Amber Waves of Grain
Purple Mountain Majesties
Moving West
Entertainment
200

Three states within the Great Plains.

What is Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico?

200

Ash from this Cascade Range Mountain reached 11 states and 5 Canadian Provinces when it erupted on May 18, 1980.

What is Mount St. Helens?

200

We were two early explorers of the Western United States.  Along the way we met our friend, Sacagawea.

Who is Lewis and Clark?

200

I may only be 5'7", but I have been a "Top Gun" in some of the biggest movies ever.  

Who is Tom Cruise?

400

The phrase Amber Waves of Grain comes from this song? 

What is America the Beautiful?

400

Name one state that the Blue Ridge Mountains run thru.

Hint - Take me Home, country roads, to a place where I belong.....

What is West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Tennesee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia?

400

This city on the banks of the Mississppi River was one of the main departure points for many of the wagon trains for people moving west to settle.  It is home to the Gateway Arch.

What is St Louis?

400

Fans of this singer are called Swifties.

Who is Taylor Swift?


600

The Great Plains are between what mountian range to the west and what river to the east.

What is Rocky Mountains and Mississippi River?

600

Denali, formaly known as Mt McKinley is the largest mountain in the United States.  Is is located in this, the largest US State.

What is Alaska?

600

The belief that the United States was destined to expand across the continent.

What is Manifest Destiny?

600

Marketed as the Happiest Place on Earth.

What is Disneyland?

800

A major crop in the mid-western United States.  Great roasted, grilled, boiled, and popped.  Used as a feed for animals and even to make fuel.

What is corn?


800

I am the most mountainous state in the United States.

What is Colorado?

800

The _________ Act gave Americans the opportunity to settle and own land as part of the expansion in the western areas of our country.  Settlers could claim 160 acres of land and if they met certain requirements,  which included building a home and planting crops within a 5 year period, then the land would become theirs. It would be Home Sweet Home!

What is Homestead?

800

The home for making motion pictures

What is Hollywood?


1000

The Great Plains and the Mid-West are known as the bread basket of the US because of this main crop.

What is wheat?

1000

The phrase Purple Mountain majesties comes from this song.

What is America the Beautiful?

1000

In 1803, The United States government bought 500,000,000 acres of land from Napoleon that was claimed by France. This acquisition nearly doubled the size of the United States.

What is the Louisiana Purchase?

1000

This is a game made up of blocks, creatures, and community. You can survive the night or build a work of art.

What is Minecraft?

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