Harvey Girls
Railroads
City in Kansas
Kansas Plant
Misc.
100

About how many "Harvey Girls" left the job to get married?

8, 260 girls

100

The railroads made it possible for Kansas to send what three items to the east?

produce, grain, and cattle

100

What was the name of the man that the city of Atchison was named after?

David Rice Atchison
100
True or False: The Prairie Goldenrod is the state flower?

False, the sunflower is the state flower.

100

The Santa Fe Railroad went through 7 states- Name 4 of these states. 

Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma, Texas, California

200

Fred Harvey opened his first "Harvey House" in which city?

Topeka

200

What was the nickname of the early locomotives?

Iron horses

200
Atchison is the birthplace of what famous person?

Amelia Earhart

200

Where can you find Prairie Goldenrods growing?

Grassy roadsides, rocky slopes, railroads, ditches, and fences. Dry, open places on the slopes of valleys and plains.

200

This kind of mural is made of permanent plants, stones, and other native materials. 

landscape mural

300

On what railroad line where the "Harvey Houses" opened.

Santa Fe

300

In what town was the first railroad in America built?

Baltimore, Maryland

300

By what river is Atchison located?

Missouri River

300

What do you call a period of time with little or no rain?

A drought

300

In what three forms can fake news come in?

story,  photo, video

400
What was the age range of the "Harvey Girls"?

18 to 30 years old

400

What was the railroad line called that crossed the entire United States from coast to coast?

Transcontinental railroad

400

What college is in Atchison and where Mrs. H. attended?

Benedictine College

400

What do you call a plant that comes back every year without having to be replanted?

Perennial

400

What kind of problems can fake news create?

spreads misinformation

500
If you wanted to work as a "Harvey Girl", what were you forbidden to do?

To marry

500

The two railroads, Central Pacific and Union Pacific, met in what town?

Promontory Point

500

What is the name of the city mentioned in this week's studies weekly?

Atchison

500

What is the name of the warm season herb in this week's studies weekly?

Prairie Goldenrod
500

What was the name of the railroad lines that connect to the main lines?

Feeder lines