Railroad History Jeopardy Game

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Hill Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Called the “Great Consolidator” GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Cornelius Vanderbilt Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Chief engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Grenville Dodge Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Chief engineer of the Central Pacific Railroad GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Theodore Judah Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Considered the most corrupt railroad owner GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Jay Gould Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence What city did the Union Pacific RR start from GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Omaha Nebraska Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence What city did the Central Pacific RR start from GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Sacramento California Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence The Great Northern RR originated in what 2 northern states GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Wisconsin and Minnesota Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Cornelius Vanderbilt built direct rail service between what 2 cities GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Chicago and New York Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence James J Hill sold homesteads to immigrants from where GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Sweden and Norway Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence President Lincoln signed what act to create a transcontinental Railway GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Pacific Railway Act Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence What was created to make rail travel safer and more reliable GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Time zones Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Who established time zones in America GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence American Railway Association Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence List 1 of the 2 reasons time zones were created GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Safety and reliability Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Private people who bought stock in railroads were called what GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence investors Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence List the 3 materials required to lay rail track GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Rails, ties and spikes Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence How much/mile did RR companies get paid for laying flat track GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence $16,000 Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence How much/mile did RR companies get for laying mountain track GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence $48,000 Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Where was the final spike of the transcontinental RR driven GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Promontory Point Utah Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence What was the name of the RR corruption scandal GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Credit’ Moblier Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Define isthmus GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Small narrow land mass between 2 bodies of water Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Define Consolidator GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Person or thing that’s brings things together into one Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Define integrated GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Combined Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Define Homogeneous GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence All the same Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Define Land Grant GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Government land given to a private company or individual Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence What disease is on the increase in West Africa GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Ebola Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence What former Obama official had his security clearance stripped GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence John Brennan Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Who is the special counsel investigation Russian interference in our presidential election GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Muellar Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence In what socialist country are people eating dogs due to shortages of food GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Venezuala Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence What issue has been identified as most important by voters for the midterm elections GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence immigration Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence List 5 of the 7 groups of workers on the Union Pacific RR GO TO PROMPT (RESPONS E) Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Civil war vets, farmers, convicts, Irish immigrants, adventurers, miners and cooks Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence

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