Gold Rush
Who earned the most money during the gold rush
merchants
Why is Silicon Valley called Silicon Valley
For the metal used in computers Silicon
Name 5 famous Actors
RDJ, Tom Cruise, Samuel L Jackson, Will Smith, Nick Cage, Morgan Freeman, Jackie Chan, etc
What is the capital of California
Sacramento
How many bones are in the human body
206
About how much gold was found during the gold rush
about 750,000 pounds
What compony built their first computer in Silicon Valley
Apple
Name 3 big movie studios
Universal, Marvel, Disney, Sony, etc
Name a native american tribe from California
Karuk, Maidu, Atsugewi, Cahto, etc
How many years has Mr. Sands been teaching at Plano West
17
What city was born from the gold rush
San Francisco
What military complex used to use Silicon Valley as a research facility
Navy
What was the first movie to earn over 1 billion in the box office
Titanic
What was California called before California
Alta California
Name 3 German Car brands
Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, Volkswagen, Audi
What was the first American gold rush
Cabarrus County, North Carolina
What was one of Silicon Valleys old nicknames
Valley of death
What did the Hollywood sign originally say
It said "HOLLYWOODLAND"
1850
What two countries have gone to war against birds
Australia and China
If you hit gold what did you get to eat
A Hangtown Fry
What is the annual profit from Silicon Valley
275 billion
Who is the only person on the Hollywood walk of fame who's name is on the wall instead of the sidewalk
Muhammad Ali
What was California's original state capital
San Jose
What was the first thing sent to space by humans
a manhole cover