Dear Teacher,
This quiz may be used at your discretion either on-site or post visit. All of the answers can be derived from the orientation program and the museum area.
1. How long has the Knife River region been occupied?____________
2. What was a common use of stone hammers?_______________________
3. From where did corn originate and how many varieties were grown by the Hidatsa?_____________________ ____________________
4. List 4 uses of the horse.__________________ _______________
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5. How long had the Hidatsa lived in this area?__________________
6. How many groups of Hidatsa were there and what were their names?_____________________________________________________________
7. When did iron tools arrive?___________________________________
8. Did the Hidatsa build ceremonial lodges?______________________
9. What was the use of the mortar & pestle?______________________
10. List 3 winter pastimes:____________ ____________ ___________
11. List 4 items used to make dye:_______________ ______________
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12. What were 5 common items stored in a cache pit?_______________
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13. When was the "Hoop and Stick" game played?____________________
14. What was the purpose of the Bison Dance?______________________ ______________________________________________________________
15. When did the Hidatsa move to Like-a-Fishhook village?_________
16. What was the common use of a stone axe?_______________________
17. How did the males gain their community status?________________
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18. List 2 uses of a bison bladder:______________ ______________
19. What was used to make a Bull Boat?____________________________
20. What were the 4 major foods grown?_____________ ____________
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21. What was used to smooth an arrow shaft?_______________________
22. When was the peak trade season?_______________________________
23. List 12 parts of the buffalo used for subsistence:
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24. Why was gardening done on the river terraces and not the prairie?___________________________________________________________
25. Who were the only western indians to play the game "Tchung-Kee"?______________________________________________________________
26. What was used to make sled runners?___________________________
27. What was the use of box-elder and peach-leaf willow?__________
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28. Before metal and glass, what was used to make:
Jewelry:______________ Beads:____________________________
29. What was used to cover the smoke hole of an earthlodge to keep out wind and rain?_________________________________________________
30. What was used to press tobacco into pipes?____________________
31. What was used to create a ripple appearance on pottery?_______
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32. What was the first known trade item and where did it come from?______________________ ____________________________________
33. What was used to remove flesh and hair from hides?____________
34. Today, the 3 tribes of Hidatsa, Mandan and Arikara are affiliated and known as____________________________________________
35. What is the name of their reservation and where is its headquarters?______________________________________________________
Extra credit: Knife River Indian Villages NHS is part of what Bureau and Agency of the Federal government?___________ __________