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Quiz about A Bicentennial Salute to Lewis and Clark

A Bicentennial Salute to Lewis and Clark Quiz

2004 marks the 200th anniversary of their historic journey. How much do you know about Lewis and Clark and their expedition?

A multiple-choice quiz by lamarsh. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
lamarsh

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
181,642

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

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Question 1 of 10

1. What position did Meriwether Lewis hold before becoming leader of the Expedition? Hint

President Jefferson's personal secretary

Colonel in the American army

Ambassador to France

map maker

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was medical advisor to the Expedition? Hint

Dr. George Logan

Dr. Benjamin Smith Barton

Dr. Benjamin Rush

Dr. Caspar Wistar

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Question 3 of 10

3. What date did the expedition leave St. Louis, Missouri? Hint

July 4, 1803

March 25, 1804

July 4, 1804

May 14, 1804

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Question 4 of 10

4. Early in the expedition, what heinous crime was committed by Privates John Collins and Hugh Hall? Hint

Mutinous criticism of the captains

Desertion

Taking whiskey from the company supply

The waste of ammunition

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Question 5 of 10

5. Lewis and Clark were the first Americans to see which animal? Hint

buffalo

elk

coyote

pronghorn

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Question 6 of 10

6. What tribe of native Americans were the first to meet the Corps of Discovery? Hint

Shoshones

Otos

Sioux

Mandans

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was significant about the death of Sergeant Charles Floyd? Hint

First U.S. soldier to die in battle with native Americans

First U.S. soldier to die west of the Mississippi River

First American to be killed by grizzly bears

He willed his inheritance to the remaining crew.

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is not an accomplishment of the Corps of Discovery? They were the first Americans to.. Hint

enter Montana

see the Yellowstone River

kill a grizzly bear

trade with the Mandan Indians

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Question 9 of 10

9. What Nez Perce woman ended up being a protector of the Lewis and Clark expedition? Hint

Sacajawea

Cameahwait

Jumping Fish

Watkuweis

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Question 10 of 10

10. What position did Lewis receive because of his leadership of the expedition? Hint

governor of Lousiana

Secretary of the Interior

Secretary of State

U.S. Army General

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What position did Meriwether Lewis hold before becoming leader of the Expedition?

Answer: President Jefferson's personal secretary

Lewis was hired because of his knowledge of the Western country and the personnel of the Army, of which he was a Captain. He was paid $500 annually in salary. This was paid personally by Jefferson out of his salary.

2. Who was medical advisor to the Expedition?

Answer: Dr. Benjamin Rush

Dr. Rush was also a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He sent along lancets, forceps, syringes, opium, and 50 dozen of "Rush's Pills." (a purgative of explosive power) Rush sent along a questionnaire with dozens of questions about the native Indians. The others listed were advisors to the trip also, in areas of botany and fossils.

3. What date did the expedition leave St. Louis, Missouri?

Answer: May 14, 1804

They left at 4:00 in the afternoon that day, and made four miles up the Missouri River before nightfall.

4. Early in the expedition, what heinous crime was committed by Privates John Collins and Hugh Hall?

Answer: Taking whiskey from the company supply

Collins received 100 lashes and Hall 50 lashes for this indiscretion. The expedition members were more than anxious to apply the punishment. Everyone wanted their fair share of the whiskey, which would run out on the July 4 celebration the following year.

5. Lewis and Clark were the first Americans to see which animal?

Answer: coyote

They called it a "prairie wolf." All of the others had been previously known to Americans.

6. What tribe of native Americans were the first to meet the Corps of Discovery?

Answer: Otos

Lewis addressed them as "Children," and told them of Thomas Jefferson, "The Great Chief of the Great Seventeen Nations of America."

7. What was significant about the death of Sergeant Charles Floyd?

Answer: First U.S. soldier to die west of the Mississippi River

He died from a ruptured appendix.

8. What is not an accomplishment of the Corps of Discovery? They were the first Americans to..

Answer: trade with the Mandan Indians

The list of "firsts" these Americans achieved is indeed a long one. If you want to know more, I recommend Stephen Ambrose's book, "Undaunted Courage."

9. What Nez Perce woman ended up being a protector of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

Answer: Watkuweis

She convinced her tribe not to kill the Corps and take their much valued weapons. She had been been helped in her youth by white traders who had rescued her from the Blackfeet tribe. Jumping Feet was the childhood friend of Sacajawea, and Cameahwait was Sacajawea's brother, both of whom were miraculously reunited with Sacajawea through this expedition.

10. What position did Lewis receive because of his leadership of the expedition?

Answer: governor of Lousiana

Lewis' life spiralled downward, and in 1809 he committed suicide.

Source: Author lamarsh

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