Kentucky/Missouri
The longest running sport in America, held at Churchill Downs
The Kentucky Derby
Denver is known as the what due to it's elevation above sea level?
The Mile High City
Which river is at the base of the Grand Canyon?
Colorado River
What is the name of the 1st "mission" built by the Spanish in San Antonio, originally used to teach people about Catholic faith, education, and customs?
The Alamo
Mississippi seceded (left) the Union to become part of the confederacy because they valued what?
The name of the explorers who set out to discover the land acquired by the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
Lewis and Clark
During the Great Depression, Oklahoma was also known as the _________ __________ due to poor farming practices and high winds.
Dust Bowl
Moab is known for its deep canyons and red, sand stone mountains. What makes the sandstone red?
High iron-oxide content
Which country was Texas trying to gain independence from at the Battle of the Alamo?
Mexico
Which President said "Vicksburg is the key, the war can never be brought to a close until that key is in our pocket."
Abraham Lincoln
The name of the horse who still holds the track record for the fastest time.
Secretariat
Oklahoma is know as the _______ State due to the ranchers who crossed the border too early to claim homesteads.
Sooner
What did Powell name the rapids that overturned one of his boats, causing his crew to lose 1/3 of their rations?
What saying reminds us of the defeated solider's courageous fight to the death and also encouraged other Texans to keep fighting for what they believed in, their independence?
"Remember the Alamo!"
Vicksburg was the key because it was the last portion of the ______________ _____________ that was still occupied by the Confederates.
Mississippi River
The Louisiana purchase, by Thomas Jefferson, doubled the size of the US. It was land on the west side of what river?
The Mississippi River
Approximately many years ago did the Pueblo Native Americans occupy the cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde?
700
Who was the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) and established the Salt Lake City area?
Brigham Young
Roughly how many soldiers were barricaded inside The Alamo for the historic battle?
200
After several failed attempts, General _____________ S. __________ realized that victory would require cutting off supplies to Vicksburg and laying siege to the city.
Ulysses S. Grant
How many miles long is the Kentucky Derby race?
1.25 miles
What was discovered in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado around 1859?
Gold
What is the name of the US explorer who took a crew of 9 men on a 3-month expedition of the Grand Canyon?
John Wesley Powell
The Johnson Space Center in Houston (NASA) is mission control for all space flights and oversaw the Apollo 11, which landed which 2 astronauts on the moon?
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
Although the victory at Vicksburg was a turning point in the Civil War, it is ofter overshadowed by Robert E. Lee's victory at _______________. Both were critical wins to change the course of the Civil War.
Gettysburg