National Geographic GeoBee (Official) History Happens

Question 1

Which dwelling was used by some Native American groups in the Plains and Great Lakes region?

Accepted Answer

tepee

Question 2

President Franklin Roosevelt established which program to bring economic recovery to the U.S?

Accepted Answer

New Deal

Question 3

Which landmark in Washington, D.C. was burned by the British in 1814?

Accepted Answer

White House

Question 4

Warriors from which Native American tribe were attacked by U.S. troops at Wounded Knee?

Accepted Answer

Sioux

Question 5

In 1962, John Glenn became the first American to do what?

Accepted Answer

orbit the Earth

Question 6

What phrase described the area of the Great Plains where severe drought struck in the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

Dust Bowl

Question 7

Louis Armstrong, a famous musician from New Orleans, is associated with which form of music?

Accepted Answer

Jazz

Question 8

Which carnival ride was first introduced at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893?

Accepted Answer

Ferris wheel

Question 9

Which Congressional act, passed in 1862, allowed settlers to claim land in the western U.S.?

Accepted Answer

Homestead

Question 10

Which conservationist helped advance the environmental movement through her book Silent Spring?

Accepted Answer

Rachel Carson

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