2016 Social Studies Quiz Bowl

Who is the legislative branch of the state government?

Which continent is directly south of Greece?

Who was president during World War II?

Which of the following is not a challenge experienced by FDR during his presidency?

Who is the legislative branch of the national government?

Name the type of resource: Computer

Who grew up to become the first African American Supreme Court Justice?

Identify the following person...

Tracy started her own sewing business. What is this called?

Which tax is paid by the citizens of Georgia?

What kind of democracy does the U.S. have?

Where does the Mississippi River end?

Who opened a school for African American children?

What was President Roosevelt's plan to help rebuild America during The Great Depression?

The Rio Grande is a natural border between Texas and what country?

The 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote was passed before Susan B. Anthony died.

Greece is located on which continent?

Who showed courage by riding at night to warn the Patriots that the British were coming?

Who fought for better working conditions in factories and also helped the poor?

What do we call the relationship between producers and consumers relying on each other?

Name the type of resource: Construction Worker

Which branch of government writes the laws?

What kind of lines run north to south on a globe?

Name the type of resource: Water

What U.S. building is based on Greek architecture?

What kind of democracy was ancient Greece?

What country borders Greece?

Who is the executive branch of the national government?

Who is the legislative branch of the local government?

Which branch of government executes/orders the laws to be followed?

What is the separation of powers between the branches of the U.S. government called?

Who fought for independence during the American Revolution?

Who is the executive branch of the local government?

What kind of lines run east to west on a globe?

Which one of the following is not a level of government?

What divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere?

What was the name of the plan that Lyndon B. Johnson had to help the poor?

What divides the Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere?

Who is the executive branch of the state government?

Which river is the farthest east in the United States?

What do we call a plan for saving and spending money?

Which of the following is not a branch of government?

Which mountain range is located west of the Mississippi River?

What river begins in the Rocky Mountains?

Goods that are produced and used to make other goods are what types of resources?

What is the measurement for the equator?

Who was born into slavery but managed to escape using a sailor's papers and suit?

Where did Cesar Chavez do most of his work for migrant workers?

Which is the starting line for all other lines of longitude?

Who worked to give women the right to vote?