G4 Colonial America Quiz
How well do you know the first 13 colonies of America? Take the quiz and find out! Your classmates wrote most of these questions! Great work everybody!
- 1.What did the sailors on the Mayflower call the Pilgrims who were seasick?
- A.
Vomit-saints
- B.
Glib-gabbety puke stockings
- C.
Disgusting Pili-grimies
- 2.What is the name of the first English baby born in the Americas?
- A.
Eleanore White
- B.
Elizabeth Virginia
- C.
Virginia Dare
- 3.Did Pocahontas have brothers or sisters?
- A.
Yes. She has a few.
- B.
No. She has none.
- C.
She only had one.
- 4.What does DC stand for G4ssis students?
- A.
Dakota, Colorado
- B.
District of Columbia
- C.
Daily Chicago
- 5.What was the name of Pocahontas's child?
- A.
Lucy
- B.
Thomas
- C.
Anne
- D.
Edward
- 6.Who was Jamestown named after?
- A.
James Cromwell
- B.
James Fretwell
- C.
King James I
- D.
James Smith
- 7.Who was Virginia named after?
- A.
Virginia Dare
- B.
Queen Elizabeth I
- C.
King Henry VIII's youngest daughter
- 8.Who discovered the Hudson River?
- A.
George Washington's grandfather
- B.
John Cabot
- C.
Queen Elizabeth
- D.
A man called Henry
- 9.How many rooms were there in colonial time houses?
- A.
3
- B.
1
- C.
2
- D.
4
- 10.Was John Smith beaten by the Native American warriors?
- A.
Yes he was but the chief told them to stop.
- B.
No because Pocahontas begged her father to stop them.
- C.
Yes, but then he ran away.
- 11.What do the indians call the colonists?
- A.
Pale faces
- B.
English dogs
- C.
Mysterious people from the east
- 12.Why are the Native Americans called, "The Red Men"?
- A.
Because their skins were tanned.
- B.
Because they used bear fat with red colorings to paint their faces in war.
- C.
Because they sunburn easily.
- 13.What happened to kids at school if they were bad?
- A.
The teacher gave spankings
- B.
The children were whipped
- C.
The children were expelled
- D.
The children got extra homework
- 14.What did they do when they had lots of families in the house?
- A.
Stay squished
- B.
Build more rooms
- C.
Build a new house.
- 15.What did the boys like to play when they had time?
- A.
Play basketball.
- B.
Play cops and robbers.
- C.
Play pick up sticks.
- 16.Which religion were the best friend of the Native Americans?
- A.
Quakers
- B.
Pilgrims
- C.
Puritans
- 17.What is a game that children played in the colonial times?
- A.
Uno
- B.
Operation
- C.
Hide & Seek
- D.
Weee
- 18.What shape is a colonial home?
- A.
Square
- B.
Triangular
- C.
Long rectangular
- D.
Circular
- E.
Hexagon
- 19.What is the puneshment for biting your nails?
- A.
Wearing a sign.
- B.
Get your teeth filed down.
- C.
Slap your rip.
- D.
Paint your fingers black.
- 20.Why did William Penn get so much land in North America?
- A.
He was Queen Elizabeth's favorite poet.
- B.
He was rewarded by King Philip for winning battles.
- C.
King James owed his Penn's father money.
- D.
He stole it from the Native Americans.
- 21.What was the name of the agreement that the native americans and the pilgrims made?
- A.
The Mayflower Compact
- B.
The Peace Treaty
- C.
The Pilgrim Promise
- 22.How many passengers were on the Mayflower?
- A.
96
- B.
102
- C.
130+1
- 23.What was the name of a boy who was born on the Mayflower?
- A.
Mayboy
- B.
William
- C.
Oceanus
- 24.What was the name of the school that children went in colonial times?
- A.
English School
- B.
Dame School
- C.
ABC School
- 25.Who sent Henry Hudson to find a faster way to India and China?
- A.
The Swedish King
- B.
The Dutch
- C.
The English
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