Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Quiz

1. In what year did John Anderson build the blockhouse?
   1. 1795
   2. 1780
   3. 1775
   4. 1774
2. John Anderson probably met Daniel Boone at _______________, where Boone was an officer in 1774, and John was an ensign in the militia.
   1. Fort Blackmore
   2. Fort Patrick Henry
   3. Black's Fort
   4. Martin's Station
3. Little Carpenter, Peace Chief of the Cherokee during the last third of the 18th century, was also called
   1. Atta Kulla Kulla
   2. Athawominee
   3. Benge
   4. Hiawatha
4. When Daniel Boone became commanding officer of forts along the Clinch River, it was during which war?
   1. King Phillip's War
   2. The Revolutionary War
   3. Lord Dunmore's War
   4. The French and Indian War
5. John Anderson married ____________
   1. Dolley Madison
   2. Rebecca Maxwell
   3. Jemima Boone
   4. Rebecca Bryant
6. In what year did Daniel Boone first try to move his family to Kentucky?
   1. 1773
   2. 1769
   3. 1780
   4. 1775
7. Boone, his family, and the other travelers headed for Kentucky on that first attempt, turned back because ____________________
   1. The road was not ready for use by wagons
   2. They did not have enough food supplies
   3. Boone's son James was killed by Indians
   4. There were not enough people in the group to go on safely
8. About how many settlers did Benjamin Sharp find gathered at Blacks, at what is now Abingdon, during the Cherokee War of 1776?
   1. 10
   2. 1000
   3. 50
   4. 500
9. Who wrote the article on this web site titled “The Wilderness Road Controversy?”
   1. Mary Kegley
   2. Lyman Draper
   3. Fess Green
   4. Dr. Lawrence Fleenor
10. What Virginia Indian tribe's descendants now live at Indian Neck?
    1. Nansemond
    2. Powhatan
    3. Rappahannock
    4. Mattaponi
11. Who is the best known leader of the early history of the Mingo Indian nation?
    1. Atta Kulla Kulla
    2. Athowominee
    3. Robert Rambo
    4. John James Logan
12. What is the name of the gap through which the trail marked by Daniel Boone in 1775 crosses Powell Mountain?
    1. Kane Gap
    2. Hamilton Gap
    3. Moccasin Gap
    4. Cumberland Gap