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Gov's cup for SS
Governor.'s cup for social studies # 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was Kentucky’s official position in the Civil War? | Neutral |
| Much of our nation’s gold reserves are found on an army base in Kentucky. What is it called? | Fort Knox |
| In 1995, in what city was there a devastating explosion of a federal building, killing over 200 people? | Oklahoma City |
| Identify the term that refers to an isolated place in the desert where there is a water supply. | Oasis |
| What is the capital city and state where Bill Clinton served as governor before he was elected our president? | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| What river in South America, the second longest in the world, is named after mythological female warriors? | Amazon River |
| Montezuma ruled the Aztec Empire when the Spanish conquered it in the 1500’s. Mexico had just been “discovered” when this explorer was chosen to lead an expedition there. Who was he? | Hernando Cortez |
| Who was the English navigator that proved Australia was not part of another continent? He also made important discoveries in the Pacific Ocean and found a group of islands that he named the Sandwich Islands, later renamed the Hawaiian Islands. | James Cook |
| Virginia Dare was the first English child born in 1587 in the Americas. Her mother was part of a group of colonists sent by Sir Walter Raleigh and led by John White. Where was this settlement in the New World? | Roanoke Island |
| The colonial victory of Saratoga caused Count Vergennes, the French Foreign Minister, to push the reluctant king of France to recognize the United States. Who was the King of France during this revolutionary war? | King Louis XVI |
| Alexander Hamilton suggested a meeting be held in Philadelphia in 1787 to correct problems in the existing document by which the United States was governed. What document came before the Constitution in governing the United States? | Articles of Confederation |
| This woman became famous as a Civil War battle nurse and later founded the American Red Crossed. Who is she? | Clara Barton |
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