The Pony Express
True/False: The pony express riders rode on the same horse all the way to Sacramento, CA.
A. True B. False
B. False
Which is a faster way to send a message?
A. Pony express B. Telegraph
B. Telegraph
What two symbols are used to write letters and numbers in morse code?
A. Circles/squares B. X's/O's C. Dots/Dashes
C. Dots/Dashes
Which is the fastest way to travel?
A. Wagons B. Trains C. Ponies
B. Trains
What is a pony?
A. Horse B. Dog C. Train
A. Horse
How much did pony express riders have to weigh?
A. less than 125 lbs. B. more than 125 lbs. C. less than 250 lbs.
A. less than 125 lbs.
What was strung up across the country and the ocean for the telegraph to send messages?
A. Wires B. Train tracks C. Christmas decorations
A. Wires
Besides telegraphs and radios, how else can you send an instant message using morse code?
A. Lights B. Ponies C. Trains
A. Lights
What made it so hard to build the transcontinental railroad?
A. Bears and lions B. Mountains and Indians C. They had no money
B. Mountains and Indians
What is a telegraph?
A. Machine that sent messages B. Fast horse C. A train
A. Machine that sent messages
Why did the pony express only last one year (1860-61)?
A. All the ponies died B. The telegraph was invented C. Indians killed a lot of riders
B. The telegraph was invented
What code did telegraph operators have to have memorized?
A. Secret code B. Morse code C. Horse code
B. Morse code
What does an SOS signal mean?
A. Save our ship B. Need help C. Free food
B. Need help
The Central ______ and the Union _______ were the two companies who built the Transcontinental railroad.
A. Pacific B. Atlantic C. Lincoln
A. Pacific
What is an immigrant?
A. An Indian B. Gold C. A person from another country
C. A person from another country
How long did it take for the pony express to deliver mail across the country?
A. 9 hours B. 9 days C. 9 weeks
B. 9 days
What invention later replaced the telegraph?
A. Engine B. Refrigerator C. Telephone
C. Telephone
Write SOS using morse code.
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What countries were most of the transcontinental railroad builders from?
A. Mexico/Canada B. China/Ireland C. Spain/France
B. China/Ireland
What does "expansion" mean?
A. To become smaller B. To grow bigger C. To explode
B. To grow bigger
What city/state did the pony express riders leave from?
A. St. Louis, MO B. St. Joseph, MO C. Gulfport, MS
B. St. Joseph, MO
Who invented the telegraph in the 1830's?
A. Abraham Lincoln B. Benjamin Franklin C. Samuel Morse
C. Samuel Morse
Which letter in the alphabet is just one dot in morse code?
E
Write the TWO states where the construction started for the transcontinental railroad.
(double points if you get both)
A. Florida B. California C. Nebraska D. Oregon
B. California C. Nebraska
What does "Transcontinental" mean?
A. Small B. Across a continent C. Around the world
B. Across a continent