*Transportation and Communication

What did General Palmer name his railroad?

• Pikes Peak or Bust

• Denver and Rio Grande

• Leadville

• Palmer

What was the name of Palmer's rival railroad company?

• Short Line

• Leadville

• Denver and Rio Grande

• Santa Fe

Which railroad company made it to the Royal Gorge first?

• Santa Fe

• Denver and Rio Grande

• Leadville

• Pueblo

Scientist look at living things to learn more about modern inventions. What is interesting about the Sponge Venus?

• The Sponge Venus lives under the sea.

• The sea Sponge Venus' spines are very similar to fiber optic cables.

• The scientists think the Sponge Venus can transmit vices in its spines.

• Scientists created a Sponge Venus so they could harvest its spines for fiber optic cables.

Due to the newness of the railroad system, rules were not yet established . What rule most effected the ability for all railroads to be linked, as they are today.

• required gauge (size between the wheels) measurements

• required amount of people the train could carry

• required size of train cars

• required dates of transporting people and goods

Why might American Indians use the horsetail grass to scrub their dishes?

• the outside is soft and smooth

• the outside is rough and abrasive

• it was easy to rinse the soap off it when the dishes were clean

• it had antibacterial substances all over it

Which Colorado Railroad is one of the top 10 train rides in the world

• The Royal Gorge

• Durango and Silverton

• Rio Grande

• Santa Fe

The caboose was originally designed as the home and office for

• doctors

• conductor

• brakeman

• flagman

How did Colorado's physical environment impact the railroad system?

• New railroad systems had to be longer to make it across Colorado rivers.

• New railroad systems had to be faster to make it through the hot Colorado sun

• New railroad systems had to be quieter, to not scare the animals that lived there.

• New railroad systems had to handle the rugged mountains.

Who was the 2nd President of the United States?

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson