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North Dakota Studies Spring Final 2021

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Watford City

a)

McKenzie

b)

Bowman

c)

Stark

d)

Billings

2.

Manning

a)

McKenzie

b)

Bowman

c)

Stark

d)

Dunn

3.

Center

a)

Oliver

b)

Mercer

c)

Stark

d)

Dunn

4.

Mandan

a)

Oliver

b)

Mercer

c)

Morton

d)

Grant

5.

Dickinson

a)

Billings

b)

Hettinger

c)

Stark

d)

Grant

6.

Medora

a)

Billings

b)

Hettinger

c)

Stark

d)

Grant

7.

Beach

a)

Billings

b)

Hettinger

c)

Stark

d)

Golden Valley

8.

Amidon

a)

Billings

b)

Slope

c)

Stark

d)

Bowman

9.

Bowman

a)

Billings

b)

Slope

c)

Stark

d)

Bowman

10.

Crosby

a)

Divide

b)

Williams

c)

Mountrail

d)

Ward

11.

Williston

a)

Divide

b)

Williams

c)

Mountrail

d)

Ward

12.

Minot

a)

Ward

b)

Divide

c)

McHenry

d)

Burke

13.

Washburn

a)

Divide

b)

Williams

c)

McLean

d)

Ward

14.

McClusky

a)

McLean

b)

McHenry

c)

Mountrail

d)

Sheridan

15.

Stanley

a)

McLean

b)

McHenry

c)

Mountrail

d)

Sheridan

16.

Bottineau

a)

Ward

b)

Renville

c)

Bottineau

d)

Burke

17.

Bismarck

a)

Burleigh

b)

Emmons

c)

Logan

d)

McIntosh

18.

LaMoure

a)

Stutsman

b)

LaMoure

c)

Kidder

d)

McIntosh

19.

Jamestown

a)

Stutsman

b)

LaMoure

c)

Kidder

d)

McIntosh

20.

Valley City

a)

Stutsman

b)

Barnes

c)

Ransom

d)

Sargent

21.

Fargo

a)

Cass

b)

Barnes

c)

Ransom

d)

Richland

22.

Steele

a)

Stutsman

b)

Emmons

c)

Kidder

d)

McIntosh

23.

Devils Lake

a)

Towner

b)

Pembina

c)

Walsh

d)

Ramsey

24.

Grand Forks

a)

Grand Forks

b)

Traill

c)

Nelson

d)

Walsh

25.

Hillsboro

a)

Grand Forks

b)

Traill

c)

Nelson

d)

Walsh

26.

Charles Eastman (Oyese) was sent to boarding school because:

a)

he wanted to go.

b)

his dad wanted him to go and learn.

c)

he was forced by the government to go.

d)

the movie didn't say.

27.

What is the state capital of North Dakota?

a)

Minot

b)

Bismarck

c)

Fargo

d)

Grand Forks

28.

Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark on an expedition called the

a)

Lewis and Clark Expedition

b)

Corps of Discovery

c)

Find Louisiana

d)

North Dakota Exploring

29.

What does the word Dakota mean?

a)

Unfamiliar or Strange

b)

Joyful

c)

Flat or Boring

d)

Friend or Allies

30.

How many counties does North Dakota have?

a)

45

b)

53

c)

62

d)

75

31.

Fort Yates

a)

Sioux

b)

Mercer

c)

Morton

d)

Grant

32.

What region of ND is this?

a)

Red River Valley

b)

Missouri River

c)

Missouri Plateau

d)

Drift Prairie

33.

What region of North Dakota is this?

a)

Drift Prairie

b)

Missouri Plateau

c)

Red River

d)

Red River Valley

34.

What region of North Dakota is this?

a)

Drift Prairie

b)

Red River Valley

c)

Missouri Plateau

d)

Missouri Escarpment

35.

Who is North Dakota's neighbor to the East?

a)

South Dakota

b)

Minnesota

c)

Montana

d)

Manitoba

36.

What region is the Missouri River located in?

a)

Drift Prairie

b)

Red River Valley

c)

Missouri Plateau

37.

The continental divide is located in-between what two rivers?

a)

Missouri River and Little Missouri River

b)

James River and Sheyenne River

c)

Knife River and Heart River

d)

Sheyenn Rivere and Red River

38.

The Badlands...

a)

are located in the Missouri Plateau

b)

were created by wind and water

c)

were untouched by glaciers

d)

are made up of buttes

e)

all of the above

39.

What river flows through Bismarck and Mandan?

a)

Red River

b)

Missouri river

c)

Mississippi River

d)

James River

40.

What is the largest man made lake in ND?

a)

Lake Sakakawea

b)

Devils Lake

41.

What is the largest natural lake in ND?

a)

Turtle Lake

b)

Lake Oahe

c)

Devils lake

d)

Lake Sakakawea

42.

Which border is on the Red River?

a)

West

b)

East

c)

North

d)

South

43.

What interstate runs through the state from the west to east border?

a)

I-94

b)

I-29

44.

Where are the badlands located in ND?

a)

Northeast corner

b)

Southwest corner

c)

Center of ND

d)

Northwest corner

45.

Where is the deepest part of the Williston Basin?

a)

Near Williston

b)

Near South Heart

c)

Near Watford City

d)

Near Medora

46.

