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100
The state to the south of Oregon
What is California
100
Typical number of passengers riding in a wagon on the Oregon Trail
What is zero
100
What year did pioneers begin traveling the Oregon Trail?
What is 1836
100
The 500-ft tall rock column
What is Chimney Rock
100
Women and girls wore this to protect their faces from the sun
What is a bonnet
200
What you do to cream in order to make butter
What is churn
200
Approximate length of the Oregon Trail
What is 2,000 miles
200
What year did Nebraska become a state?
What is 1867
200
Landmark often reached on the 4th of July
What is Independence Rock
200
Every wagon carried a bucket of grease for keeping these running smoothly
What are the wagon wheels
300
Diarrhea disease that killed hundreds along the Oregon Trail
What is cholera
300
How many members were in the Donner Party
What is 89
300
Year the Lewis and Clark expedition finished
What is 1806
300
A spot with delicious bubbling water
What is Soda Springs
300
There is both a river and fertile valley with this name. Main destination of those on the Oregon Trail.
What is Willamette
400
Barrel maker
What is a cooper
400
Approximate number of months it took to travel the Oregon Trail
What is 5 to 6 months
400
California was part of Mexico until this year
What is 1848
400
This gorge in Wyoming on the Sweetwater River was thought to be haunted by evil spirits
What is Devil's Rock
400
This device helped make a fire hotter by giving it more air
What is a bellows
500
The main ingredient in Johnnycakes
What is cornmeal
500
Approximate number of pioneers that traveled the Oregon Trail before the Gold Rush
What is 11,000
500
Year the Donner Party was rescued
What is 1847
500
This site on the Columbia River was near the end of the trail. Travelers could travel by river the rest of the way when they reached here.
What is The Dalles
500
"Ship" of the prairie
What is a Prairie Schooner