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Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Ancient Greek philospher came first?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Socrates

c)

Dionysus

d)

Plato

2.

Which phenomenon is threatening coral reefs?

a)

Ice

Age

b)

Megalodons

c)

Heavy rain

d)

Coral Bleaching

3.

Select which answers are TRUE (multiple)

a)

Penguins are found in the Arctic

b)

Polar bears are found in Antarctica

c)

Penguins are found in Antarctica

d)

Polar bears are found in the Arctic

4.

True or False: In Antarctica, the coldest temperatures are on the coast.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Antartica is a desert.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Are all of the oceans connected?

a)

No

b)

Yes

7.

The ocean is divided into how many basins?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5

d)

7

8.

What causes things to float easily in water?

a)

Rain

b)

Amount of water

c)

Water temperature

d)

Salinity

9.

The ocean's seawater moves in 5 main currents, also known as...

a)

Rivers

b)

Gyres

c)

Lakes

10.

An example of an invertibrate is a

a)

Shark

b)

Dolphin

c)

Jellyfish

d)

Sea turtle

11.

The Great Barrier Reef is the longest reef in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What does "EPA" stand for?

a)

Ending Prey Adaptations

b)

Environmental Problems Agency

c)

Ending Pollution Always

d)

Environmental Protection Agency

13.

In poetry, stanzas are like _______ in stories.

a)

Paragraphs

b)

Words

c)

Sentences

d)

Line

14.

Which of the following contains alliteration?

a)

She walked along the noisy beach, skipping cold, dark stones across the blue water.

b)

The waves roared and swelled as the storm ravaged the coast.

c)

She shouted at the seagulls, shushing them.

d)

The sun beat down on the children playing in the sand.

15.

A haiku has how many syllables per line?

a)

5,6,5

b)

6,8,8

c)

5,6,7

d)

5,7,5

16.

Obelisks contained what written on it?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphs

c)

Letters

17.

The Sumerian Cuneiform was the first form of writing.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The Phoenicians were known for their...

a)

Trading

b)

War

c)

Beauty

19.

What was the official religion of the Persian Empire?

a)

Christianity

b)

Catholicism

c)

Islam

d)

Zoroastrianism

20.

How would you describe the Spartans in Greece?

a)

Kind

b)

Aggressive

c)

Artistic

d)

Philosophical

21.

Democracy was founded in ________

a)

Persia

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Greece

22.

Prince Gautama became the _____

a)

King of Persia

b)

Buddha

c)

Emporer of China

d)

Ruler of Europe

23.

Confucius was a Chinese ______

a)

Artist

b)

Politician

c)

Philosopher

d)

King

24.

The Peloponnesian War was a war fought in ancient Greece between... (choose 2)

a)

Corinth

b)

Athens

c)

Sparta

d)

Rhodes

25.

Alexander the Great's teacher was ______

a)

Confucius

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Socrates

26.

Who was the “Enemy of History,” the book burner from China?

a)

Hannibal

b)

Confucius

c)

Shih Huang-ti

d)

Ghengis Khan

27.

When was the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

a)

476 BC

b)

324 BC

c)

476 AD

d)

324 AD

28.

What is the name of the large church Emperor Justinian built in Constantinople?

a)

The Duomo

b)

St. Peter's Basilica

c)

Notre Dame

d)

Hagia Sophia

29.

Who was Muhammad?

a)

A disciple of Jesus

b)

A prophet of Islam

c)

Ruler of the Persians

d)

The Buddha

30.

The name "Charlemagne" means...

a)

Charlie the Grand

b)

Ruler of Germany

c)

Charles the Great

31.

What was Charlemagne's two main goals? (Choose 2)

a)

Convert Germanic people to Christianity

b)

Unite all of Western Europe under his power

c)

Divide the power of Europe

d)

Kill all Christians

32.

The Magna Carta was signed by...

a)

King Henry 8

b)

King John

c)

Pope Gregory

d)

Charlemagne

33.

Who invented the printing press?

a)

Johannes Gutenburg

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Raphael

d)

The Medicis

34.

