Episode Five - Oral Civics Test
🇬🇧
In English
In English
Practice Known Questions
Stay up to date with your due questions
Complete 5 questions to enable practice
Exams
Exam: Test your skills
Test your skills in exam mode
Learn New Questions
Manual Mode [BETA]
Select your own question and answer types
Specific modes
Learn with flashcards
Complete the sentence
Listening & SpellingSpelling: Type what you hear
multiple choiceMultiple choice mode
SpeakingAnswer with voice
Speaking & ListeningPractice pronunciation
TypingTyping only mode
Episode Five - Oral Civics Test - Leaderboard
Episode Five - Oral Civics Test - Details
Levels:
Questions:
25 questions
🇬🇧 | 🇬🇧 |
What was the Great Depression? | Longest economic recession in modern history |
When did the Great Depression start? | • The Great Crash [1929] • Stock market crash of 1929 |
Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II? | • Franklin Roosevelt |
Why did the United States enter World War II? | • Bombing of Pearl Harbor • Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor • To support the Allied Powers [England, France, and Russia] • To oppose the Axis Powers [Germany, Italy, and Japan] |
Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one. | • General during World War II • President at the end of [during] the Korean War • 34th president of the United States • Signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 [Created the Interstate System] |
Who was the United States’ main rival during the Cold War? | • Soviet Union • USSR • Russia |
During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States? | • Communism • Nuclear war |
Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War? | To stop the spread of communism |
What did the civil rights movement do? | Fought to end racial discrimination |
Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one. | • Fought for civil rights • Worked for equality for all Americans • Worked to ensure that people would “not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character” |
Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War? | To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait |
What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States? | • Terrorists attacked the United States • Terrorists took over two planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City • Terrorists took over a plane and crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia • Terrorists took over a plane originally aimed at Washington, D.C., and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania |
Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks. | • Global War on Terror • War in Afghanistan • War in Iraq |
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. | (Examples) • Apache • Blackfeet • Cherokee • Creek • Crow • Mohawk • Mohegan • Navajo For a complete list of tribes, please visit bia.gov. |
Name one example of an American innovation. | • Light bulb • Automobile [cars, internal combustion engine] • Skyscrapers • Airplane • Assembly line • Landing on the moon • Integrated circuit [IC] |
What is the capital of the United States? | Washington, D.C. |
Where is the Statue of Liberty? | • New York [Harbor] • Liberty Island [Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson River.] |
Why does the flag have 13 stripes? | • Because there were13 original colonies • Because the stripes represent the original colonies |
Why does the flag have 50 stars? | • Because there is one star for each state • Because each star represents a state • Because there are 50 states |
What is the name of the national anthem? | The Star-Spangled Banner |
The Nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum.” What does that mean? | • Out of many, one • We all become one |
What is Independence Day? | • A holiday to celebrate U.S. independence [from Britain] • The country’s birthday |
Name three national U.S. holidays. | • New Year’s Day • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day • Presidents Day [Washington’s Birthday] • Memorial Day • Independence Day • Labor Day • Columbus Day • Veterans Day • Thanksgiving Day • Christmas Day |
What is Memorial Day? | A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service |
What is Veterans Day? | • A holiday to honor people in the U.S. military • A holiday to honor people who have served in the U.S. military |