Social Studies Knowledge
What Social Studies Class are you currently taking?
9th - World Geography
10th - World History
11th - US History
12th - Government
Which punctuation mark signals that someone is asking a question?
A question mark (?)
What did the Titanic hit that made it sink?
An iceberg
What colors are the American Flag?
Red, White and Blue
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
Who built the Great Pyramids?
The Egyptians
Which punctuation mark signals the end of a traditional sentence?
A period
In what war did the United States win its independence from Great Britain?
American Revolution
What is the United States sometimes called?
Think of it's abreviation (3 letters)
U.S. A.
What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?
The telephone
How many states are there in the United States of America?
50
What do we call the special letters A, E, I, O and U?
Vowels
In 1903, the Wright Brothers were the first people to do what?
Fly an airplane
What is the capital city of the United States of America?
Washington D.C
What did Thomas Edison discover (improve)
The lightbulb
On what continent is the United States located?
North America
Letters that are NOT vowels are called what?
Consonants
In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail across the ocean blue (Atlantic Ocean) and discovered what part of the world?
America (In particular South America)
How many stripes are on the American Flag? (Hint: one for each of the original colonies)
Thirteen
What U.S. president appears on the one-dollar bill?
Think #1.....
George Washington
What are the four (4) main directions on a compass?
North, South, East, West
How many letters are in the alphabet?
26
What is the name of the Black woman who refused to give up her bus seat, leading to the Civil Rights movement in America?
Rosa Parks
What came first: the Declaration of Independence or the U.S. Constitution?
The Declaration of Independence
Abraham Lincoln was not only a great president but also a champion athlete in what sport?
(Think W.W.E.)
Wrestling. He had a 299 - 1 record in wrestling and is the only president in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame