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