Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Quiz

1. Daniel Boone blazed a trail through the wilderness to
   1. Tennessee
   2. North Carolina
   3. Kentucky
   4. Pennsylvania
2. Who hired Daniel Boone to blaze the Wilderness Trail?
   1. John Anderson
   2. Richard Henderson
   3. The Little Carpenter
   4. George Washington
3. The path through the wilderness from Fort Patrick Henry through Cumberland Gap into Kentucky became known to history as
   1. The Lewis and Clark Trail
   2. The Wilderness Trail
   3. The Appalachian Trail
   4. The Oregon Trail
4. Who built the Blockhouse?
   1. Richard Henderson
   2. John Anderson
   3. Michael Stoner
   4. Daniel Boone
5. Where did the Cherokee Indians meet with the Henderson party to negotiate a treaty for the land of Kentucky and the path to follow to get there?
   1. Long Island
   2. Fort Patrick Henry
   3. Sycamore Shoals
   4. The Blockhouse
6. What early explorer visited Lee County, Va in 1750 and gave Cumberland Gap its name?
   1. Daniel Boone
   2. Gabriel Arthur
   3. John Findley
   4. Thomas Walker
7. What 3 rivers did travelers of the Trail have to cross before they reached Cumberland Gap?
   1. The Holston, Clinch, and Powell Rivers
   2. The New, Kanawha, and Ohio Rivers
   3. The Watauga, Nolichucky, and Tennessee Rivers
   4. The Cumberland, Kentucky, and Big Sandy Rivers
8. What important fort was built along the Wilderness Trail near present day Rose Hill, in Lee County, Va?
   1. Fort Patrick Henry
   2. Fort Loudon
   3. Carter's Fort
   4. Martin's Station
9. What was the first important gap travelers of the Trail passed through?
   1. Pennington Gap
   2. Moccasin Gap
   3. Sam's Gap
   4. Pound Gap
10. "Little Flat Lick" was the fontier name for what modern day town on the Trail?
    1. Weber City
    2. Ewing
    3. Duffield
    4. Kingsport
11. When Boone first traveled to Kentucky, he went there to
    1. earn a boy scout badge
    2. find a way to the Pacific Ocean
    3. hunt fur-bearing animals
    4. hunt gold
12. What red-headed Cherokee Chief often raided travelers and settlers of the area?
    1. Tecumseh
    2. Benge
    3. Pontiac
    4. Powhatan