History & Government
What was the name of the war in which the North fought against the South in the US?
the Civil War
What are the three states of matter?
solid, liquid, and gas
What is the national bird of the US?
bald eagle
Texas
What Italian explorer discovered America in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
What do the stars on the US flag represent?
50 states
What planet is the largest in our solar system and the fifth closest planet to the sun?
Jupiter
What is the name of the large group in which ants live?
colony
In which country were the first Olympic Games held?
Greece
Who invented the telegraph?
Samuel Morse
What is a person who comes to live in a country in which he or she was not born called?
immigrant
What is a bright object in space that looks like a star with a long tail of light called?
comet
What is another name for an insect's feelers?
antennae
What southern Florida national park is home to many rare species of animals and plants?
the Everglades
What famous American was a printer, scientist, inventor, civil servant, diplomat, and author of Poor Richard's Almanack?
Benjamin Franklin
What was the last state to become part of the US?
Hawaii
What is a grooved wheel that a rope can be pulled over called?
pulley
What do you call it when a reptile sheds its skin?
molt
In what famous palace does the ruler of England live?
Buckingham Palace
Who was the only US president elected to four consecutive terms?
Franklin D Roosevelt
The gold rush of 1849 brought people to which state?
California
What is a tiny particle that moves around the nucleus of an atom and has a negative electrical charge called?
electron
What is the part of an insect's body that is between the head and the abdomen?
thorax
Where in Pennsylvania did General George Washington and the Continental Army set up camp during the winter of 1777-78?
Valley Forge
Who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"?
Patrick Henry