General Knowledge
9th and 10th grade Social Studies
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Geography
Ms. Reynolds
100

This is the time frame referred to by the term "Eighteenth Century."

What is 1700-1799?

100
These are the three branches of U.S. government.

What are Executive, Legislative, and Judicial?

100

This figure nailed his "Ninety-Five Theses" to the door of the Wittenberg Cathedral

Who is Martin Luther?

100
This is the number of continents on Earth.

What is 7?

100

This is the state that Ms. Reynolds is from

What is Massachusetts?

200

The number of dots that appear on a die.

What is 21?

200

This is the year that the American Civil War ended.

What is 1865?

200

This is the number of pieces of evidence you are required to use in your CWT.

What is 4?

200
This is the largest ocean on Earth.

What is the Pacific Ocean?

200

This is Ms. Reynolds' favorite sport.

What is Rugby?

300

Two of the three flags currently on the wall.

What are Mali, South Africa, and Brazil?

300

Name three of the five rights guaranteed by the first amendment.

What are freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, right to petition, and right to assembly?

300

The Mediterranean Sea is mainly between these two continents.

What are Europe and Africa?

300

With an area of only 121 acres, this is the smallest country in the world.

What is the Vatican City?

300

This is Ms. Reynolds' favorite album of all time.

What is Bridge Over Troubled Water?

400

The most common last name in the United States.

What is Smith?

400
He was the 44th president of the United States.

Who is Barack Obama?

400

This is the country where both Hinduism and Buddhism were founded in

What is India?

400

This is the country where the Chernobyl nuclear plant was located.

What is Ukraine?

400

This is the number of siblings that Ms. Reynolds has.

What is 3?

500

The country where the printing press was invented.

What is Germany?

500

This senator alleged that many people in the U.S. government were secretly communist spies.

Who is Joseph McCarthy?

500

Name one disease that traveled across the Atlantic Ocean during the Columbian Exchange.

Answers will vary.

500

This country stretches for about 3,250 miles, but only has one time zone.

What is China?

500

This is the name of the town that Ms. Reynolds grew up in.

What is Southampton, MA?

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