WorksheetsWH F18 Week 12
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following statements are true about the Election this week?
Republicans maintained their majority in the House
Democrats reclaimed a majority in the House
Republicans maintained their majority in the Senate
Democrats reclaimed a majority in the Senate
There are some contests which are so close they aren't settled yet
T or F: the unemployment rate is SO LOW that employers are offering prizes & bonuses to try to get the few workers available
True
False
This week's CNN Hero helped families suffering from serious diseases, such as cancer, afford treatment in what country?
China
Peru
Mexico
Spain
T or F: researchers are concerned that smartphone addictions are actually making people more lonely & isolated because they have less eye contact & less time hearing human voices.
True
False
President Trump stirred controversy by making a Game of Thrones style poster announcing serious sanctions on which government?
China
Iran
Russia
Canada
Elections are the "first Tuesday after the first Monday in November". Why?
It fit farmers' schedules best way over 100yrs ago.
It's bad luck to go any sooner than Nov 2
President Washington hated working on Mondays
They are trying to make it hard for people who have jobs to vote
What event almost bankrupted the Segway scooter company?
a teenage boy got bonked on the head with a handle spinning out of control
a college girl got pummeled in the sand riding on a beach bike path
the company's owner wrecked & drowned in a river
the invention of artificial limbs
Which city is trying to be on the cutting edge of using Drones to do numerous daily life tasks?
Paris
Moscow
Tokyo
Dubai
Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 main language families of Europe?
Celtic
Romance
Slavic
English
Veterans' Day was first called Armistice Day, a memorial from the end of which war?
WWI
WWII
Vietnam
Iraq
Nationalism is when people ...
try to make national borders by uniting a common culture / language
plan to go to war against other nations
try to "purify" their nation to only one race
Although Columbus was exploring for Spain, what was his actual ethnicity?
Italian
Portuguese
German
British
Which of the following is an example of a "colony"?
Mexico during the rule of Spain
Spain during it's rule of Peru
USA purchasing California from Mexico
China reclaiming Hong Kong from Britain
Where did the name "America" come from?
It is the Native Indians' word for "home"
It is the Italian word for "new land"
a mapmaker named them after explorer Amerigo Vespucci
It's Latin for "New Europe"
A "mestizo" is a person ...
who has mixed Spanish & Native American blood
who has mixed African & Native American blood
who has mixed European & African blood
T or F: when the Spanish conquered Latin America, they forced people to work as slaves
true
false
Haiti was the first Latin American nation to gain it's independence, and they gained it from ....
Spain
France
England
Italy
T or F: Latin American colonies were divided into different social classes, depending on race & birth.
True
False
In which time frame did Mexico gain it's independence from Spain?
1750-1800
1800-1850
1850-1900
1900-1950
T or F: Brazil was a Spanish colony.
True
False
