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North America and the United States
North America and the United States
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A Quiz to help us learn about North America and the United States plus a few fun facts.
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1
Which month has 28 days in it?
All of them
November
February
March
2
Greenland is not actually a country but a territory of ________
Denmark.
Canada.
Iceland.
United States.
3
Which of the following is not an aspect of culture?
music
language
climate
art
4
True or false? The great lakes form the largest fresh water system in the world.
True.
False.
5
Which city is the "money capital" of the United States?
Dallas
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
6
What is the frozen land in the north called?
tundra.
plains.
ice.
forest.
7
The Missouri and Ohio Rivers are tributaries of the?
Rio Grande
Mississippi River.
Great Plains.
Great Lakes
8
Because immigrants took jobs from people the government decided to establish _____?
boundaries
quotas
laws
a constitution
9
The Panama Canal is how big?
30 miles long and 5 miles wide.
10 miles long and 25 miles wide.
51 miles long and 10 miles wide.
100 miles long and 30 miles wide.
10
What are the two largest cities in North America?
Chicago and New York.
Panama and Los Angeles.
Mexico City and New York.
Dallas and Houston.
11
How many 2 cent stamps are in a dozen?
4
3
6
12
12
What continent is south of North America?
South America
Africa
Australia
Europe
13
What weapon was the cause of the cold war?
icebergs
tanks
nuclear bombs
aircraft
14
In the movie "Gone with the Wind" what war was being fought?
Civil War
Revolutionary war
World War II
Desert Storm
15
A clerk in a butcher shop is 5'10" tall. What does he weigh?
250 lbs
meat
150 lbs
200 lbs
16
What is actually the longest river in North America?
Missouri.
Ohio.
Mississippi.
Yukon.
17
Who was the 1st president of texas?
Sam Houston
Stephen Austin
Davy Crockett
George Bush
18
What is a territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land called?
Country.
Immigration.
Colony.
Continent.
19
What two lines on a globe determine hemispheres?
The equator and prime meridian.
The Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer.
Latitude and longitude lines.
None of the above.
20
What hemisphere is North America in?
Northeast.
Northwest.
Southwest.
Southeast
21
Who plays the guitar on the T.V. show "Friends"?
Chandler
Monica
Phoebe
Rachel
22
In the gold rush, people called "forty-niners" rushed into the region. What year was this?
49A.D.
1949
1849
1749
23
A downturn in business is called a what?
Economy
Recession
Depression
Slowdown
24
Where is Silicon Valley?
Los Angeles
Denver
San Francisco
San Jose
25
What 3 oceans touch North America?
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic.
Indian, Southern, Atlantic.
Pacific, Indian, Atlantic.
Southern, Pacific, Atlantic
26
What is the largest great lake?
Ontario.
Superior.
Erie.
Huron.
27
How does North America compare in size to the other continents?
It is the smallest.
It is the third largest.
It is the second largest.
It is the largest.
28
People of different ethnic groups make the United States a very ____________ country.
poor
rich
over populated
diverse
29
What is the name of the large mountain range that travels through Canada and the United States.
Wichita Mountains.
Appalachian Mountains.
Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Rocky Mountains.
30
How many years did it take the United States to build the Panama Canal?
30 years.
11 years.
5 years
15 years.
31
Native Americans are considered the _____ people of the United States.
indigenous
pioneer
British
last
32
High ground that divides the flow of rivers towards opposite ends of a continent?
Isthmus.
Continental Divide.
Valley.
Plain.
33
What president proclaimed "I am not a criminal"?
Clinton
Nixon
Trump
Bush
34
What is weather over a period of time called?
Erosion.
Climate.
Thunderstorms.
Rain.
35
How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the Arc?
0
4
1
2
36
The Midwest is often called America's "heartland" because?
people are generous
everyone lives in the city
most heart surgeons are from here
it is the agricultural center of the nation
37
The process that formed the Grand Canyon is called ?
digging.
recycling.
drilling.
erosion.
38
How many countries are in North America?
4
23
35
10
39
Most of the people in Mexico live ______
in Mexico City.
in urban areas.
by the beach.
in the country.
40
What do you get on the 5th day of Christmas?
2 turtle doves
4 calling birds
5 golden rings
a partridge in a pear tree
41
The Declaration of Independence was adopted in July?
1787.
1976.
1776.
1789.
42
Cultural Borrowing is when we ...?
use ideas and ways of doing things from others.
borrow the neighbors lawnmower.
declare war on another country
use money from banks.
43
"Motor City" is the nickname for?
Houston
Chicago
New York
Detroit
44
What is the largest country in North America?
Greenland
United States.
Canada
Mexico
45
The first settlers in the west were called?
Gold Rushers.
Pioneers.
Patriots.
Pirates.
46
What country built the Panama Canal?
England.
Panama.
United States.
Mexico.
47
What is a megalopolis?
a large urban area
a nickname for Washington D.C.
a city surrounded by farms
a city on an island
48
A farmer has 17 sheep and all but 9 die, how many are left?
8
9
7
10
49
The Panama Canal connects which two oceans?
The Atlantic and Indian oceans.
The Arctic and Atlantic oceans.
The Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
The Southern and Pacific oceans.
50
Which country has the largest population in North America?
Panama
Mexico
Canada
United States
