Sandburg Jeopardy

Sandburg Family

100

How many daughters did Carl and Lilian Sandburg Have?

3

200

How many grandchildren lived here at Connemara?

2

300

How many years were Carl and Lilian Sandburg married?

Almost 60 years (59)

400

Which of Carl’s daughters helped run the goat milk dairy?

Helga

500

Which of Carl’s daughters took care of the baby goats in the summer kitchen downstairs in the house?

Janet

Sandburg's Writing

100

•Carl Sandburg wrote a biography of which American president?

•Who was Lincoln?

200

•In which poem did Carl Sandburg compare a cat to a type of weather?

•What was “Fog”?

300

•What was Carl’s collection of whimsical stories for children?

•What are the “Rootabaga Stories”?

400

•In which Sandburg poem does Carl write “come up” and “there is a dance to be danced for you”?

•What is “Spring Grass”?

500

•Which Sandburg poem about math can be seen on a video at Connemara?

•What is “Arithmetic”?

National Park Service

100

•What program helps children learn more about each National Park?

•What is the Junior Ranger program?

200

•What famous statue is a part of the National Park Service?

•What is the Statue of Liberty National Monument?

300

•Besides the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, what is another National Park that can be found in our area?

•What is the Blue Ridge Parkway?  (or Great Smoky Mountains or King’s Mountain)

400

•What animal is pictured on the National Park Service badge?

•What is the bison?

500

•What was the first National Park?

•What is Yellowstone National Park?

Connemara Farm

100

•How many breeds of goats did Lilian Sandburg have here at Connemara?

•What is three?

200

•What other animals does the National Park Service have living at Connemara Farm now?

•What are chickens (or cats)?

300

•What did Carl call “the thief of time”?

•What was a TV?

400

•What was the house garage used as before Lilian Sandburg turned it into a garage?

•What was the kitchen?

500

•In what year was the house built?

•What is 1838?

Goats at Connemara

100

•What goat breed from Switzerland is solid white?

•What is a Saanen?

200

•What goat breed from Switzerland is brown and white?

•What is a Toggenburg?

300

•What goat breed from Africa has long, floppy ears?

•What is a Nubian?

400

•What is the name for a female goat?

•What is a doe?

500

•Jennifer II was Mrs. Sandburg’s world-record holding goat for milk production.  On average, how many gallons of milk did she produce in a day?

•What is two and a half gallons?