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Nebraska State Capitol

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What village was selected for the capitol building?

a)

Lincoln

b)

Lancaster

c)

Norfolk

d)

Omaha

2.

How many capitol buildings were there?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

3.

During what years was our capitol built?

a)

1932-1942

b)

2000-2010

c)

1922-1932

d)

1942-1952

4.

Who was the architect of our current capitol?

a)

Hildreth Meiere

b)

Bertram Goodhue

c)

Lee Lawrie

d)

James Penney

5.

How tall is the bronze figure of "The Sower"?

a)

19 yards

b)

19 feet

c)

3 feet

d)

25 feet

6.

Where is the Rotunda located?

a)

North side

b)

South side

c)

Center of building

d)

West side

7.

What is the theme of the ceiling in the Rotunda

a)

Virtues of the state

b)

Gifts of Man on the Plains

c)

Homesteaders Campfire

d)

The First Furrow

8.

Nebraska had a bicameral system until when?

a)

2015

b)

1863

c)

1937

d)

1867

9.

Who was an influential advocate for the creation of Nebraska's Unicameral?

a)

John Pershing

b)

George Norris

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Edward Flanagan

10.

How many senators make laws for the state of Nebraska?

a)

2

b)

49

c)

93

d)

100

11.

Who is the senator that represents our District #19 in Norfolk?

a)

Josh Moenning

b)

George Norris

c)

Pete Ricketts

d)

Jim Scheer

12.

How many justices are appointed to the Supreme Court?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

13.

Where is the Memorial Chamber located?

a)

1st floor

b)

3rd floor

c)

7th floor

d)

14th floor

14.

What do we call Nebraska's one-house legislature?

a)

veto

b)

bicameral

c)

unicameral

d)

partisian

15.

What is on top of the capitol which represents agriculture?

a)

Lincoln's Monument

b)

Standing Bear

c)

The Sower

d)

The Vestibule