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BJC past paper Multiple choice mix

Total questions: 93

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

People who study the universe are called.....

a)

Astronomers

b)

Cartographers

c)

Geologists

d)

Meteorologists

2.

Which part of the map is used to give the distance?

a)

Compass rose

b)

Legend

c)

Scale

d)

Title

3.

A physical map has the following features...

a)

Rivers, lakes, oceans and seas.

b)

Cities, streets, towns and mountains.

c)

Savvanas Deserts, Towns and Mountains.

d)

States, countries, cities and towns.

4.

Which method of fishing is best suited for catching crawfish?

a)

Angling

b)

Gathering

c)

Netting

d)

Trapping

5.

The rearing of Fish for one's own use or for export is called...

a)

Aquaculture

b)

Agriculture

c)

Floriculture

d)

Horticulture

6.

Which type of landform makes up The Bahama?

a)

Archipelago

b)

Cay

c)

Island

d)

Isthmus

7.

What is the name of the Ocean that surrounds the continent of Antarctica?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Pacific

d)

Southern

8.

What is the name of this weather instrument

a)

Anemometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Hydrometer

d)

Thermometer

9.

What does the instrument in questions 9 measure ?

a)

Air pressure

b)

Humidity

c)

Temperature

d)

Windspeed

10.

The instrument in question 9 helps predict...

a)

Cloud cover

b)

Heat content

c)

rainfall

d)

Windpatterns

11.

The revolution of the planet creates...

a)

Day and night

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Seasons

d)

Tsunamis

12.

Which continent is south of Europe?

a)

Africa

b)

Aisia

c)

Australia

d)

South America

13.

An lake can best be described as.....

a)

A body of water surrounded by land

b)

A flowing stream or river

c)

A large body of water

d)

A narrow body of water dividing 2 countries.

14.

An island can best be described as ...

a)

A body of Water surrounded by land

b)

a dry arid landscape

c)

A piece of land surrounded by water

d)

A piece of land with water on three sides

15.

Which line of latitude is 23.5 degrees south?

a)

Antarctic circle

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Arctic circle

16.

The group of Ameridians was found in The Bahamas

a)

The Aztecs

b)

The Caribs

c)

The Incas

d)

The Lucayans

17.

The Lucayans' favourite dish was

a)

boiled fish

b)

curried chicken

c)

peas soup

d)

pepper pot

18.

The only means of transportation for the lucayans was a....

a)

canoe

b)

car

c)

horse and carraige

d)

train.

19.

The men in the Lucayan village were responsible for ....

a)

Cooking

b)

Farming

c)

Hunting

d)

Sewing

20.

Why did the lucayans paint their bodies?

a)

Beauty

b)

Fashion

c)

Insect Repellent

d)

Wedding

21.

Which country was Christopher Columbus a native of?

a)

Britain

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

d)

Portugal

22.

ONe of the reasons of Columbus First voyage was to ...

a)

Expand Spanish territories

b)

gain more knowledge

c)

trade with foreign sailors

d)

Unite Spain with the Indians

23.

What are the 2 largest planets in our solar system

a)

Earth and Mars

b)

Jupiter and Neptune

c)

Saturn and Jupiter

d)

Uranus and saturn

24.
Which of these is the largest planet in the Solar System?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Jupiter
e)
Pluto
25.

To which organization might the government turn for financial help?

a)

EU

b)

IMF

c)

OPEC

d)

UN

26.
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
27.
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
28.
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
29.
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
30.
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
31.
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
32.
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
33.
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
34.

2. The lines of longitudes run in ____________ direction.

a)

East- West

b)

North- South

35.

The grid helps us to __________ .

a)

locate places on the earth

b)

locate stars in the space

c)

locate the planets

36.

What type of weather is this ?

a)

Rainy

b)

Sunny

c)

Cold

d)

Cloudy

37.

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

a)

radiologist

b)

geologist

c)

astronomer

d)

meteorologist

38.

Farming was a good thing 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

39.

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.

40.

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

41.

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


a)

continent

b)

swamp

c)

oasis

d)

desert

42.

The main settlement of Long Island is _______________

a)

Alice Town

b)

Treasure Cay

c)

Deadman Cay

d)

Fresh Creek

43.

Which continent is larger than Africa?


a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

44.

