Wisconsin State Song
On Wisconsin
How many continents are there on Earth?
7
Declaration of Indepence signed in this year.
(250th Anniversary)
1776
When is the Vernal Equinox?
Spring. March 19th or 20th
What is the name of the tree used to make maple syrup?
Sugar Maple - Acer Saccharum
Highest scorer in NBA?
LeBron James Sr.
Wisconsin State Dance
Polka
What hemisphere has more land? East or West?
East
Who won the French and Indian War?
The British
What does the term equinox mean?
Equal Night in Latin
What is a weasel called in the winter?
Ermine
Name all of the NBA teams in California
Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors, and Sacramento Kings.
Wisconsin State Tree
Sugar Maple
How deep is the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean?
3,5 or 7 miles
7 miles deep
When was the Civil War? 1640s, 1750s, 1860s
1860s
How many hours of day and night are there on the equinox?
12 hours Day - 12 hours Night
Quercus rubra
Red Oak
How many players for a baseball team are on the field for defense?
Nine
Wisconsin is the leading producer of this.
Ginseng
How high is Mt. Everest (Sagarmatha in Nepal)
2.5, 5.5 or 7.5 miles?
5.5 miles
When was the steam engine invented?
1600s, 1700s, 1800s
1700s
At our latitude roughly 45 - 47 degrees North, how many hours of daylight will there be in and around the Summer Solstice?
16 hours of daylight 8 hours of night
Ojibwe word for wolf
Maiingan
What was the name of the first baseball team from Milwaukee?
The Braves
Bratwurst Capital of the World
Sheboygan
What is the circumference around the Earth?
10,000, 25,000 or 50,000 miles?
25,000 miles
Who did the United States fight in the War of 1812 and where was it fought?
Great Britain. U.S. and Canada.
On June 21st the sun never sets above 66.5 N latitude, what is this area called? Hint: Circle
Arctic Circle
Largest member of the weasel family in North America?
Wolverine - Gulo gulo
What two NFL teams have the oldest rivalry in professional football?
Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears
Wisconsin Tribes called it the Meskousing River. What do we call it today?
Wisconsin
Which continent has the most countries?
Africa with 54
Who was president during the 1830's Indian Removal?
Andrew Jackson
How long does it take for the Earth to complete one revolution around the sun?
365 days
Ojibwe for Moose
Mooz
What was the first professional baseball team started in 1869? Guess the city
The Cincinnati Red Stockings
Lead miners in Mineral Point who lived in dugout caves were called these.
Badgers
How much deeper is Lake Baikal than Lake Superior?Twice, 3 or 4 times as deep?
4 times as deep. Superior .25 mile, Baikal 1 mile
Who was president during the 1840's Mexican-American War?
James K.Polk
What is the term for a 4 season climate?
Temperate
What is the longest word in Ojibwe?
Think summer desert
Blueberry Pie -
miini-baashkiminasigani-biitoosijigani-bakwezhigan
Who is considered the greatest American athlete?
(Double bonus if you can guess what tribe he is from)
Jim Thorpe - Sauk-Fox