The Battle of the Alamo
REVIEW QUIZ
1. Who did Colonel James C. Neill put in charge of
the Alamo when he left?
a David Crockett
b James Bowie
c Colonel William Barret Travis
2. What did the tired men of the Alamo do at the
end of the day?
a attend nightly galas
b rest for work the next day
c strategize for the battle coming ahead
3. How many men defended the Alamo?
a 14
b 154
c 5000
4. What was the Alamo defenders reply to the red
flag they saw?
a laughter
b surrender
c a cannon shot
5. What did Travis give to his baby girl, Angelina?
a his ring
b a letter
c his sword
6. Who did the Mexican officers set free?
a the officers
b the women, children and slaves
c the men who surrendered
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
REVIEW Quiz
1. Which countries were Japan’s allies?
a Germany and Italy
b France and Sweden
c Cuba and Peru
2. What was the date Japan attacked the US?
a December 7th, 1941
b August 6th, 1945
c September 2nd, 1945
3. What does the famous radio signal Tora, Tora,
Tora mean?
a mission complete
b look out, here we come
c complete surprise successful
4. How many sailors and marines were aboard the
US Arizona when it exploded?
a 17
b 117
c 1,177
5. What U.S. President declared war on Japan and
it’s allies?
a George W. Bush
b Franklin D. Roosevelt
c Abraham Lincoln
6. What city in Japan was struck by U.S.’s first
atomic bomb?
a Tokyo
b Hiroshima
c Osaka
The Boston Tea Party
REVIEW Quiz
1. What did the English decide to do in order to earn
more money?
a have a sale on tea products
b raise taxes on the American colonies
c put a tax on gold
2. What printed materials were taxed during the
Stamp Act?
a wood and metal
b books and playing cards
c clothes and food
3. What did the citizens do to rebel against taxation?
a they fasted for a month
b they taxed the British right back
c they stopped buying British goods
4. What did the Townshend Act state?
a tax on all imported goods
b towns should be built according to British rules
c the people living in town didn’t have to pay taxes
5. What did the men and boys disguise themselves as
on the ship?
a Native Americans
b women
c sheep
6. What date did the U.S declare it’s independence?
a July 4th, 1492
b June 4th, 1776
c July 4th, 1776
The California Gold Rush
REVIEW Quiz
1. What did John Sutter want to build?
a a ranch
b a hospital
c a mansion
2. What bright speck caught James Marshall’s eye?
a diamonds
b silver
c gold
3. How did Sam Brannan make a profit?
a he dug for gold in California
b he sold tickets to get to California
c he sold all the supplies needed to dig for gold
4. How could people travel west?
a by car or airplane
b by wagon or boat
c by train or motorcycle
5. Why were the people traveling to California called
the 49ers?
a they arrived in California in the year 1849
b they looked like a football team
c they were all 49 years old
6. What U.S. State is nicknamed the golden state?
a Oregon
b California
c Florida
Miracle On Ice
REVIEW Quiz
1. In 1980 who was in the midst of a Cold War with
the U.S.?
a Soviet Union
b Canada
c Japan
2. Who was the coach of the U.S. hockey team?
a John Smith
b Mel Brooks
c Herb Brooks
3. Where did the 1980 Olympics take place?
a New York, NY
b Lake Placid, NY
c Minneapolis, MN
4. How did the Soviet coach surprise everyone in the
second period?
a he forfeited the game
b he replaced his top goalie
c he got in a fight with a referee
5. What line did sportscaster Al Michaels say at the
end of the game?
a GOAL!
b Just a bit outside.
c Do you believe in miracles?
6. What team did the U.S. defeat to win the gold medal?
a Finland
b Austria
c France
Moon Landing
REVIEW Quiz
1. What was the name of the first satellite launched
into space?
a Apollo I
b Potato I
c Sputnik I
2. What animal did the Soviets launch into space?
a a monkey
b a dog
c a mouse
3. What goal did President Kennedy set?
a landing a man on the moon before the decade
was over
b orbiting the moon before the decade was over
c building a house on the moon before the decade
was over
4. What program did NASA develop to train astronauts?
a the Scorpio Program
b the Gemini Program
c the Pisces Program
5. In what year did man walk on the moon for the
first time?
a 1969
b 1979
c 1989
6. Who were the first two astronauts to walk on the moon?
a John Glenn and Michael Collins
b Alan Shepard and Edward White II
c Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
The Titanic
REVIEW Quiz
1. Who was the captain of the Titanic?
a Captain Hook
b Captain Iceberg
c Captain Edward J. Smith
2. What did advertisements claim the Titanic was?
a unsinkable
b a happy getaway
c faster than the speed of light
3. What didn’t the Titanic have enough of?
a beds
b lifeboats
c vegetables
4. What was the warning the Titanic picked up on
April 14th?
