America Before Columbus Trivia Questions

Sample America Before Columbus Questions

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1. 1.This ancient civilization built the famous cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde in present-day Colorado.

   • Ancestral Puebloans
   • Aztecs
   • Incas
   • Olmecs

2. 2.This crop, domesticated in Mesoamerica around 9,000 years ago, became the staple food for most indigenous American civilizations.

   • Wheat
   • Maize (corn)
   • Rice
   • Barley

3. 3.This massive earthen mound near present-day St. Louis was the center of the largest pre-Columbian city north of Mexico.

   • Serpent Mound
   • Poverty Point
   • Cahokia Mounds
   • Etowah Mounds

4. 4.This body of water separates Russia from Alaska, named after the Danish explorer who crossed it in 1728.

   • Bering Strait
   • Hudson Bay
   • Gulf of Alaska
   • Beaufort Sea

5. 5.These indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest are famous for their elaborate carved wooden poles depicting family histories and legends.

   • Cherokee
   • Navajo
   • Sioux
   • Haida and Tlingit

6. 6.This dried meat product, mixed with fat and berries, was a high-energy food used by many North American indigenous peoples.

   • Jerky
   • Pemmican
   • Hardtack
   • Bannock

7. 7.This animal, now extinct, was hunted by the earliest Americans and was closely related to modern elephants.

   • Saber-toothed cat
   • Giant ground sloth
   • Mammoth
   • Dire wolf

8. 8.This dwelling, made of wooden frames covered with bark, was commonly used by indigenous peoples in the northeastern woodlands.

   • Longhouse
   • Tipi
   • Pueblo
   • Wigwam

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