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Academic Pentathlon Social Science

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which US President was first seen as an advocate and protector of the American people?

a)

John Kennedy

b)

Lyndon Johnson

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

2.

America's first credit car was

a)

American Express

b)

Master Card

c)

Diner's Club

d)

Visa

3.

At the height of the "baby boom" years in America, one child was born every

a)

seven seconds

b)

fifteen minutes

c)

three minutes

d)

forty seconds

4.

The term "McCarthysim" is most closely associated with

a)

fear of communism

b)

Vietnam War

c)

economic boom

d)

Civil Rights Movement

5.

Which landmark Supreme Court case ruled that the "separate but equal" schools were unconstitutional?

a)

Plessy v Ferguson

b)

Civil Rights Case

c)

Brown v Board of Education

d)

Garner v Louisiana

6.

In which decade did the Korean War begin?

a)

1970s

b)

1960s

c)

1950s

d)

1940s

7.

The acronym, ICBM stands for

a)

intercontinental banking markets

b)

international cooperation for banking and markets

c)

intercontinental ballistic missile

d)

investigations on communism, Bolsheviks, and military

8.

In which branch of the American military did President Kennedy serve?

a)

Army

b)

Navy

c)

Air Force

d)

Marines

9.

Prior to World War II, Vietnam was a _______ colony.

a)

French

b)

British

c)

Spanish

d)

Chinese

10.

The march for Jobs and Freedom(1963) ended at the ______ in Washington, D.C.

a)

US Capitol building

b)

Supreme Court

c)

Lincoln Memorial

d)

Washington Memorial

11.

In which US city was President Kennedy assassinated?

a)

New York City, New York

b)

Boston, Massachusetts

c)

Dallas, TX

d)

Chicago, Illinois

12.

Before public office, President Lyndon Johnson was a

a)

Lawyer

b)

Teacher

c)

Physician

d)

Journalist

13.

What is the capital of Alabama?

a)

Selma

b)

Birmingham

c)

Mobile

d)

Montgomery

14.

The actions of the Black Panthers prompted the state of ____ to ban individuals from carrying loaded firearms in public.

a)

California

b)

Texas

c)

Mississippi

d)

Alabama

15.

How many college students were killed in a protest at Kent State University in Ohio?

a)

10

b)

32

c)

18

d)

4

16.

Which of the following politicians ran against Hubert Humphrey for the Democrat party's presidential nomination during the 1968 presidential race?

a)

Robert Kennedy

b)

Lyndon Johnson

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

George Wallace

17.

Documents that contained the secret history of America's involvement in Vietnam and ten leaked to the New York Times were known as the

a)

Nixon Records

b)

Secret War Document

c)

Pentagon Papers

d)

Secrets of Vietnam

18.

In which year was the first satellite in space launched?

a)

1968

b)

1957

c)

1972

d)

1947

19.

The first man in space was

a)

Alan Shepard

b)

Virgil Grissom

c)

Yuri Gagarin

d)

John Glenn

20.

Which type of tax was required in order to vote in the South prior to the 1960's

a)

consumption

b)

poll

c)

regressive

d)

property

21.

Cuba is approximately ___ miles from the American coast.

a)

ten

b)

ninety

c)

thirty

d)

two hundred

22.

In what year did America enter World War II?

a)

1917

b)

1929

c)

1941

d)

1954

23.

Seoul is the capital of which Asian country?

a)

South Korea

b)

Thailand

c)

Cambodia

d)

Laos

24.

How did the East German government prevent its citizens from leaving East Berlin for West Berlin?

a)

They revoked all East German passports.

b)

They closed down all German airports and train stations.

c)

They asked the Soviet military to surround both East and West Berlin.

d)

They constructed a brick and concrete wall between East and West Berlin.

25.

Which US president was the First to cut off diplomatic relations with the Cuban government?

a)

John Kennedy

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Lyndon Johnson