Texas
Built in Galveston, Texas, after the 1900 Great Storm - For protection from future hurricanes.
Seawall
Old Faithful geyser
Yellowstone National Park
On the top row of a keyboard - The numbers are in order except for which number?
Zero
Youngest of two boys, born February 6, 1911 in Illinois. During WW II, he was an actor who produced over 400 films for military training. The 40th President.
Ronald Reagan
Rooster Cogburn - a cantankerous one-eyed marshal. He received the Academy Award for Best Actor.
True Grit
He founded a colony named Campeche on Galveston Island in 1817. He engaged in piracy with his brother Pierre. He and his fleet helped General Andrew Jackson during the Battle of New Orleans to defend the city in the War of 1812 - in return for a legal pardon. a) Blackbeard b) Jean Laffite c) Francois Le Sage
b) Jean Laffite "The Terror of the Gulf"
El Capitan
Yosemite National Park
This mammal's food is twigs, tree bark and other vegetation. Lives in fresh water. Known for busy construction.
Beaver
The third of seven sons. Born in Texas on October 14, 1890. The 34th President. Served as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during WW II. Signed the bill that authorized the Interstate Highway System in 1956.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wil Andersen - an aging rancher who hires local schoolboys for a 400-mile cattle drive.
The Cowboys
Indianola, Texas is a ghost town located on Matagorda Bay. It was once the county seat of Calhoun County. It was impacted by devastating hurricanes in 1875 and 1886. True or False - The port received cargoes of camels in 1856 - as part of the US Camel Corps experiment to replace horses and mules in Southwest USA.
True
The Big Room / home to hundreds of thousands of Mexican free-tailed bats
Carlsbad Caverns
These two Americans are credited with inventing, building and flying the first successful airplane.
Orville and Wilbur Wright
The third child of eight. Born on May 20, 1768. The wife of the 4th President of the US. Rescued a painting of George Washington from the White House during the War of 1812.
Dolley Todd Madison
Ethan Edwards - a Civil War veteran whose niece is abducted by a tribe of Comanches
The Searchers
Where are the Chisos Mountains located? They cover only 40 sq. miles.
Big Bend National Park
Scotty's Castle
Death Valley National Park
Where is the Sea of Tranquility, the Sea of Clouds, and the Sea of Storms located?
On the moon
The middle child of 3 - orphaned at about 10 years old. He became a mining consultant & financier, & a multi-millionaire. During WW I, he & other American businessmen organized the return of about 100 thousand Americans stranded in Europe. Provided relief aid to Belgians during WW I and to central and Eastern Europeans after the war. 31st Pres during Great Depression. a) Herbert Hoover b) William Howard Taft c) Harry S Truman
a) Herbert Hoover
Jacob McCandles returns to his wife, played by Maureen O' Hara. He is trying to rescue his little grandson, who was kidnapped for a ransom.
Big Jake
What does the name Texas mean?
Friend - based on the Caddo word tay sha
Wizard Island
Crater Lake National Park
Which of the following Presidents was right-handed?
a) Gerald Ford b) Jimmy Carter c) Bill Clinton
b) Jimmy Carter
The only US President born on Independence Day - July 4, 1872 in Vermont. The oldest of two children. The only US President to be sworn into office by his father, a notary public, after President Harding's sudden death. The 30th President, from August 2, 1923 to March 4, 1929. a) Calvin Coolidge b) Harry S. Truman c) James A. Garfield
a) Calvin Coolidge
Three Godfathers