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Quiz on Benjamin Banneker

Authored by Shawn Sandlin

Mathematics

11th Grade

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Quiz on Benjamin Banneker
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was Benjamin Banneker primarily known for?

Writing poetry

Developing new farming techniques

Creating almanacs and surveying land for Washington, D.C.

Inventing the steam engine

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where was Benjamin Banneker born?

Washington, D.C.

Baltimore, Maryland

Ellicott’s Mills, Maryland

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What major city's land did Banneker help survey?

New York City

Washington, D.C.

Boston

Chicago

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Banneker build after studying the components of a watch?

A) A telescope

B) A wooden clock

C) A printing press

D) A compass

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: Benjamin Banneker was known for creating _______ and surveying land for Washington, D.C.

poetry

almanacs

novels

paintings

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happened to Banneker’s home on the day of his funeral?

It was preserved as a museum

It was destroyed in a fire

It was taken over by the government

It was sold to the Ellicott family

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Banneker was known for creating almanacs and surveying land for which city?

New York

Philadelphia

Washington, D.C.

Boston

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