Famous Native Americans Quiz Questions

1. What famous Native American helped to save the life of Jamestown leader John Smith?

A Pocahontas B Sitting Bull C Sacagawea D Squanto

2. What was Jim Thorpe famous for?

A Being one of the greatest athletes of all time B Inventing the alphabet for the Cherokee language C Becoming the first Native American astronaut to travel to outer space D Helping the Pilgrims at the Plymouth settlement survive the winter

3. Sacagawea was famous for helping who cross America all the way to the Pacific Ocean?

A Marco Polo B Ponce de Leon C Lewis and Clark D Christopher Columbus

4. What tribal nation did Geronimo lead in a fight against invaders?

A Sioux B Apache C Cheyenne D Cherokee

5. What was Sequoyah famous for?

A Leading a great battle against General Custer B Learning English while captured as a slave and then helping the Pilgrims survive a cold winter C Being a great all around athlete and excelling in many professional sports D Inventing the alphabet for the Cherokee language

6. What made Squanto uniquely qualified to help the Pilgrims?

A Because he was an expert farmer B Because he was a good cook and new how to make turkey and stuffing C Because he knew more about fishing than any of the other Native Americans D Because he had learned English in his earlier travels to Europe

7. What fearsome war chief led the Sauk tribes in the War of 1812?

A Black Hawk B Jim Thorpe C Geronimo D Sitting Bull

8. In what famous battle did Sitting Bull lead several tribes to victory against General Custer?

A The Battle of Bear Valley B The Battle of Little Bighorn C The Battle of Gettysburg D The Battle of the Thames

9. What sports did Jim Thorpe excel at?

A All of the above B Basketball C Baseball D Football

10. What happened to Sacagawea when she was a young girl living in a Shoshone village?

A She became chief of the Shoshone tribe B She once killed a giant bear with her bare hands C She became a great warrior princess fighting with a bow and arrow D She was captured by an enemy tribe and became a slave