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IS & CT Multi-Day Postal Trivia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first Postmaster General?

a)

Aaron Burr

b)

John Adams

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Hancock

2.

Which American city had the first mail delivery?

a)

New York City

b)

Gettysburg, PA

c)

Philadelphia, PA

d)

Boston, MA

3.

From 1860s to the 1970s, the Railway Mail Service handled what percentage of all non-local mail in the U.S.?

a)

10%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

93%

4.

The Postal Service launched its first public internet site in which year?

a)

1994

b)

1998

c)

2000

d)

2002

5.

Who was the first African American on a stamp in 1940?

a)

Frederick Douglas

b)

Langston Hughes

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Richard Allen

6.

Created by Benjamin Franklin in 1772 to handle regulating post offices and auditing postal accounts, the first Postal Inspector positions were called?

a)

Postal auditors

b)

Surveyor

c)

Constables

d)

Bobby

7.

In 1892 Congress imposed which of the following penalties for stealing mail?

a)

Probation

b)

Financial penalties

c)

20-year prison sentence

d)

Death penalty

8.

In 2020, how many postal employees were attacked by dogs?

a)

180

b)

580

c)

2,800

d)

5,800

9.

The Peach Springs, AZ Post Office has walk-in freezers to store food, which is eventually delivered to the bottom of the Grand Canyon via what animal?

a)

Goats

b)

Dogs

c)

Mules

d)

Oxen

10.

Out of 230,000+ total routes nationwide, how many does the Postal Service deliver by bicycle?

a)

0

b)

50

c)

400

d)

1,000

11.

Meet Owney, the unofficial mascot of the old railway mail service. Which country's leader awarded him not just one, but two passports?

a)

Singapore

b)

Japan

c)

Canada

d)

United States

12.

This contract mail boat, the J.W. Wescott II, has its own ZIP code. What river does it deliver mail on?

a)

Detroit River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Hudson River

d)

Columbia River

13.

Which state has the longest rural delivery route, spanning just over 181 miles.

a)

Utah

b)

South Dakota

c)

Iowa

d)

Wyoming

14.

This Florida Post Office is the smallest in America, at just over 61 square feet. Before being converted to a post office, it used to be a storage facility for a farm which grew what food?

a)

Tomatoes

b)

Cucumbers

c)

Beets

d)

Okra

15.

Which is the most common Post Office name in the United States?

a)

Washington

b)

Clinton

c)

Madison

d)

Franklin

16.

In 1911 the Post Office began which type of mail service in the U.S.?

a)

Special Delivery

b)

Rural Free Delivery

c)

Air Mail

d)

Collect on Delivery

17.

In 1863 what did Americans have to add to their letters?

a)

State

b)

County

c)

Rural Code

d)

Address

18.

In 1847 the Post Office Department first issued

a)

Parcel Insurance

b)

Stamps

c)

Post Cards

d)

Money Orders

19.

Mr. Zip urged postal customers to use the five-digit Zip Code which started in which year?

a)

1971

b)

1963

c)

1954

d)

1998

20.

Which famous person was NOT a Postal employee?

a)

Pilot Charles Lindbergh

b)

Actor Steve Carell

c)

President Harry Truman

d)

Singer Elvis Presley