Oregon Trail & Beyond
This wagon, originating in Pennsylvania in the 18th Century, was a big part of the Oregon Trail expedition.
Conestoga - Dominant transportation vessel that could carry 6 tons of cargo over rough terrain. Typically featured a curved bed to keep goods from shifting.
12345678, Schlemiel, Schlimazel!, Hasenpfeffer Incorporated"
We're gonna make it! Give us any chance we'll take it. Read us any rule we'll break it, We're gonna make our dreams come true!
LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY
Coffee
Most of the miners never struck it rich but this entrepreneur did! He went from selling durable tents to durable denim! An empire was soon established for himself.
Levi Strauss
"One small step for man, One giant leap for mankind"
Neil Armstrong
The Oregon Trail began in this state?
Missouri
Love, Exciting and new. Come aboard we're expecting you....
The Love Boat
The first coffee beans were discovered in this region of the world. Bonus points if you can name the country and region.
Kaffa region of Ethiopia - Africa.
The gold rush created a little problem - At its peak, only 10% of California's population were ______
Women
The heartfelt song he penned about struggling with identity and loneliness while getting therapy put him at #5 on the pop charts in 1971 when he recorded it. Seems everyone heard it.. including the chair.
Neil Diamond
This tragedy took place in the Sierra Nevada mountains all due to an early October Snowfall. Of the 90 people on the expedition, only 45 survived.
Donner Party Tragedy.
This 1980's prime time TV soap opera theme was composed by Bill Conti and features a prominent majestic trumpet melody. How fitting as the show trailed just behind Dallas in ratings.
Dynasty
This population were the first to discover you can roast and boil coffee beans to make a beverage.
The Arabs
This term refers to the massive wave of immigrants who arrived in in California from all over the world in this specific year.
49'rs.
Canadian American Singer/ Song writer known for his solo work and works with Buffalo Springfield and CSNY.
Neil Young
This was considered a significant crime with over 450 documented incidents between 1856 and 1913. The most popular targets? Gold and Payroll.
Stage Coach Robberies
This iconic theme song was composed by British composer John Addison. Its a "playful yet mysterious" piece beginning with a piano and ending with strings - perfect way to open up the show about an amateur sleuth from 1984 to 1996!
Murder She Wrote
Italian mechanic and innovator, Luigi Bezzera, patented this machine in 1901 -
Espresso Machine
Talk about timing - this treaty was signed just days after gold was discovered. It made California part of the US.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Julliard trained pianist, singer, songwriter and composer who rose to stardom in the 1960's. Later inducted into the Songwriters hall of fame in 1983.
Neil Sedaka
This was a famous trail that spanned 1300 miles from Nauvoo Illinois to the Great Salt Lake Valley in Utah.
The Mormon Trail - Established in 1846 and ran through 1869
New York, New York, a wonderful town. The Bronx is up and the Battery's down.
opening to the musical "On the Town"
Before roasting and boiling, early consumption in the 9th and 10th century involved eating raw coffee cherries or mixing the cherries with this for energy
Animal Fat
Hundreds of San Francisco homes, banks, saloons, hotels and jails were made from these...
abandoned boats and ships.
World Renowned American Astrophysicist, cosmologist, author and science communicator...
Neil deGrasse Tyson