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Rho Kappa- May Trivia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Natural Rate of Unemployment in the United States?

a)

4-6%

b)

1-2%

c)

8-10%

d)

12-14%

2.

How much money does the FDIC insure for each account?

a)

$100,000

b)

$1,000,000

c)

$250,000

d)

$500,000

3.

Who is the Father of Modern Economics?

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Thomas Jefferson

4.

Which President created Social Security Administration?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

5.

What is a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money?

a)

Deflation

b)

Inflation

c)

Interest

d)

Currency

6.

What year was the first permanent English settlement founded?

a)

1790

b)

1845

c)

1607

d)

1554

7.

How many original copies of the Declaration of Independence exist today?

a)

26

b)

1

c)

4

d)

56

8.

Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States as a gift?

a)

Ireland

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

France

9.

Where were the opening shots of the American Revolution fired?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

Saratoga

d)

Trenton

10.

Which Supreme Court case set up the principle of judicial review?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Worcester v. Georgia

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

11.

How many years is a U.S representative elected for?

a)

3 years

b)

4 years

c)

2 years

d)

5 years

12.

When was the Constitution written?

a)

1812

b)

1787

c)

1756

d)

1776

13.

How old do you have to be to serve as President of the United States?

a)

50

b)

25

c)

35

d)

45

14.

How many U.S. Senators are there?

a)

435

b)

50

c)

100

d)

52

15.

How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?

a)

10

b)

25

c)

20

d)

27

16.

This man wrote a document known as the 95 Theses, which denounced the sale of indulgences.

a)

Martin Luther

b)

Saint Augustus

c)

Voltaire

d)

Henry David Thoreau

17.

What incident in 1962 nearly led to a nuclear confrontation between the U.S. and Russia?

a)

Korean War

b)

Yalta Conference

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Serbian Standoff

18.

How many of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world are still intact today?

a)

6

b)

3

c)

1

d)

0

19.

Where did democracy begin?

a)

Athens

b)

Rome

c)

Sicily

d)

Virginia

20.

Which country has the largest population?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Russia

d)

The United States