Plains Indians Quiz

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1. The Plains Indians main source of food was ...

There were loads of buffalo on the plains before the White Americans killed them all.

Explanation

There were loads of buffalo on the plains before the White Americans killed them all.

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A simple quiz about the Plains Indians.

2. What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

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2. Why are they called 'Indians'? They are not from India!!!

Because the name's cool.

Because they look like Indians.

Because Columbus thought he'd landed in India.

Columbus was so excited he'd found India, but eventually he found he'd discovered America instead!

Explanation

Columbus was so excited he'd found India, but eventually he found he'd discovered America instead!

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6. What shape was important to them?

Circle

Square

Triange

Rectangle

Heart

The circle of life.

Explanation

The circle of life.

7. Columbus arrived in the year...

1533

2000

Yesterday

1492

1437

He arrived in the year 1492...

Explanation

He arrived in the year 1492...

8. Why was the battle of Little Bighorn remembered?

Because many people died

Because Indians stood up for themselves and won.

Because white people won.

Because Indians stood up for themselves and lost.

9. Where did the American Indians originate from?

From France

From Siberia

From England

From Argentina

From Egypt

They crossed on the Land Bridge from Siberia to hunt, but then got trapped there when the bridge was flodded.

Explanation

They crossed on the Land Bridge from Siberia to hunt, but then got trapped there when the bridge was flodded.

10. What did the White people believe about Land Ownership that was different to the Indians?

White people thought that nobody owned the land.

White people thought that they had to conserve the land.

White people thought that the land was there to be used.

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Plains Indians Quiz

1. The Plains Indians main source of food was ...

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Why are they called 'Indians'? They are not from India!!!

3. Plains Indians lived in ...

4. One word to describe General Custer ...

5. To achieve a higher status, women would need good ... skills.

6. What shape was important to them?

7. Columbus arrived in the year...

8. Why was the battle of Little Bighorn remembered?

9. Where did the American Indians originate from?

10. What did the White people believe about Land Ownership that was different to the Indians?