Social Studies Jeopardy

Geography

100

Continent where India, China, Japan and Russia are located.

What is Asia?

200

If this island was a state, it would be in the top 10 wealthiest states of the United States

What is Long Island?

300

Country that has 50 states (all having the same president, money and language).

What is the United States?

400

Second largest continent with over fifty countries.

What is Africa?

500

The continent is home to the address 42 Wallaby Way Sydney

What is Australia?

Random History

100

Describe how ancient civilizations brought water to their farms from rivers

What is irrigation?

200

Ancient Egyptians built huge famous stone sculptures. Many remain today.

What are pyramids/Sphinx?

300

There have been this many presidents since the year 2000

What is 5?

400

What paper did the ancient Egyptians write on?

What is Papyrus?

500

What are the three baseball teams of New York from 1947-1957?

NY Yankees, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants

North American History

100

A land mass surrounded entirely by water.

What is an island?

200

Name the three largest countries in North America.

What are Canada, the United States and Mexico?

300

This event is where citizens in Massachusetts dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. 

What is the Boston Tea Party?

400

This was the first capital of the United States

What is Philadelphia?

500

Name the country that Texas used to belong to.

What is Mexico?

World History

100

The Spanish and Christopher Columbus first arrived to the Americas in this year.

What is 1492?

200

These are the four ancient river civilizations

What are Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China?

300

Name the only continent where there are no countries and where only scientists live.

What is Antarctica?

400

This country hosted the Olympics in 2022.

What is China?

500

In which ocean did the Titanic sink?

What is the Atlantic Ocean?

Grab Bag

100

Taylor Swift's fans are called these

What are swifties?

200

How many flavors of fruit loops are there?

What is one flavor?

300

French Fries are originally from this country.

What is Belgium?

400

What is Mr. Dakers' favorite hockey team?

What is the Rangers?

500

Who set a new record for most amount of people in attendance at Metlife for a concert?

Who is Ed Sheeran?