Transcontinental Railroad Quiz

What is a transcontinental railroad?

• A train track that goes across a city

• A train track that goes across a continent

• A train track that goes across a country

• A train track that goes across a state

What was a covered wagon used for in the 1800s?

• Transporting goods across oceans

• Traveling through cities

• Carrying passengers on trains

• Traveling across the country with a cloth cover

What is a stagecoach?

• A type of steam train

• A horse-drawn vehicle for passengers and mail

• A type of steam ship for traveling

• A type of airplane

What is the purpose of a telegraph?

• To send messages using wires

• To transport goods

• To carry passengers

• To build railroads

Who is an immigrant?

• Someone who stays in their home country

• Someone who moves to a new country

• Someone who travels for vacation

• Someone who works in a different city

What are explosives/dynamite used for in railroad construction?

• To build bridges

• To blast through rock

• To lay tracks

• To paint trains

What is a landslide?

• Rocks and dirt exploding down a hill or mountain

• Rocks and dirt sliding down a hill or mountain

• Rocks and dirt sitting down a hill or mountain

• Rocks and dirt on a hill or mountain

What animal was commonly hunted by Native Americans?

• Deer

• Bison

• Elephants

• Lions

What is a wagon train?

• A single wagon traveling alone

• A group of wagons traveling together

• A train made of wagons

• A type of stagecoach

What is a spike used for in railroad construction?

• To connect telegraph wires

• To hold railroad tracks in place

• To build stagecoaches

• To hunt bison