True or False: The Bakken/Three Forks formation is about the size of West Virginia.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

There have been more that one oil boom in North Dakota.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

What is found in the Williston Basin?

a)

Petroleum

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Both Petroleum and Natural Gas

d)

None of the Above

49.

_________________________ made it possible for oil companies to extract oil and natural gas from deep shale rock.

a)

Frakking

b)

Vertical Drilling

c)

Pipeline Techology

d)

Refinery Imporvemnts

50.

In the 2010's North Dakota's oil industry-----

a)

Boomed?

b)

Busted?

51.
The law of conservation of energy states that when one form of energy is transformed into another, energy is:
a)
Not created or destroyed
b)
Destroyed
c)
Created
d)
Turned in to Peanut Butter
52.

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

a)

Petroleum

b)

Wood

c)

Cow dung

d)

Dry leaves

53.

What is called the cooler air that rushes to fill the space left by hot air leaving when temperature rises?

a)

Water

b)

Wind

c)

Current

d)

Gas

54.

What do these people have in common? Steve Hoffback, Merry Helm, and Steve Stark

a)

They write the Dakota Datebooks

b)

They read the Dakota Datebook

c)

They worked for Art Link

d)

They wrote the energy unit we studied.

55.

What was the name of the biography we watch on Arthur Link?

a)

When the Cows Come Home

b)

When people know their Leaders

c)

Hometown Boy from Alexander

d)

When the Landscape is Quiet Again

56.

Why did the Larson Brothers end up in court?

a)

They were charged with stealing and money laundering

b)

They sued to get Sue back.

57.

Large mammals, like sabertooth tigers, mammoths, and giant sloths once roamed what is now North Dakota,

a)

True

b)

False

58.

The Covid 19 pandemic is the only time in North Dakota history where schools were shut down for a time.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Smallpox nearly destroyed the Mandan population.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

After the smallpox epidemic, three tribes came together to help the others survive. All are a part of the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold except:

a)

Mandan

b)

Hidatsa

c)

Arikara

d)

Lakota

61.

What does Dunbar decide to call his wolf friend?

a)

Brown Fur

b)

White Paws

c)

Two Socks

d)

Grey Tail

62.

Who does Dances With Wolves save from a charging buffalo during the hunt?

a)

Wind In His Hair

b)

Kicking Bird

c)

Smiles A Lot

d)

Chief Ten Bears

63.

Stands with a Fist came to live in the village with Kicking Bird after

a)

Her family was killed by Sioux

b)

Her family was killed by Pawnee

c)

She wandered away from her family and they were never able to find her

d)

She was kidnapped

64.

What does Kicking Bird want most from Lt. Dunbar?

a)

guns and ammunition

b)

to know how many white people will come

c)

for him to represent them in Washington

d)

for him to train native warriors

65.

Who is Alpha?

a)

The Young man

b)

The head of the family

c)

The wolf

d)

The Bison who threw the kid.

66.

All are true about how Keda's tribe kill the buffalo except:

a)

It was unrealistic, they didn't do it that way.

b)

It required team work.

c)

They used what are called Buffalo Jumps today.

d)

It was extremely dangerous.

67.

Keda survived his fall down the second part of the cliff because he landed on a pile of bison caresses.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

If you want to find dinosaur bones, where should you look?

a)

Hell Creek Formation

b)

South Heart Formation

c)

Williston Basin

d)

Golden Valley

69.

The K-T boundary can be found in the Northeast corner of North Dakota.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

The Lakota, Nakota, and Dakota are all considered Sioux Indians.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

Who did Lewis and Clark camp close to during the winter of 1804-05?

a)

Mandan

b)

Hidatsa

c)

Teton Sioux

d)

Shonone

72.

Complete this language translation chain: English to ________________________ to Hidatsa, to Shoshone.

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

PIg Latin

d)

Mandan

73.

What were the two main Native American cultures of the Great Plains? Choose two.

a)

Equestrian Nomadic Tradition

b)

Plains Village Tradition

c)

Fishing Village Tradition

d)

Intermountain Hunting Tradition

74.

Who shared their love for James Foley's poetry with our class?

a)

My older brother

b)

Pastor Ross

c)

Revered Doctor Ross Reinhiller

d)

All the choices.

75.

Who shared her graduate work on the effects of the Smallpox epidemic of 1837?

a)

Jayne Kinney, my niece

b)

Holly and Megan our resource officers

c)

Ross Reinhiller, my brother

d)

Ms. Reinhiller

76.

Bowbells

a)

Burke

b)

Divide

c)

Williams

d)

Montrail

77.

Why are the towns of North Dakota evenly spaced?

a)

It was random.

b)

The Railroad established the towns where they needed them to be located.

c)

The government established the towns.

d)

The towns of North Dakota are not evenly spaced.

78.

The only National Park in North Dakota is

a)

Theodore Roosevelt NP

b)

Devils Lake NP

c)

Skyzone NP

d)

Badland NP

79.

Which one is not a county in North Dakota?

a)

McLean

b)

McHenry

c)

McKenzie

d)

McDonald

80.

What county is South Heart located in?

a)

Stark

b)

Billings

c)

Slope

d)

Dunn

81.

The Little Missouri is Ms. Reinhiller's favorite river.

a)

True

b)

False

82.

Our school (and town) is named for which river?

a)

Heart

b)

Knife

c)

Cannonball

d)

Maple