The Capital of the Bahamas is____________________

a)

Marsh Harbour

b)

Grand Bahama

c)

Governor’s Harbour

d)

Nassau

45.
The needle of a compass always points _________________________.
a)
at the equator
b)
North
c)
South
d)
What's a compass?
46.

Which direction is missing?

a)

West

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

South

e)

Southwest

47.

What direction is indicated by the number 2?

a)

north

b)

east

c)

south

d)

west

48.

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


a)

Lake

b)

Bay

c)

Stream

d)

Canyon

49.

This is a flowing body of fresh water ______________________

a)

lake

b)

river

c)

gulf

d)

sea

50.

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

a)

Symbol

b)

Scale

c)

Title

d)

Border

51.

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

52.

Which is the main settlement of Bimini?

a)

Deadman Cay

b)

Fresh Creek

c)

Alice Town

d)

Georgetown

53.

Longitude lines are important to __________________________

a)

Calculate time

b)

locate places

c)

calculate distance

d)

identify mountains

54.

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


a)

Parallel

b)

Meridian

c)

Vertical

d)

Imaginary

55.
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
56.

The Loyalists came from?

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

North America

57.

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

58.

The first newspaper in the Bahamas was called

a)

Gazette

b)

Freeport News

c)

The Tribune

d)

The Punch

59.

What are the names of this Loyalist buildings?

a)

Balcony House

b)

Government House

c)

House of Assembly

d)

Christ Church

60.

How long were the loyalists given to find another home?

a)

15 months

b)

16 months

c)

17 months

d)

18 months

61.

What was not other name for the Patriots

a)

Proprietors

b)

whigs

c)

yankees

d)

rebels

62.

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

63.

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

64.

The original Proprietors were:

a)

the Duke of Albemarle

b)

the Earl of Craven

c)

Lord Berkley

d)

all the above

65.

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

66.

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

67.

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

68.

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

a)

Nassau

b)

New Providence

c)

Sayles Island

d)

Eluthera

69.

How much did the Lord Proprietors rent The Bahamas for?

a)

80 £

b)

100 £

c)

120 £

d)

150 £

70.

Which Governor built Fort Nassau?

a)

Elias Haskett

b)

Nicholas Trott

c)

John Wentworth

d)

Charles Chillingworth

71.

Which year did Proprietary government begin in The Bahamas?

a)

1492

b)

1648

c)

1670

d)

1718

72.

When did Woodes Rodgers arrive in the Bahamas?

a)

May 19th 1715

b)

July 1 1817

c)

July 10 1973

d)

July 26 1718

73.

How many pirates awaited Rodgers?

a)

5000

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

600

74.

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

a)

1718

b)

1729

c)

1721

d)

1732

75.

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

a)

39

b)

24

c)

40

d)

25

76.

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

a)

Woodes Rogers

b)

Lord Ashley

c)

William Sayle

d)

John Colebrooke

77.
Christopher Columbus was born in __________.
a)
Japan
b)
Italy
c)
China
d)
Australia
78.
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.
79.
The natives that Christopher Columbus met were called the _______.
a)
Tainos
b)
Cherokee
c)
Maria
80.

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

81.

What Year Was Christopher Columbus Born?

a)

1451

b)

1980

c)

2001

d)

13

82.

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

83.
A device used in early navigation to chart the position of stars
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Caravels
d)
Magnets
84.
To sail completely around the world 
a)
Navigate
b)
Compass
c)
Direction
d)
Circumnavigate
85.

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

86.
What are the three branches of government
a)
Presidential, Judicial, Executive
b)
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
c)
Representative, Theocratic, Monotheistic
d)
Judgy, Executivey, Legislatish
87.
The ________ branch proposes the annual federal budget but the __________ branch must approve it. 
a)
legislative, executive
b)
executive, legislative
c)
judicial, legislative
88.

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

89.

This Political Party was formed in 1958.

a)

Progressive Liberal Party

b)

United Bahamian Party

c)

Democratic National Alliance

d)

Free National Movement

90.

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

a)

Burma Road Riot

b)

General election

c)

General Strike

d)

Majority Rule

91.

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

a)

1960

b)

1961

c)

1963

d)

1964

92.

What was the name given to the few white men that were in government in mid 20th century of the Bahamas?

a)

the back street boys

b)

the junknoo boys

c)

the bay street boys

d)

the wealthy boys

93.

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

a)

plateau

b)

mountain

c)

canyon

d)

plain

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