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*This organelle is known as the "powerhouse of the cell" and generates most of the cell's chemeical energy needed for your body to function.
What is the mitochondria?
Alcatraz isn't technically sitting in the Pacific Ocean; the famous prison island is located in this body of water.
What is the San Francisco Bay?
*The Gold Rush of ___ brought hundreds of thousands of people to California hoping to strike it rich.
What is 1848/1849?
*Trainers in a famous Nintendo franchise use this red-and-white object to capture and carry creatures they encounter.
What is a Poké Ball?
*Indigenous civilizations in Mesoamerica prepared versions of this food by wrapping filled corn dough in husks or leaves before steaming it.
What are tamales?
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*Name all recognized continents in order from LARGEST to SMALLEST by land area.
What is Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antartica, Europe, Australia?
Declared in 2013 by Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newson, the ___ is the official state fruit of California.
What is avocado?
During this year, Apollo 11 completed humanity’s first crewed Moon landing, with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin becoming the first humans to walk on the Moon.
What is 1969?
This branch of science studies the motion and behavior of projectiles, including their flight and impact.
What is Ballistics?
*This popular fried food is made by coating a specific tender cut of poultry in seasoned breading before cooking it until golden and crispy.
What are chicken tenders?
What literary term describes a word, phrase, or sequence that remains the same when read forward or backward?
What is a palindrome?
California became the ___st U.S. state on September 9, 1850 with Sacramento as its capital.
What is 31st?
In this year, the first Iron Man movie kicked off the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the U.S. experienced a major economic crisis, and Barack Obama was elected president.
What is 2008?
DAILY DOUBLE
Before becoming associated with slow love songs, this term is referred to a poem or song that tells a story.
What is a ballad?
This soup begins with a savory stock and a fermented soybean paste, with tofu, seaweed, and green onions commonly added before serving.
What is miso soup?
This five-letter word can be broken entirely into four chemical element symbols: Na–C–H–O. Name all four elements.
What is Sodium, Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen?
*California elementary school students were assigned to build miniature versions of these historic Spanish religious settlements, often using cardboard, or whatever their parents could find at Michaels.
What are the California Missions?
*The Gold Rush of ___ brought hundreds of thousands of people to California hoping to strike it rich.
What is 1848/1849?
Offering someone far less money than an item is reasonably worth is commonly described using this word.
What is lowballing?
*This Chinese-American favorite coats crispy battered pieces in a glossy sweet-and-tangy sauce flavored with the zest and juice of a fruit that gives the dish its name.
What is orange chicken?
Rather than representing money that must be repaid, these represent fractional ownership and can increase or decrease in value along with the company they represent.
What are stocks?
*Founded in 1777, this Bay Area city was California's first civilian settlement under Spanish rule and later served briefly as the state's first capital.
What is San José?
On May 2 of this year, Osama bin Laden was killed during a U.S. military raid in Pakistan.
What is 2011?
*In this sport, deliberately hitting the ball into the crowd is often celebrated rather than penalized.
What is baseball?
*This handmade dish is a thick, round flatbread stuffed with ingredients such as cheese, beans, or seasoned pork and traditionally served with pickled cabbage and tomato sauce.
What is a pupusa?