2016 Social Studies Quiz Bowl

Which river is the farthest east in the United States?

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

Identify the following person...

Who is the legislative branch of the national government?

Name the type of resource: Computer

Who opened a school for African American children?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who worked to give women the right to vote?

Name the type of resource: Water

Where does the Mississippi River end?

What is the measurement for the equator?

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

Who is the legislative branch of the local government?

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

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

Greece is located on which continent?

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

What country borders Greece?

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

Who is the executive branch of the national government?

Which continent is directly south of Greece?

Which tax is paid by the citizens of Georgia?

Who is the executive branch of the state government?

Who fought for independence during the American Revolution?

Which branch of government writes the laws?

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

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

Which mountain range is located west of the Mississippi River?

What river begins in the Rocky Mountains?

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

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

Who is the executive branch of the local government?

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

Name the type of resource: Construction Worker

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

What kind of democracy was ancient Greece?

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

Who is the legislative branch of the state government?

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

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

Who was president during World War II?

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

Which of the following is not a branch of government?

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

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