Social Studies meet

People

100

17. Name the Roman leader who was a member of the First Triumvirate and who became dictator for life.

A. Virgil

B. Herod

C. Brutus

D. Julius Caesar

E. Augustus Caesar

D. Julius Caesar

200

Who was a major general in the Continental Army?

A. Israel Putnam

B. Cotton Mather

C. Caesar Rodney

D. Daniel Webster

E. William Bradford

Israel Putnam

300

New World settlers were recruited from English debtor's prisons by ...

A. William Penn

B. Roger Williams

C. William Bradford

D. Peter Stuyvesant

E. James Oglethorpe

James Oglethorpe

400

“I walked a very narrow path for nine months. If I was critical of Nixon, the press would have said I was trying to undercut him to get his job. If I stayed too loyal, it could have appeared I was somehow involved in the break-in or the cover-up.” Who said it?

. Ford

B. Carter

C. Agnew

D. Johnson

E. Kissinger

500

Who was not a head of state on the European continent?

A. King Olav

B. Juan Carlos

C. Juan Peron

D. Erich Honecker

E. Nicolae Ceausescu

Juan Peron

Places/Geography

100

Which is westernmost in the Caribbean?

A. Antigua

B. Jamaica

C. Grenada

D. Hispaniola

E. Puerto Rico

Jamaica

200

Which Asian city is at the highest altitude?

A. Lhasa

B. Karachi

C. Shanghai

D. New Delhi

E. Vladivostok

Lhasa

300

Which are adjacent to Puget Sound?

A. Tacoma and Seattle

B. Homer and Anchorage

C. Baytown and Galveston

D. Annapolis and Baltimore

E. Stamford and New Haven

Tacoma and Seattle

400

A plane flying directly from Riyadh to Kabul must fly over the ...

A. Red Sea

B. Black Sea

C. Leyte Gulf

D. Persian Gulf

E. Mediterranean Sea

Persian Gulf

500

18. Which volcanoes are farthest north?

A. Etna and Vesuvius

B. Katmai and Wrangell

C. Mauna Loa and Kilauea

D. Krakatoa and Tambora

E. Cotopaxi and Paricutin

Katmai and Wrangell

Events

100

The earliest known map dates back to about 3800 B.C. Inscribed on a clay tablet, it shows the ---- River.

A. Rhine

B. Amazon

C. Thames

D. Mekong

E. Euphrates

Euphrates

200

19. In 1780, Major John Andre conspired with whom for the surrender of West Point to the British?

A. Kim Philby

B. Alger Hiss

C. Benedict Arnold

D. Jonathan Pollard

E. Julius Rosenberg

Benedict Arnold

300

In his pamphlet, “Common Sense,“ Thomas Paine called George III the Royal …

A. Brute 

B. Beast

C. Bruiser 

D. Blackguard 

E. Bloodsucker 

A. Brute

400

14. The alliance of countries that George H.W. Bush pulled together under a single command during the Persian Gulf War was called a ...

A. cartel

B. league

C. coalition

D. syndicate

E. consortium

coalition

500

Which was purchased from Denmark?

A. Philippines

B. Wake Island

C. Midway Islands

D. American Samoa

E. U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S. Virgin Islands

Groups

100

A fundamental purpose of establishing the United Nations was to combat ...

A. suicide

B. regicide

C. matricide

D. herbicide

E. genocide

genocide

200

The Lapps inhabit ...

A. northern Italy

B. southern France

C. western Portugal

D. the region of the Alps

E. northern Finland and Sweden

northern Finland and Sweden

300

Which is solely a feminist organization?

A. AIM

B. ACLU

C. NOW

D. MADD

E. WWF

NOW

400

In the late 90s, Lewis Powell, Antonin

Scalia, Byron White, and William Rehnquist

were part of the ...

A. C.I.A.

B. U.S. Senate

C. Supreme Court

D. president's cabinet

E. Joint Chiefs of Staff

Supreme Court

500

Which of these Indigenous Nations was original to New Mexico and not among People groups who were moved there?

A. Choctaw

B. Seminole

C. Cherokee

D. Zuni

E. Creek

Zuni

Random

100

Which is an example of a crime against property in contrast to a crime against people?

 

A. arson 

B. assault 

C. robbery 

D. kidnapping 

E. manslaughter

arson

200

Which issue is not addressed by an amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

A. treason

B. freedom of speech

C. quartering of troops

D. prohibition of slavery

E. cruel and unusual punishments

treason

300

Charlemagne ruled a large part of western and central Europe in the years …

A. 202-188 B..C.

B. 30 B.C.-20 A.D.

C. 800-814 A.D.

D. 1050-1070 A.D.

E. 1400-1410 A.D.

800-814 A.D.

400

8. When someone convicted of a crime is later proved to have been innocent, he is... 

A. obliterated 

B. deliberated 

C. exonerated 

D. enumerated 

E. recuperated

exonerated

500

Which pilot is especially associated with a Ryan Monoplane?

A. Chuck Yeager

B. Amelia Earhart 

C. Neil Armstrong 

D. Charles Lindbergh 

E. Eddie Rickenbacker

Charles Lindbergh