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Social Studies

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital of Texas?

a)

Austin

b)

Houston

c)

Arlington

d)

Dallas

2.

What country is SOUTH of the United States?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

Oklahoma

d)

East

3.

This African-American activist fought for civil rights in the 1960s. We celebrate his birthday as a federal holiday.

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Martin Lawrence, Jr.

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Dwayne Johnson

4.

What body of water is bordered by Texas and Mexico?

a)

The Texico Sea

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

Gulf of Mexico

5.

How many continents are there?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

7

d)

4

6.

Which continent do you live on?

a)

Asia

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

North America

7.

Which continent is the largest?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Antarctica

d)

Australia

8.

What direction goes in the yellow box?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

9.

The hotel is ____________ of the zoo.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

East

10.

Which is NOT a natural resource?

a)

water

b)

sun

c)

trees

d)

sneakers

11.

Which landform is this?

a)

river

b)

coast

c)

moutain

d)

forest

12.

Which landform is this?

a)

canyon

b)

mountain

c)

island

d)

plateau

13.

Which landform is this?

a)

river

b)

bay

c)

coast

d)

island

14.

What is the largest river in the U.S.A?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Colorado River

c)

Heart Park

d)

Hudson River

15.

The northern states where slave states

a)

true

b)

false

16.

Who is the current Vice President?

a)

Hillary Clinton

b)

Michael Pence

c)

Kamala Harris

d)

Phil Murphy

17.
What states are on the West Coast of the US? 
a)
NJ, NY, Florida 
b)
California, Illinois, Texas 
c)
Colorado, New Mexico, Louisiana 
d)
California, Oregon, Washington 
18.

Location means.....

a)

"x" marks the spot

b)

a pirate map

c)

where a place is found

d)

how to get to my house

19.

Four ways to show directions on a map

a)

north, west, down there, to the side

b)

down under, in between,

c)

on the water, in the park

d)

north, south, east, west

20.

Egyptians wrote in....

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Sanscrit

c)

Hieroglyphs

d)

Hieroglyphics

21.

The Greek god of water was....

a)

Zeus

b)

Poseidon

c)

Hades

d)

Arithmetic

22.

The development of agriculture meant that

a)

Early people had to become nomads

b)

There was no longer a need for water

c)

Crops could be grown in the tundra

d)

People had a reliable food source

23.
In order to express ideas, early humans
a)
wrote letters
b)
painted in caves
c)
played music
d)
posted on Facebook
24.

________ is a location's distance north or south of the equator.

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

25.

A location's distance east and west of the prime meridian is ______.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

26.

The imaginary line that divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres is _________.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

27.

_______ is the study of Earth.

a)

Longitude

b)

Equator

c)

Geography

d)

History

28.

The line of zero degrees longitude running through Greenwich, England is the _________.

a)

Equator

b)

International Dateline

c)

Prime Meridian

29.

Which of the following if one of the seven continents?

a)

Kentucky

b)

United States

c)

Antarctica

30.

The three branches of government are

a)

Executive, Legislative and Judicial

b)

State, local and National

c)

President, Governor and Mayor

d)

Ms. Mowles, Mrs. Kerry and Mrs. Michelle

31.

The stripes on the United States flag represent what?

a)

The bill of rights

b)

The presidents

c)

The 13 colonies

d)

The 7 continents

32.

This is called a

a)

Map

b)

Intermediate directions

c)

Cardinal directions

d)

Compass rose

33.
Water, fish, and trees are all examples of ______.
a)
geography
b)
basin
c)
erosion
d)
natural resources
34.
The equator divides the earth into which 2 hemispheres?
a)
Northern and Southern
b)
Eastern and Western
c)
Northern and Eastern
d)
Southern and Western
35.
What does a map scale tell you about a map?
a)
the location
b)
the distance from one place to another
c)
the temperature
d)
title
36.
What does a compass rose tell you?
a)
four directions
b)
temperature
c)
time
d)
rainfall
37.
People who get most of their food by hunting animals and picking wild plants are known as _________________________.
a)
hunter-gatherers
b)
hunters
c)
gatherers
d)
farmers
38.

What are earth's largest land areas?

a)

Hemispheres

b)

Equators

c)

Continents

d)

Communities

39.

A low area of land between hills or mountains

a)

valley

b)

plateau

40.

A landform with steep sides that rises to a flat top

a)

plateau

b)

mountain range

41.
What was Written on July 4th
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Common Sense
42.

What is the state bird of Kentucky?

a)

Bald eagle

b)

Cardinal

c)

Turkey

d)

Mockingbird

43.

What is the state flower?

a)

Petunia

b)

Iris

c)

Tulip

d)

Goldenrod

44.

Who is on the Kentucky state flag?

a)

two farmers shaking hands

b)

two businessmen shaking hands

c)

a bald eagle

d)

a pioneer and a statesman shaking hands

45.

What is the state animal of Kentucky?

a)

race horse

b)

raccoon

c)

possum

d)

squirrel

46.

What is the state capitol of Kentucky?

a)

Franklin

b)

Fort Knox

c)

Frankfort

d)

Bowling Green

47.

What color is goldenrod?

a)

blue

b)

yellow

c)

purple

d)

red

48.

What is the nickname of Kentucky?

a)

The Horse Racing State

b)

The Hiking State

c)

The Bluegrass State

d)

The Bingo State

49.

What is the Kentucky state insect?

a)

praying mantis

b)

honeybee

c)

grasshopper

d)

wasp

50.

What type of music is Kentucky known for?

a)

Bluegrass

b)

Rock-and-Roll

c)

Rap

d)

Jazz

51.

What is Kentucky's abbreviation?

a)

Ky

b)

UK

c)

KFC

d)

Yk

52.

What is Kentucky's nickname?

a)

Basketball State

b)

Bluegrass State

c)

Bourbon Country

d)

Thoroughbred State

53.

How many counties are in Kentucky?

a)

100

b)

200

c)

119

d)

120

54.

Where is the Kentucky Derby located?

a)

Churchill Downs

b)

Keeneland

c)

Horse Park

d)

Kentucky Downs

55.

What year was Kentucky founded?

a)

1880

b)

1792

c)

1755

d)

1492

56.

What president was born in Kentucky?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

George Washington

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Ronald Reagan

57.

What famous boxer was born in Kentucky?

a)

Buster Douglas

b)

Mike Tyson

c)

Muhammad Ali

d)

Floyd Mayweather

58.

Kentucky is home to the longest known cave system. What is the name of the cave?

a)

Blue Grotto Cave

b)

Carlsbad Caverns

c)

Mammoth Cave

d)

Kentucky Caverns

59.

What is the largest city in Kentucky?

a)

Louisville

b)

Lexington

c)

Bowling Green

d)

Frankfort

60.

Which is the Kentucky State Flag?

a)
b)
61.

What is the State Song?

a)

America the Beautiful

b)

My Home

c)

My Old Kentucky Home

62.

What tradition happens on the first Saturday of May in Louisville, KY?

a)

The Kentucky Derby

b)

The Festival

c)

The Parade

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