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Quiz about A Bicentennial Salute to Lewis and Clark
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.
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Author
lamarsh
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
181,642
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1057
Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (8/10), Guest 136 (3/10), jmel2 (2/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What position did Meriwether Lewis hold before becoming leader of the Expedition? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who was medical advisor to the Expedition? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What date did the expedition leave St. Louis, Missouri? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Early in the expedition, what heinous crime was committed by Privates John Collins and Hugh Hall? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Lewis and Clark were the first Americans to see which animal? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What tribe of native Americans were the first to meet the Corps of Discovery? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What was significant about the death of Sergeant Charles Floyd? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What is not an accomplishment of the Corps of Discovery? They were the first Americans to.. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What Nez Perce woman ended up being a protector of the Lewis and Clark expedition? Hint


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



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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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