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Fort Peck Dam quiz answers

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1. Which president authorized the construction of Fort Peck Dam?

    C. Franklin Delano Roosevelt


2. In what year was construction begun on Fort Peck Dam?

    C. 1933


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?

    D. 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:

    B. Boomtowns


5. How long is Fort Peck Dam?

    A. Four miles


6. How long is Fort Peck Lake?

    D. 134 miles


7. What is the maximum depth of Fort Peck Lake?

    D. 220 feet


8. Construction of Fort Peck Dam was completed in what year?

    C. 1940


9. The Fort Peck Dam project was the largest hydraulic fill earthen dam ever built. The hydraulic fill was a watery mixture of:

    A. Sand, water and clay


10. Fort Peck Dam was built:

    D. All of the above.


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