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Lewis and Clark Trivia

Lewis and Clark
  1. What breed of dog went along on the expedition?
  2. Name Lewis' dog.
  3. How many expedition members died during the trip?
  4. Who died on Aug. 20, 1804?
  5. Where is he buried?
  6. How many people did the Corps of Discovery members kill on the journey? Under what circumstances?
  7. Where did the Corps of Discovery spend the winter of 1803-04?
  8. Where did the Corps of Discovery spend the winter of 1804-05?
  9. Where did the Corps of Discovery spend the winter of 1805-06?
  10. What military rank did Meriwether Lewis hold during the expedition? How about William Clark?
  11. What is the only physical evidence of the expedition on the Lewis and Clark Trail today? Where is it?
  12. The expedition portaged canoes and supplies on what rivers and in what states?
  13. What did the expedition members make during the winter of 1805-06?
  14. Who was the Indian woman on the expedition? Name her infant, son who also traveled with the Corps of Discovery.
  15. What year did Meriwether Lewis finally published his journals after the expedition?
  16. Total length, in miles, of the trail from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean? How long did it take them?
  17. When did planning for Corps of Discovery begin? By whom?
  18. When did McKenzie complete his journey? With how many men?
  19. Jefferson asked Congress for this amount of money for the expedition. When?
  20. Clark's 34th birthday.
  21. How much meat was needed to feed one man each day?
  22. Name some mammal specie discovered on the expedition.
  23. Name the Indian tribes the expedition lived near during winter of 1804-05.
  24. Name the Indian tribe that traded with expedition and provided horses to cross the Rocky Mountains.
  25. Clark's slave’s name?
  26. True or false, Meriwether Lewis decided the location of Fort Clatsop.
  27. How did expedition decide where to spend winter of 1805-06?
  28. How large an area did the Louisiana Purchase encompass?
  29. How many days without rain did the men enjoy at Fort Clatsop?
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