Transcript File - Stinger`s Coaching Corner

Grade 3 Social Studies
Hoops
Civics/
Government
Economics
Geography
History
Potpourri
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Buzzer Shot
1 pt. Question from
Civics/Government
The United States government is divided
into three separate parts to make sure that
the
A. Senate has more power than the House of Representatives.
B. president of the United States has the final say in all matters.
C. executive, legislative, and judicial branches share the power.
D. federal, state, and local governments work together.
1pt. Answer from
Civics/Government
C. executive, legislative, and
judicial branches share the
power.
2 pt. Question from Civics/Government
United States senators and representatives
hold positions in our national government.
Which branch of government
do they represent?
A. executive
B. international
C. legislative
D. judicial
2 pt. Answer from
Civics/Government
C. legislative
3 pt. Question from
Civics/Government
Which branch of government is
responsible for carrying out the laws?
A. legislative
B. executive
C. judicial
D. international
3 pt. Answer from
Civics/Government
B. executive
4 pt. Question from
Civics/Government
The United States Government runs the
country. It has three branches. Which
answer explains the purpose of the
Executive branch of government?
A. to make laws
B. to settle questions about the laws
C. to make sure that laws are carried out
D. to give people tickets for not following the laws
4 pt. Answer from
Civics/Government
C. to make sure that laws are
carried out
5 pt. Question from
Civics/Government
The United States Government runs the
country. It has three branches. Which
answer explains the purpose of the
Judicial branch of government?
A. to make the laws
B. to call people for jury duty
C. to settle questions about the laws
D. to make sure that the laws are carried out
5 pt. Answer from
Civics/Government
C. to settle questions about the
laws
1 pt. Question from
Economics
Many things go together to produce goods and
services. Someone has to get an idea for
something to sell (a
product). What do we call the skills of workers
and the hours they work to make the product?
A. investment
B. capital
C. market
D. labor
1 pt. Answer from
Economics
D. labor
2 pt. Question from
Economics
What is the MAIN way communities get
money in order to build schools and
roads?
A. taxes
B. gifts
C. bake sales
D. garage sales
2 pt. Answer from
Economics
A. taxes
3 pt. Question from
Economics
A factory makes 100 cars a day. They sell quickly,
and dealers have lists of people wanting to buy
the car. The factory owner decides to hire more
workers and make 150 cars a day. This is an
example of
A. buying and bartering.
B. specialization.
C. supply and demand.
D. mechanization.
3 pt. Answer from
Economics
C. supply and demand.
4 pt. Question from
Economics
Which of the following situations will
MOST LIKELY make the price of an item go
down?
A. The price of the natural resources needed to make the item increases.
B. The supply of the item is greater than the demand for it.
C. The price of the labor needed to make the item increases.
D. The demand for the item is greater than the supply of the item.
4 pt. Answer from
Economics
B. The supply of the item is
greater than the demand for it.
5 pt. Question from
Economics
One of the important parts of economics
is interdependence. Which of the
following is an example of
interdependence?
A. People make their own clothing.
B. People often move to places that aren't as crowded.
C. People need goods and services provided by other people.
D. People grow their own food.
5 pt. Answer from
Economics
C. People need goods and
services provided by other
people.
1 pt. Question from
Geography
Which statement is true about lines of
longitude?
A. They run parallel to the equator.
B. They run from the North Pole to the South Pole.
C. They measure distance from the equator.
D. They measure direction from the Poles.
1 pt. Answer from
Geography
B. They run from the North Pole
to the South Pole.
2 pt. Question from
Geography
Many of the early pioneers in the United States
used rivers to travel west. Which river was
important for the settlers moving into Kentucky,
Ohio, and Indiana?
A. the Hudson River
B. the Rio Grande River
C. the Ohio River
D. the Mississippi River
2 pt. Answer from
Geography
C. the Ohio River
3 pt. Question from
Geography
Which mountain range is found along the
eastern coast of the United States?
A. Rocky
B. Eastern
C. Appalachian
D. Mississippian
3 pt. Answer from
Geography
C. Appalachian
4 pt. Question from
Geography
Which of these rivers is located on the
national border between the United
States and Mexico?
A. Ohio
B. Colorado
C. Mississippi
D. Rio Grande
4 pt. Answer from
Geography
D. Rio Grande
5 pt. Question from
Geography
Which of these separate Earth into
Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
A. the Equator
B. lines of latitude
C. lines of longitude
D. the Prime Meridian
5 pt. Answer from
Geography
D. the Prime Meridian
1 pt. Question from
History
Which goal did Thurgood Marshall work to
accomplish?
A. Thurgood Marshall set world records during his career.
B. Thurgood Marshall worked to integrate all public schools.
C. Thurgood Marshall won the Nobel Peace Prize for nonviolence.
D. Thurgood Marshall was nominated by President Lyndon
Johnson.
1 pt. Answer from
History
B. Thurgood Marshall
worked to integrate all
public schools.
2 pt. Question from
History
Which person worked to secure
women's right to vote?
A. Rosa Parks
B. Susan B. Anthony
C. Eleanor Roosevelt
D. Mary McLeod Bethune
2 pt. Answer from
History
B. Susan B. Anthony
3 pt. Question from
History
What form of Greek architecture is used in
many of our buildings today?
A. decks
B. arches
C. porches
D. columns
3 pt. Answer from
History
D. columns
4 pt. Question from
History
Franklin Roosevelt created the
New Deal to help people during
A.
B.
C.
D.
Reconstruction.
World War I.
the Great Depression.
the Cold War.
4 pt. Answer from
History
C. the Great Depression.
5 pt. Question from
History
Which famous American is described
above?
A. Franklin D. Roosevelt
B. César Chávez
C. Paul Revere
D. Thurgood Marshall
5 pt. Answer from
History
B. César Chávez
1 pt. Question from
Potpourri
A city council belongs to which
branch of government?
A. Legislative
B. Executive
C. Judicial
D. Citizens
1 pt. Answer from
Potpourri
A. Legislative
2 pt. Question from
Potpourri
Which one of these is the best example of a
person wanting to be an entrepreneur of a
service?
A. Casey donating her toys to charity
B. Dillion trading his baseball cards
C. Sarah pet sitting her neighbor's pets for a price
D. Veronica buying lemonade at the neighborhood pool
2 pt. Answer from
Potpourri
C. Sarah pet sitting her
neighbor's pets for a price
3 pt. Question from
Potpourri
Which of these cities is located at 44° N latitude and 116° W
longitude?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Helena, Montana
Salem, Oregon
Olympia, Washington
Boise, Idaho
3 pt. Answer from
Potpourri
D. Boise, Idaho
4 pt. Question from
Potpourri
Mary McLeod Bethune was a
leader in Civil Rights and
A. women's rights.
B. workers' rights.
C. prison reform.
D. education.
4 pt. Answer from
Potpourri
D. education.
5 pt. Question from
Potpourri
Paul Revere supported the American
Revolution because he wanted
A. France to take over the colonies.
B. the U.S. to be independent of Great Britain
C. land that belonged to Native Americans.
D. to take territory away from Mexico.
5 pt. Answer from
Potpourri
B. the U.S. to be independent of
Great Britain
Buzzer Shot
This man was president of the
United States during World War
II. Who is he?
A. Franklin D. Roosevelt
B. Lyndon B. Johnson
C. Thurgood Marshall
D. John F. Kennedy
Buzzer Shot Answer
A. Franklin D.
Roosevelt