QUIRKY QUIZZES FOR KIDS!

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2 TM QUIRKY QUIZZES FOR KIDS! Books available for grades 1-6! 2008 Carole Marsh/Gallopade International Managing Editor: Sherry Moss Assistant Editor: Clanci Miller Content Design: Vicki DeJoy Cover Design: Vicki DeJoy Gallopade is proud to be a member and supporter of these educational organizations and associations: American Booksellers Association American Library Association International Reading Association National Association for Gifted Children The National School Supply and Equipment Association The National Council for the Social Studies Museum Store Association Association of Partners for Public Lands Association of Booksellers for Children Permission is hereby granted to the individual purchaser or classroom teacher to reproduce materials in this book for non-commercial individual or classroom use only. Reproduction of these materials for an entire school or school system is strictly prohibited. 1

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Where in the World?: Map Skills... 4 It s a Small World: Regions of the U.S... 5 I m Diggin It: Archaeology... 6 The First Americans... 7 Explorers... 8 American Revolution... 9 The Constitution...10 The Wild, Wild West...11 Plantation Life and Slavery...12 A Divided Country: The Civil War...13 Government...14 Civil Rights...15 Citizenship and Elections...16 Biographies The Beat Goes On: The Circulatory System...18 The Shocking Truth: Magnets & Electricity...19 Inside the Earth: Layers of the Earth What s the Weather?: Climate...21 The Last Frontier: The Solar System Plant and Animal Cells Animal Kingdom Oceans The World of Measurement Exploring Perimeter and Area Shaping Up: Geometry Numbers through Millions It s All Equal: Fractions Probability...31 Reading Between the Lines Perfect Punctuation Vocabulary Getting the Genre World of Writing Do Your Best! Study Skills Going Green: Ecology Indian Myths Ancient Egypt King Arthur...41 Greek Myths and Gods African American History Whale Ho! Poetry Aesop s Fables Name that Tune: Music and Musicians Answers

4 Where in the World?: Map Skills Quizlettini! 1. A person who makes maps is a... a. cartographer b. mapologist c. oceanographer 2. Imaginary lines that run north and south of the equator are... a. latitude b. attitude c. aptitude 3. Maps that show national and state boundaries are called... a. geomaps b. political maps c. all-purpose maps 4. The word hemisphere means... a. some of the sphere b. throw a sphere c. half of a sphere 5. The Rocky Mountains are the continental of North America. A quiz a day keeps the zeroes away! a. divide b. multiply c. subtract 4

5 It s a Small World: Regions of the U.S. Quizzical! 1. The Midwest is known as the... a. Breadbasket b. Land of the Rolls c. Oatbasket 2. Deserts in the Southwest are valuable minerals. a. full of b. looking for c. eating 3. The Southeastern states get a lot of rainfall which makes them good for... a. nothing b. farming c. bathing 4. Most of the Midwest is flat or rolling... a. pins b. plains c. pancakes 5. The Northeastern states are also called England. Have no fear! The answer is clear! a. Olden b. Golden c. New 5

6 I m Diggin It: Archaeology Quizerooni! 1. Archeologists look at things and sites to investigate how people lived in the past. a. funny b. old c. blue 2. Fossils are rocks that have traces of things from long ago. a. giving b. living c. climbing 3. Paleontologists study fossils and artifacts from... a. the past b. the future c. the cafeteria 4. Archaeologists can use a chisel to... a. clean their teeth b. paint pictures c. dig 5. Prehistoric cultures used an atlatl to throw longer distances. I know you can ace this quiz! a. spears b. fits c. bottles 6

7 The First Americans Quizzie-wizzie! 1. Early Native American cultures were known as hunters and gatherers. a. false b. true 2. The way of life for Native Americans began to change when... a. they decided to move b. the first Europeans arrived c. they changed clothes 3. Native Americans used all these materials to build homes except... a. mud and logs b. animal skins c. glass and mirrors 4. Early settlers liked to trade with Native Americans for... a. dresses b. fishing poles c. furs 5. Native Americans celebrations were called... a. Powwows b. piñatas c. balloons You are soooooo smart! 7