Mr. K Railroad Fact Sheet Quiz

When was the Transcontinental Railroad completed?

• May 10, 1869

• July 4, 1876

• January 1, 1900

• December 31, 1850

What did the Transcontinental Railroad connect?

• The northern and southern United States

• The eastern and western United States

• Europe and Asia

• North America and South America

Which two companies built the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad

• Northern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Railroad

• Atlantic Pacific Railroad and Pacific Atlantic Railroad

• Eastern Pacific Railroad and Western Pacific Railroad

Who were the notable figures mentioned in the building of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Leland Stanford and Thomas Durant

• Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller

• Henry Ford and J.P. Morgan

• Cornelius Vanderbilt and George Westinghouse

What was a significant workforce on the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Over 5,000 European immigrants

• Over 12,000 Chinese laborers

• Over 10,000 African American workers

• Over 8,000 Native American workers

What was one of the main impacts of the Transcontinental Railroad on farming communities?

• It decreased the value of agricultural land

• It increased the import of foreign crops

• It opened new lands for agriculture

• It led to the decline of local farming

How did the Transcontinental Railroad alter perceptions of time and space?

• It increased travel time across the country

• It had no significant impact on perceptions of time and space

• It reduced travel time across the country from months to days

• It only affected the perception of space but not time

What is the town of Promontory, Utah, known for in the context of railroads?

• It is the location of the first railroad in the United States.

• It is where the two railroads met and is now a ghost town.

• It is the birthplace of Leland Stanford.

• It is the site of the longest tunnel in the Sierra Nevada.

What does the Golden Spike National Historical Park in Utah commemorate every year on May 10th?

• The founding of Stanford University.

• The standardization of time by the railroads.

• The completion of the Summit Tunnel.

• The anniversary of the railroad's completion with reenactments and ceremonies.

Who was Leland Stanford?

• The engineer who designed the Summit Tunnel.

• One of the "Big Four" of the Central Pacific who later founded Stanford University.

• The first person to drive a spike at Promontory, Utah.

• The inventor of the time zone system in the United States.