U.S. Geography
Hawaii and Alaska.
What country did the Spanish language originate from?
Spain.
What is the maximum number of terms that a President can serve under the U.S. Constitution? This was added to the Constitution under the 22nd Amendment in 1951 in the years following the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR).
2 Years.
What former U.S. President is on the $1 bill?
George Washington.
Name three advantages that North had over the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Answers will vary.
New York.
In the United States, we are broken into 50 states. Canada is broken into ten _____________ (ex. Saskatchewan).
Provinces.
How many electoral college votes are needed to win the Presidency?
270.
What former U.S. President is on the $5 bill?
Abraham Lincoln.
What was the name of the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
What is the capital of New York?
Albany.
What continent is Oman (a country) located on?
Africa.
Every four years, the Presidential election is held during this month.
November.
What former U.S. President is on the $20 bill?
Andrew Jackson.
What was the name of the fort in which the first shots of the Civil War were fired?
Fort Sumter.
This state is home to Redwood National Park which has the tallest trees in the World.
California.
What is the largest Ocean in the World?
Pacific Ocean.
This President served the most consecutive terms (four terms) in U.S. history. He served in the role from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is most famous for guiding the country through both the Great Depression and World War II.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
What former U.S. President is on the $50 bill?
Ulysses S. Grant.
What was the name of the Confederate General who was accidentally shot by one of his own men at the Battle of Battle of Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863. Hint: This general had a cool nickame.
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.
What state is Mount Rushmore in?
South Dakota.
What continent is Syria on?
Asia.
John Wilkes Booth / Ford's Theatre / Our American Cousin.
What former U.S. President appears on the $2 bill?
Thomas Jefferson (T.J.)
Nathan Bedford Forrest (a Confederate General) went on to become the first grand wizard (leader) of this group following the Civil War. This group used intimidation, violence, and terror to achieve its goals. It opposed the rights of formerly enslaved people, particularly their right to vote and participate in the political process.
Klu Klux Klan.