Daily Oral History and Daily Geography test on Friday
The following questions are on your DOH and DG test.
Daily Oral History
1. The colony of Jamestown grew rich in present-day Virginia. What crop made Jamestown prosper?
Tobacco
2. What vehicles did most American pioneers use in their move west?
a. Covered wagons
3. Before the Civil War, the North held one important military post in the South. What was it called?
a. Fort Sumter ( located at the entrance to Charleston Harbor in Charleston, South Carolina)
4. Which Marshall served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1967 to 1991: John or Thurgood?
a. Thurgood Marshall ( the first black justice )
5. Where are stocks, bonds and other securities bought and sold?
a. On the stock exchange
6. In 1492, two monarchs gave Columbus money and ships. Give their names and the country they ruled.
a. Ferdinand and Isabella, king and queen of Spain
7. Which came first: 1) the Boston Tea Party or 2) the Townsend Acts?
a. The Townshend Acts taxed tea brought into the colonies which led to the protest known as the Boston Tea Party.
8. In the 1800's, a number of social reformers tried to set up utopias. What is a utopia?
a. An ideal or perfect community
9. Name the important canal. Built while Teddy Roosevelt was President, it linked the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
a. The Panama Canal ( it took 10 years to build before it opened in 1914)
10. In 1752, who flew a kite in a thunderstorm to prove that lightning is electricity?
a. Benjamin Franklin
11. Did the Revolutionary War last two years, five years or eight years?
a. Eight years ( from 1775 to 1783)
12. It's the Civil War. You see a soldier in a blue uniform. Which side is he fighting for?
a. The Union (or the North)
13. What bodies of water can you see from the Golden Gate Bridge?
a. San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean
14. The President is elected every four years. What government official swears in a new President?
a. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (gives the President-elect what is called the Oath of Office)
15. What do we call the period right after the Civil War when the South reestablished relations with the U.S. government?
a. Reconstruction (From 1865 to 1877, the Southern states were rebuilt after their defeat)
16. Which Kennedy was shot and killed in Los Angeles, California, in 1968?
a. Robert Kennedy (John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, in 1963)
17. What is the main weapon used by labor unions to achieve their goals if negotiations fail?
a. Strike
18. What did sharecroppers give the landowner each year in payment for the land they rented and farmed?
a. a share of the crops
19. Which country did not send explorers to the Americas: Sweden, France, Germany, Holland, Spain?
a. Germany (at that time, Germany did not even exist as a unified nation.)
20. At the start of the Civil War, how many states had joined the Confederacy: three, seven, or nine?
a. Seven (they were soon joined by four more states)
21. What President, soon after he was elected, promised Americans "a new deal"?
a. Franklin D. Roosevelt
22. What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
a. The Bill of Rights (added in 1791, they protect basic rights such as free speech and religious choice.)
23. What were people called who spoke out or wrote boldly against slavery?
a. Abolitionists
24. Who was the first American astronaut to orbit Earth: Neil Armstrong or John Glenn?
a. John Glenn ( he completed 3 orbits in 5 hours and saw the sun rise and set 4 times)
25. How many senators are there in the U.S. Senate?
a. 100 (2 from each of the 50 states)
26. Where did the last battle of the American Revolution take place?
a. Yorktown ( In present-day Virginia. About 17,000 French and American troops defeated the British)
27. Puerto Rico became a territory of the United States after what war?
a. The Spanish-American War
28. What document turned the united colonies of Great Britain into the United States of America?
a. The Declaration of Independence
29. Who has the sole power to appoint a justice to the U.S. Supreme Court?
a. The President
30. Name the law that gave 160 acres of unoccupied land to any citizen over 21 willing to live on it for 5 years.
a. The Homestead Act of 1862 (people who took advantage of this law were called " homesteaders.")
31. Name the island in New York Bay that once served as a major U.S. immigration station.
a. Ellis Island
32. The First Amendment protects a person's right to "free assembly." What is free assembly?
a. Meeting freely in public or private places
These are the Daily Geography questions on your test on Friday.
Daily Geography
46. Which large landforms covers much of central India?
Deccan Plateau
47. What is the present-day name of the island nation located south of the Indian subcontinent?
Sri Lanka
48. Which religion do most people in India follow today?
Hinduism
49. Which religion do most people in Pakistan follow?
Islam
50. In which present-day country did the religion of Buddhism begin?
India
51. Which of the following cities is the capital of India? Delhi, New Delhi, Mumbai
New Delhi
52. What is the present-day name of the country that used to be Persia?
Iran
53. Which city is the capital of Iran?
Tehran
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