Transcontinental Railroad Video Quiz
A quiz about the video shown in Mr. Perloff's class about the building of the Transcontinental Railroad.
- 1.What was special abiut the Trancontinental Railroad?
- A.
It received a Nobel Prize for Technological Achievement.
- B.
It was the first railroad in the world to go across an entire continent.
- C.
It was the first railroad to use gas powered engines.
- D.
The engines could go 100 mph.
- 2.Why was it important to build at least 40 miles of track?
- A.
The government would pay them if they built at least 40 miles.
- B.
They would owe the bank a lot of money if they didn't build that much.
- C.
One of the managers had a farm 40 miles away from the starting point.
- D.
The managers were bet a lot of money that they couldn't build at least 40 miles.
- 3.How many different groups were building the Transcontinental Railroad?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
- 4.Which direction was easier to build?
- A.
East to west
- B.
West to easy
- 5.What landform made building from California so hard?
- A.
The Sierra Nevada mountains
- B.
The Great Salt Lake
- C.
The Rocky Mountains
- D.
The Mojave Desert
- 6.What problems did the group building from the East face?
- A.
Gambling
- B.
Drinking
- C.
People not following laws
- D.
ALL OF THE ABOVE
- 7.About when was the Trancontintal Rairoad built?
- A.
The 1500's
- B.
The 1600's
- C.
The 1860's
- D.
The 1980's
- 8.Why was building the railroad from the west so expensive?
- A.
Everything needed to shipped around the Cape of Good Horn to San Francisco.
- B.
The workers needed to paid a lot of money
- C.
There were high taxes in California
- 9.The four people who were in charge of building the railroad from the west had a lot of experience with railroads.
- A.
TRUE
- B.
FALSE
- 10.Why were the railroads working as fast they could?
- A.
Whoever built more received more money
- B.
Whoever buit more received more land
- C.
BOTH
- D.
NEITHER
- 11.Whic hside got to the finsih line first
- A.
The west going east
- B.
The east going west
- 12.What were some of the dangers of working on the Transcontinental Railroad?
- A.
Avalanches
- B.
Dangerous explosions
- C.
BOTH
- D.
NEITHER
- 13.How did the US Government deal with the angry Imdians?
- A.
They gave them money
- B.
They gave the land.
- C.
They hunted them down.
- D.
They moved them
- 14.What was Credit Mobilier?
- A.
A bank in France
- B.
A type of credit card
- C.
A series of bribes made to congressmen and senators when the Transcontinental Railroad was being built
- D.
A city in Louisiana
- 15.Only workers born in the United States were allowed to work on the Transcontinental Railroad
- A.
TRUE
- B.
FALSE
- 16.Where did the sides meet?
- A.
New York
- B.
Utah
- C.
Ohio
- D.
North Dakota
- 17.How much shorter was the trip across the United States?
- A.
2 years to 2 months
- B.
6 years to 1 month
- C.
6 months to 7 days
- D.
1 year to 3 months
- 18.About how many people died building the railroad?
- A.
100
- B.
1000
- C.
2000
- D.
5000
- 19.How long did it take to build the railroad?
- A.
6 days
- B.
6 months
- C.
6 years
- D.
60 years
- 20.What was one reason that the side coming from teh East was NOT delayed?
- A.
The weather
- B.
Scandals
- C.
Indian attacks
- D.
Bad luck
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