Lewis and Clark
Their expedition began in 1804. This topic is part of Exploration within History. This page currently draws on 7 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Lewis and Clark trivia questions
Lewis and Clark explored territory acquired in what major land deal?
Answer: Louisiana Purchase
Bonus fact: Their expedition began in 1804.
Who was the Indigenous woman who aided the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Answer: Sacagawea
Bonus fact: Sacagawea helped with communication and navigation.
What was the official name of the Lewis and Clark expedition group?
Answer: Corps of Discovery
Bonus fact: The Corps explored routes to the Pacific.
Lewis and Clark are famous for exploring which part of the United States?
Answer: The American West
Bonus fact: The Lewis and Clark Expedition traveled to the Pacific and back from 1804 to 1806.
In what month and year did the Lewis and Clark expedition reach the Pacific Ocean?
Answer: November 1805
Bonus fact: The Corps of Discovery began its expedition near St. Louis in May 1804 and returned there in September 1806.
In what year did the Lewis and Clark expedition begin near St. Louis?
Answer: 1804
Bonus fact: The expedition reached the Pacific Ocean in November 1805 and returned to St. Louis in 1806.
Lewis and Clark spent the winter of 1805 to 1806 at Fort Clatsop in what is now which state?
Answer: Oregon
Bonus fact: The fort stood near the mouth of the Columbia River, close to today's Astoria.