2. Which President signed the Morrill Act into law?
(A) Abraham Lincoln (C) James Buchanan
(B) George Washington (D) Andrew Johnson
The Morrill Act was signed into law on which day?
(A) July 4, 1862 (C) May 15, 1862
(B) July 2, 1862 (D) June 29, 1862
In addition to the signature of the President, the act is signed by:
(A) Speaker of the House of (C) Two Senators
Representatives and President of the (D) The Vice President and the Attorney
Senate, pro tempore General
(B) Two Representatives
Who was the first state to accept the provisions of the Morrill Act on September 11, 1862?
(A) North Dakota (C) New York
(B) Michigan (D) Iowa
The first land grant college newly created under the Morrill Act was:
(A) North Dakota State University (C) Kansas State
(B) Michigan State University (D) Iowa State University
Legislation was signed to create the U.S. Department of Agriculture on
(A) July 4, 1862 (C) May 15, 1862
(B) July 2, 1862 (D) June 29, 1862
The Morrill Act was first proposed in 1857 and was passed by Congress in 1859, but it was vetoed
by which President?
(A) Abraham Lincoln (C) James Buchanan
(B) George Washington (D) Andrew Johnson
The two privately owned and operated institutions in the original system:
(A) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (C) Cornell University and Yale University
and Cornell University (D) Columbia University and
(B) Harvard University and Yale University Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The total amount of acres given to North Dakota under the Morrill Act to be used, or the proceeds
from its sale, to be used toward establishing and funding the land grant institution was:
(A) 30,000 acres (C) 10,000 acres
(B) 60,000 acres (D) 90,000 acres
4. In what year did the Hatch Act create Agricultural Experiment Stations?
(A) 1862 (C) 1889
(B) 1887 (D) 1914
The first Ag. Experiment substation to be created was:
(A) Edgely Substation (C) Hettinger Substation
(B) Dickinson Substation (D) North Central Substation
Of the original buildings at the Hettinger REC, the following still stand:
(A) Poultry House and Machine Shed (C) Horse Barn and Poultry Shed
(B) Machine Shed and Farm House (D) Farm House and Horse Barn
Cavalier County, home to the Langdon REC, is known as which Capital of the USA:
(A) Durum Capital of the USA (C) Canola Capital of the USA
(B) Corn Capital of the USA (D) Grass Capital of the USA
The Northern Hardy Fruit Evaluation Project was initiated in 2006 at the Carrington REC. One
goal of the project is introducing healthy and delicious fruits easily grown in ND, such as
juneberries. One serving (1 cup) of juneberries contains 27% of the Percent Daily Value for:
(A) Fiber (C) Vitamin A
(B) Calcium (D) Vitamin C
Which ND 1945 House Bill created and established the NCREC under the control of the NDAC
providing for Board of Visitors?
(A) HB66 (C) HB85
(B) HB77 (D) HB12
In 1945, how many acres of land were donated to the Dickinson REC by local ranchers/farmers
for livestock research?
(A) 500 Acres (C) 250 Acres
(B) 100 Acres (D) 600 Acres
After the Williston REC was relocated in 1954, the 80 acres retained by the state became the
site of what?
(A) Harmon Park (C) Williston State College
(B) Oil Rig (D) Wal-Mart
(A) 1985 (B) 1993
Property of all of branch stations except those in and was donated to the state
by local communities.
(A) Carrington and Streeter (C) Williston and Langdon
(B) Minot and Dickinson (D) Hettinger and Streeter
6. Before Extension was created by the 1914 Smith Lever Act, North Dakota had county agents
that were hired and paid by:
(A) Better Farming Association (C) National Farmers Union
(established in 1911) (established 1903)
(B) North Dakota Agricultural College (D) North Dakota state government
The first County Agent was
(A) Samuel Anderson (C) George Harms
(B) M.B. Johnson (D) Edwin Charles Iverson
He was placed in County.
(A) Cass (C) Cass
(B) McKenzie (D) Bottineau
Which four counties have had continuous county agent service since 1914-1915?
