8th Grade Trivia

U.S. Government

100

Congress is made up of what two chambers

House of Representatives and the Senate

200

Name three positions in the president's Cabinet

Vice President, Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, and the Attorney General

300

The President's power to block/return a bill passed by Congress

What is Veto

400

The number of senators in the United States

What is 100

500

In case of a catastrophe hits and the President and Vice-President can no longer be president this individual is next in the presidential succession

What is Speaker of the House of Representatives

State Abbreviations

100

CT

Connecticut

200

WI

Wisconsin

300

AK

Alaska

400

NE

Nebraska

500

ID

Idaho

Movies

100

Jack and Rose fall in love on board this ship

What is Titanic

200

A teenager brings a ball signed by Babe Ruth to a game of baseball with other neighborhood kids.

What is The Sandlot

300

In 2019, this Disney movie that takes place in the African Savanna, will be made into a live-action film. DOUBLE JEOPARDY

What is The Lion King

400

This movie portrays the struggle of several African American women working for NASA

What is Hidden Figures

500

In this film, Will Ferrell goes to New York City to find his father who happens to be on the "naughty list"

What are Elf

U.S. States

100

Boise

What is Idaho

200

Anchorage

What is Alaska

300

What is the capital of Puerto Rico

San Juan

400

Name the three states that made up the Oregon Country

What is Idaho, Washington, Oregon

500

Montgomery

What is Alabama

Holidays

100

St. Patrick's Day

March 17th

200

All Saints Day

November 1

300

Martin Luther King's Birthday

What is January 15th

400

Memorial Day

Last Monday of May

500

Holiday celebrating the end of WWI 

What is Armistice Day