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Salt

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was salt discovered

a)

2022

b)

Prehistoric Times

c)

300 B.C

d)

1300's

2.

Which culture used salt as a medicine

a)

Ancient Egypt

b)

French

c)

Ancient Romans

d)

Japanese

3.

Who first discovered salt's preservation properties

a)

Italians

b)

Native Americans

c)

Ancient Egyptians

d)

Mesopotamia

4.

T/F

Salt was used to preserve Humans into mummies

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Wars in what country fought over a salt lake

a)

China

b)

Russia

c)

America

d)

Chad

6.

What were symbols of life in Ancient Greece

a)

Bread and Water

b)

Salt and Water

c)

Salt and Bread

d)

Trees

7.

What was salt used to signify metaphorically in the Bible

a)

Permanence

b)

Loyalty

c)

Durability

d)

Fidelity

e)

Usefulness

8.

What is the largest use for salt in the United States?

a)

Fast Food

b)

Defrosting Roads

c)

Seasoning

d)

Killing bugs

9.

What percent of drug molecules used in medicine are salts

a)

25%

b)

47%

c)

30%

d)

50%

10.

T/F

Lack of salt was an issue for the South during the American Civil War

a)

False

b)

True

11.

Ancient Italy made a peaceful trade agreement with Genoa over salt

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Who organized the Salt Satyagraha to protest against the British Salt Tax

a)

George Washington

b)

Mohandas Ghandi

c)

Ur Mom

d)

Thomas Paine