Geography
The Equator is a line of
Latitude
Who is the current monarch of England?
Queen Elizabeth II
How many journeys did Christopher Columbus take to the New World/Americas?
Four
The continents used to fit together like puzzle pieces in a giant landmass called
Pangea
The houses of Parliament are run by which British political figure?
Prime Minister (if they answer with the current one, Boris Johnson, this is okay)
If you wanted to travel from Indiana to South Carolina, which direction would you be traveling?
Southeast
House of Commons and House of Lords
Name the three ships Christopher Columbus used on his first journey
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
This guy was one of the most famous of Vikings and is credited as being the true discoverer of America
Leif Erikson
A form of writing using pictures to tell stories or sounds is known as
Hieroglyphics
Before Columbus, how did explorers get from Europe to Asia?
traveled East; answer can specify that explorers had to go around all of Africa
The Church of England
What ruined Christopher Columbus' last journey to the Americas?
ANSWERS CAN INCLUDE hurricanes stranded Columbus for around a year and/or Columbus was no longer trusted by his own people and forced to stop leading the journey.
The Bering Land Bridge no longer exists, except for a few small island parts because what happened to the bridge?
Ice melted and the water rose, covering the original bridge (similar answer will be accepted)
A culture that believes in and is run by multiple gods/deities is known as
A theocracy
Running in the same direction as the Prime Meridian is another imaginary line halfway around the world called
International Date Line
Give two examples of how the Puritans were targeted for their beliefs and practices
What was the purpose of Columbus' second journey- the return to the Americas?
To colonize/take over the land he explored the first time and/or attack and kill the Native Americans
Continents broke apart from their original landmass, moving slowly to where they exist today in a long process known as
Continental drift
Longhouse
A flight across the country needs to make a stop in one state halfway through the trip. The plane starts in Oregon, makes its stop in Louisiana, then flies to New Jersey. What directions did the plane travel from Oregon to Louisiana, then from Louisiana to New Jersey?
Southeast, northeast
What were the two main beliefs of the Puritans?
ANSWERS MAY CONTAIN anything about them wanting to preach the Bible more outside of church, and that the devil was always around putting its negative spirit into the lives of people.
Why did Christopher Columbus' own men turn against him and lock him up?
They were tired of being attacked by Native Americans/they weren't getting enough riches for themselves/they were running out of supplies
Vikings traveling around North America were sent off course and ended up exploring a place in what is now eastern Canada. The vikings called this place what name?
Vinland OR "Land of the Grapes"
Describe the difference between a federation and a clan
A federation is a group of multiple bodies with a similar government while a clan is a group with a common ancestor/ federation doesn't need to involve families or common ancestors (or similar answers)