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Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What ancient civilization built the pyramids in Egypt?

a)

Greeks

b)

Romans

c)

Egyptians

d)

Babylonians

2.

Who was the ruler of Ancient Egypt known for her beauty and intelligence?

a)

Cleopatra

b)

Nefertiti

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

Isis

3.

The first writing system, cuneiform, was developed by which ancient civilization?

a)

Sumerians

b)

Egyptians

c)

Phoenicians

d)

Creeks

4.

The Great Wall of China can be seen from space.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Poseidon/Neptune

a)

ruler of the under world

b)

ruler of the sea

c)

God of war

d)

God of love and beauty

6.

Aphrodite/Venus

a)

I dont know

b)

god of Venus

c)

God of love, and beauty

d)

God or the sky and the heavens

7.

Large farming communities that included manor houses, cultivated lands, woodlands, pastures, fields, and pastures were called?

a)

Manors

b)

feudalism

c)

vassals

d)

fiefs

8.

Which European group migrated from Scandinavia to Russia?

a)

Vikings

b)

Angles and Saxons

c)

Magyars

9.
Chivalry was
a)
a code of honor practiced by samurai
b)
a code of honor practiced by knights
c)
the right of kings to rule
d)
the right of serfs to be free
10.
This document was used by the Founding Fathers when they wrote the Bill of Rights?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Amendments
d)
Ten Commandments
11.
A king or queen who is a supreme ruler is called a ____________.
a)
Top Dog
b)
Missionary
c)
Butterfly
d)
Monarch
12.
The rapid spread of a deadly disease over a wide area is called a/an ___________.
a)
Germ
b)
Flu
c)
Fleas on rats
d)
Plague
13.

Most of the first crusaders were

a)

peasants

b)

serfs

c)

children

d)

knights

14.

a long period of low temperatures on Earth, causing the expansion of ice caps and glaciers.

a)

maize

b)

Arawak

c)

Ice Age

d)

Aztec

15.

to breed or train; to tame a wild animal to live with humans.

a)

Bering Strait

b)

nomadic

c)

the New World

d)

domesticate

16.

the Western Hemisphere, made up of North and South America.

a)

the New World

b)

Arawak

c)

maize

d)

Bering Strait

17.

Why did the Pilgrams invite the Wampanoag to join the first Thanksgiving dinner?

a)

They were passing by during the dinner and the Pilgrams decided to share

b)

They helped the Pilgrams learn how to hunt and fish

c)

They helped the Pilgrams learn how to gather edible food in the region

d)

The Pilgrams invited everyone in the area by creating a Facebook event

18.

an area that is under the control of another country

a)

state

b)

colony

c)

region

d)

city

19.

physical features of Earth

a)

climate

b)

geography

c)

economy

d)

religion

20.

the way in which goods and services are produced, distributed, and consumed

a)

climate

b)

economy

c)

government

d)

religion

21.

usual weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

a)

religion

b)

geography

c)

climate

d)

economy

22.
___is political theory that maintains that an individual enters into society with certain basic rights and that no government can deny these rights.
a)
Declaration of Rights and Men
b)
Natural Rights
c)
Constitution
d)
Natural Law
23.
___is government by the people; especially : rule of the majority : a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections.
a)
Democracy
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Enlightment
d)
Laissez-faire
24.

Guerilla Warfare

a)

any grand change usually with an overthrow of a government by those who are governed

b)

A British soldier

c)

a war tactic in which people fight against an organized army. Sometimes practiced in places where a regular army has difficulty, such as mountains, forests or jungles.

d)

A series of conflicts between Haitian slaves, colonists, the armies of the British and French colonizers and a number of other parties from 1791-1804

25.

Rebellion

a)

any grand change usually with an overthrow of a government by those who are governed

b)

an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler

c)

A series of conflicts between Haitian slaves, colonists, the armies of the British and French colonizers and a number of other parties from 1791-1804

d)

A British soldier

26.

American Revolution

a)

 the order of social hierarchy in France before the French Revolution. 

The 1st Estate: The Clergy

The 2nd Estate: The Nobility

The 3rd Estate: The Commoners

b)

When the colonists rebelled against the rule of Great Britain (1775-1783)

c)

 a war tactic in which people fight against an organized army.  Sometimes practiced in places where a regular army has difficulty, such as mountains, forests or jungles.

d)

A British soldier

27.

How did new methods of mass production contribute to the Industrial Revolution?

a)

New products were all made by hand.

b)

Businesses used sharecropping to increase the production of goods.

c)

New products were made quickly and cheaply

d)

Cities became ghost towns because machines replaced manual labor.

28.

Which invention, improved by Edison, most changed the way factories operated in the late 19th century?

a)

The refrigerator

b)

The lightbulb

c)

Ford Motor Vehicles

d)

John Deere farm equipment

29.

Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller developed business practices that let them take total control of a specific industry. This practice was called ______________.

a)

monopoly

b)

technology

c)

labor unions

d)

urbanization

30.

