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$100 Question from Explorers Viking explorer who named the land he discovered Vinland.

$100 Answer from Explorers Who is Leif Ericson ?

$200 Question from Explorers The Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztecs in Mexico.

$200 Answer from Explorers Who is Cortez?

$300 Question from Explorers The Spanish explorer who sailed around the world.

$300 Answer from Explorers Who is Magellan?

$400 Question from Explorers The Spanish explorer who looked for the Fountain of Youth in Florida.

$400 Answer from Explorers Who is Ponce de Leon?

$500 Question from Explorers The Spanish explorer who crossed the Mississippi River.

$500 Answer from Explorers Who is DeSoto?

$100 Question from Maps This map indicator shows the cardinal directions -- north, south, east, and west.

$100 Answer from Maps What is a compass rose?

$200 Question from Maps Something’s exact latitude and longitude position on the globe.

$200 Answer from Maps What is absolute location?

$300 Question from Maps This type of map shows country borders, states, capitals, major cities, and other man-made features.

$300 Answer from Maps What is a political map?

$400 Question from Maps One half of the globe.

$400 Answer from Maps What is a hemisphere?

$500 Question from Maps These lines mark the farthest seasonal tilt of the planet. They lie on the north and south edge of the hottest area of the earth.

$500 Answer from Maps What are the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn?

$100 Question from Politics Rule by the people.

$100 Answer from Politics What is democracy?

$200 Question from Politics Rule by a few.

$200 Answer from Politics What is an oligarchy?

$300 Question from Politics Rule by one.

$300 Answer from Politics What is a monarchy?

$400 Question from Politics Rule by one who seizes power violently.

$400 Answer from Politics What is a dictatorship?

$500 Question from Politics Standards of behavior followed by a group, usually made by the group, and enforced by the group.

$500 Answer from Politics What are rules?

$100 Question from Capitals It’s capital is St. Paul.

$100 Answer from Capitals What is Minnesota?

$200 Question from Capitals The capital of Rhode Island.

$200 Answer from Capitals What is Providence?

$300 Question from Capitals Harrisburg

$300 Answer from Capitals What is the capitol of Pennsylvania?

$400 Question from Capitals It’s the capital of Vermont.

$400 Answer from Capitals What is Montpelier?

$500 Question from Capitals The capitol of Alaska.

$500 Answer from Capitals What is Juneau?

$100 Question from Government The study of citizenship and government.

$100 Answer from Government What is civics?

$200 Question from Government The process by which aliens become citizens.

$200 Answer from Government What is naturalization?

$300 Question from Government The process for counting the population in the U.S.

$300 Answer from Government What is a census?

$400 Question from Government A member of a community with a government and laws.

$400 Answer from Government What is a citizen?

$500 Question from Government The right given in the first amendment to the Constitution to bring a group of people together for a meeting.

$500 Answer from Government What is assembly?

Final Jeopardy A system where each branch can limit the powers of the other branches.

Final Jeopardy Answer What is checks and balances?