LEWIS AND CLARK QUIZ
ARE YOU “WITH IT” FOR THE BICENTENNIAL?
 

1. How many members of the Corps of Discovery made it to Ft. Clatsop?

2. Name two of the Corps, other than Lewis, Clark, Sacagawea, York, and Seaman.

3. Where was the Corps of Discovery when Clark wrote “Great joy in camp.  We are in view of the Ocian.”

4. What distinguished Sergeant Charles Floyd?

5. What was Sacagawea’s tribe?  What tribe(s)  kidnapped her?

6. Why did the Corps leave the north side of the river?
a. They hoped for more game on the south side of the River
b. The Chinook were  hard traders
c. They hoped for “Trading  vestles” to contact
d. The weather was awful and they had no shelter

7. How far did the Corps go to the north and south along the coast?

8. Which of the Captains didn’t care about having salt?

9. What did Clark buy in Cannon Beach?

10. Where is Meriwether’s Bay?

11. How long was the Corps of Discovery in Clatsop County?

12. Pt. Adams was used as one of Clark’s reference points when he surveyed at Station Camp on the north side of the Columbia River.  Where is it?

13. Who lived there?

14. Lewis and Clark very badly wanted an otter robe owned by the Chinooks.  What did they give the Chinooks in exchange?

15. How much salt did the party take from the Saltworks for their return journey?

16. Who was nick-named “Pomp”?



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