California
Statehood 9/9/1850
Newspapers
Newspaper Carrier Day 9/4
Constitution Day
9/17
Punctuation
Punctuation Day 9/24
Elephants
Elephant Appreciation Day 9/22
100

California's motto ( it means I have found it) refers to the discovery of gold.

What is Eureka

100

Before written newspapers became in vogue in Europe, this man gave the news.

What is the town crier.

100

Many people and students receive a copy of this on Constitution Day

What is a copy of the Constitution of the U.S.

100

a quotation mark indicates this

Someone is speaking

100

This part of the elephant reaches up to 5ft long and acts like a fan

What is the ears.

200

The finding of gold in California's American River triggered a massive rush of gold seekers.  The gold seekers were nicknamed this.

What are the 49ers

200

This century marks the beginning of the written newspaper as we know them today

What is the 17th century

200

The Constitution is on display in Washington DC in this building

What is the National Archives

200

& this symbol indicates this

What is and

200

Like human babies elephant babies sometimes need to suck for comfort. elephant babies suck on this.

What is their trunk

300

The hottest and driest place in America is this place in California.

What is Death Valley

300

This New England city was the first American city to have a written newspaper in 1704

What is Boston

300

This man was the oldest person to sign the Constitution when it was signed on 9/17/1787

Who was Benjamin Franklin

300

Older people consider this symbol# to mean pound . Younger people think it means this.

What is hashtag

300

Elephants live in this type of society . One that is ruled by women

What is matriarchal

400

Every year this phenomenon occurs in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The snow along the slopes turn pink and taste like a fruit.  It is reffered to as this type of snow

What is Watermelon snow

400

New York publishers in 1848 first banned together in this group in order to help find and share news

What is the Associated Press

400

Prior to 2004, Constitution Day was called this.  It was a day that was set aside to commemorate the Constitution and the citizens that it supports

What is Citizenship Day

400

@ This symbol has been used since the 16oo's and it has always meant this

What is at this place.

400

Elephants have a life span of this long.

What is 70 yrs.

500

In May of 1873, A German immigrant invented this apparel for the miners which has endured to be an American staple

What are Levis

500

In the 1930's, these columns first appeared in American newspapers.  They were meant for a form and entertainment and also to help circulation numbers

What are the comics

500

This word never appears in the Constitution

What is God

500

A backwards question mark at the beginning of a sentence means this.

What is irony.

500

Elephants have many vocalizations but when they call out in distress to others they are said to be doing this.

What is bugling.

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