Growth of big business led to all EXCEPT which of the following:

a)

People left cities and began to farm

b)

By 1900, more Americans worked in factories than on farms

c)

Big business created millions of jobs

d)

The US became the world’s leading producer of manufactured goods

31.

What year did the war begin ?

a)

1914

b)

1917

c)

1918

d)

1915

32.

What year did the war begin ?

a)

1914

b)

1917

c)

1918

d)

1915

33.

Treaty of Versailles means:

a)

A love's for one's country and the desire to have that country free from the control of others

b)

International organization formed after WW1 to prevent wars

c)

Treaty signed in 1919 that officially ended WW1

d)

An agreement among nations to define one another

34.

League of Nations means:

a)

Remaining neutral and allowing other countries to handle their own affairs

b)

International organization formed after WW1 to prevent wars

c)

War fought from 1919-1918 between the Central and Allied Powers

d)

An agreement among nations to define one another

35.

Isolationism means:

a)

Remaining neutral and allowing other countries to handle their own affairs

b)

International organization formed after WW1 to prevent wars

c)

War fought from 1919-1918 between the Central and Allied Powers

d)

An agreement among nations to define one another

36.
Which country was first invaded by Germany?
a)
France
b)
Sudentland 
c)
Belgium
d)
Poland
37.

Adolf Hitler

a)

leader of Germany

b)

leader of Italy

c)

leader of Soviet Union

d)

leader of France

38.

True or False: France was an Axis Power?

a)

True

b)

False

39.

The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during

World War II was called

a)

the Progressive Movement

b)

Internment camps

c)

the Marshall Plan

d)

the Holocaust

40.

Which flag is the United States flag?

a)
b)
c)
41.

What is the name of the National Anthem?

a)

Star Spangled Banner

b)

This Land is Your Land

c)

America the Beautiful

42.

Which word means a large farm that grows one crop as a cash crop?

a)

patroon

b)

debtor

c)

plantation

d)

indigo

43.

How did the Transatlantic Slave Trade impact the Southern Colonies?

a)

It led to the development of large plantations

b)

It increased the focus on industrialization

c)

It promoted the growth of small family farms

d)

It reduced the need for labor

44.

Which region has the Grand Canyon?

a)

West

b)

Southwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Southeast

45.

Did the colonists accept the taxes imposed on them?

a)

Yes

b)

No

46.

The Stamp Act forced colonists to buy stamps for everything made out of __________.

a)

plastic

b)

wood

c)

cotton

d)

paper

47.

Most modern governments have a(n) _________ that outlines the rules and principles of their organization.

a)

limited government

b)

unlimited government

c)

constitution

d)

bill of rights

48.

Adolf Hitler takes full control of the entire German government, including police. Type of government?

a)

monarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

totalitarian

d)

democracy

49.

What were the laws designed to keep white people and black people apart called?

a)

Segregation Laws

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Seperation Laws

d)

Separate but Equal Laws

50.

What is the keeping of white and black people separate called?

a)

Segregation

b)

Seperation

c)

Keeping Apart

d)

Division

51.

Which court case involved the protest of a man named Oliver Brown for his daughter, Linda Brown, to be able to attend a white school that was much closer to her house than the black school?

a)

Brown V. Mississippi

b)

Brown V. BOE

c)

Brown V. All Schools

d)

Brown V. the South

52.

In Brown V. BOE, what did the court rule about school segregation?

a)

That it was alright as long as the facilities were equal.

b)

That it was unconstitutional.

c)

That it was wrong, but you could still do it if you wanted.

d)

That it was perfectly fine.

53.

Which important Civil Rights figure refused to give up his/her spot on the bus after a long day of work?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Eleanor Roosevelt

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Thurgood Marshall

54.

What was the 1963 march led by Martin Luther King Jr. in which more than 250,000 people marched through Washington, D.C. called?

a)

March on DC

b)

March on Washington

c)

Marching Orders

d)

Trail through Washington

55.

What is the name of MLK's most famous speech?

a)

I Can See it Now

b)

I Have a Plan

c)

I Have a Dream

d)

Dreams

56.

Which law banned discrimination of any American because of their race, religion, or color?

a)

The Civil Disobedience Act

b)

The Civil Rights Act

c)

Rights Law

d)

Right to be Civil Act

57.

The "Lone Star" state is home to the Astrodome and everything is bigger in this state.

a)

Louisiana

b)

Georgia

c)

New Mexico

d)

Texas

58.

The "Sunshine State" is home to the Everglades and produces a lot of orange juice.

a)

California

b)

South Carolina

c)

Georgia

d)

Florida

59.

The "Golden State" is home to the largest living tree in the United States.

a)

Washington

b)

Wyoming

c)

Oregon

d)

California

60.

What is my name?

a)

Marvin

b)

Michelle

c)

Martin

d)

Ms. Martin