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🟡 Great Lakes Community Quiz Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He and his brother flew the first airplane.

a)

Orville Wright

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Whitcomb Judson

e)

Richard A. Drew

2.

He invented the zipper.

a)

Orville Wright

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Whitcomb Judson

e)

Richard A. Drew

3.

He was the first person to walk on the moon.

a)

Orville Wright

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Whitcomb Judson

e)

Richard A. Drew

4.

He mass produced cars.

a)

Orville Wright

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Whitcomb Judson

e)

Richard A. Drew

5.

He created masking tape.

a)

Orville Wright

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Whitcomb Judson

e)

Richard A. Drew

6.

Which of the following are true of products and services in the Great Lakes region? You may choose more than one answer.

a)

The area is known as the rust belt because of auto industries that left the area.

b)

The area continues to look for new businesses and industries.

c)

The area does not have many farms.

d)

The area is home to the top two cereal producers.

7.

Which of the following activities can be enjoyed in the Great Lakes Area? You may choose more than one answer.

a)

miles of sand dunes along Lake Michigan

b)

ocean beaches

c)

boating, swimming, and fishing on the lake shores

d)

The Indy 500 car race in Indianapolis

8.

The _____ made the car available for average Americans.

a)

4x4 truck

b)

Ford Mustang

c)

Model-T Ford

9.

The _____ brothers built an important hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.

a)

Mayo

b)

Wright

c)

Glen

10.

Which of the following is true of the people the French sent to teach the Native Americans? You may choose more than one answer.

a)

The teachers created maps and diaries.

b)

Jacques Marquette explored Wisconsin.

c)

Louis Joliet was a fur trader who joined Marquette.

d)

The two men traveled down the Mississippi River to what is now Texas.

11.

The Treaty of Paris gave territory once owned by France to _____.

a)

the United States

b)

Britain

c)

Spain

12.

_____ was president during the Civil War.


Abraham Lincoln

Ronald Reagan

Ulysses S. Grant

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

13.

The first airplane flight took place in _____.

a)

Cleveland, Ohio

b)

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

c)

Chicago, Illinois

14.

Which of the following are true of Orville and Wilbur Wright? You may choose more than one answer.

a)

The Wrights operated a bicycle repair shop and factory in Ohio.

b)

The Wrights took the plane to Kitty Hawk and made their first flight in 1903.

c)

Orville and Wilbur Wright were cousins.

d)

The Wrights were fascinated with flying.

15.

Which of the following is true of the first flights of Orville and Wilbur Wright? You may choose more than one answer.

a)

By 1905, the flights were lasting longer than 30 minutes.

b)

Orville and Wilbur kept their invention to themselves and were skeptical about sharing it.

c)

In 1903, Orville and Wilbur took turns making four flights.

d)

The longest of the first attempts was 59 seconds.

16.

The tallest building in the United States from 1973 to 1998 was the _____.

a)

Foshay Tower

b)

Empire State Building

c)

Willis Tower

17.

Which of the following are true of recreation in the Chicago area? You may choose more than one question.

a)

The Willis tower is a popular tourist attraction as the second tallest skyscraper in the world.

b)

Chicago has many museums that people enjoy visiting.

c)

The Museum of Science and Industry is located in Chicago.

d)

The Shedd Aquarium is a favorite attraction in Chicago.