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Social Studies Review

Civics

Question:

What are the three branches of government?


Answer:

Legislative, Executive, Judicial



Question:

Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?


Answer:

Francis Scott Key



Question:

How long is a senator's term?


Answer:

6 years



Question:

Which state did not send a representative to the Constitutional Convention? 


Answer:

Georgia



Question:

What amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment?


Answer:

8th



U.S. History

Question:

What were the three axis powers during World War II?


Answer:

Japan, Germany, Italy



Question:

 

This flammable, sprayable gasoline-based gel was used as a weapon by the United States in the Vietnam War. It created terrible burns and killed many.


Answer:

Napalm



Question:

This President purchased the Louisiana Territory


Answer:

Thomas Jefferson



Question:

This was the first permanent English settlement in the New World


Answer:

Jamestown



Question:

He was the general for the North during the Civil War who was responsible for winning the war. 


Answer:

Ulysses S. Grant



World History

Question:

This ship sank drowning more than 1500 passengers 


Answer:

Titanic



Question: This boat was sunk by a German Submarine in 1915
Answer: Lusitania

Question: World War I began after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife of this country.
Answer: Austria

Question: He was the dictator of Italy until 1945
Answer: Benito Mussolini

Question: These trials tried former Nazis for their crimes committed during the Holocaust.
Answer: Nuremberg Trials

Current Events

Question:

During the 2016 election, name one of the third party candidates.


Answer:

Gary Johnson and Jill Stein

 

 



Question:

This football player caught the nation's attention when he kneeled during the National Anthem


Answer:

Collin Kaepernick



Question:

This street in New York is home to some of the richest people in the country, but also some of the poorest in the country. 


Answer:

Park Avenue 



Question:

This was Donald Trump's campaign slogan


Answer:

Make America Great Again



Question:

This was Hillary Clinton's campaign slogan


Answer:

Stronger Together



Geography

Question:

This is the national park that includes pieces of both Montana and Wyoming


Answer:

Yellowstone National Park



Question:

The San Andreas Fault is located in what state?


Answer:

California



Question:

This is the tallest point in the United States?


Answer:

Mount McKinley (in Alaska)



Question:

This is the smallest continent


Answer:

Australia 



Question:

This is the largest sea in the world


Answer:

The Mediterranean