Warm-Ups Week #29 Articles Review Quizizz

How many people visit the National Parks each year?

• 30 million

• 285 million

• 285 billion

• 1,864 million

Which waterfall in Yosemite's National Park offers a unique optical illusion during the month of February?

• Half dome

• Yosemite Falls

• Horsetail Falls

• Merced River

What was the country's first National Park?

• Mese Verde National Park

• Yosemite National Park

• Yellowstone Notional Park

Which president created the National Park Service (NPS)

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses Grant

Who was "King" of the Railroad?

• Charles Morgan

• John Pierpont (J.P.) Morgan

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Cornelius Garrison

A person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices (originally with reference to prominent US businessmen in the late 19th century).

• philanthropist

• robber baron

• businessman

• investor

Who played a role in funding the US Government?

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Charles Morgan

Who said "there is no friendship in trade"?

• Charles Morgan

• J.P. Morgan

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

Who helped the railroad become more organized and gained railroad stock?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• Charles Morgan

• J.P. Morgan

Where is Ellis Island located?

• Asia

• Manhattan Island in New York City

• West Coast near San Francisco

• Norway