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The Life of Harriet Tubman Trivia Quiz

This quiz is all about Harriet Tubman, the woman who went back to save her people over and over again. How much do you know about the young abolitionist?

A multiple-choice quiz by brainboys. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
brainboys

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
205,714

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1131

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Question 1 of 10

1. Harriet Tubman was a young abolitionist who was dedicated to saving others. What was the real given to her by her mother, and her nickname? Hint

Harrietta, Harr Harr

Araminta, Minty

Alexandra, Alex

Minta, Minty

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Question 2 of 10

2. Harriet rescued just her relatives, but then decided to rescue anyone who had the courage to run away. What did she do to the frightened slaves that wanted to head back? Hint

Used a weight to throw at them

Let them run back

Tied them up

Threatened them with her gun

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Question 3 of 10

3. Whom did Harriet marry when she was 24? He was a free man. Hint

John Brown

William Still

Benjamin Ross

John Tubman

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Question 4 of 10

4. Harriet was known as Aunt Harriet, General Tubman, Humanitarian, and Universal Patriot. What other name was she well-known by? Hint

Denmark

Moses

Nat

Savior

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Question 5 of 10

5. Whom did Harriet rescue first as a conductor on the Underground Railroad? Hint

Husband

Brothers, their wives and children

Parents

Sister, brother-in-law and their children

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Question 6 of 10

6. Besides being a conductor on the Underground Railroad, for what was Harriet also famous? Hint

Planning an insurrection against the free men of Maryland

Writing many books on why slavery was wrong

Signing the Emancipation Proclamation

Helping the Union in the Civil War

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the symbol of the life she would share with her husband? She ended up giving this to a Quaker who helped her. Hint

a bandanna

a gun

a pair of shoes

a patchwork quilt

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Question 8 of 10

8. What were Harriet's parent's names? Hint

Harry and Julie

Benjamin and Old Rit

Tyler and Old Rit

She only had one parent

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Question 9 of 10

9. When Harriet was about 13 she felt something good had finally happened to her. What was this? Hint

She stopped doing inside tasks and got to work in the fields

She got a pet dog

She escaped to Pennsylvania

She became a maid

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Question 10 of 10

10. Harriet died in 1913 of pneumonia. Where did this occur? Hint

On the way to Maryland

Auburn, New York

Cambridge

New Jersey

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Harriet Tubman was a young abolitionist who was dedicated to saving others. What was the real given to her by her mother, and her nickname?

Answer: Araminta, Minty

Araminta was her mother's real name too. Her parents named her Araminta so they could call her Minty.

2. Harriet rescued just her relatives, but then decided to rescue anyone who had the courage to run away. What did she do to the frightened slaves that wanted to head back?

Answer: Threatened them with her gun

She used the gun to 'encourage' them, but she never fired at anybody.

3. Whom did Harriet marry when she was 24? He was a free man.

Answer: John Tubman

She made a patchwork quilt that was the symbol of their life they shared, together. He helped her sew it and it was very precious and special to them both. John Brown was her later husband and William Still was her Underground Railroad partner.

4. Harriet was known as Aunt Harriet, General Tubman, Humanitarian, and Universal Patriot. What other name was she well-known by?

Answer: Moses

She was known as Moses because she constantly went to Maryland and helped to release slaves. She helped enslaved people reach "the promised Land" - in this case, Canada. The original Moses, of course, led the slaves out of Egypt to the Promised Land of Canaan.

5. Whom did Harriet rescue first as a conductor on the Underground Railroad?

Answer: Sister, brother-in-law and their children

She helped her brother-in-law, John Bowley, bring his family to Pennsylvania. John Tubman fell in love with another woman after Harriet ran away.

6. Besides being a conductor on the Underground Railroad, for what was Harriet also famous?

Answer: Helping the Union in the Civil War

In the Civil War, she worked as a spy, a nurse, and recruited many slaves for the Union.

7. What was the symbol of the life she would share with her husband? She ended up giving this to a Quaker who helped her.

Answer: a patchwork quilt

Her parents had always wanted her to sew a quilt so she did it for them. It took about a year to sew.

8. What were Harriet's parent's names?

Answer: Benjamin and Old Rit

Old Rit was short for Harriet Greene her mother, and her father was Benjamin Ross.

9. When Harriet was about 13 she felt something good had finally happened to her. What was this?

Answer: She stopped doing inside tasks and got to work in the fields

She loved the fields and would sing and watch birds to relieve stress.

10. Harriet died in 1913 of pneumonia. Where did this occur?

Answer: Auburn, New York

In memory of Harriet, the city of Auburn erected a stone wall in her honor. It read "In memory of Harriet Tubman Born a slave in Maryland about 1821. Died in Auburn, New York in 1913."

Source: Author brainboys

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