US Geography
It Happened in 2001
Prairies
She's Crafty
Department of Interior Agencies
Grace's Childhood
200

The Mall of America, the largest mall in the United States, is located in this state

What is Minnesota

200

Search the answer for this question on this online encyclopedia launched in 2001

What is Wikipedia

200

This “Prairie” once covered 170 million acres; How high exactly? Up to 8 feet

What is Tallgrass

200

This craft, popular among yarn users, notably cannot be replicated by machines

What is Crochet

200

Northern Cascades, Isle Royale, and Great Basin are all lesser known parks run by this agency

What is the National Park Service

200

Grace spent the majority of her childhood in this Minneapolis suburb, named for a garden and a grassland

What is Eden Prairie

400

2 million acres make up this wetland in south Florida, the largest in the United States

What is the Everglades

400

This Beatles guitarist passed away on November 29, 2001

Who is George Harrison

400

Remnant prairie is a type of prairie that has never been this

What is Plowed

400

Log cabin, pinwheel, flying geese, and friendship star are types of patterns used in this patchwork craft

What is Quilting

400

This agency manages 1/10 of the land in the United States, primarily in the western half

What is the Bureau of Land Management

400

Both of Grace’s siblings are in college, Connor goes to this school in Marquette, Michigan

What is Northern Michigan University

600

Cahokia Mounds is a state park, National Historic Site, and UNESCO World Heritage Site, located in this state

What is Illinois

600

In 2001, the zinc industry was up in arms about a potential bill to phase out these, but the phase out did not start until 2025

What is the Penny

600

Many native and invasive forb species found in prairies, like beans, clovers, and vetches, are members of this nitrogen-fixing family

What is pea/legume

600

This man revolutionized sewing by patenting the first sewing machine in 1845

Who is Elias Howe

600

Pick up your mapping tools and do research for this agency monitoring and analyzing the US’s natural resources

What is the US Geological Survey

600

Grace was born on March 4, 2001 in Minneapolis, making her a Pisces with this moon sign

What is Cancer

800

This Atlantic Ocean estuary sits between a New York island and Connecticut 

What is the Long Island Sound
800

In 2001, Washington Wizards fans were excited for this basketball star coming out of retirement for the second time

Who is Michael Jordan

800

This rare and dancing bird relies on prairies in in the northern Great Plains

What is the Prairie Chicken

800

This technique, where stitches are held to the front or back to create twists, is used in knitting

What is Cabeling

800

Earlier this year the Trump administration created this agency, WFS, to consolidate federal firefighting employees

What is the Wildland Fire Service

800

Grace’s final ballet performance was Aurora’s solo from this drowsy ballet

What is Sleeping Beauty

1000

This 363-mile waterway connects the Hudson River to the Great Lakes

What is the Erie Canal

1000

This musical tells the story of a different plane on 9/11

What is Come From Away

1000

Prairies rely on this prescribed management to stay healthy

What is Fire

1000

A form of needlework often done on a grid-like canvas, that uses “X” shaped stitches

What is Cross-stitch

1000

This agency was originally named the Bureau of Biological Survey

What is the US Fish and Wildlife Service

1000

Tiger and this cat are Grace’s childhood pets that still live with Lori

Who is Minky

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