Horses
What is a male horse called?
A stallion!
What is the world's largest ocean?
The Pacific Ocean
Colorado Springs is the ___ largest city in CO.
Second.
True or false: I do not need to bring a pencil every day to class.
False! Bring a pencil please!
What is the name of Sierra's Principal?
Mr. Beaudoin.
What is the product of a horse and a donkey called?
A mule
What is the largest desert (hot or cold) on Earth?
Antarctica.
What is the name of the very fancy, historic hotel on the Western side of Colorado Springs?
The Broadmoor.
True or false: all assignments in this class will be standardized online.
False!
What are Sierra's official colors?
Cardinal and Gold.
What is the average lifespan of a horse (+/- 5 years)
25-30 years
What is topography?
The study of the Earth's surface: landforms, rivers, mountains, oceans, etc.
Why did so many people come to Colorado Springs in the 1850s-1860s (especially to now-called Old Colorado City)?
The Pikes Peak Gold Rush.
True or false: this class will be mostly lecture based.
False!
What room number is Ms. A's class?
101
What are the two main "styles" of horseback riding?
English and Western
Approximately, what is Colorado Springs' height above sea level (+/- 250 ft)?
6000 ft.
What place in Colorado Springs inspired Katharine Lee Bates to write the song "America the Beautiful"?
Pikes Peak
True or false: participation does not matter and is not required in class.
False! Please participate!
What is the name of our school's librarian?
Ms. Brown
What are the main four "speeds" that horses run?
Walk, trot, canter, gallop.
What is the smallest country by geographic area?
Vatican City (0.19 sq mi).
What is the name of the man who "founded" Colorado Springs?
General William Jackson Palmer.
What are the four AP Pillars to guide our class?
Academic Conversation, Evidence-Based Writing, Higher Order Questioning, and Close Observation and Analysis.
In what year was Sierra built (+/- 7 years).
1984.