Q 01/05

To which Native American nation did Tecumseh belong?

A) Cherokee

B) Shawnee

C) Sioux

D) Iroquois

Answer · why

B) Shawnee

He was born into the Panther clan of the Kispoko division in what is now Ohio.

Q 02/05

In which present-day US state was Tecumseh born?

A) Ohio

B) Kentucky

C) Indiana

D) Alabama

Answer · why

A) Ohio

He was probably born in the Shawnee town of Chillicothe in the Scioto valley, most likely on 9 March 1768.

Q 03/05

What celestial object is Tecumseh's name usually said to reference?

A) The morning star

B) A solar eclipse

C) A shooting star

D) The full moon

Answer · why

C) A shooting star

Translations include 'Shooting Star' and 'I Cross the Way', tied to a meteor associated with the Panther clan.

Q 04/05

In which 1774 battle was Tecumseh's father Puckeshinwau killed?

A) Point Pleasant

B) Blue Licks

C) Fallen Timbers

D) Bushy Run

Answer · why

A) Point Pleasant

After the battle the Shawnee ceded Kentucky, their hunting ground, to the colonists.

Q 05/05

Which older brother trained Tecumseh as a warrior?

A) Roundhead

B) Tenskwatawa

C) Cheeseekau

D) Blue Jacket

Answer · why

C) Cheeseekau

A noted war chief, he was killed attacking Buchanan's Station near Nashville in 1792 while Tecumseh was with him.