WorksheetsA Patchwork Nation
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which Queen is the state of Virginia named after?
a)
Elizabeth I
b)
Victoria
c)
Virginia
2.
Which President had dental problems?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Theodor Roosevelt
c)
George Washington
3.
Which Presdident is on the one dollar bill?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
George Washington
c)
Abraham Lincoln
4.
Which city used to be called New Amsterdam?
a)
New Hampshire
b)
New Jersey
c)
New York
5.
Which state is called "the land of 10 000 lakes"?
a)
Michigan
b)
Wisconsin
c)
Minnesota
6.
The most famous Civil Rights leader, coming from Georgia?
a)
John F Kennedy
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
Malcolm X
7.
Music genre coming from the Mississippi River delta?
a)
Rock
b)
Jazz
c)
Blues
8.
Which singer from the Deep South is called The King?
a)
Michael Jackson
b)
Elvis Presley
c)
Kanye West
9.
How do you spell the name of this state: ˌtenəˈsiː
a)
Tenesee
b)
Teeneesee
c)
Tennessee
10.
Who are the Quakers?
a)
A religious group wanting a model of religious utopia
b)
A political group wanting a model of political utopia
c)
A non-religious group wanting a model of political utopia
11.
Which state first belonged to another country, then became an independent state before becoming an American state in 1846?
a)
New Mexico
b)
Texas
c)
Arizona
12.
Many immigrants came to California in the 1840s due to the discovery of what?
a)
gold
b)
silver
c)
diamonds
13.
In the 1930s many left their homes on the Great Plains (also called the dust Bowl) and migrated to California. Why?
a)
Years of no rain (drought)
b)
Rumours of the gold rush
c)
They wanted a change
14.
The Far West is the region with fewest inhabitants. Why is this?
a)
Too many casinos and retirees
b)
Too much pollution and traffic
c)
Too rough climate and landscape
15.
Which city is the capital and which one is the cultural and economic capital of the country?
a)
New York and Los Angeles
b)
Washington DC and New York
c)
Washington DC and Los Angeles
16.
Which of these statements are true?
a)
Southerners vote Republican, identify themselves as Christians and have strong family values
b)
Yankees vote Republican, identify themselves as Christians and have strong family values
c)
Native Americans vote Republican, identify themselves as Christians and have strong Family vaalues
17.
Which of these values are typical Latino values?
a)
inherent freedom and mobility
b)
the individual's rights and personal liberty
c)
family loyalty and group solidarity
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