Samuel de Champlain was a _________________ hoping to find the Northwest Passage.
a. French explorer
b. Spanish explorer
c. English explorer
d. missionary
a. French explorer
100
What country do we live in?
a. Louisiana
b. Mississippi
c. North America
d. United States
d. United States
100
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! Louisiana became the 18th state
a. after the first Mardi Gras parade
b. before the U.S. purchased the Louisiana territory
c. after the U.S. purchased the Louisiana territory
d. after Baton Rouge became the capital of Louisiana
c. after the U.S. purchased the Louisiana territory
100
Approximately 350 students chose fish as their favorite pet. Which other animal had close to 350 students choose it as their favorite?
a. Horses
b. Dogs
c. Cats
d. Birds
d. Birds
100
Name the four cardinal directions.
a. northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest
b. north, south, east, west
c. south, central, north, and down
d. eastnorthern, eastsouthern, westnorthern, westsouthern
b. north, south, east, west
200
Champlain founded the first successful French colony of _______________.
a. Quebec
b. Montreal
c. St. Lawrence
d. Jamestown
a. Quebec
200
Which of the following waterways were NOT named after Henry Hudson?
a. Hudson River
b. Hudson Bay
c. Lake Hudson
d. Hudson Strait
c. Lake Hudson
200
How many years before New Orleans held the first Mardi Gras parade did most of New Orleans get destroyed in a fire?
a. 33
b. 27
c. 43
d. 19
b. 27
200
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! How many students were included in this survey? Round to the nearest hundred.
a. 2800
b. 3200
c. 2100
d. 3500
a. 2800
200
What is the part of a map called that tells you what each symbol on the map stands for?
a. key
b. scale
c. title
d. none of the above
a. key
300
Champlain founded all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Quebec
b. Hudson River
c. St. Lawrence River
b. Hudson River
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! What was Henry Hudson sent to look for by Dutch leaders?
a. a new sea route to Asia
b. gold
c. to explore the Americas
d. All of the above
a. a new sea route to Asia
300
How many years after the U.S. purchased the Louisiana territory were the British defeated by Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Olreans?
a. 5
b. 7
c. 8
d. 12
d. 12
300
About how many fewer students liked cats than horses?
a.1000
b. 200
c. 300
d. 100
d. 100
300
What state is east of Louisiana?
a. Alabama
b. Texas
c. Mississippi
d. Oregon
c. Mississippi
400
Champlain's colony of Quebec was valuable because of the ________________.
a. fresh water
b. gold
c. fur trade
d. rich crops
c. fur trade
400
Which present-day state was founded by Rene-Robert Cavalier?
A. Louisiana
b. Florida
c. Georgia
d. Mississippi
A. Louisiana
400
Which of the following happened last?
a. Louisiana became the 18th state
b. New Orleans held the first Mardi Gras parade
c. The U.S. purchased the Louisiana territory
d. Baton Rouge became the capital of Louisiana
b. New Orleans held the first Mardi Gras parade
400
How many students liked fish the best?
a. 250
b. 350
c. 450
d. none of the above
b. 350
400
What type of map shows borders?
a. physical map
b. elevation map
c. road map
d. political map
d. political map
500
What ocean is on the Eastern side of the United States?
a. Atlantic Ocean
b. Pacific Ocean
c. Indian Ocean
d. Arctic Ocean
a. Atlantic Ocean
500
Cavalier traveled which of the following rivers?
a. Ohio River
b. Mississippi River
c. Colorado River
d. Missouri River
b. Mississippi River
500
Which happened first?
a. Louisiana became the 18th state
b. New Orleans held the first Mardi Gras parade
c. The U.S. purchased the Louisiana territory
d. Baton Rouge became the capital of Louisiana
c. The U.S. purchased the Louisiana territory
500
What is the approximate difference between the number of students who liked birds the best and the number of students who liked cats the best?
a. 200
b. 400
c. 600
d. 100
b. 400
500
What is the capital city of the United States?
a. Los Angeles
d. Baton Rouge
c. New York
d. Washington D.C.