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  Harriet Tubman -- The Definition of Dignity    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Harriet Tubman is arguably one of the most determined and inspirational American figures in history. Take this quiz for a brief tour of her profound life. Have fun and feel free to send me a note if you find a mistake!
Tough, 10 Qns, Quinze, May 30 13
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Quinze
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  The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Born a slave but lived for freedom.
Tough, 10 Qns, ClaudiaFerguson, Jun 23 20
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ClaudiaFerguson
Jun 23 20
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  The Life of Harriet Tubman    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is all about Harriet Tubman, the woman who went back to save her people over and over again. How much do you know about the young abolitionist?
Average, 10 Qns, brainboys, Mar 20 11
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brainboys
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  Harriet Tubman's Life    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Harriet Tubman was a very intriguing woman. This is all about her life. Good luck!
Difficult, 10 Qns, happygirl0278, Mar 20 11
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trivia question Quick Question
Harriet Tubman died in 1913 at the age of 93. What did she die of?

From Quiz "The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman"





Tubman, Harriet Trivia Questions
1. While Harriet Tubman worked with many people to help free slaves, who did Tubman not work with?

From Quiz Harriet Tubman's Life

Answer: Horace Mann

William Still and Thomas Garrett were station masters. She worked with Thomas Garrett in Wilmington, Delaware and William Still in Philadelphia. She helped Charles Nalle escape from custody in 1860. This was Tubman's first public act of freeing a black person. She never worked with Horace Mann, who was the man who created the concept of high school.

2. Harriet Tubman was a young abolitionist who was dedicated to saving others. What was the real given to her by her mother, and her nickname?

From Quiz The Life of Harriet Tubman

Answer: Araminta, Minty

Araminta was her mother's real name too. Her parents named her Araminta so they could call her Minty.

3. In which century was Harriet born?

From Quiz Harriet Tubman -- The Definition of Dignity

Answer: the 19th

Since Harriet was born into the brutal slavery system, accurate birth records were not kept. Sources date her birth from 1819 to 1821 in Dorchester County, Maryland.

4. In 1860, Tubman visited the wonderful city of Boston, Massachusetts, and did many things there. What did she not do in Boston in 1860?

From Quiz Harriet Tubman's Life

Answer: She did all these things.

She visited Boston, Massachusetts, in 1860. While she was there she did all the things mentioned. She visited Ralph Waldo Emerson's house, met Louisa May Alcott's family, and had tea with Horace Mann's wife. She also attended the New England Anti-Slavery Society Conference. While in Boston she also did some public speaking.

5. Harriet rescued just her relatives, but then decided to rescue anyone who had the courage to run away. What did she do to the frightened slaves that wanted to head back?

From Quiz The Life of Harriet Tubman

Answer: Threatened them with her gun

She used the gun to 'encourage' them, but she never fired at anybody.

6. How many brothers and sisters did Harriet have?

From Quiz The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman

Answer: 8

Before Harriet escaped to freedom, she promised her family that she would return for them and she did. She eventually helped her parents and all her siblings escape to freedom.

7. What was Harriet Tubman's maiden name?

From Quiz Harriet Tubman -- The Definition of Dignity

Answer: Ross

Actually, Harriet is not Harriet's given name either. She was born Araminta Ross, but later switched to Harriet Ross in honor of her mother, Harriet. The "Rosses" were members of the West African Ashanti tribe before they were drawn into slavery. Harriet Ross became Harriet Tubman when she had a brief arranged marriage to John Tubman in 1844. By 1849, Harriet had reached a point in her life where she was able to escape to the North. John was not willing to risk his life and remained in Maryland. The two never associated again, but Harriet kept the name Tubman.

8. Tubman did some public speaking when she was free. What was her pseudonym when she spoke in public?

From Quiz Harriet Tubman's Life

Answer: Harriet Garrison

She took on the pseudonym Harriet Garrison when she spoke in public. This was a precaution she took to ensure that she could still spread her messages, while still protected from being caught and sent back to the South. She got the name from William Lloyd Garrison, whom she admired greatly.

9. Whom did Harriet marry when she was 24? He was a free man.

From Quiz The Life of Harriet Tubman

Answer: John Tubman

She made a patchwork quilt that was the symbol of their life they shared, together. He helped her sew it and it was very precious and special to them both. John Brown was her later husband and William Still was her Underground Railroad partner.

10. At the age of 13, Harriet was struck on the head with a metal bar whilst helping her first slave to freedom. Of what metal was the bar made?

From Quiz Harriet Tubman -- The Definition of Dignity

Answer: lead

At age 13, she was working in a general store when the owner of the store found a stowaway hiding amongst the goods. He told Harriet to block the doorway so the slave could not escape. Harriet moved aside when the slave got to the door, allowing him to flee to freedom. The owner then flung a heavy lead weight at the escaping slave, but it actually struck Harriet in the head. For the rest of her life, Harriet was marked with a scar and suffered from narcolepsy as reminders of the price of freedom.

11. What did she do for a job in Philadelphia after she reached freedom?

From Quiz Harriet Tubman's Life

Answer: A maid

She worked as a maid. She had worked in this capacity as a child. By the time she was five she was doing household chores at the plantation where she lived. She was later sent out to other plantations to help. Later she was assigned to work in the fields.

