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WorksheetsDonner Dinner Party
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
The original leaders of the Donner Party were:
a lawyer named Abraham Lincoln
Jacob and George Donner
A man named James Reed
a girl with a pony, named Virginia Reed
The Donner Party wanted to travel from Illinois to California. Most people did this my following the Oregon Trail. What did the Donner Party do?
They followed the advice of a book by Lansford Hastings, to go on a short-cut, called the Hastings Cutoff.
The followed the Santa Fe Trail.
They followed the Oregon Trail.
They went there by boat.
What is this called?
quadruple
guillotine
a gallows
hanging place
This is a photograph of Abraham Lincoln from about 1846. At that time, he was:
a lawyer in Springfield, Illinois.
the president of the USA.
a governor of Illinois.
a senator from Illinois.
Nathan Hale lived from June 6, 1755 to September 22, 1776. He was an American soldier, and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He died:
by choking on candy.
of malaria.
of old age.
by hanging, for being a spy.
What state is this?
Nevada
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
One of the stopping places on the Oregon Trail was called Alcove Springs. It is located in:
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
What does UHaul mean?
You carry.
You drive.
You climb.
You go.
This is Chimney Rock. it is located in:
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
This large animal is called an:
deer
elk
bison
moose
This is called a:
brain
head
cranium
skull
What does "circumnavigate" mean?
To go all the way around something.
To draw a circle.
To be on the Navigators team.
To be in the Navy.
Next summer, on July 4, 2019, how old will the United States be?
240 years old
241 years old.
242 years old.
243 yeas old.
The red line on this map is the Continental Divide in North America. How does it affect the movement of rivers in North America?
Rivers on the west of the Continental Divide flow east to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, but rivers on the east of the Continental Divide flow west to the Pacific Ocean.
The Continental Divide does not affect the movement of rivers in North America.
Rivers on the east of the Continental Divide flow east to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, but rivers on the west of the Continental Divide flow west to the Pacific Ocean.
The Continental Divide makes all fo the rivers go north or south.
In what state is this lake?
Idaho
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
What is the name of this lake?
Lake Havasu
The Great Salt Lake
The Great Lakes
Lake Utah
This is Fort Laramie today. It is a museum. In what state is it located?
Nevada
Idaho
Utah
Wyoming
The yellow part of an egg is called the:
yolk
joke
yellow
center
These two animals are "yoked" together wit ha wooden yoke. These animals are called:
oxen
cows
cattle
bulls
This thing to hold the oxen together is called a:
yolk
yoke
joke
center
Homophones are two words that sound alike but they have different meanings AND they have different spellings. Which of the words below are pairs of homophones? CHOOSE AS MANY AS ARE CORRECT:
yolk and yoke
there and their
eight and ate
thing and think
The Blue Flame was a jet-propelled car that set the world record for speed. In 1970, the Blue Flame went 630 miles per hour, on the Bonneville Salt Flats. In what state are the Bonneville Salt Flats?
Nevada
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
Which state is named for the Ute Indian Tribe?
Wyoming
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
