JeopardyWHO’S LAND IS IT?

WHERE IS HOME?

LIFE ON THE PRAIRIE

CHUGGING ON DOWN THE LINE

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Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from H1

The purchase of this land from France included what became the DakotaTerritory.

$100 Answer from H1

What was the Louisiana Purchase

$200 Question from H1

The sum of money paid to FranceFor the land that included the Dakota Territory.

$200 Answer from H1

What is 15 million dollars

$300 Question from H1

The Dakota Territory was created in this year.

$300 Answer from H1

What is 1861?

$400 Question from H1

South Dakota became a state in 1891 And this state became a state two Years earlier in 1889.

$400 Answer from H1

What is North Dakota

$500 Question from H1

Settlers were granted up to 160 acres of landUnder this government act.

$500 Answer from H1

What was the Homestead Act?

$100 Question from H2

A lack of potatoes caused someOf this ethnic group to settleIn North Dakota.

$100 Answer from H2

Who were the Irish?

$200 Question from H2

South Central North Dakota became the home of these Immigrants once they were chased out of Russia.

$200 Answer from H2

Who were the German Russians?

$300 Question from H2

Scandinavian immigrants from these three Countries settled in north central NorthDakota.

$300 Answer from H2

Norway, Finland, Sweden

$400 Question from H2

Fish soaked in lye and a thin bread like pastryAre both made by Norwegian immigrants.

$400 Answer from H2

What are lutefisk and lefse?

$500 Question from H2

This ethnic group was basicallyFur traders and some of the firstEuropeans to settle in what is nowNortheastern North Dakota.

$500 Answer from H2

Who are the French?

$100 Question from H3

Many of the early homes built on The North Dakota prairie were builtWith this material.

$100 Answer from H3

What is sod?

$200 Question from H3

This small grain crop became a staple For the early immigrants who settledOn the prairie.

$200 Answer from H3

What is Wheat?

$300 Question from H3

Thousands of acres of land wereEither ruined or totally destroyed In the 1930’s by this natural Disaster.

$300 Answer from H3

What was the Dust Bowl ?

$400 Question from H3

This event, celebrated in North Dakota, celebrates Scandinavianheritage of the people who settled The plains and valleys of NorthDakota.

$400 Answer from H3

What is the Norsk Hostfest?

$500 Question from H3

Two common games played by many Pioneer children when there was free Time.

$500 Answer from H3

What is “hoops and sticks” and “hide the thimble”?

$100 Question from H4The percent of all farms that were within 5 miles of a Railroad in the early years of North Dakota’s history.

$100 Answer from H4

80%

$200 Question from H4

The number of acres of land that were given to the railroads to sell as an incentive to build rail lines in places like the Dakota Territory

$200 Answer from H4

129 million acres

$300 Question from H4

In 1859 it was one of the first steamboats to beUsed on the Red River?

$300 Answer from H4

What was the Anson Northrup ?

$400 Question from H4

Native Americans, trappers, and traders often traded here and referred to this future city as “Les GrandesFourches”.

$400 Answer from H4

Grand Forks ND

$500 Question from H4Named after George Cass this city was a stopping point for Homesteaders on their way to other points west in the Dakota Territory.

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What is Casselton ND?

$100 Question from H5

Huge farms of 40,000 to over 100,000Acres in size.

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What are bonanza farms.

$200 Question from H5

The historical farm site located in Richland County

$200 Answer from H5

What is the Bagg Bonanza Farm?

$300 Question from H5

Most of the bonanza farms were locatedHere because of the rich soil and adequateMoisture.

$300 Answer from H5

What is the Red River Valley?

$400 Question from H5

Constant plowing and not taking care of the land meant the land was subject to this type of erosion.

$400 Answer from H5

What is wind erosion?

$500 Question from H5

The nickname for soil in the Red River ValleyWhen it gets very moist and sticks to just About everything it comes into contact with.

$500 Answer from H5

What is “Gumbo”?

Final Jeopardy

Bill Guy, George Sinner, Bill Langer,And John Burke as well as this man Have all been governors and citizensof Casselton ND. First and last name Are needed and spelled correctly.

Final Jeopardy Answer

Who is Jack Dalrymple?