WorksheetsSocial Studies Trivia
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was elected President in 1860 that led to the secession of 11 southern states?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Robert E. Lee
2.
The longest river in the world is the...
a)
Nile
b)
Amazon
c)
Tigris
d)
Huang He
3.
What war gave American its independence?
a)
Revolutionary War
b)
Civil War
c)
WWI
d)
WWII
4.
Who did America fight against in the Revolution?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Native Americans
d)
Britain
5.
What states are on the West Coast of the US?
a)
NJ, NY, Florida
b)
California, Illinois, Texas
c)
Colorado, New Mexico, Louisiana
d)
California, Oregon, Washington
6.
A book of maps
a)
Atlas
b)
Almanac
c)
Dictionary
d)
Encyclopedia
7.
The largest desert in Africa
a)
Sonoran
b)
Egyptian
c)
Arctic
d)
Sahara
8.
The ocean west of North America
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Arctic
d)
Indian
9.
What famous civil rights activist is honored in January?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Donald Trump
d)
Abraham Lincoln
10.
This is the day we honor Americans who gave their life for their country.
a)
Independence Day
b)
Labor Day
c)
Thanksgiving
d)
Memorial Day
11.
What is the longest river in the U.S.
a)
Ohio
b)
Missouri
c)
Cuyahoga
d)
Mississippi
12.
Abraham Lincoln and George Washington have birthdays in this month
a)
January
b)
February
c)
March
d)
April
13.
What continent is Canada on?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
North America
d)
South America
14.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
John Wilkes Booth
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
15.
A textbook about Ancient History is an example of a ....
a)
five themes of geography
b)
primary source
c)
time zone
d)
secondary source
16.
What country borders the United States to the north?
(a)
17.
The period of time before the invention of writing systems is known as....
a)
early history
b)
prehistory
c)
unwritten history
d)
oral history
18.
The Paleolithic Era is the "old stone age". The Neolithic Era is the
(a)
19.
A government ruled by a king or queen
a)
Democracy
b)
Theocracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Communist
20.
The Amazon River is on this continent.
a)
Africa
b)
South America
c)
North America
d)
Europe
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