Roanoke
What made the English want to go to America in the late 1500's?
The French and Spanish were making a lot of money
What was the shape of the fort they built?
A triangle.
What were the names of the 2 ships they planned on taking?
Mayflower and Speedwell
What is the hardest known natural material?
Diamonds
Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How?
They are grandfather, father, and son.
Who started Roanoke?
Sir Walter Raleigh
During the starving time, what percentage of people died, why couldn't they leave, and why were the dying?
80%, they were afraid of being killed by indians, and they were getting sick from bad water and lack of food.
What is the only letter of the alphabet not to appear in the name of any US state?
Q
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window
Why was John White not able to return for 3 years? (be specific)
His ship was taken to use to fight the Spanish Armada.
What were the names of the 3 ships they used?
Discovery, G-dspeed, and Susan Constant.
What modern-day state is Plymouth in?
Massachusetts
What is the only continent without an active volcano?
Australia
A bus driver goes the wrong way down a one-way street. He passes the cops, but they don’t stop him. Why?
He was walking
When John White returned, there was a word carved on the wall of the colony and a tree. What was the word carved on the Tree?
Cro (Croaton was carved on the wall)
What were the names of the indians from Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth
Croaton, Powhatan, and Wamanoag
What were the 2 names of the English-speaking Indians.
Squanto and Samoset
Which American president is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame?
Abraham Lincoln
I make a loud sound when I’m changing. When I do change, I get bigger but weigh less. What am I?
Popcorn
What modern-time state was Roanoke located in?
North Carolina
Who was the man who introduced tobacco to Jamestown?
John Rolfe
How many men signed the Mayflower Compact?
41
As of 2019, what is the most popular car color in the USA?
White
Two girls were born to the same mother, on the same day, at the same time, in the same month and year, and yet they're not twins. How can this be?
They're 2 of triplets