Post by Woody Williams on Aug 28, 2015 20:26:52 GMT -5
We have a TIE between Sasquatch and 36Fan with 5 correct answers.
The TIE breaker is - Give me the number of pages in The Carter Journals book?
Sasquatch and 36Fan please give me your guess. Closest to the total wins the signed book
THE ANSWERS -
1.How many cities have been the capital of the US? (3)
2. By what name was Edward Teach better known? (Blackbeard)
3. When Daniel Boone led the first white settlers into Kentucky, their intention was to start a new colony. What was this failed colony to be called? (Transylvania)
4. The first successful English colony in America began at Jamestown in 1607. There were previous attempts that failed. Where was the mysterious "Lost Colony"? (Roanoke Island, NC)
5. What is now Upper East Tennessee was once part of North Carolina which split off to form a new, independent state. After several years of struggle, their efforts failed. What was this lost state called? (Franklin)
6. William Henry Harrison was governor of the Indiana Territory during the Battle of Tippecanoe. What was the name of his home in Vincennes? (Grouseland)
7. One of the most important "stations" of the Underground Railroad was in East. central Indiana. What was the name of the man who operated it? (Levi Coffin)
8. Indiana was the site of one of the only pitched battles of the Civil War (besides Gettysburg) fought on the soil of a free state. Where did that battle take place? (Corydon)
9. Between what ages did Abraham Lincoln live in Indiana? (Age 7 to age 21)
10. Indiana is home to the only wooden canal aqueduct still in service in the U.S. In what town can it be found? (Metamora)
Thanks to all who played and a BIG thanks to Metamora for his generous donation!
The TIE breaker is - Give me the number of pages in The Carter Journals book?
Sasquatch and 36Fan please give me your guess. Closest to the total wins the signed book
THE ANSWERS -
1.How many cities have been the capital of the US? (3)
2. By what name was Edward Teach better known? (Blackbeard)
3. When Daniel Boone led the first white settlers into Kentucky, their intention was to start a new colony. What was this failed colony to be called? (Transylvania)
4. The first successful English colony in America began at Jamestown in 1607. There were previous attempts that failed. Where was the mysterious "Lost Colony"? (Roanoke Island, NC)
5. What is now Upper East Tennessee was once part of North Carolina which split off to form a new, independent state. After several years of struggle, their efforts failed. What was this lost state called? (Franklin)
6. William Henry Harrison was governor of the Indiana Territory during the Battle of Tippecanoe. What was the name of his home in Vincennes? (Grouseland)
7. One of the most important "stations" of the Underground Railroad was in East. central Indiana. What was the name of the man who operated it? (Levi Coffin)
8. Indiana was the site of one of the only pitched battles of the Civil War (besides Gettysburg) fought on the soil of a free state. Where did that battle take place? (Corydon)
9. Between what ages did Abraham Lincoln live in Indiana? (Age 7 to age 21)
10. Indiana is home to the only wooden canal aqueduct still in service in the U.S. In what town can it be found? (Metamora)
Thanks to all who played and a BIG thanks to Metamora for his generous donation!
