The Civil War
He was the president throughout the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This is a synonym for something having to do with the law.
What is legal?
This is the only letter not on the periodic table.
What is J?
These are the basic jobs of roots in plants.
What is store nutrients and collect water?
There are this many cups in a quart, the same number as quarts in a gallon.
What is 4?
This was issued on January 1, 1863 and made the Civil War officially about slavery.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This type of clothing has been worn a lot during quarantine, but not by dad.....
What are leggings?
There are this many elements on the periodic table.
A vegetable that we eat (well, not Katherine), this food is qualified as a taproot.
What is a carrot?
Another name for the Holy Communion, this was derived from the Greek word for grateful.
What is Eucharist?
This battle of the Civil War had the most casualties (casualties = deaths + injuries).
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
This is another word for the mucus that is found in the body.
What is phlegm?
This is the symbol for the element silver.
What is Ag?
These are the official names for the types of roots that store the nutrients in the plant.
What are storage roots?
This state is home to the northernmost point in the continental United States.
What is Minnesota?
This is what happened in US history 5 days after General Lee surrendered at Appomattox?
What is Lincoln's assassination?
Something that we visited quite a few of on our 2014 road trip, that is not forts like Fort Necessity.
What are battlegrounds?
This is the liquid color of oxygen (not clear).
What is blue?
In a typical tree, this percent of all roots are in the top 18 inches of the soil.
What is 90%?
This is the largest island on Earth.
What is Greenland?
This man that was president before the Civil War is the only president that assisted the Confederacy in their fight in the Civil War.
Who is John Tyler?
This is what sports that are played between two different colleges are called, like football or basketball at Madison.
What is intercollegiate?
The most abundant element in the universe is not oxygen, but this other non-metal.
What is hydrogen?
This type of tree was found in South Africa to have roots go 400 feet into the ground.
What is a wild fig tree?
There are 5280 feet in 1 mile, but there are this many yards in 1 mile.
What is 1760?