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Grade 5 US Geography
Lake Ontario is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by which river?
  1. Niagara
  2. St. Mary's
  3. Cuyahoga
  4. St. Lawrence
Grade 5 US Geography
Water drains from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario through the Niagara River.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 US Laws and Amendments
Who wrote the Bill of Rights?
  1. Alexander Hamilton
  2. Thomas Jefferson
  3. James Madison
  4. George Mason
Grade 5 Australian Geography
Australia is both the largest island and smallest continent.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Egypt
Because he was the god of mummification, the lids of all canopic jars were shaped like Osiris.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Civil War
Select the correct term for the description.
ruled that slavery was legal
  1. tariff
  2. emancipation
  3. Dred Scott decision
  4. sectionalism
  5. Missouri Compromise
Grade 5 Executive Branch
Unlike the president, the vice president does not need to have been born a United States' citizen.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Roman Empire
Roman cities were built in a grid pattern.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Progressive Era
After attending her first National Women's Rights Convention in Syracuse, New York, Susan B. Anthony came to believe that a women's right to        vote                       was the most important right.
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
What was a common kind of dwelling for tribes in the Southwest cultural area?
  1. tipis
  2. pueblos
  3. wigwams
  4. longhouses
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
Some congressional committees are able to investigate wrongdoing.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Geography
Which of these are examples of natural resources?
  1. Factories, good roads, and a large population
  2. Rich soil, forests, and minerals
  3. Automobiles, dairy farms, and governments
  4. Stores, chemical companies, and clothing factories
Grade 5 American Revolution
Ben Franklin is credited for creating the "Join of Die" cartoon which depicts what animal cut into many pieces?
  1. llama
  2. tiger
  3. snake
  4. scorpion
Grade 5 Executive Branch
The are no term limits for the vice president.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Colonial Period
After Roanoke was attacked in 1586, some colonists returned to England with                 who was on his way back from the Caribbean.
  1. Francis Drake
  2. Walter Raleigh
  3. John Smith
  4. Henry Hudson
Grade 5 Judicial Branch
Who confirms judges selected by the president?
  1. the House of Representatives
  2. the Supreme Court
  3. the Senate
  4. Congress
Grade 5 Colonial Period
What was the name of the first attempt at an English colony in North America?
  1. Roanoke
  2. Plymouth
  3. Jametown
  4. St. Augustine
Grade 5 US Government
Amendments may be proposed by 2/3 vote of each house of Congress or by a national convention called by Congress. Two-thirds of states must request the convention.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Australian Geography
What is the capital of Australia?
  1. Alice Springs
  2. Canberra
  3. Sydeny
  4. Perth
Grade 5 Australian Geography
Most of the population of Australia lives along the coasts.
  1. True
  2. False
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