Westward Ho Oregon Trail Trivia Game

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Westward Ho!Oregon Trail Trivia Game
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Question 1

• What was the name of the wagon used by settlers
  traveling west?

Oregon Wagon
Chuck Wagon
Conestoga Wagon
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Question 2

• What was the passage used by people traveling
  west?

California Passage
New Westward Way
Oregon Trail
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Question 2 Bonus

• How long was the Oregon Trail?

1000 miles
2000 miles
2350 miles
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Question 3

• This term represents the period in 1843 when a
  lot of people were moving to the west.

Gold Rush
The Great Migration
The Fate of the West
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Question 4

• Which of the following was not a problem that
  people traveling west faced?

Too much food
Bad weather
Rugged Terrain
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Question 5

• The movement west began in 1842 when some people
  traveled west and settled in this place.

Snake Creek
Willamette Valley
Oregon Valley
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Question 6

• Which of the following is a reason that people
  moved west?

For fertile land
To see some cowboys
To visit relatives
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Question 7

• Where did the Oregon Trail begin?

Biloxi, Mississippi
Phoenix, Arizona
Independence, Missouri
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Question 8

• What animal was used to pull the Conestoga Wagon?

Ox
Donkey
Horse
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Question 9

• How long did it take to get to Oregon?

1 year
4-6 months
3-4 months
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Question 9 Bonus

• In what seasons did people make the trip?

Fall and Winter
Winter and Spring
Spring and Summer
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Question 10

• What replaced the Oregon Trail?

Cars
Railroads
Buses
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Question 10 Bonus

• What was the name of the railroad company that
  replaced the Oregon Trail in 1870s?

Amtrak
Standard Railway
Union Pacific
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• Information for this game
• was provided by
• End of The Oregon Trail
• http//www.endoftheoregontrail.org
• Davidson, J.W. Lytle, M.H. (1992). American
  journey the quest for liberty since 1865, Texas
  edition. NJ Prentice Hall.