Immigration Trivia Quiz
What was it like for immigrants at Ellis Island?
- 1.
What was Ellis Island?
- A.
An immigration center in New York Harbor
- B.
An island on the way to America
- C.
A vacation spot for rich Europeans
Correct Answer
A. An immigration center in New York Harbor -
- 2.
Did all immigrants come through Ellis Island?
- A.
Yes, all immigrants had to go through Ellis Island.
- B.
No, but many did.
Correct Answer
B. No, but many did. -
- 3.
Why did people leave their homelands?
- A.
All immigrants were forced to leave their homelands.
- B.
There were many reasons for leaving, including the potato famine in Ireland.
Correct Answer
B. There were many reasons for leaving, including the potato famine in Ireland. -
- 4.
Why did people come to America
- A.
You could get a decent job.
- B.
Land was cheap.
- C.
Western states wanted new settlers.
Correct Answer(s)
A. You could get a decent job.
B. Land was cheap.
C. Western states wanted new settlers. -
- 5.
Every immigrant came voluntarily?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
Some were brought over as slaves.Rate this question:
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- 6.
Familes didn't always come over together.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 7.
What did people bring with them?
- A.
Food
- B.
Quilts, mattresses and pillows
- C.
Horses and cows
Correct Answer(s)
A. Food
B. Quilts, mattresses and pillows -
- 8.
How did people travel to the ships that brought them to America?
- A.
Train, walked, horseback ...
- B.
Airplane
Correct Answer
A. Train, walked, horseback ... -
- 9.
You were examined before you left.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 10.
The trip would take 2 years.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 11.
Steerage was the best place to be on the boat. It was for the richest people.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 12.
What did you do all day on the boat?
- A.
Play marbles or dominoes
- B.
Go up on the deck
- C.
Swim in the ocean
Correct Answer(s)
A. Play marbles or dominoes
B. Go up on the deck -
- 13.
The ocean voyage was dangerous.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 14.
Everyone went straight to Ellis Island when they got off the boat.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 15.
The first place you would go at Ellis Island was into the Registry Room (Great Hall).
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 16.
Doctors examined you while you were walking up the stairs.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 17.
If the doctors found something wrong with you, you had to go back to your homeland right away.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 18.
What kind of mental tests were given at Ellis Island?
- A.
Simple arithmetic problems
- B.
Reading a paragraph
- C.
Flying a kite
Correct Answer(s)
A. Simple arithmetic problems
B. Reading a paragraph -
- 19.
What did the legal inspectors do?
- A.
Checked your pasport.
- B.
Asked twenty to thirty questions.
- C.
Allowed you an interpretor to translate your answers.
Correct Answer(s)
B. Asked twenty to thirty questions.
C. Allowed you an interpretor to translate your answers. -
- 20.
You had to have money to come to America.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 21.
You had to have a job waiting for you.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 22.
You had to be able to read English.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 23.
If you were detained because you were sick, you could go to the hospital.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 24.
Some people stayed at Ellis Island for 5 years.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 25.
The food was terrible at Ellis Island.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 26.
Everybody slept on the floor at Ellis Island.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 27.
After 1914, there were activities for immigrants who were detained at Ellis Island.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 28.
At the Staircase of Seperation, men went one way and women went the other way.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 29.
Groups like the Red Cross, the YMCA and the Salvation Army helped any immigrant.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 30.
Ellis Island was called the "Island of Tears" because it made people nervous and afraid.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 31.
Immigrants learned English on the internet.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 32.
No immigrants ever wanted to return to their home countries.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 33.
Immigrants were accepted and never discriminated against in America.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 34.
Immigrants have made no contributions to American society.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 35.
Some people change their names when they came to America.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 36.
Ellis Island closed in 1954.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
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