Pony Express Quiz
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4th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main purpose of the Pony Express?
To build relay stations across the country
To provide a faster stagecoach service
To transport goods from Missouri to California
To deliver mail faster to the West
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many relay stations were there at 16-kilometer intervals?
50
100
150
190
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When did the Pony Express begin its first run?
July 7, 1863
June 6, 1862
May 5, 1861
April 3, 1860
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What ended the Pony Express service?
Rider strikes
Lack of funding
Completion of transcontinental telegraph lines
Government intervention
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the biggest achievement of the Pony Express riders?
Building relay stations
Riding through blizzards and flooded rivers
Becoming celebrities
Delivering mail in ten days
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