Explorers
Ponce de Leon wanted to find:
A. the Fountain of Youth
B. The Great Waters
C. gold and silver
A: the Fountain of Youth
Public education was begun to teach the children to read the:
(A) Bible
(B) dictionary
(C) Constitution
(A) Bible
Orville and Wilbur Wright built the first _____ .
Airplane
Temperature is measured by:
(A) sunlight
(B) water
(C) degrees
(C) degrees
What is matter?
(A) translation of the Bible
(B) anything that has mass and takes up space
(C) a study of chemistry
(B) anything that has mass and takes up space
Solids have a:
(A) fixed size and changing shape
(B) changing shape and size
(C) fixed size and fixed shape
(C) fixed size and fixed shape
Columbus thought he had landed in India and named the native people ________.
Indians
Dolls were made from which of the following materials? Select all that apply.
(A) porcelain
(B) cornhusks
(C) rags
(D) plastic
(E) wood
(B) cornhusks
(C) rags
(E) wood
The Indianapolis _____ is a famous car race.
Indianapolis 500
Food gives you ___________________.
(A) wind
(B) strength
(C) energy
(C) energy
What is the name of the study of matter?
(A) chemist
(B) chemistry
(C) matter
(B) chemistry
All matter is made up of ___________ and ________________ tiny to see with a microscope found in the classroom.
atoms and molecules
In 1498 who sailed all the way around Africa and reached India and the Spice Islands?
A. Vasco da Gama
B. Christopher Columbus
C. Pedro Cabral
D. Bartholomew Dias
A: Vasco da Gama
Check three items of clothing that the Pilgrims did not wear:
(A) petticoats
(B) jewelry
(C) collars
(D) dresses
(E) ruffles
(F) lace
(B) jewelry
(E) ruffles
(F) lace
Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman appointed to _____.
the US Supreme Court
One thing that changes an environment is:
(A) temperature
(B) light
(C) water
(A) temperature
What kind of person tries to find out about matter?
A chemist
Bread and cereal help to give you:
(A) disease
(B) energy
(C) scurvy
(D) mass
(B) energy
Who ordered the explorers to, "Sail as far south as you dare?"
A. Queen Isabella
B. King James
C. King John II
D. King Edward I
A: King John II
The _____ brought an end to slavery in the United States.
Civil War
The state of Washington produces more _____ than any other state.
Apples
Apples
Milk helps to build:
(A) good hearing
(B) teeth and bones
(C) good eyesight
(B) teeth and bones
Who is the Father of the equation E= mc 2?
Albert Einstein
Ice cream, milk, yogurt, and cheese are in the:
(A) protein group of foods
(B) dairy group of foods
(C) grains group of foods
(D) vegetable group of foods
(B) dairy group of foods
Father _____ was one of the earliest missionaries in America.
A. Marquette
B. La Salle
C. Joliet
D. Cartier
A. Marquette
A _____ ranch is where people can go on vacation to ride horses and learn rope tricks.
Dude
_____ was known as “The King of Rock ‘n Roll.”
Elvis Presley
What is the unit of energy supplied by food?
(A) mineral
(B) vitamin
(C) junk
(D) calories
(D) calories
The scientist who found out about oxygen was:
(A) John Pride
(B) Joseph Priestly
(C) Jacob Poor
(B) Joseph Priestly
Some animals can survive in very cold environments because they:
(A) Can go for long periods with very little water.
(B) Don't care what the temperature is.
(C) Have heavy fur or thick fat.
(C) Have heavy fur or thick fat.