Immigration I
Where was Ellis Island located?
a) Boston Harbor
b) San Francisco Bay
c) New York Harbor
d) Chesapeake Bay
c) New York Harbor
Where was Angel Island located?
a) Puget Sound
b) San Francisco Bay
c) Los Angeles Harbor
d) Boston Harbor
b) San Francisco Bay
What is the name of the Flyers' mascot?
Gritty
What 1981 arcade game features the titular amphibian trying to cross a road without getting squashed by cars, and a river without getting eaten by predators?
Frogger
Most immigrants arriving at Ellis Island came from:
a) Asia
b) South America
c) Europe
d) Africa
c) Europe
What were conditions like at Angel Island?
a) Quick and easy
b) Comfortable and clean
c) Longer, harder, prison-like
d) Short stays with no inspections
c) Longer, harder, prison-like
What is the name of the groundhog from the PA Lottery commercials?
Gus (Keep on scratchin'!)
Which spooky 2001 GameCube game starring Mario’s brother got a reboot for Nintendo Switch in 2019?
Luigi's Mansion
How long did most immigrants stay at Ellis Island?
a) Years
b) Months
c) A few hours to a few days
d) Only one hour
c) A few hours to a few days
What was "steerage" on a steamship?
The poorest, most crowded area for passengers
Philly has some pretty weird street names. Which one of these is fake? Axe Factory Road, Cobblers Mill Road, Flamingo Street, Shunk Street
Axe Factory Road is in the Northeast, Flamingo Street is in the Northwest and Shunk Street is in South Philly. But Cobblers Mill Road does not exist in Philly.
In 2014, Google partnered with Game Freak and Nintendo as part of an April Fool's Day prank to create a new version of Google Maps populated by small creatures. This prank inspired what massively popular 2016 video game?
Pokemon Go
What were the two main inspections at Ellis Island?
Medical and legal
What was a manifest?
A list of all passengers on a steamship
Which of these holidays was invented in Philadelphia: Mother's Day, Father's Day, Memorial Day
Mother's Day
According to IGN, after Tetris this game is the #1 selling game of all time.
Minecraft
About how many immigrants passed through Ellis Island?
a) 1 million
b) 12 million
c) 20 million
d) 100 million
b) 12 million
What was the definition for "immigrant" that we used on our study sheet?
A person who moves from one country to another.
What day of the year does the annual Mummers Parade take place in Philadelphia? July 4th, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving
New Year's Day
What is the top-selling console of all time? Playstation 2, Nintendo Wii, or Playstation
Playstation 2 - over 158 million sold.