Survey Review Spring 2024

Yellowstone Park in the western US is the oldest national park in the world.

One goal of the Labor Movement of the 19th century was the 8-hour work day.

Trench warfare was used during World War I.

Welsh is a language that comes from the Celtic invasion and is still spoken in Wales today.

William Shakespeare wrote 8 famous plays: 4 comedies and 4 tragedies.

What are the indigenous people of North America called?

Why didn't Elizabeth Bennet say yes to Mr. Darcy's 1st proposal?

During the Georgian period Parliament gained even more power.

Which is NOT true about Washington, D.C.?

Which is NOT an example of checks and balances?

Three of Henry VIII's children were English Monarchs, including his daughters Mary and Elizabeth.

Who is NOT a member of Hamlet's family?

General education is the most common major in American universities.

Why did the Pilgrims leave England to start Plymouth colony in Massachusetts in 1620?

Where do US Presidents live?

The US, the UK and Australia all have Cabinets.

Which of these rights is NOT mentioned in the Declaration of Independence?

Who built the Great Ocean Road?

The UK, the US and Australia all have three branches of government.

When was the Roaring Twenties?

One theme of Pride and Prejudice is reasons for marriage.

Judges on the US Supreme Court are appointed by the President.

Great Britain was officially formed in 1706-1707 when the Parliaments of Scotland and England were united.

The Appalachian Mountains are on the Eastern coast of Australia.

Australia became a Federation when it gained independence.

Why is the Magna Carta important?

Which of these is NOT a writer?

MIT and Cornell are American universities founded around the time of the Revolutionary War.

The Act of Supremacy led to the creation of the Anglican church.

What's the capital of Australia?

After the 1st Continental Congress' Declaration of Rights and Grievances was rejected by Parliament, no hope peace.

What's Isaac Newton most famous for?

The British began colonizing Australia only after their American colonies won independence.

In Australia, Cabinet members and the PM can't be members of Parliament.

Some of the best universities in America were founded before the country won independence.

The Spanish Armada successfully invaded England in 1588.

What are the houses of the UK Parliament? (choose 2)

Members of the House of Lords aren't elected.

How are PMs chosen?

The current Vice President of the US is Kamala Harris, the first woman to hold that position.

Australia has a Parliament with a Senate and a House of Representatives.

Great Britain and Ireland united under one Parliament in 1801.

The Civil War made the United States and independent nation.

Christopher Columbus was the first person to find America.

Which country has the oldest written Constitution still in use today?

Where was the US involved in WWII?

What was one common theme in Walt Whitman's poems?

The English were the first Europeans to arrive in Australia.

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

The Republic of Ireland rules the whole island of Ireland since Irish Independence.

Which country doesn't have a supreme court?

Who DOESN'T die in Hamlet?

The Victorian period saw the Australian Empire spread around the world.

Elizabeth I only ruled England for a few years, but she tried to make the country Catholic again.

Compared to Chinese university students, American university students have...

Oxford University is in London.

The Norman Conquest brought the Swedish language to England to mix with old English.

What is FDR famous for?

What didn't happen when the Stuart Period began in 1603?

The United States does not have a Parliament.

When was the Spanish Flu Pandemic?

Australia is a Commonwealth Realm, so...

When was the Boston Tea Party?

What are the indigenous people of mainland Australia and Tasmania called?

The Parliament of the United Kingdom has a history that goes back more than 800 years, to Medieval times.

Which is NOT one of the four parts of the UK?

While the UK does have a monarch, the supreme power lies in Parliament.

The Gold Rushes in the US and Australia led to more immigration.

US women won got the right to vote at the beginning of the Roaring Twenties.

The city of Melbourne was founded while Australia was still colonized by the British.

Federalism is a political system that separates the powers of the three branches of government.

Which of these does NOT describe Australia's political system?

UK monarchs today have no real political power.

What was the first full-length feature film about?

What type of poem is Walt Whitman famous for?

The Normans were originally from northern Europe, who moved to France before invading England.

The ancient Celtic Gaels are the ancestors of the modern Scottish and Irish cultures.

The UK's form of government has developed through its history.

The name "England" comes from the Anglo-Saxon term "Angle-land".

South Australia and Western Australia gave women the right to vote after Australian independence.

What is the supreme judicial authority in the UK?

The 1st British colony in America was named Jamestown, for King James I.

What's the longest river in the United States?

The cause of the Revolutionary War was taxation without...

The United States has 56 states.

US Senators and Representatives are all elected.

Which of these is NOT a tax Parliament made on the American colonies?

NYC was founded in 1650, more than 100 years before American independence.

Anzac Day is an American holiday.

Paul Revere warned the colonial militia that "The redcoats are coming" to start the Revolutionary War.

England has ruled Wales since the Conquest of Wales in 1283.

Britain is just another name for the United Kingdom.

The Union Jack is a combination of flags representing England, Scotland, and Ireland.

What year did the Norman Conquest happen?

Which of these was NOT part of Westward Expansion?

Many people lost their jobs during the Great Depression.

What did the Roman Invasion NOT bring to the UK?

What are the indigenous people of the Torres Strait Islands called?

The slave trade brought African slaves to the Americas, crossing which body of water?

The Glorious Revolution was the British War of Independence.