The Greeks and Romans told stories known as _________.
Myths
100
What is a medicine that keeps people from getting a disease?
A vaccine
100
What is something that is created to honor and remember a person or an event?
A monument
100
What is a piece of art carved from stone or made from metal or other materials?
A sculpture
100
Who took an important step against unfair treatment of African Americans by refusing to give up her seat on a bus?
Rosa Parks
200
What type of characters were usually included in Greek and Roman myths? (And what did they do?)
Heroes who modeled proper behavior for citizens
200
What is an illness or other condition that harms a living thing?
A disease
200
The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri honors _____________.
The brave pioneers who settled the West
200
What is something that keeps a memory alive?
A memorial
200
Who started an organization to protect the rights of Mexican American farmworkers?
Cesar Chavez
300
Who was a tall-tale hero of the American Southwest?
Pecos Bill
300
Why is Eleanor Roosevelt a hero?
She worked to end poor living conditions and fought for the basic rights of all.
300
When is Thanksgiving celebrated?
On the fourth Thursday of November
300
What are three holidays that Americans celebrate that are special to our culture?
Thanksgiving, Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Veterans' Day, Labor Day, Presidents' Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
300
Which President chose the day for Thanksgiving to be celebrated each year?
President Abraham Lincoln
400
What is a legend?
A story that may have started as a true story about a real person or event, but as it was repeated over time, details were added that did not really happen
400
What did Frederick Douglass do that made him a hero?
He spoke and wrote against slavery.
400
On Memorial Day, who do we honor?
The citizens who have given their lives for the United States
400
What is the difference between fact and fiction?
Facts are true statements that can be proven. Fiction is a story that is made up.
400
Who developed the vaccine for polio?
Jonas Salk
500
What is a tall tale?
A story that uses humorous exaggeration to explain how something came to be the way it is
500
What did Chief Plenty Coups work to do?
He worked to find peaceful solutions to problems.
500
The Presidents whose faces are on Mount Rushmore were selected because they ________________.
Stand for the birth and growth of our nation
500
What do we celebrate on the Fourth of July?
We celebrate our country's birthday, the day when the United States adopted the Declaration of Independence, which stated that America would no longer be ruled by the king of England.
500
Who are the four United States Presidents whose faces are on Mount Rushmore?
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln