- 1. When was the U.S. Transcontinental Railway completed?
A) 1869
B) 1876
C) 1848
D) 1905
- 2. Which two railroad companies were primarily responsible for the completion of the U.S. Transcontinental Railway?
A) CSX and Kansas City Southern
B) Santa Fe and Southern Pacific
C) Burlington Northern and Norfolk Southern
D) Union Pacific and Central Pacific
- 3. The joining of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads took place in which state?
A) Texas
B) Nebraska
C) California
D) Utah
- 4. Who was the chief engineer in charge of building the Central Pacific portion of the U.S. Transcontinental Railway?
A) Leland Stanford
B) Charles Crocker
C) Collis Huntington
D) Theodore Judah
- 5. Where did the Central Pacific Railroad start building the railway?
A) Portland, Oregon
B) Sacramento, California
C) Seattle, Washington
D) San Francisco, California
- 6. Who drove the final golden spike at Promontory Summit to complete the U.S. Transcontinental Railway?
A) Collis Huntington
B) Leland Stanford
C) Mark Hopkins
D) Charles Crocker
- 7. What was the purpose behind the construction of the U.S. Transcontinental Railway?
A) To connect the East and West coasts of the United States by rail
B) To establish a horse racing track across the country
C) To build a network of underground tunnels for mining
D) To create a series of fortresses for national defense
- 8. What was the name of the station in Utah where the ceremonial joining of the tracks took place during the completion of the U.S. Transcontinental Railway?
A) Ogden Depot
B) Promontory Summit
C) Provo Crossing
D) Salt Lake City Station
- 9. Which city in Utah is famously associated with the completion of the U.S. Transcontinental Railway?
A) Salt Lake City
B) Ogden
C) Promontory
D) Provo
- 10. Which mountain range posed a significant challenge during the construction of the U.S. Transcontinental Railway?
A) Sierra Nevada
B) Appalachian Mountains
C) Rocky Mountains
D) Cascades Range
- 11. What animal is famously associated with the Last Spike ceremony for the U.S. Transcontinental Railway?
A) Copper Spike
B) Iron Spike
C) Silver Spike
D) Golden Spike
- 12. Who was the president of the United States when the U.S. Transcontinental Railway was completed in 1869?
A) Ulysses S. Grant
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) Andrew Johnson
D) Rutherford B. Hayes
- 13. In what year did construction begin on the U.S. Transcontinental Railway?
A) 1863
B) 1849
C) 1901
D) 1877
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