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100

What is a plain or hilly region within the temperate zone that is covered with grass?

Prairie

100

What was the most important animal to the Indians?

Bison (Buffalo)

100

What 2,000-foot mountains are just west of the Mississippi in the states of Missouri and Arkansas?

Ozarks

100

How did the Blackfoot tribe receive its name?

The people wore black moccasins

100

What is Mr. Womack's favorite color?

Blue

200

What is the time of little rain or no rain called?

Dought

200

What animal lived in vast underground "towns"?

Prairie Dogs

200

What is the Longest River in North America and the chief tributary of the Mississippi River?

Missouri River

200

What does the term Dakota mean?

"friends" or "allies"

200

What is Mr. Womack's favorite drink?

Coffee

300

What are the dried-up plants that break off from their roots and roll across the plain?

Tumbleweeds

300

What parts of the Bison (Buffalo) did the Indians use?

ALL

300

What is the world's largest Gulf?

Gulf of Mexico

300

Who drove the Cheyenne Indians onto the central plains?

the Ojibwa Indians

300

What brand of car does Mr. Womack drive?

Mazda

400

Why is this vast area called the "bread basket" of the nation?

Through hard work, machinery, and fertile land

400

Why do Prairie Dogs did nonstop?

To keep their claws trimmed

400

What important Atlantic current begins in this Gulf?

Gulf Stream

400

What Sioux medicine man claimed to have a vision of while soldiers falling into his camp?

Sitting Bull

400

Where was Mr. Womack born?

Jacksonville, Florida

500

Trees only grow near ______ and _______

Rivers and Lakes

500

Describe the Prairie Chicken's Courtship Dancec

Puffing up the neck sacs, stomping his feet, and turning around.

NOT Traegan's dance!

500

What is the price of a Gulf Stream 650?

$65 Million

500

In what battle did the Sioux Indians defeat General Custer and his soldiers?

Battle of Little Bighorn

500

How many siblings does Mr. Womack have?

4 (3 sisters & 1 brother)