Search Header Logo

IS & CT Multi-Day Postal Trivia

Authored by Jo G

History

Professional Development

Used 5+ times

IS & CT Multi-Day Postal Trivia
AI

AI Actions

Add similar questions

Adjust reading levels

Convert to real-world scenario

Translate activity

More...

    Content View

    Student View

20 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Who was the first Postmaster General?

Aaron Burr

John Adams

Benjamin Franklin

John Hancock

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which American city had the first mail delivery?

New York City

Gettysburg, PA

Philadelphia, PA

Boston, MA

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

From 1860s to the 1970s, the Railway Mail Service handled what percentage of all non-local mail in the U.S.?

10%

50%

75%

93%

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The Postal Service launched its first public internet site in which year?

1994

1998

2000

2002

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Who was the first African American on a stamp in 1940?

Frederick Douglas

Langston Hughes

Booker T. Washington

Richard Allen

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Created by Benjamin Franklin in 1772 to handle regulating post offices and auditing postal accounts, the first Postal Inspector positions were called?

Postal auditors

Surveyor

Constables

Bobby

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In 1892 Congress imposed which of the following penalties for stealing mail?

Probation

Financial penalties

20-year prison sentence

Death penalty

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?