U.S. History
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100
Who was the first U.S. President?
George Washington
100
What is the capital city of Ohio?
Columbus!
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100
What country is famous for it’s Terracotta Army and Great Wall?
China
100
Not all inventors are grown-ups. Eleven-year old Frank Epperson invented this cold tasty treat on a stick that we enjoy on a hot summer day.
Popsicle
100
Archaeology is the study of _____.
a.) dinosaurs
b.) ancient writings and books
c.) human activities and culture
d.) rare rocks and minerals
c.) human activities and culture
Archeology is the study of humans and their history by studying artifacts and other physical remains that are left behind. This can be done through observations on land, sea, and air.
200
The USA and fought in the Revolutionary War.
a.) Mexico
b.) Great Britain
c.) Canada
d.) Portugal
b.) Great Britain
200
A man named Harry Stevens from Niles, Ohio created the name for a frankfurter that he served wrapped in a roll. What did he call it?
Hot Dog
200
In which country did the Olympic games start?
Greece-
The first Modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece in 1896. This was a revival of the ancient Olympic Games, which had been discontinued centuries earlier.
200
Which leader of the African American Civil Rights movement spoke the "I Have A Dream" speech?
Martin Luther King Jr
200
What is the difference between a fossil and an artifact?
Fossils are the remains of living things (plants, animals, people), not of things that were made.
Artifacts are the remains of things that were made, not the remains of living things.
300
What sport did Jackie Robinson play?
Baseball
300
What is the Ohio State bird?
The cardinal
300
How long did the “100-Year War” last?
a.) 56 years
b.) 100 years
c.) 116 years
c.) 116 years
300
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
300
Archaeologists primarily study _____ to understand how people lived in the past.
a.) fossils
b.) artifacts
c.) historical documents
d.) rocks
b.) artifacts
400
Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the USA?
France
400
This famous Olympic track athlete was raised in Cleveland, Ohio and attended The Ohio State University. What was his name?
Jesse Owens
400
Who wrote the plays Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
William Shakespeare
400
Who proved that electricity was present in lightning through his kite experiment?
a.) Benjamin Franklin
b.) Bill Clinton
c.) Albert Einstein
Benjamin Franklin
400
What are the holes in the ground where archaeologists dig called?
a.) Trench
b.) Pit
c.) Hollow
d.) Well
a.) Trench
500
Thurgood Marshall was the first African American person to serve in what position in the U.S. government?
Supreme Court Justice. He was the Supreme Court's first African-American justice
500
What was the nation's first interracial, coeducational college? (admitted students of any race and gender)
Oberlin College, in Oberlin Ohio
500
What year did the Titanic Sink?
1912
500
Which of these people invented a system of reading and writing for the blind and visually impaired?
a.) Thomas Edison
b.) Alexander Graham Bell
c.) Dwayne Johnson
d.) Louis Braille
d.) Louis Braille
500
Name the famous movie archaeologist played by Harrison Ford
Indiana Jones
