Rush for the Gold
What was the most common route to get to California for the Gold Rush?
a. Panama Route
b. Around Cape Horn
c. Overland Route
d. Teleportation
C. Overland Route (via the Oregon Trail to the California Trail)
In their persuasive essay, which Toyon tried to convince us that all kids should have a three day weekend?
A. Sergei
B. Anna
C. Georgia
D. Owen
D. Owen
What is the speed of light (miles per second)?
186,000 miles per second
Must be within 50,000 miles per second (136,000 - 236,000)
What year did the Gold Rush start at Sutter's Mill?
1848
Unscramble these letters!
NIALIFORACL
California!
Trey and Kirk went to the Marin County Fair and entered the pizza eating contest. They were both given pizzas that were the same size, but were cut up into different numbers of slices. Kirk munched 1/4 of his pizza whereas Trey gobbled up 2/7 of his pizza. Who ate more? (Bonus: how much more did the winner eat?)
Kirk: 1/4 = 7/28
Trey: 2/7 =8/28 -- Trey ate more than Kirk
(Bonus: Trey ate 1/28 more than Kirk)
When you were living in a mining camp, what are two things you might whine about? Give two examples.
Expensive food and supplies, someone else stealing your gold, home sickness, lice, didn't strike it rich, poor shelters, lots of bugs and lice, illnesses.
If you were to add up all the ages of the Toyons (including Trey and Kirk), how old would they be?
261 years
(18 Toyons are ten years-old, 1 Toyon is nine years-old, Kirk is 30 years-old and Trey is 42 years-old)
What does "schadenfreude" mean?
Taking joy out of someone else's suffering OR Taking pleasure in someone else's pain.