)
False
54.
True or False: The first arrivals in Jamestown cared more about finding gold and treasure than farming.
a)
True
b)
False
55.
What was New England's economy based on during the colonial times?
a)
fishing, shipbuilding, trade, farming
b)
tobacco, staples
c)
silk, rice, salt, gold
56.
The effect of the Great Awakening and Enlightenment on the colonies was.....
a)
Intro to political ideas of equality and freedom
b)
spreading slavery
c)
fighting the plague
57.
What made English colonies want to protest?
a)
taxation without representation
b)
rude soldiers
c)
lousy tea quality
58.
How did England punish Boston colonists after they dumped tea in protest?
a)
closed harbor, new governor, no legislature
b)
everyone got whipped
c)
banned tea
59.
What was one form of protest the colonists used against England?
a)
boycott
b)
silence
c)
didn't attend church
60.
The central issue in the dispute between Britain and its American colonies was the power to WHAT the colonists?
a)
tax
b)
jail
c)
deport
d)
banish
61.
Which came first, Great Britain racks up war debt during the French and Indian War OR colonists protest taxation without representation?
a)
War debt
b)
Colonists protest
62.
Which came first: Chinese invent magnetic compass or Europeans search for NW Passage?
a)
compass
b)
Passage
63.
Pick item women DID NOT do to contribute to war effort
a)
Ran farms and businesses, raised money, made clothes
b)
Served as messengers, nurses, and spies
c)
planned battles
64.
What are mercenaries?
a)
Professional soldiers for pay
b)
Traveling ministers
c)
People who help soldiers after battle
65.
First battle of in the War for Independence:
a)
Battle of Bakersfield
b)
Lexington and Concord
c)
Saratoga
d)
Yorktown
66.
Turning point battle in the Revolutionary War for Independence:
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Battle of Bakersfield
c)
Saratoga
d)
Yorktown
67.
After the Battle of Saratoga, WHAT HELPED the American Patriots?
a)
French help with soldiers, officers, ships, and money
b)
England's soldier shortage
c)
George Washington won the Lottery
68.
What happened at Valley Forge?
a)
Great victory battle for Patriots
b)
Harsh winter for the American Patriots; suffering, shortages
c)
Great defeat for Patriots, they almost lost the war then
69.
In the film series America, The Story of Us, we learned that....
a)
Washington dared to try an Indian tactic to put an end to smallpox outbreak
b)
Washington left to go spend the winter at his home at Mount Vernon
c)
The soldiers deserted; we almost lost the war
70.
The final battle that caused the Patriots to win the war over the British was.....
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Battle of Bakersfield
c)
Saratoga
d)
Yorktown
71.
What happened to the British at the Battle of Yorktown?
a)
Surrounded by Patriots and French by land and sea
b)
The achieved a stunning victory and won the war
c)
They gave up before it started
72.
True or False: The official end of the Revolutionary War was the Treaty of Paris
a)
True
b)
False
73.
Strengths for the British during the Revolutionary War were....
a)
Largest army and navy in the world
b)
A cause to fight for
c)
home field advantage
d)
The French helped them
74.
Advantages for the Patriots in the Revolutionary War were:
a)
largest army and navy in the world
b)
well trained army
c)
experienced officers
d)
cause to fight for, home field advantage French help
75.
True or False: Articles of Confederation were a strong government and we still have it for our system
a)
true
b)
false
76.
True or False: The articles of Confederation had NO president and Congress had NO power to make states do anything.
a)
True
b)
False
77.
Shays' Rebellion helped people realize the Articles of Confederation were too.....
a)
weak
b)
strong
c)
unfair to slaves
d)
unfair to women
78.
The Great Compromise was......
a)
Combining Virginia and New Jersey Plans for system of government
b)
Parents and children agreeing on priviledges
c)
George Washington and Thomas Jefferson settling their differences
79.
The Great Compromise resulted in.....
a)
Two Houses of Congress, one based on population, one with equal representation for all states
b)
One house, half based on population, the other half equal for all states
c)
Both houses based population
d)
One house, equal for all states
80.
Legislative branch....
a)
writes laws, declares war
b)
proposes laws, vetoes bills
c)
reviews lower court decisions
81.
Legislative branch....
a)
grants money, can override a veto
b)
Interprets constitution, commands armed forces
c)
maintains schools
82.
Legislative branch.....
a)
writes laws, approves treaties, declares war
b)
appoints ambassadors, makes treaties
c)
conducts foreign policy
83.
Executive branch....
a)
proposes laws, commands armed forces, appoints ambassadors and other officials
b)
writes laws
c)
declares war
84.
Members of House of Representatives must be HOW OLD?
a)
25
b)
30
c)
35
85.
Senators must be how old?
a)
25
b)
30
c)
35
86.
President/VP must be how old?
a)
25
b)
30
c)
35
87.
Term for House Members before re-election....
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
88.
Term for senators.....
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
89.
term for president/VP.....
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
90.
Under Federalism.....what government coins money and declares war?
a)
Federal
b)
State
c)
BOTH
91.
Under Federalism, what government establishes and maintains schools?
a)
Federal
b)
State
c)
BOTH
92.
Under Federalism, what government levies taxes and maintains law and order?
a)
Federal
b)
State
c)
BOTH
93.
Under Federalism, what government establishes courts?
a)
Federal
b)
State
c)
BOTH
94.
True or False: the U.S. government has an official religion
a)
True
b)
False
95.
True or false: Under the Second Amendment, we have the right to own guns.
a)
True
b)
False
96.
What first amendment rights relate to voicing our opinion?
a)
Speech, Assembly, Press
b)
Assembly, religion
c)
Petition, religion
97.
TRUE OR FALSE: A bill becomes law when the President signs it.
a)
true
b)
false
98.
True or false: There are no term limits for members of Congress.
a)
True
b)
False
99.
True or false: a person could serve a maximum of 10 years as president, but only be allowed to run for two terms.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
100.
Mrs. Ho is from.....
a)
Maine
b)
Malaysia
c)
California
d)
China
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