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Expedition
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Random Trivia
100

Who was Clark's African American servant?

York
100
A woman traveling with a baby was a sign of what?

Peace

100

What were the "barking squirrels" that interested the explorers?

Prairie Dogs

100

When did the expedition start? What date?

May 21, 1804

100

Name 2 things Sakakawea was skilled in.

Finding food, making medicine, building shelters, and making clothing

200

Who was hired as the Hidatsa interpreter?

Toussaint Charbonneau

200

Sakakawea is one of the most famous women in history what state?

North Dakota

200

What is the name of the largest lake in North Dakota?

Lake Sakakawea

200

What did members of the expedition cover themselves with to protect them from mosquitoes?

Bear grease

200
The baby on the expedition, Jean Baptiste, had a nickname. What was his nickname?

Pomp

300

Who was the president of the U.S. who sent Lewis and Clark on their expedition?

Thomas Jefferson

300

How much meat did the men eat on the expedition?

9 pounds or equal to 36 quarter pounders

300

What was the name of Lewis's dog that traveled along the expedition?

Seaman

300

What did Sakakawea save from the capsizing boat? Name 2 things.

Instruments, important papers, other valuable articles that could not be replaced.

300

What TWO oceans did the President think were connected with a river?

Atlantic and Pacific

400

Who was the 16-year-old girl that became the wife of the interpreter?

Sakakawea

400

The Corps of Discovery started their journey from what city?

St. Louis, Missouri

400

Lewis and Clark had every member of the expedition do something to decide on a location for the winter, including Sakakawea. What did they do?

Vote

400

How many different types of animals did they find along the journey?

122

400

Expedition members built what Fort as their winter home and surrounded it with a blockade?

Fort Mandan

500

What were the 2 explorers in charge of the Journey?

Meriweather Lewis and William Clark

500

The Lewis Clark Expedition has been called what?

The Greatest Adventure in American History

500

What was one of the most valuable things that the expedition got from the Shoshone chief? It helped with travel.

29 horses

500

When did the expedition end? What date?

Sept. 23 1806

500

Who accidentally shot Lewis? He was blind in one eye.

Cruzatte