12. Harriet was known as Aunt Harriet, General Tubman, Humanitarian, and Universal Patriot. What other name was she well-known by?

From Quiz The Life of Harriet Tubman

Answer: Moses

She was known as Moses because she constantly went to Maryland and helped to release slaves. She helped enslaved people reach "the promised Land" - in this case, Canada. The original Moses, of course, led the slaves out of Egypt to the Promised Land of Canaan.

13. Harriet married John Tubman in 1844. John Tubman was what?

From Quiz The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman

Answer: A free man

John Tubman died in 1867.

14. To which city did Harriet escape in the North in 1849?

From Quiz Harriet Tubman -- The Definition of Dignity

Answer: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

When looking back on her crossing of the Mason-Dixon line into Pennsylvania, Harriet contentedly stated, "I had crossed the line of which I had so long been dreaming." Her first job in Philadelphia was a cook, but she soon became affiliated with anti-slavery committees and began work as a conductor on the famous Underground Railroad.

15. Whom did Harriet rescue first as a conductor on the Underground Railroad?

From Quiz The Life of Harriet Tubman

Answer: Sister, brother-in-law and their children

She helped her brother-in-law, John Bowley, bring his family to Pennsylvania. John Tubman fell in love with another woman after Harriet ran away.

16. How old was Harriet when she ran away to freedom using the Underground Railroad?

From Quiz The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman

Answer: 29

Harriet ran away because she was afraid she was about to be sold to another master, further South.

17. What did conductors on the Underground Railroad generally do?

From Quiz Harriet Tubman -- The Definition of Dignity

Answer: traveled from the north to the south to secretly carry slaves back to freedom in the north

The Underground Railroad was actually a secret system of former slaves and anti-slavery whites who took in slaves and cared for them while they were escaping to the north.

18. Tubman helped free around 300 slaves. Who was the first black man that Tubman publically helped to escape?

From Quiz Harriet Tubman's Life

Answer: Charles Nalle

She helped Charles Nalle escape from the custody of US marshals in a court house. He was supposed to be sent back to the South. Nalle was arrested by US Deputy Marshall John W. Holmes and Henry Wale, a slave catcher from Stevensberg, Virginia. He escaped to Niskayuna and stayed in a secret location until it was safe to return.

19. Besides being a conductor on the Underground Railroad, for what was Harriet also famous?

From Quiz The Life of Harriet Tubman

Answer: Helping the Union in the Civil War

In the Civil War, she worked as a spy, a nurse, and recruited many slaves for the Union.

20. Harriet ran away to Pennsylvania, but eventually settled where with her family until after the Civil War?

From Quiz The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman

Answer: Canada

After fleeing Maryland, Harriet initially settled in Philadelphia. Philadelphia is where she met William Still, the Philadelphia Stationmaster who eventually got her involved in working for the Underground Railroad.

21. How many trips to the south did Harriet Tubman eventually take?

From Quiz Harriet Tubman -- The Definition of Dignity

Answer: 19

All of Harriet's trips to the south were made either by foot or in wagons pulled by horses. When she freed slaves, she often carried a rifle and said, 'Go on with us or die.' if slaves were wanting to give up. (It also had a double meaning because if they were caught escaping, they'd be put to death.)

22. What was the symbol of the life she would share with her husband? She ended up giving this to a Quaker who helped her.

From Quiz The Life of Harriet Tubman

Answer: a patchwork quilt

Her parents had always wanted her to sew a quilt so she did it for them. It took about a year to sew.

23. Who did Harriet marry in 1869?

From Quiz The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman

Answer: Nelson Davis

After the Civil War and her marriage to Nelson Davis, Harriet moved to New York. Nelson Davis died in 1888. After Nelson Davis' death, Harriet remained unmarried for the rest of her life.

24. How many slaves did Harriet guide to safety?

From Quiz Harriet Tubman -- The Definition of Dignity

Answer: 300+

Although 300 slaves made it to the North with Harriet, many died on the trip due to the harsh conditions and the slave catchers.

25. Sadly, Tubman was not paid for her services in the Union Army. What did she make to earn money?

From Quiz Harriet Tubman's Life

Answer: Pies and root beer

She made pies and root beer. She sold it to soldiers to make money. She did this because she was not paid by the Union army for her services. She did receive money from the government, but that money was for the building of a "wash house."

26. What were Harriet's parent's names?

From Quiz The Life of Harriet Tubman

Answer: Benjamin and Old Rit

Old Rit was short for Harriet Greene her mother, and her father was Benjamin Ross.

27. What position did Harriet hold in the Underground Railroad network?

From Quiz The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman

Answer: Conductor

It was Harriet's job to return for slaves and make the trip with them to freedom. She risked her own freedom 19 times by making this return trip to the South.

28. Harriet Tubman is also famous for her nursing home called the Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged. In what town is the home located?

From Quiz Harriet Tubman -- The Definition of Dignity

Answer: Auburn, NY

Harriet Tubman opened the home in 1908. At a massive 2 1/2 storeys, it was an impressive haven for the elderly and poor. Harriet also oversaw the building of several schools in the south for sufferers of the Civil War.

29. When Harriet was about 13 she felt something good had finally happened to her. What was this?

From Quiz The Life of Harriet Tubman

Answer: She stopped doing inside tasks and got to work in the fields

She loved the fields and would sing and watch birds to relieve stress.

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