(A) Dickey, McKenzie, Morton, and (C) Cass, Grand Forks, Barnes, Wells
Towner (D) Adams, Hettinger, Cavalier, Ransom
(B) Ward, Burleigh, Williams, Ramsey
Who has had the longest tenure of any county agent in one county in North Dakota?
(A) Donald Hotchkiss, Williams County (C) Walter Mattson, Golden Valley
(B) Warren Froelich , Williams County County
(D) Evan Hall, Williams County
Which North Dakota Govenor’s father was a ND County Agent in Ramsey and Cass Counties
(1919-1926) and County Agent Supervisor (1926-27)?
(A) William Guy (C) Arthur Link
(B) Ed Schafer (D) John Davis
Which North Dakota Governor was an Assistant Cass County Agent in 1947?
(A) William Guy (C) Arthur Link
(B) Ed Schafer (D) John Davis
Only five county agents have served Williams County with respective tenures of
(A) 13, 6, 28, 35.5, and 16 years (C) 5, 8.5, 16, 38, and 31 years
(B) 26.5,8, 12, 22, and 31 years (D) 5, 6, 9.5, 40, and 33 years
In what year was the language in the North Dakota Century Code edited so all references to
“county agent” or “county agent work” were replaced to “extension agent” or “extension
agent work”?
(A) 1995 (C) 1993
(B) 1997 (D) 2001
8. The first State Club Agent, Helen J. Sullivan, was appointed in
(A) 1914 (C) 1917
(B) 1905 (D) 1915
Director Randlett discontinued all club agent titles and placed the responsibility for youth work
with the county agent in
(A) 1922 (C) 1925
(B) 1933 (D) 1918
Counties to send delegates to the first National 4-H Club Camp in 1927 were:
(A) Ward, McKenzie, Traill, and (C) Slope, Mountrail, Renville, and
Sargent Counties Kidder Counties
(B) Divide, Adams, McLean, and (D) Pembina, Barnes, Richland, and
Bottineau Counties Cass Counties
In 1932, the first girl to win the National 4-H Stock judging contest was won by Jean (Leake)
Baeder of
(A) Burleigh (C) Stutsman
(B) Grand Forks (D) Foster
The first State 4-H Citizenship Shortcourse was held in:
(A) January 1973 (C) January 1977
(B) February 1981 (D) January 1957
The organization of what 4-H group happened in 1970?
(A) North Dakota 4-H Ambassadors (C) NDSU Collegiate 4-H Group
(B) North Dakota 4-H Foundation (D) Western 4-H Camping Association
In that year, Cass, Barnes, Ransom, Richland and Saragent (Traill, Steele, LaMoure, and Dickey
Counties later became members of the association) obtained 138 acres of land including the
two large shelters; 10 sleeping cabins and a swimming pool were later added. It became
known as
(A) The Sandhills Camp (C) Sunrise 4-H Camp
(B) The Eastern 4-H Camp (D) Rolling Hills Camp
10. By 1934, counties had Extension Home Economists.
(A) 5 (C) 6
(B) 18 (D) 32
The first home demonstration leader was May McDonaldwho worked from:
(A) 1915-1918 (C) 1912-1920
(B) 1918-1926 (D) 1932-1936
First county home economists were emergency home demonstration agents starting from July
1, 1917 through July 1, 1919. Three stayed on for about three years and set a foundation for
future county home economists. Their counties were:
(A) Ward, Cass, and Adams (C) Barnes, Divide, and Burleigh
(B) Cass, Grand Forks, and Ramsey (D) Hettinger, McLean, and Slope
Agents with a specialty in the FCS area have been known by at least 4 different titles. They
include:
(A) Home Demonstration Agent, Home Economist, Extension Agent, and FCS Agent
(B) Home Demo Educator, Home Economist, Extension Educator, and FCS Agent
(C) Youth Development Agent, Home Economist, Clothing Economist, and FCS Agent
(D) Family Agent, Home Demonstration Agent, Home Economist and FCS Agent.
As early as 1914, Extension was concerned about the lunches of school children, so they
published a bulletin called . In 1938 a State School Lunch Committee
was formed and the State Extension Nutritionist was a charter member.
