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Where in Wisconsin Am I?

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  • What started in 1918 during World War I and spread to Wisconsin quickly coming in waves and closing schools and businesses?
    The Spanish Flu
  • What did Clarissa Woods find that earned her $1.00 in 1876?
    The largest diamond in the U.S.
  • Pioneers prepared their food in "black kitchens". Why do they call it that?
    The black soot from the wood burning stove coated the bricks.
  • How did many escaped slaves get to Canada after being helped by Wisconsinites?
    By ship
  • Wisconsin loggers told tall tales about who?
    Paul Bunyan
  • Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little House on the Prairie books, was also a what?
    Teacher
  • In 1850 the federal government passed the Fugitive Slave Act which meant Wisconsin residents had to return what?
    Escaped slaves to their owners
  • In 1886, Josephine Cochrane improved this kitchen appliance after a hand-powered version was invented in 1850.
    The Dishwasher
  • What was accidentally discovered in 1939 and opened to visitors in 1940?
    Cave of the Mounds
  • Ebenezer Brigham came to Wisconsin to mine for lead and never knew WHAT was beneath his farm?
    A cave.