Missouri-Yellowstone Adopt-A-Fish

Back to Adopt-A-Fish Home Page

Fort Peck Dam quiz
This 10-question quiz goes with the curriculum page on Fort Peck Dam. Just answer the questions with a mouse click in front of the correct answer and your score will be compiled when you're done. Good luck!

	1. Which president authorized the construction of Fort Peck Dam? Abraham Lincoln Theodore Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt Herbert Hoover
	2. In what year was construction begun on Fort Peck Dam? 1929 1931 1933 1935
	3. In all, when men, women and children were counted, some say how many people lived within a few miles of the town of Fort Peck during the time of construction? 15,000 17,000 28,000 35,000
	4. People lived in tarpaper-covered shacks, houses made of boxes and houses made of old boards covered with tin cans in makeshift communities called: Ghost towns Boomtowns Ghettoes Suburbs
	5. How long is Fort Peck Dam? Four miles Six miles Eight miles Ten miles
	6. How long is Fort Peck Lake? 86 miles 92 miles 103 miles 134 miles
	7. What is the maximum depth of Fort Peck Lake? 75 feet 150 feet 195 feet 220 feet
	8. Construction of Fort Peck Dam was completed in what year? 1936 1938 1940 1942
	9. The Fort Peck Dam project was the largest hydraulic fill earthen dam ever built. The hydraulic fill was a watery mixture of: Sand, water and clay Concrete and mud Asphalt and gravel Dirt and patching plaster
	10. Fort Peck Dam was built: To create jobs To control flooding To produce electricity All of the above

To see all the right answers, click here