Lewis and Clark Expedition Trivia Quiz
Lewis and Clark Expedition trivia follows one of the defining journeys of early American exploration. The questions cover presidential orders, Native assistance, river routes, mountain travel, winter camps, wildlife encounters, and the mission to document the West.
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What This Quiz Covers
The quiz covers the president who launched the mission, a Native interpreter and guide, the explorers' official party name, the main western river route, winter encampments, mountain travel, wildlife encounters, and the return east.
Trivia Study Guide ›
- Which major land acquisition greatly expanded the territory the expedition was sent to explore?
- Which powerful animal did expedition members learn could be far more dangerous than they had expected?
- Who was Sacagawea's husband and served the expedition as an interpreter?
- Which Shoshone chief turned out to be Sacagawea's brother during a crucial meeting for horses?
- What was the expedition's winter encampment near the present-day Oregon coast called?
- What official name was given to the exploring party led across the continent?
- Which major waterway carried the expedition westward for much of the first stage of its journey?
- Which Native American woman traveled with the expedition and helped with communication and diplomacy?
- Which U.S. president commissioned the expedition to explore lands acquired in the early 1800s?
- Which body of water did the expedition finally reach after crossing the western mountains?
- Where did the expedition spend its first winter before continuing toward the Rocky Mountains?
- Which river did William Clark follow during part of the return journey after the leaders temporarily split up?
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