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TRIVIA - World Studies #1

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of source is...

a muddy footprint

a)

primary

b)

secondary

2.

What type of source is...

an artifact

a)

primary

b)

secondary

3.

What type of source is...

the diary of Anne Frank

a)

primary

b)

secondary

4.

What type of source is...

a dish from the Titanic's wreckage

a)

primary

b)

secondary

5.

What type of source is...

an autobiography of a former president

a)

primary

b)

secondary

6.

What type of source is...

a bone from the ice age

a)

primary

b)

secondary

7.

What type of source is...

an actor describing what it is like onstage.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

8.

What type of source is...

a scientist explaining what it was like for Buzz Aldrin to walk on the moon

a)

primary

b)

secondary

9.

What type of source is...

a cartoon showing the first Thanksgiving

a)

primary

b)

secondary

10.

What type of source is...

a textbook reading about the Civil War

a)

primary

b)

secondary

11.

What type of source is...

a play describing Anne Frank's life during WWII

a)

primary

b)

secondary

12.

Something in history that you witnessed is a ... source.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

13.

Something in history that you heard/read about from someone else is a ... source.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

14.

An eyewitness to an event is a ... source.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

15.

When you read about an event in a textbook is a ... source.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

16.

_______ can be defined as the past and how the past related to human lives.

a)

Timelines

b)

History

c)

Sources

d)

Chronological order

17.

_______ is/are used to show historical events in chronological order.

a)

Timelines

b)

History

c)

Sources

d)

Prehistory

18.

The order in which events occur.

a)

Prehistory

b)

History

c)

Sources

d)

Chronological order

19.

The time before writing was introduced.

a)

Prehistory

b)

History

c)

Timelines

d)

Primary Source

20.

Recorded events from the past.

a)

Prehistory

b)

History

c)

Timelines

d)

Primary Source

21.

B.C. or B.C.E. refer to events that are...

a)

ancient

b)

more modern

22.

A.D. or C.E. refer to events that are...

a)

ancient

b)

more modern

23.

Someone who studies human society is a...

a)

social worker

b)

social studies teacher

c)

social scientist

d)

social butterfly

24.

Social scientists that deal with past human life and activities by studying the bones, tools, etc. of ancient people.

a)

historians

b)

archaeologists

c)

anthropologists

d)

geographers

e)

political scientists

25.

Social scientists that study and write about history.

a)

historians

b)

archaeologists

c)

anthropologists

d)

geographers

e)

economists

26.

Social scientists that study the location of countries, cities, landforms, etc.

a)

political scientists

b)

historians

c)

anthropologists

d)

geographers

e)

economists

27.

Social scientists who study and make decisions about the economy (money, spending & saving).

a)

political scientists

b)

archaeologists

c)

historians

d)

geographers

e)

economists

28.

Social scientists who study the government and how it works.

a)

political scientists

b)

economists

c)

historians

d)

geographers

e)

anthropologists

29.

Social scientists who study the behavioral interactions of humans and their cultures.

a)

anthropologists

b)

economists

c)

historians

d)

archaeologists

e)

political scientists

30.

This is an example of...

a)

a primary source

b)

a timeline

c)

an artifact

d)

a social scientist

31.

This shows an example of...

a)

a primary source

b)

prehistory

c)

chronological order

d)

an archaeologist's work

32.

If something happened B.C.E. it happened SUPER long ago.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

33.

If something happened C.E. it happened in more recent history.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

34.

An archaeologist would be interested in a dig to find remains of an ancient people.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

35.

A geographer probably knows a lot about maps and where things are in the world.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

36.

#1

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Middle East

37.

#2

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Equator

38.

#3

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Middle East

d)

Indian Ocean

39.

#4

a)

Africa

b)

Australia (+Oceania)

c)

Antarctica

d)

Caribbean

40.

#5

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Prime Meridan

d)

South Pacific Ocean

41.

#6

a)

Australia (+Oceania)

b)

Caribbean

c)

South Atlantic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

42.

#7

a)

Antarctica

b)

North Pole

c)

North Atlantic Ocean

d)

Central America

43.

#8

a)

Caribbean

b)

Central America

c)

Middle East

d)

Equator

44.

#9

a)

Central America

b)

Caribbean

c)

Middle East

d)

Equator

45.

