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BJC Revision Questions

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these is the largest planet in the Solar System?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Jupiter
e)
Pluto
2.
To which organization might the government turn for financial help?
a)
EU
b)
IMF
c)
OPEC
d)
UN
3.
War has broken out between two of the Caribbean islands. Which organization has the right under international law to intervene?
a)
EU
b)
IMF
c)
OPEC
d)
UN
4.
Wich is one way to conserve the environment?
a)
build any new factories
b)
continue to look for new resources to use
c)
help countries to exploit natural resources
d)
pass and enforce laws preventing pollution
5.
Which programme was devloped to assist the governemnt in eradicating illiteracy in the Bahamas?
a)
after school care
b)
a time for education
c)
Let's Read Bahamas
d)
Technical Cadet Corps
6.
It is simply not possible for a government to reach out and help everyone who is in need. What is the name given to groups in society who assist the governemnt without charges?
a)
public servants
b)
social clubs
c)
trade Unions
d)
voluntary societies
7.
which of the following groups of Law Enforcers was establiched in 1840?
a)
the Royal Bahamas Customs Department
b)
the Royal Bahamas Defence Force
c)
the Royal Bahamas Police Force
d)
the Royal Bahamas Prison Department
8.
Which is the correct order in which a police may be promoted?
a)
Commissioner, constable, corporal, inspector
b)
Constable, corporal, inspector, commissioner
c)
corporal, inspector, commissioner, constable
d)
inspector, comissioner, constable, corporal
9.
What was the lesson learned by workers in the Burma Road Riot in 1942?
a)
one must always talk with the employers
b)
one should file a dispute with the Labour Board
c)
the company should go on a go-slow first
d)
there is strength in numbers
10.
What is the correct order for an effective industrial action?
a)
go-slow, strike, sick-out
b)
go-slow, sick-out, strike
c)
sick-out, go-slow, strike
d)
sick-out, strike, go-slow
11.

The lines of longitudes run in ____________ direction.

a)

East- West

b)

North- South

c)

North-West

d)

South- East

12.

The grid helps us to __________ .

a)

locate places on the earth

b)

locate stars in the space

c)

locate the planets

13.

What type of weather is this ?

a)

Rainy

b)

Sunny

c)

Cold

d)

Cloudy

14.

A person that studies, reports and forecast weather conditions is a __________ .

a)

radiologist

b)

geologist

c)

astronomer

d)

meteorologist

15.

Farming was a good thing for the Arawaks because _______ .

a)

It helped them stay alive longer

b)

It let them stay in one place

c)

It gave them plenty of food

d)

All of the above

16.

What does domesticate mean?

a)

To tame animals and plants.

b)

A person that mostly eats berries and meat.

c)

A person who studies the past.

d)

The first known group of people that domesticated animals.

17.

Which of the following features can be found on a map?


a)

Scale, stipend, sketch, compass

b)

scale, compass, title, legend

c)

Legend, sketch, scale, feature

d)

grid, sketch, compass, map

18.

An area of land with little rainfall, few trees and high temperature is called


a)

continent

b)

swamp

c)

oasis

d)

desert

19.

The main settlement of Long Island is _______________

a)

Alice Town

b)

Treasure Cay

c)

Deadman Cay

d)

Fresh Creek

20.

Which continent is larger than Africa?


a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

21.

The Capital of the Bahamas is____________________

a)

Marsh Harbour

b)

Grand Bahama

c)

Governor’s Harbour

d)

Nassau

22.
The needle of a compass always points _________________________.
a)

East

b)
North
c)
South
d)

West

23.

Which direction is missing?

a)

West

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

South

24.

What direction is indicated by the number 2?

a)

north

b)

east

c)

south

d)

west

25.

. The body of water that has an indentation on the coastline is called a _______________


a)

Lake

b)

Bay

c)

Stream

d)

Canyon

26.

This is a small body of fresh water ______________________


a)

lake

b)

river

c)

gulf

d)

sea

27.

