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Goin' on an Expedition
Roots! My Favorite!
Where's My Cell?
Not So Civil War
Keeping Up with the Johnsons
100
Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and their Corps of Discovery explored the West in the beginning of this century.
What is the 19th century? (a.k.a., the 1800s)
100
When someone goes incognito, he is doing this.
What is disguising himself/making himself unrecognizable?
100
These two components are unique to plant cells (i.e., not found in animal cells).
What are chloroplasts and cell walls?
100
Hard tack is comprised of these three ingredients.
What are flour, salt, and water?
100
This is Mrs. Johnson’s first name.
What is Veronica?
200
Among the species catalogued by the explorers was this member of the Order Rodentia, described by the Corps as a “barking squirrel.”
What is a prairie dog?
200
This is the four-letter root that means fault/guilt.
What is CULP?
200
This is the technical term for the powerhouses of the cell that release energy.
What are mitochondria?
200
After the Battle of Shiloh, some soldiers observed this strange phenomenon as they sat in the cold Tennessee mud.
What is some of their wounds glowed blue (from invading nematode bacteria)?
200
This is Mr. Johnson’s all-time favorite movie, mainly because of the time travel.
What is Back to the Future I?
300
SILLY QUESTION: Although an anachronistic choice, Juan said he would take this Q-word on an expedition.
What is a Quesarito?
300
The root PEL means this.
What is force?
300
This organelle functions like a highway within the cell, and connects the nucleus to the cell membrane.
What is the Golgi Apparatus?
300
Freed slave Mary Bowser reportedly spied within this powerful man’s household.
Who was Jefferson Davis?
300
This ignominious job was Mrs. Johnson’s first gig out of grad school.
What is museum guard?
400
Curious Native American children tried to do this to Corps member York’s skin.
What is rub off the dark coloring of his skin. (He was African-American.)
400
This common Latin phrase means “by the head” and is often used in census data.
What is PER CAPITA?
400
These organelles are what give rough endoplasmic reticulum its rough appearance.
What are ribosomes?
400
Union spy Elizabeth Van Lew hid her code-key in this unassuming article.
What is her watch?
400
Name Mrs. Johnson’s favorite Powerpuff Girls character.
Who is Mojo Jojo?
500
The Corps was advised to record a copy of its notes on this durable, non-parchment surface.
What is birch bark?
500
A person who is well-versed in multiple academic subjects is this.
What is a polymath?
500
Red blood cells are produced in this.
What is the bone marrow?
500
After retirement from battle, mascot “Old Abe” relocated to Wisconsin where he autographed souvenir cards in this unique way.
What is he (the eagle) poked a hole in the cards with his beak?
500
Mrs. Johnson’s mom received this disappointing career suggestion from a high school aptitude test.
What is Cemetery Groundskeeper?