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 area been occupied?_(11,000 yrs)
2. What was a common use of stone hammers?_(Pounding - Crushing)_
3. From where did corn originate and how many varieties were grown by the Hidatsa? (South America)___ ___(9 types)_
4. List 4 uses of the horse.__(Hunting) (Hauling) (General transportation) (Warfare)
5. How long had the Hidatsa lived in this area?__(500 years)_
6. How many groups of Hidatsa were there and what were their names?_(Three: Awatixa, Awaxawi, and Hidatsa Proper)_
7. When did iron tools arrive?_(Early 1800's)_
8. Did the Hidatsa build ceremonial lodges?__(No)__
9. What was the use of the mortar & pestle?_(Grinding corn)_
10. List 3 winter pastimes:_(Storytelling)_ _(Game playing)
__(Passing on of traditional knowledge)__
11. List 4 items used to make dye:_(Berries)_ _(Bark)_ _(Clay)_
_(Minerals)_ _(Charcoal)_
12. What were 5 common items stored in a cache pit?___(Corn)______
__(Beans)__ __(Squash)__ __(Meat)__ __(Seed)__
13. When was the "Hoop and Stick" game played?___(Spring)___
14. What was the purpose of the Bison Dance?__(To make the herds of buffalo come close to the village)__
15. When did the Hidatsa move to Like-a-Fishhook village?_(1837)_
16. What was the common use of a stone axe?___(Construction)___
17. How did the males gain their community status?__(Hunting)__ __(Warfare)__
18. List 2 uses of a bison bladder:_(Carry water)_ _(Quill pouch)_
19. What was used to make a Bull Boat?___(Untanned buffalo hide)__
20. What were the 4 major foods grown?__(Corn)__ __(Beans)__
__(Sunflower)__ __(Squash)__
21. What was used to smooth an arrow shaft?__(Sandstone)__
22. When was the peak trade season?____(Summer)_____
23. List 12 parts of the buffalo used for subsistence:
_(Rawhide)_ _(Hooves)_ _(Heart lining)_ _(Skull)_
_(Tail)_ _(Stomach)_ _(Bones)_ _(Hair)_
_(Bladder)_ _(Paunch)_ _(Horns)_ _(Tanned hides)_
24. Why was gardening done on the river terraces and not the prairie?____(Prairie was too hard to till)____
25. Who were the only western indians to play the game "Tchung- Kee"?_____(Hidatsa)______
26. What was used to make sled runners?__(Buffalo rib bones)__
27. What was the use of box-elder and peach-leaf willow?__________
______(Making burden baskets)______
28. Before metal and glass, what was used to make:
Jewelry:__(Shells)__ Beads:__(Bones)__
29. What was used to cover the smoke hole of an earthlodge to keep out wind and rain?___(Bull boat)___
30. What was used to press tobacco into pipes?__(Tamper)__
31. What was used to create a ripple appearance on pottery?_______
_____(Grooved wooden paddles or woven rope)_____
32. What was the first known trade item and where did it come from?__(Flint)__ __(60 miles west of KNRI-Dunn County)__
33. What was used to remove flesh and hair from hides?_(Flesher)_
34. Today, the 3 tribes of Hidatsa, Mandan and Arikara are affiliated and known as__(The 3 Affiliated Tribes)__
35. What is the name of their reservation and where is its headquarters?___(Fort Berthold, New Town, ND)___
Extra credit: Knife River Indian Villages NHS is part of what Bureau and Agency of the Federal government?__(DoI)__ __(NPS)__
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 area been occupied?_(11,000 yrs)
2. What was a common use of stone hammers?_(Pounding - Crushing)_
3. From where did corn originate and how many varieties were grown by the Hidatsa? (South America)___ ___(9 types)_
4. List 4 uses of the horse.__(Hunting) (Hauling) (General transportation) (Warfare)
5. How long had the Hidatsa lived in this area?__(500 years)_
6. How many groups of Hidatsa were there and what were their names?_(Three: Awatixa, Awaxawi, and Hidatsa Proper)_
7. When did iron tools arrive?_(Early 1800's)_
8. Did the Hidatsa build ceremonial lodges?__(No)__
9. What was the use of the mortar & pestle?_(Grinding corn)_
10. List 3 winter pastimes:_(Storytelling)_ _(Game playing)
__(Passing on of traditional knowledge)__
11. List 4 items used to make dye:_(Berries)_ _(Bark)_ _(Clay)_
_(Minerals)_ _(Charcoal)_
12. What were 5 common items stored in a cache pit?___(Corn)______
__(Beans)__ __(Squash)__ __(Meat)__ __(Seed)__
13. When was the "Hoop and Stick" game played?___(Spring)___
14. What was the purpose of the Bison Dance?__(To make the herds of buffalo come close to the village)__
15. When did the Hidatsa move to Like-a-Fishhook village?_(1837)_
16. What was the common use of a stone axe?___(Construction)___
17. How did the males gain their community status?__(Hunting)__ __(Warfare)__
18. List 2 uses of a bison bladder:_(Carry water)_ _(Quill pouch)_
19. What was used to make a Bull Boat?___(Untanned buffalo hide)__
20. What were the 4 major foods grown?__(Corn)__ __(Beans)__
__(Sunflower)__ __(Squash)__
21. What was used to smooth an arrow shaft?__(Sandstone)__
22. When was the peak trade season?____(Summer)_____
23. List 12 parts of the buffalo used for subsistence:
_(Rawhide)_ _(Hooves)_ _(Heart lining)_ _(Skull)_
_(Tail)_ _(Stomach)_ _(Bones)_ _(Hair)_
_(Bladder)_ _(Paunch)_ _(Horns)_ _(Tanned hides)_
24. Why was gardening done on the river terraces and not the prairie?____(Prairie was too hard to till)____
25. Who were the only western indians to play the game "Tchung- Kee"?_____(Hidatsa)______
26. What was used to make sled runners?__(Buffalo rib bones)__
27. What was the use of box-elder and peach-leaf willow?__________
______(Making burden baskets)______
28. Before metal and glass, what was used to make:
Jewelry:__(Shells)__ Beads:__(Bones)__
29. What was used to cover the smoke hole of an earthlodge to keep out wind and rain?___(Bull boat)___
30. What was used to press tobacco into pipes?__(Tamper)__
31. What was used to create a ripple appearance on pottery?_______
_____(Grooved wooden paddles or woven rope)_____
32. What was the first known trade item and where did it come from?__(Flint)__ __(60 miles west of KNRI-Dunn County)__
33. What was used to remove flesh and hair from hides?_(Flesher)_
34. Today, the 3 tribes of Hidatsa, Mandan and Arikara are affiliated and known as__(The 3 Affiliated Tribes)__
35. What is the name of their reservation and where is its headquarters?___(Fort Berthold, New Town, ND)___
Extra credit: Knife River Indian Villages NHS is part of what Bureau and Agency of the Federal government?__(DoI)__ __(NPS)__