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AMI - Day 4 - Missouri - Lake of the Ozarks

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ was completed in 1931, which officially filled and formed the Lake of the Ozarks.

a)

Bagnell Dam

b)

Osage Dam

c)

Lake Dam

d)

Ozark Dam

2.

From end to end, the Lake of the Ozarks spans 92 miles. However, there are more than 1,150 miles of shoreline along the Lake of the Ozarks, which is longer than the coast of California.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The original purpose of Bagnell Dam was to supply electricity to...

a)

St. Louis.

b)

Kansas City.

c)

The entire State of Missouri.

d)

Missouri, Kansas, and Iowa.

4.

When it was first built in 1931, the Lake of the Ozarks was...

a)

the largest man-made lake in the world.

b)

the first man-made lake in the world.

c)

the highest man-made lake in the world.

d)

the deepest man-made lake in the world.

5.

The word "Ozarks" is a toponym believed to be derived as an English-language adaptation of the French abbreviation aux Arcs – short for aux Arkansas, meaning “of/at Arkansas”.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Bagnell Dam was built in 1929-1931, during the Great Depression, providing thousands of jobs to workers in the region.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

_____ was the only complete town to be covered by water when the Osage River was dammed in the 1920s.

a)

Old Linn Creek

b)

Osage City

c)

Versailles

d)

Ivy Bend

8.

Before the name was officially decided, Lake of the Ozarks was also known as... (Choose all that apply.)

a)

Osage Reservoir

b)

Lake Osage

c)

Benton Lake

d)

McClurg Lake

e)

Jefferson Lake

9.

To house the thousands of construction workers needed for the project, these types of dwellings were built at the foot of the dam.

a)

Tent cities

b)

Barracks

c)

Dormitories

d)

Hotels

10.

In 1904, Robert McClure Snyder purchased a lake and spring in Camden County and immediately began constructing roads and making extensive improvements. Eventually, a huge mansion, also known in the area as a castle, was built on a high bluff, overlooking the surrounding valley. Today we know this as...

a)

Ha Ha Tonka

b)

Osage Castle

c)

Snyder Castle

d)

Castle on the Bluff

11.

The name Ha Ha Tonka means...

a)

laughing waters.

b)

large lake.

c)

eagle's nest.

d)

cold water.

12.

Before Lake of the Ozarks was filled, Ha Ha Tonka Lake covered ___ acres, and then fed into the Niangua River.

a)

70

b)

700

c)

10

d)

100