Which ruler gave Columbus ships to sail?

a)

King Henry 8

b)

Queen Elizabeth

c)

Queen Mary

d)

Queen Isabella

35.

Lutheranism is a product of _______

a)

The Church donating money to charity.

b)

The spread of Christianity.

c)

The Catholic Church selling indulgences.

d)

Martin Luther wanting to support the Catholic Church.

36.

Which Louis was killed in the French Revolution?

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Louis XVI

c)

Louis XV

d)

Louis VII

37.

Which of the following did Queen Elizabeth I NOT do?

a)

established Protestantism in England

b)

defeated the Spanish Armada

c)

ordered the execution of Mary Queen of Scots

d)

had 2 sons who took over Ireland & England upon her death

38.

True or false: The Witch Hunts in Europe were completely unrelated to the Witch Hunts in America.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Who discovered the laws of gravity?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Johannes Kepler

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

40.

Which French King called himself the "Sun King" ?

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Louis XVI

c)

Louis XVIII

d)

Louis XV

41.

Peter the Great ruled which country?

a)

Vatican City

b)

Austria

c)

Hungary

d)

Russia

42.

True or False: The French Revolution was successful in establishing a democratic political system in France.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Monet was a part of what art movement?

a)

Surrealism

b)

Realism

c)

Modernism

d)

Impressionism

44.

The Jeep was created in what year?

a)

1940

b)

1941

c)

1942

d)

1943

45.

When did Christopher Columbus "discover" the Americas?

a)

1461

b)

1472

c)

1482

d)

1492

46.

Who was the first person to circumnavigate the globe?

a)

James Cooke

b)

Fernao de Magellan

c)

Francis Drake

d)

Christopher Columbus

47.

True of false: All of the pilgrims built their communities based off of an openness to religion.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

True or False: Pocahontas married John Rolfe.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

True or False: The "Great Awakening" is another name for the "Enlightenment."

a)

True

b)

False

50.

True or False: The Judicial Branch of government is made up of the House of Representative & the Senate.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

True or False: The Executive Branch of Government is made up of the the President & Vice President.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Who was the 14th president?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Millard Fillmore

c)

James Buchanan

d)

Franklin Pierce

53.

Who was the 34th president?

a)

FDR

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

JFK

d)

Richard Nixon

54.

Which President signed the Indian Removal Act?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Martin Van Buren

c)

John Quincy Adams

d)

William Harrison

55.

True or False: The Louisiana Purchase nearly doubled the size of the US.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

Which statement is NOT true about the Underground Railroad?

a)

The Underground Railraod helped slaves escape into the free North.

b)

Terms like "conductor" and "passenger" were used to describe different roles.

c)

The Underground Railroad took place during the times of the Civil War.

d)

The Underground Railroad was an easy way for slaves to become free.

57.

The _____ Amendment to the Constitution abolsihed slavery.

a)

12th

b)

13th

c)

14th

d)

15th

58.

What year was the Moon Landing?

a)

1954

b)

1957

c)

1965

d)

1969

59.

What is M.A.D.?

a)

Mass Assassination Done

b)

Mass Assured Death

c)

Mass Assured Destruction

d)

Mean Angry Demon

60.

The Bay of Pigs issue was drawn out and took several years.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Which country launched the first satellite into space?

a)

United States of America

b)

Russia

c)

Turkey

d)

Cuba

62.

Who shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln?

a)

James Earl Ray

b)

Lee Harvey Oswald

c)

Gavrilo Princip

d)

John Wilkes Booth

63.

Who invented the telegraph system?

a)

James Dean

b)

Samuel Morse

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Martin Van Buren

64.

Spanish explorers were the first people in the Americas.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Around when did humans migrate to the Americas?

a)

2,000 years ago

b)

5,000 years ago

c)

10,000 years ago

d)

20,000 years ago

66.

Spanish explorers and missionaries allowed the Indigenous Peoples to practice their own religion and continue their cultural beliefs.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

When did California become a state?

a)

1948

b)

1950

c)

1848

d)

1850

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