#10

a)

Middle East

b)

Caribbean

c)

Central America

d)

Equator

46.

#11

a)

North Atlantic Ocean

b)

South Atlantic Ocean

c)

North Pacific Ocean

d)

South Pacific Ocean

47.

#12

a)

South Atlantic Ocean

b)

North Atlantic Ocean

c)

North Pacific Ocean

d)

South Pacific Ocean

48.

#13

a)

North Pacific Ocean

b)

South Pacific Ocean

c)

North Atlantic Ocean

d)

South Atlantic Ocean

49.

#14

a)

South Pacific Ocean

b)

North Pacific Ocean

c)

North Atlantic Ocean

d)

South Atlantic Ocean

50.

#15

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Australian Ocean

c)

African Ocean

d)

Asian Ocean

51.

#16

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

English Ocean

c)

Northern Ocean

d)

Asian Ocean

52.

#17

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Northern Ocean

c)

Eastern Ocean

d)

Western Ocean

53.

#18

(Horizontal Line)

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Compass

d)

Pinpoint

54.

#19

(Vertical Line)

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Compass

d)

Pinpoint

55.

X

(direction of lines)

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

56.

Y

(direction of lines)

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

57.

A

(shaded: dark grey)

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Western Hemisphere

d)

Eastern Hemisphere

58.

B

(shaded: dark grey)

a)

Southern Hemisphere

b)

Northern Hemisphere

c)

Western Hemisphere

d)

Eastern Hemisphere

59.

C

(shaded: dark grey)

a)

Western Hemisphere

b)

Northern Hemisphere

c)

Southern Hemisphere

d)

Eastern Hemisphere

60.

D

(shaded: dark grey)

a)

Eastern Hemisphere

b)

Northern Hemisphere

c)

Southern Hemisphere

d)

Western Hemisphere

61.

#1

(Compass: Cardinal Directions/Points)

a)

North (N)

b)

South (S)

c)

East (E)

d)

West (W)

62.

#2

(Compass: Cardinal Directions/Points)

a)

South (S)

b)

North (N)

c)

East (E)

d)

West (W)

63.

#3

(Compass: Cardinal Directions/Points)

a)

West (W)

b)

North (N)

c)

South (S)

d)

East (E)

64.

#4

(Compass: Cardinal Directions/Points)

a)

East (E)

b)

North (N)

c)

South (S)

d)

West (W)

65.

#5

(Compass: Intercardinal/Ordinal Points/Directions)

a)

North-West (NW)

b)

North-East (NE)

c)

South-West (SW)

d)

South-East (SE)

66.

#6

(Compass: Intercardinal/Ordinal Points/Directions)

a)

North-East (NE)

b)

North-West (NW)

c)

South-West (SW)

d)

South-East (SE)

67.

#7

(Compass: Intercardinal/Ordinal Points/Directions)

a)

South-West (SW)

b)

North-West (NW)

c)

North-East (NE)

d)

South-East (SE)

68.

#8

(Compass: Intercardinal/Ordinal Points/Directions)

a)

South-East (SE)

b)

North-West (NW)

c)

North-East (NE)

d)

South-West (SW)

69.

A

(Chronological Timeline: Secular Term)

a)

Before Common Era (BCE)

b)

Common Era (CE)

70.

B

(Chronological Timeline: Secular Term)

a)

Common Era (CE)

b)

Before Common Era (BCE)

71.

{RANDOM}

The capital of Maryland is ?

a)

Annapolis

b)

Baltimore

c)

Washington, D.C.

d)

Bethesda

72.

{RANDOM}

Doja Cat's real name is...?

a)

Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini

b)

Diamonte Quiava Valentin Harper

c)

Alyssa Michelle Stephens

d)

Megan Jovon Ruth Pete

73.

{RANDOM}

In 2026, which continent will host the World Cup (soccer/fútbol)?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

e)

Asia

74.

{RANDOM}

In the movie ‘The Incredibles', what Is the name of the "villain" who wants to eliminate all superheroes?

a)

Satirical

b)

Scornful

c)

Sporadic

d)

Syndrome

75.

{RANDOM}

Which year did the first iPhone come out?

a)

2005

b)

2006

c)

2007

d)

2008

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