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Fifth Grade (Grade 5) Local History, Geography, and Culture Questions

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Grade 5 Florida
Which state has this flag? (Hint: the red saltire cross is modelled after the Cross of Burgundy which was the flag of the Viceroyalty of New Spain)
  1. Florida
  2. Texas
  3. Alabama
  4. Georgia
Grade 5 Georgia
Georgia was named after King George II of which country?
  1. Spain
  2. France
  3. England
  4. Germany
Grade 5 New York
New York got its name because it was land that was given by English king Charles II to his brother James, the Duke of York.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Vermond
Vermont means "green mountain" in French.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 South Carolina
Which state has this flag? (Hint: The palmetto tree refers to the defense of Sullivan's Island in the Revolutionary War. The palmettos, laid over sand walls, were able to withstand British cannon fire.)
  1. North Carolina
  2. South Carolina
  3. Tennessee
  4. Georgia
Grade 5 West Virginia
West Virginia was a western portion of the state of Virginia that separated during the Civil War.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Washington
The state of Washington was named after George Washington.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 North Carolina
North Carolina was named after which English king?
  1. Charles I
  2. Charles II
  3. Charlemagne
  4. Charles Martel
Grade 5 Nevada
Nevada means snow-covered in Spanish.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Kansas
Kansas was named by the French after the Kansa tribe.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's name means "Penn's woods" after its founder William Penn.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Illinois
The French named Illinois after the Algonquin phrase meaning                .
  1. friend
  2. green river
  3. across the sea
  4. speaks normally
Grade 5 Arizona
The Spanish named Arizona after the O'odham phrase meaning                .
  1. arid land
  2. small spring
  3. large canyon
  4. painted desert
Grade 5 Montana
Montana's name comes from the                 word for mountain.
  1. Dakota
  2. French
  3. Spanish
  4. Algonquin
Grade 5 Alabama
Which state has this flag?
  1. Missouri
  2. Alabama
  3. Arkansas
  4. Georgia
Grade 5 Delaware
Delaware was named after Lord De La Warr the governor of the Virginia Colony from 1610 until 1618.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Hawaii
Hawaii means "place of the gods" in the Hawaiian language.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 New Jersey
Jersey, an island in the French river Seine, gives New Jersey its name.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 South Carolina
South Carolina was named after the English king Charles II.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 New Hampshire
The state of New Hampshire is named after the English county of Hampshire.
  1. True
  2. False
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