Early Exploration
These were the first Caucasian people to reach the mainland of North America in about 1000 A.D.
Who were the Vikings?
Ant
Cricket
Grasshopper
What is insect?
In order to be an island, a piece of land must be completely surrounded by this
What is water?
"The ___ In The Hat" by Dr. Seuss
What is cat?
The last letter of our alphabet
What is z?
The year Columbus first sailed from Spain and landed on the island of San Salvador in America
What is 1492?
Halibut
Shark
Sardine
What is fish?
This tropical state is a chain of 8 main islands and about 120 smaller islands
What is Hawaii?
"Mother ___" nursery rhymes
What is Goose?
Traditionally the last car on a train
What is a Caboose?
In 1513 this Spaniard explored Florida in search of the Fountain of Youth
Who is Ponce de Leon?
Alligator
Turtle
Iguana
What is reptile?
This state's name contains the word "island"
What is Rhode Island?
"Brown ___, Brown ___, What Do You See" by Bill Martin
What is Bear?
The last state admitted to the Union?
What is Hawaii?
The Spanish and Portuguese came to Mexico, Central, and South America in the 1500s in search of this precious metal
What is Gold?
Cobra
Python
Anaconda
What is snake or reptile?
Tokyo is the capital of this island nation
What is Japan?
"The Very Hungry ___" by Eric Carle
What is Caterpillar?
The last full month of summer
What is August?
In 1513 Vasco de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama, making him the first European to see this Ocean
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Ostrich
Falcon
Buzzard
What is bird?
This island, bordered by the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, in the largest island in the world.
What is Greenland?
"The Velveteen ____" by Margery Williams
What is Rabbit?
The last word in "The Star Spangled Banner"
What is brave?