Capitol Tours Kids' Quiz

What did you learn during your tour of the Capitol?

Take the Kids' Quiz to find out!

Questions marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.
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* When did you visit?
Date/Time
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How old are you?
3
Did you visit the Connecticut State Capitol with:
Your school?
Your family?
Scouts or other group?
School or Group name? What town are you from?
4
We'd like to know what you learned on the tour:

In the federal and state level of government there are three branches. Which branch makes the laws?
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
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During your visit to the State Capitol what level of government did you learn about?
Town/City
State
Federal
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Who is in charge of the executive branch of state government?
Mayor
Governor
Senator
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Does everyone (all legislators) have to vote "yes" for a bill to become a law?
Yes
No
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How many legislators have to vote "yes" for a bill to become a law?
A simple majority (or one vote more than half)
All
A two-thirds majority
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Which part of the legislative branch has more members?
Senate
House of Representatives
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How old do you have to be to be elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives or Senate?
18 years old
40 years old
62 years old
Other, please specify
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How old do you have to be to vote to elect your legislators in Connecticut?
16 years old
18 years old
21 years old
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What is our state insect?
Mosquito
Praying Mantis
Lady Bug
Other, please specify
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Who is our state hero?
Nathan Hale
Mark Twain
Roger Sherman
Other, please specify
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When was the Capitol built?
1700s
1800s
1900s
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On the State Seal, what do the three grapevines represent?
Connecticut's 3 oldest towns - Hartford, Windsor and Wethersfield
The 3 branches of government - executive, legislative and judicial
The 3 original Connecticut settlements - Connecticut/Hartford, New Haven and Saybrook
Other, please specify
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In the Senate Chamber there is a chair made from the Charter Oak tree. Why was the tree named the Charter Oak?
Connecticut's Royal Charter of 1662 was hidden there.
It stood on the corner of Charter Oak Avenue and Charter Oak Place
The people liked the word "Charter".
Other, please specify
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Of these three items, which was your favorite?
Genius of Connecticut
Nathan Hale
Capitol Rotunda - under the Dome
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What grade would you give the tour?
Excellent Good Fair Poor
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