(A) Lunches for Youth (C) Hot Lunch Program
(B) Incorporating the Hot Lunch into (D) The Rural Hot Lunch
Schools
Homemakers Clubs were officially organized in with 48 groups organized by
Extension.
(A) 1922 (C) 1919
(B) 1931 (D) 1925
Between which club years did the Homemakers Clubs officially change to FCE clubs as at the
National Summer meeting the change was made?
(A) 1994-1995 and 1995-1996 (C) 2001-2002 and 2002-2003
(B) 1991-1992 and 1992-1993 (D) 1999-2000 and 2000 and 2001
Barnes County has the best record for continuous county agent and home economist work. A
Better Farming agent started March 22, 1912 and a home economist started
(A) September 16, 1918 (C) September 16, 1917
(B) September 16, 1922 (D) September 16, 1915
12. How many Extension publications were issued before 1914?
(A) 3 (C) 56
(B) 19 (D) 12
From 1914 to about 1940, Extension issued fewer than new publications per
year.
(A) 4 (C) 2
(B) 5 (D) 6
During the 1920’s, radio broadcasts with scientific education were transmitted at the NDAC
courtesy of the Extension Service from which building on the campus?
(A) Minard Hall (C) Ladd Hall
(B) Morrill Hall (D) Memorial Union
In the late 1930’s County Agent Ralph Newcomer was one of the first agents to
try radio broadcasts and the Mandan Creamery and Produce Company sponsored Time for his
program.
(A) Morton (C) Oliver
(B) Burleigh (D) Kidder
In what year was the first computer program for Extension, the Extension Management
System (EMIS),(ND used the State EMIS (SEMIS)) usedwhich provided a unified planning and
reporting format?
(A) 1973 (C) 1975
(B) 1969 (D) 1985
AGNET terminals were in place in county offices by 1982 and used until 1987. How many
electronic mail messages transmitted each year?
(A) more than 6,000 (C) more than 8,000
(B) more than 5,000 (D) more than 12,000
The first NDSU Extension Service site was linked to the USDA in June of what year?
(A) 1995 (C) 1993
(B) 1997 (D) 1991
How many lessons did a person have to go through to become a Master Internet Volunteer?
(A) 7 lessons (C) 9 lessons
(B) 12 lessons (D) 15 lessons
How many volunteer hours did a Master Internet Volunteer give back to the community?
(A) 30 hours (C) 25 hours
(B) 50 hours (D) 10 hours
14. The World War II Liberty Ship was named after which ND Extension Worker:
(A) Bill B. Marshall, Cass County (C) Charles C. Denian, Grand Forks
(B) Arthur A. Penn, Dickey County County
(D) Paul P. Williams, Ramsey County
In 1994, the current MPU model for Extension was first piloted in unit and unit
(A) 2 and 6 (C) 1 and 10
(B) 8 and 9 (D) 6 and 7
ND’s first Extension Agronomist started on August 1, 1927 and was named:
(A) P.E. Sheridan (C) C.L. Hephner
(B) E.G. Booth (D) M.C. Schaefer
A Sugarbeet specialist added to the Extension Staff in
(A) 1973 (C) 1962
(B) 1957 (D) 1969
NDSU has had only one of the following specialists:
(A) Poultry Specialist (C) Rodent Control Specialist
(B) Textile Specialist (D) Electrical Specialist
The Family Nutrition Program was added to the NDSU Extension Service in 1994. The monthly
FNP newsletter, containing shopping tips, nutritional information and healthy recipes, is
called:
(A) Eatwell North Dakota (C) Nutrition Nuggets
(B) Food Wise (D) Food Matters
Which NDSU Extension Service director went on to be the national Extension leader with
USDA?
(A) Thomas Cooper (C) Myron Johnsrud
(B) Stanley Bale (D) Bill Pietsch
The first Extension Director who was born and raised in North Dakota was: .
(A) Dr. Harlow L. Walster (C) Edwin Justin Haslerud
(B) George Jacob Baker (D) Arthur Herman Schulz
