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History and Geography Mystery

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the states below is the Easternmost of the USA?

a)

Ohio

b)

Maine

c)

Florida

d)

Alaska

2.

The Exclave of Lesotho is (a)  

3.

What was one valid reason the settlers sailing from England to "The New World" chose to go south towards the caribbean and then come back up to the Jamestown colony?

a)

Because they had poor cartographers.

b)

Because pirates usually perused the middle of the Atlantic.

c)

Because the current made it easier and faster to cross the Atlantic.

d)

Because they were looking for the shipwreck of the Roanoke colony.

4.

How many countries assemble Africa?

a)

89

b)

32

c)

93

d)

54

5.

Which of these pictures resembles Operation Barbarossa

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Two-in-one Question: How many sovereign countries existed after the second World War officially ended

a)

68

b)

112

c)

92

d)

56

7.

Which day and which place did the Boston Tea Party take place

a)

December 16, 1773, Griffins Wharf

b)

July 4, 1773, Philadelphia

c)

June 26, 1776, Boston Harbor

d)

July 4, 1776, Lexington

e)

January 5, 1781, Boston Harbor

8.

Operation (a)   took place on June 6 1944 and was directed by five-star general Dwight D. Eisenhower. (Operation name, not historical name) (Spell it correctly!)

9.

Select all countries below that are in the continent of Africa.

a)

Djibouti

b)

Guinea Bassau

c)

Papa New Guinea

d)

Yemen

10.

Break, What is your favorite subject?

a)

Math

b)

Science

c)

Physical Education

d)

Social Studies/History

11.

This south american country is named after its presence near the equator.

(a)  

12.

On Paul Revere's famous horse ride in 1775, he shouted the following; "The British are coming!"

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Thomas Jefferson spoke five languages; English, French, Italian, Greek, and German therefore he is a(n) Example: Bilingual

(a)  

14.

You can't buy Coca-Cola legally in these countries.

a)

Cuba

b)

North Korea

c)

China

d)

Russia

15.

The Philippines is home to about this many Pacific islands

(a)  

16.

America is a:

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Constitutional Republic

d)

Oligarchy

17.

Check all the enclaves

a)

Lesotho

b)

San Marino

c)

Ireland

d)

Ecuador

e)

Vatican City

18.

Greenland is larger than Africa

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which is the largest country in Africa?

a)

Algeria

b)

Libya

c)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

d)

Sudan

20.

Abraham Lincoln is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame

a)

True

b)

False