The Pony Express
The Pony Express was used to deliver:
a) pizza
b) mail
c) gold
d) people
b) mail
Before money, people used a system of giving and owing favors known as:
a) bartering
b) credit and debit
c) buying and selling
d) earning
b) credit and debit
When all of an animal species is gone, the animal is:
a) exploded
b) expired
c) extinct
d) excalibur
c) extinct
Koko the gorilla was able to speak using:
a) sign language
b) a magical hat
c) Koko learned to speak English
d) a robot voicebox
a) sign language
The first TV could only show about the size of a:
a) face
b) whole body
c) horse
d) spaceship
a) face
The first _____ line made messages over long distances easier, making the Pony Express unnecessary.
a) telegraph
b) internet
c) bathroom
d) cell phone
a) telegraph
Why does a credit and debit system only work with a small group of people?
a) we need to trust the person we are lending to
b) someone from another place might leave without repaying
c) its hard to keep track of too many favors
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
Dodos became flightless because:
a) flying is boring
b) they spent all their time swimming
c) their island had no predators and lots of fruit to eat
d) they forgot how to fly one day
c) their island had no predators and lots of food to eat
Koko was given what animal as a pet?
a) dog
b) hamster
c) cat
d) turtle
c) cat
Why didn't many people buy color TVs when they came out?
a) most shows were still in black and white
b) they were expensive
c) people didn't want their shows in color
d) both a and b
d) both a and b
The Pony Express, even though it was attacked frequently, only ever lost how many mail bags?
a) 50
b) 1
c) 1,000,000
d) 0
b) 1
Romans used coins made from:
a) seashells
b) jewels
c) gold and silver
d) ham
c) gold and silver
Dodos are from the small island of:
a) Mauritius
b) Rhode Island
c) Puerto Rico
d) Madagascar
a) Mauritius
Koko lived in an organization called:
a) Gorillas R' Us
b) We Got Gorilla
c) United Gorillas Incorporated
d) The Gorilla Foundation
d) The Gorilla Foundation
The first TV channel only showed this character for 2 hours a day:
a) Marvin the Martian
b) Scooby Doo
c) Felix the Cat
d) Donald Duck
c) Felix the Cat
People moved to California in 1848 to dig up ___ when it was discovered there.
a) potatoes
b) gophers
c) diamonds
d) gold
d) gold
What modern invention makes credit and debit systems easier to keep track of?
a) buffalo wings
b) playstations
c) notebooks
d) computers
d) computers
What animals ate Dodo eggs?
a) squirrels and rabbits
b) cows and pigs
c) monkeys and elephants
d) cats and rats
d) cats and rats
When Koko couldn't figure out how to sign "ring", she made the signs for:
a) bracelet and finger
b) shiny and gold
c) jingly and jangly
d) metal and small
a) bracelet and finger
Why were less TVs made during World War 2?
a) nobody wanted to watch TV during the war
b) factories were making supplies for the war
c) no one could afford a TV anymore
d) there weren't any good shows on
b) factories were making supplies for the war
Pony Express riders had to be less than 125 pounds because:
a) heavier riders were more expensive
b) lighter people can run faster
c) horses can run faster with a lighter rider
d) heavier riders scared customers
c) horses run faster with a lighter rider
Money lets us get things from store owners without knowing each other because:
a) a store owner doesn't need to know or trust you to use money
b) it's very shiny
c) everyone has lots of money
d) store owners don't know anyone
a) a store owner doesn't need to know or trust you to use money
How did people react when Dodos went extinct?
a) they were angry
b) most didn't notice or care
c) they were happy about it
d) they demanded someone bring the Dodos back
b) most didn't notice or care
Bees can communicate by:
a) singing
b) talking
c) sign language
d) dancing
d) dancing
TVs turn data into:
a) hamburgers
b) pictures
c) sounds and pictures
d) colors
c) sounds and pictures