2G1 - American History quiz

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Round 1

Arrival of the Europeans

(Chayara, Yoana, Zoey)

How many voyages to the New World did Christopher Columbus make?

1. 1
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

Which kingdom financed Columbus' voyages to the New World?

1. Portugal
2. Spain
3. France
4. Great Britain

What year is generally associated with Columbus' "discovery" of the Americas?

1. 1492
2. 1493
3. 1498
4. 1504

Europeans first arrived in what we know call North America in 1565. Which present-day state was their landing site?

Round 2

The Age of Expansion

(Paul)

The idea that the United States is destined (by God) to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent is called ...

1. American Revolution
2. Pursuit of Territory
3. American Progress
4. Manifest Destiny

Who did the US NOT buy or conquer land from?

1. Mexico
2. France
3. Prussia
4. Great Britain

What (current US) territory was the Mexican-American war mainly about?

1. Texas
2. California
3. Louisiana
4. New Mexico

What is the name generally given to the genocide of Native Americans from 1830 to 1850?

Round 3

Slavery in the US

(Troy, Kader)

Enslaved people were mostly put to work on plantations in the southern US. What was mostly grown on these plantations?

1. Cotton
2. Rice
3. Tabacco
4. Sugar cane

In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?

1. 1860
2. 1861
3. 1863
4. 1865

Which US president was in office at the time of the Civil War?

1. George Washington
2. Ulysses S. Grant
3. Andrew Johnson
4. Abraham Lincoln

What is the name of the network of secret routes and safe houses by means of which over 100,000 people escaped slavery?

Round 4

World War II

(Eva, Iga)

Which event caused America's involvement into WW II?

1. The German occupation of France in 1940.
2. The Battle of Britain in 1940
3. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
4. The Munich conference in 1938

Aside from the US, which other countries made up the 'Big Three' of the Allied powers?

1. Great Britain and France
2. Great Britain and the Soviet-Union
3. Great Britain and Italy
4. Great Britain and China

Which military operation of the Allied powers took place in the Netherlands?

1. Operation Dragoon
2. Operation Overlord
3. Operation Paperclip
4. Operation Market Garden

What was the name of America's greatest battlefield commanders during WWII?

Round 5

Cold War

(Joris, Jimaru)

Why was the Cold War called by this name?

1. It involved a confrontation without direct war
2. The predominate climate in the Soviet Union was cold
3. It set in during a record-breaking cold winter in divided Berlin
4. The term was mistranslated from a Russian expression

The two superpowers involved in the Cold War were the United States and…

1. North Korea
2. Germany
3. Soviet Union
4. China

Which European city was a main 'battleground' during the Cold War?

1. Warschaw
2. Berlin
3. Budapest
4. London

The NATO was formed in response to the developing Cold War, but in what year?

Round 6

Civil Rights Movement

(Roumaissa, Kezia)

Who refused to give up their seat to a white man on a bus in 1955

1. Malcolm X
2. Rosa Parks
3. Martin Luther King
4. Jackie Robinson

What was the main achievement of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

1. End to segregation
2. Voting rights for African-Americans
3. End to economic discrimination
4. End to racial violence

Martin Luther King Jr was a ...

1. Politician
2. Lawyer
3. Doctor
4. Minister

What is this girl known for?

Round 7

Swinging Sixties

(Elina, Lars)

Which city is considered the epicentre of the Swinging Sixties?

1. Paris
2. New Orleans
3. London
4. Liverpool

Which item of clothing was not popularized during the sixties?

1. Wide ties
2. Mini skirts
3. Flared jeans
4. Bell sleeves

Which band did NOT have their debut during the Swinging Sixties?

1. The Beatles
2. The Who
3. The Rolling Stones
4. The Eagles

What is the name generally given to the generation who came of age during the Swinging Sixties?

BONUS ROUND

What is a joke that works in both Dutch and English?