A building or place that is important or interesting
What is a landmark
100
An object made and used by people. It tells us about the past.
What is an artifact
100
All of the following have been invented to help people in todays world communicate except which one:
(a) telephone
(b) fax machine
(c) writing on walls and stone
(d) computer
What is (c) writing on walls and stone
200
The first thing many immigrants saw when they came to America.
What is the Statue of Liberty
200
All of the following are holidays except:
(a) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
(b) Presidents' Day
(c) January
(d) Flag Day
What is (c) January
200
We have landmarks in our community, ____________, country, and world.
What is our state
200
Something new that someone makes or thinks of
What is an invention
200
This links people in our world together. It is a way to share ideas with others.
What is communication
300
The Statue of Liberty is a landmark that stands for this
What is hope and freedom
300
A specail way that a group does something (example-giving speeches on holidays)
What is a custom
300
The United States Capitol is a national landmark. It is located in ____________.
What is Washington, D.C.
300
The Egyptians had a system of writing called hieroglyphics. They drew pictures and symbols on walls. Later they made ______ ________ to help them write. We still use these today.
What are ink pens
300
Transportation links people. People used to use horses, wagons, and trains to travel until Henry Ford built the first one of these.
What is a car
400
In ancient Egypt, kings and queens were buried inside of these landmarks
What are pyramids
400
Cinco de Mayo is an important holiday for Mexican Americans. Today people celebrate by having feasts and letting children break these
What are pinatas
400
This landmark is at the edge of the Mississippi River in Missouri. It reminds people that America grew much larger when pioneers moved out west.
What is the Gateway Arch
400
A drawing that shows the parts of something
What is a diagram
400
Amelia Earhart was the first __________ to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
What is woman
500
The Alamo is a famous landmark to this state
What is Texas
500
Name at least one of the two holidays that remember people who fought in wars for our country
What is Veterans Day or Memorial Day
500
This landmark has the faces of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln carved into it. (clue- Mount _________)
What is Mount Rushmore
500
Which one of these things did the Chinese invent?
a) paper
b) wheelbarrow
c) baseball
What is b) wheelbarrow
500
The Wright Brothers built the first successful one of these in 1903. (clue - it is a form of transportation)