The part of the map that explains what the map is showing is called the _______________

a)

Symbol

b)

Scale

c)

Title

d)

Border

28.

The line of latitude that is found at 66 ½ S ___________________

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Arctic circle

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Antarctic circle

29.

Which is the main settlement of Bimini?

a)

Deadman Cay

b)

Fresh Creek

c)

Alice Town

d)

Georgetown

30.

Longitude lines are important to __________________________

a)

Calculate time

b)

locate places

c)

calculate distance

d)

identify mountains

31.

Latitude and Longitude lines are both _______________ lines drawn on maps and globes.


a)

Parallel

b)

Meridian

c)

Vertical

d)

Imaginary

32.
Which word means a person in the American colonies who wanted the colonies to become independent from Great Britain?
a)
loyalist
b)
patriot
c)
neutral
d)
tory
33.

The Loyalists came from?

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

North America

34.

Why did the Loyalists come to the Bahamas?

a)

They wanted to be Americans

b)

They didn’t want to be Americans

c)

They want to be Bahamians

d)

They want to be Bahamian and Americans

35.

The first newspaper in the Bahamas was called

a)

Gazette

b)

Freeport News

c)

The Tribune

d)

The Punch

36.

What are the names of this Loyalist buildings?

a)

Balcony House

b)

Government House

c)

House of Assembly

d)

Christ Church

37.

How long were the loyalists given to find another home?

a)

15 months

b)

16 months

c)

17 months

d)

18 months

38.

What was not other name for the Patriots

a)

Proprietors

b)

whigs

c)

yankees

d)

rebels

39.

The Thirteen Colonies objected to British rule because

a)

they were unfairly taxed and had soldiers live in their homes

b)

they were forced to speak English

c)

they disliked the English King

d)

they wanted to join New France

40.

The name of the war between the 13 colonies and Britain

a)

13th War

b)

American Revolution

c)

Seven Years War

d)

Colonies vs British

41.

The original Proprietors were:

a)

the Duke of Albemarle

b)

the Earl of Craven

c)

Lord Berkley

d)

all the above

42.

What was a letter of Patent?

a)

The Constitution of the Bahamas

b)

The list of rule and regulation to govern the Bahamas

c)

Legal claim to own and settle in the Bahamas

d)

All the above

43.

Who made the suggestion to start Proprietary Government?

a)

Lord Ashley and William Sayle

b)

William Sayle John Darren

c)

John Darrell and Hugh Wentworth

d)

non of the above

44.

Which Governor was put on a ship, sent back to Jamaica by Bahamian?

a)

John Wentworth

b)

Charles Chillingworth

c)

Robert Clarke

d)

Richard Lilburne

45.

Charles Town was the name use for which island/ settlement in the Bahamas?

a)

Nassau

b)

New Providence

c)

Sayles Island

d)

Eluthera

46.

How much did the Lord Proprietors rent The Bahamas for?

a)

80 £

b)

100 £

c)

120 £

d)

150 £

47.

Which Governor built Fort Nassau?

a)

Elias Haskett

b)

Nicholas Trott

c)

John Wentworth

d)

Charles Chillingworth

48.

Which year did Proprietary government begin in The Bahamas?

a)

1492

b)

1648

c)

1670

d)

1718

49.

When did Woodes Rodgers arrive in the Bahamas?

a)

May 19th 1715

b)

July 1 1817

c)

July 10 1973

d)

July 26 1718

50.

How many pirates awaited Rodgers?

a)

5000

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

600

51.

Woodes Rogers became the Royal Governor for a 2nd Term in _________ year?

a)

1718

b)

1729

c)

1721

d)

1732

52.

The House of Assembly established by Rogers had how many members.

a)

39

b)

24

c)

40

d)

25

53.