a storm brewing
b shark invested waters
c fields of ice and icebergs
5. How did they keep the passengers calm?
a did yoga
b played lively music
c read them a story
6. Which passengers were loaded into the lifeboats first?
a women and children
b children and pets
c men and crew
Underground Railroad
REVIEW Quiz
1. Why did plantation owners think they needed slaves?
a it took a lot of time and labor to produce crops
b they needed a lot of workers to search for gold
c a lot of people were needed to build plantations
2. Who were the abolitionists?
a those who sold slaves
b those who bought slaves
c those who opposed slavery
3. What was the Underground Railroad?
a a railroad track in a long tunnel
b the first subway station in New York
c a network of Americans that helped slaves escape
4. What woman is credited for helping more than 200 slaves
escape?
a Harriet Tubman
b Harriet Beecher Stowe
c Rosa Parks
5. What did President Lincoln issue, declaring all slaves free?
a the Gettysburg Address
b the Emancipation Proclamation
c the Declaration of Independence
6. What major war put an end to slavery?
a The Cold War
b The Civil War
c World War II
GRAPHIC HISTORY QUIZ ANSWERS
The Battle of the Alamo
1. Who did Colonel James C. Neill put in charge
of the Alamo when he left?
c Colonel William Barret Travis
2. What did the tired men of the Alamo do at the
end of the day?
a attend nightly galas
3. How many men defended the Alamo?
b 154
4. What was the Alamo defenders reply to the
red flag they saw?
c a cannon shot
5. What did Travis give to his baby girl, Angelina?
a his ring
6. Who did the Mexican officers set free?
b the women, children and slaves
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
1. Which countries were Japan’s allies?
a Germany and Italy
2. What was the date Japan attacked the US?
a December 7th, 1941
3. What does the famous radio signal Tora,
Tora, Tora mean?
c complete surprise successful
4. How many sailors and marines were aboard
the US Arizona when it exploded?
c 1,177
5. What U.S. President declared war on Japan
and it’s allies?
b Franklin D. Roosevelt
6. What city in Japan was struck by U.S.’s first
atomic bomb?
b Hiroshima
The Boston Tea Party
The California Gold Rush
1. What did the English decide to do in order to
earn more money?
b raise taxes on the American colonies
2. What printed materials were taxed during the
Stamp Act?
b books and playing cards
3. What did the citizens do to rebel against taxation?
c they stopped buying British goods
4. What did the Townshend Act state?
a tax on all imported goods
5. What did the men and boys disguise themselves
as on the ship?
a Native Americans
6. What date did the U.S declare it’s independence?
c July 4th, 1776
1. What did John Sutter want to build?
a a ranch
2. What bright speck caught James Marshall’s eye?
c gold
3. How did Sam Brannan make a profit?
c he sold all the supplies needed to dig
for gold
4. How could people travel west?
b by wagon or boat
5. Why were the people traveling to California
called the 49ers?
a they arrived in California in the year 1849
6. What U.S. State is nicknamed the golden state?
b California
Miracle On Ice
Moon Landing
1. In 1980 who was in the midst of a Cold War
with the U.S.?
a Soviet Union
2. Who was the coach of the U.S. hockey team?
c Herb Brooks
3. Where did the 1980 Olympics take place?
b Lake Placid, NY
4. How did the Soviet coach surprise everyone
in the second period?
b he replaced his top goalie
5. What line did sportscaster Al Michaels say
at the end of the game?
c Do you believe in miracles?
6. What team did the U.S. defeat to win the
gold medal?
a Finland
Great job!
1. What was the name of the first satellite launched
into space?
c Sputnik I
2. What animal did the Soviets launch into space?
b a dog
3. What goal did President Kennedy set?
a landing a man on the moon before the
decade was over
4. What program did NASA develop to train astronauts?
b the Gemini Program
5. In what year did man walk on the moon for the
first time?
a 1969
6. Who were the first two astronauts to walk on the moon?
c Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
GRAPHIC HISTORY QUIZ ANSWERS
The Titanic
Underground Railroad
1. Who was the captain of the Titanic?
c Captain Edward J. Smith
2. What did advertisements claim the Titanic was?
a unsinkable
3. What didn’t the Titanic have enough of?
b lifeboats
4. What was the warning the Titanic picked up
on April 14th?
c fields of ice and icebergs
5. How did they keep the passengers calm?
b played lively music
6. Which passengers were loaded into the
lifeboats first?
a women and children
1. Why did plantation owners think they needed slaves?
a it took a lot of time and labor to produce crops
2. Who were the abolitionists?
c those who opposed slavery
3. What was the Underground Railroad?
c a network of Americans that helped
slaves escape
4. What woman is credited for helping more than
200 slaves escape?
a Harriet Tubman
5. What did President Lincoln issue, declaring all
slaves free?
b the Emancipation Proclamation
6. What major war put an end to slavery?
b The Civil War