5TH Grade Social Studies
What were the two names for the Southern states during the Civil War?
Rebels and Confederacy
How many states were there in the U.S.A in 1999?
50
What is the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
What is Ms. Murphy's dogs name?
Maeve
President Thomas Jefferson bought about 828,000 square miles worth of land from France in 1803. What name was given to the transaction for that territory?
Louisiana Purchase
Name a country that starts with Q, a country that starts with P, and a country that starts with Z ...
(various names)
What are the 4 spheres?
Bio, Hydro, Atmo, Geo
What is Mr. Haas's wife's first name?
Lindsey
From 2000 to 2008, U.S. "golden" dollar coins were minted with an image of what Shoshone woman who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Sacagawea
How many continents are there? Name them all!
North America, South America, Australia, Europe, Asia, Africa, Antarctica
What organism breaks down other dead organisms?
Decomposer
Where did Ms. Murphy and Mr. Haas go to college? (these are different colleges...)
Indiana University and Siena College
What were the first two colonies in America and what modern states are they in?
Plymouth, MA and Jamestown, VA
What four letter word is used to describe trash cycling around different parts of the ocean?
Gyre
What is the "powerhouse" of the cell?
Mitochondria
Where does Ms. Murphy live RIGHT NOW?
Stoneham
What U.S. state that borders Lake Erie is named after the river that forms its southern border, which in turn is named for an Iroquois word meaning "great water?"
Ohio
If you wanted to travel through three adjacent U.S. states that all started with the same letter, you would have to travel through which three states?
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Name all the moon phases...
partial credit available...
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, and Waning Crescent.
Name ONE of Ms. Murphy's TWO middle names...
EITHER Louise or Emma