The first "Speaker" of the House of Assembly was _______ ?

a)

Woodes Rogers

b)

Lord Ashley

c)

William Sayle

d)

John Colebrooke

54.
Christopher Columbus was born in __________.
a)
Japan
b)
Italy
c)
China
d)
Australia
55.
Christopher Columbus represented the country of Spain on a voyage trying to find ______________________.
a)
the fastest and safest way to get to China.
b)
Indians
c)
food
d)
the fastest and safest way to get to Japan.
56.
The natives that Christopher Columbus met were called the _______.
a)
Tainos
b)
Cherokee
c)
Maria
57.

Columbus searched for many years for someone to give him money to sail to the west. Which leaders and country finally gave him money?

a)

His mom

b)

King Ferdinand and Queen Elizabeth of Italy

c)

Leif Erikson

d)

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain

58.

What Year Was Christopher Columbus Born?

a)

1451

b)

1980

c)

2001

d)

13

59.

Christopher Columbus sailed west from Spain in 1492 in search of what?

a)

An ocean route to Asia

b)

The Silk Road

c)

The New World

d)

The Canary Islands

60.
A device used in early navigation to chart the position of stars
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Caravels
d)
Magnets
61.
To sail completely around the world 
a)
Navigate
b)
Compass
c)
Direction
d)
Circumnavigate
62.

Which of the following describes the "Executive" Branch?

a)

Elected representatives make laws

b)

Headed by a President who is elected through the Electoral College

c)

Decide whether federal laws are constitutional

63.
What are the three branches of government
a)
Presidential, Judicial, Executive
b)
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
c)
Representative, Theocratic, Monotheistic
d)
Judgy, Executivey, Legislatish
64.
The ________ branch proposes the annual federal budget but the __________ branch must approve it. 
a)
legislative, executive
b)
executive, legislative
c)
judicial, legislative
65.

What was the name of the company that was granted the contract to build the air base?

a)

Oakes Field Company

b)

Pleasantville Company

c)

Bay Street Company

d)

Bahamian Workers Company

66.

This Political Party was formed in 1958.

a)

Progressive Liberal Party

b)

United Bahamian Party

c)

Democratic National Alliance

d)

Free National Movement

67.

In the year 1958 this major event occurred in the Bahamas.

a)

Burma Road Riot

b)

General election

c)

General Strike

d)

Majority Rule

68.

The Bahamas was granted internal self- government in this year.

a)

1960

b)

1961

c)

1963

d)

1964

69.

What was the name given to the few white men that were in government in the early days of the Bahamas?

a)

the back street boys

b)

the junknoo boys

c)

the bay street boys

d)

the wealthy boys

70.

Land that is higher than the land around it and has a flat surface on top.

a)

plateau

b)

mountain

c)

canyon

d)

plain

71.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
72.
The first moveable type of printing press that allowed mass production of materials was invented by
a)
Leonardo da Vinci.
b)
Johann Gutenberg.
c)
William Shakespeare.
d)
Michelangelo di Buonarroti Simoni.
73.

What was Columbus looking for?

a)

gold

b)

silk

c)

spices

d)

all of the above

74.

Columbus's ships were named the _____________________.

a)

Ninta, Pinta, Santa Maritha

b)

Nine, Pine, and Mine

c)

Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

d)

Ninia, Pinia, Santa Mine

75.
When did Christopher Columbus die?
a)
1475
b)
1493
c)
1605
d)
1506
76.

What continent did Columbus think he had reached when he visited the Americas?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

77.

The chief priest of the arawaks was called a

a)

God

b)

Pope

c)

Father

d)

Cacique

78.

This is not a reason why the Arawak painted their bodies.

a)

to repel insects

b)

camouflage

c)

beauty

d)

to entertain

79.

Woodes Rogers became the Royal Governor for a 2nd Term in _________ year?

a)

1718

b)

1729

c)

1721

d)

1732

80.

The first "Speaker" of the House of Assembly was _______ ?

a)

Woodes Rogers

b)

Lord Ashley

c)

William Sayle

d)

John Colebrooke

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