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Pilot Test Questions and Answers
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
110. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
A: World War I, World War II, Korean War,
Vietnam War, or Gulf (or Persian Gulf) War
111. Who was President during World War I?
A: Woodrow Wilson
112. The United States fought Japan, Germany, and Italy during which
war?
A: World War II
113. What was the main concern of the United States during the Cold War?
A: The spread of communism
A: The Soviet Union [USSR and Russia are also
acceptable.]
114. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United
States?
A: Terrorists attacked The United States.
115. What international organization was established after World War II
(WWII) to keep the world at peace?
A: The United Nations
116. What alliance of North America and European countries was created
during the Cold War?
A: NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
117. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? *
A: Franklin Roosevelt
118. Which U.S. World War II general later became President?
A: Dwight Eisenhower
119. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
A: He fought for civil rights.
A: He strove for (worked for, fought for)
equality for all Americans.
120. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream for America. What was his
dream?
A: Equality for all Americans
A: Civil rights for all
121. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
A: The civil rights movement
122. Name one of the major American Indian tribes in the United States.
A: Cherokee, Seminoles, Creek, Choctaw, Arawak,
Iroquois, Shawnee, Mohegan, Chippewa, Huron, Oneida, Sioux, Cheyenne,
Lakotas, Crows, Blackfeet, Teton, Navajo, Apaches, Pueblo, Hopi, Inuit
[Adjudicators will be supplied with a complete list.]
INTEGRATED CIVICS
A: Geography
123. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
A: The Missouri River
A: The Mississippi River
124. What ocean is on the west coast of the United States?
A: The Pacific Ocean
125. What country is on the northern border of the United States?
A: Canada
126. Where is the Grand Canyon?
A: Arizona
A: The Southwest
A: Along/on the Colorado River
127. Where is the Statue of Liberty?
A: New York Harbor
A: Liberty Island
[Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the
Hudson (River).]
128. What country is on the southern border of the United States?
A: Mexico
129. Name one large mountain range in the United States.
A: The Rocky Mountains
A: The Appalachians
A: The Sierra Nevada
A: The Cascades
130. What is the tallest mountain in the United States?
A: Mt. McKinley
A: Denali
131. Name one U.S. territory.
A: American Samoa
A: The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
A: Guam
A: Puerto Rico
A: U.S. Virgin Islands
132. Name the state that is in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
A: Hawaii
133. Name one state that borders Canada. *
A: Alaska, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota,
Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Vermont, or Washington
134. Name one state that borders on Mexico.
A: Arizona, California, New Mexico, or Texas
135. What is the capital of the U.S.?
A: Washington, D.C.
B: Symbols
136. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
A: Because there were 13 original colonies
A: Because the stripes represent the original
colonies
137. Why do we have 13 stripes on the flag? *
A: Because there were 13 original colonies
A: Because the stripes represent the original
colonies
138. Why does the flag have 50 stars?
A: There is one star for each state.
A: Each star represents a state.
A: There are 50 states.
139. What is the name of the National Anthem?
A: The “Star-Spangled Banner”
C: Holidays
140. On the Fourth of July we celebrate independence from what
country?
A: Great Britain
141. When do we celebrate Independence Day?
A: July 4
142. Name two national U.S. holidays.
A: New Year’s Day
A: Martin Luther King Day
A: Presidents’ Day
A: Memorial Day
A: Independence Day
A: Labor Day
A: Columbus Day
A: Veterans Day
A: Thanksgiving
A: Christmas
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