GATHERING ACTIVITY
Here are some sample gathering activities. I am
sure you can create similar ones for your states. CD
KNOW YOUR STATE - TEXAS
Circle Ten Council
Match up these answers to the
questions below.
Mockingbird
Houston Rio Grande
Bluebonnet San
Antonio Horned Lizard
Dallas Austin
1.
What is the capital of Texas?
2.
What river forms Texas' southern border?
3.
What is the state reptile of Texas?
4.
In what city do you find the Alamo?
5.
What is the name of the state bird of Texas?
6.
What flower represents the state of Texas?
7.
The center of the space shuttle program (NASA) is located in what
city?
8.
Where would you go to attend the Texas' state fair?
ANSWERS: 1. Austin, 2. Rio
Grande, 3. Horned Lizard, 4. San Antonio, 5. Mockingbird, 6. Bluebonnet, 7.
Houston, 8. Dallas
KNOW YOUR STATE – NEW JERSEY
Southern NJ Council
Select
the correct answer from the following
A.
Violet
B.
Eastern Goldfinch
C.
Sussex County
D.
Rutgers
E.
Violet
F.
Atlantic City
G.
Hadrosaurus Foulkii
H.
Delaware
I.
Trenton
1. What is the capital of New
Jersey?
2. What river forms New Jersey
western border?
3. What is the state dinosaur of
New Jersey?
4. In what city do they hold the
Miss America contest?
5. What is the name of the state
bird of New Jersey?
6. What flower represents the state
of New Jersey?
7. What is the State University
called?
8.
Where would you go to attend the New Jersey state fair?
ANSWERS 1. Trenton, 2. Delaware,
3. Hadrosaurus Foulkii, 4. Atlantic City, 5. Eastern Goldfinch, 6. Violet, 7.
Rutgers, 8. Sussex County
Note – These last two items were two column lists
with draw a line to connect the right answer but in Baloo’s format my columns
weren’t wide enough. CD
FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM NEW JERSEY
(or associated with New Jersey)
Southern NJ Council
Match the people with who they were or what they did.
This may be better for parents at a Pack Show rather than boys at a Den
Meeting
People
1.
William “Bud” Abbott
2.
Jason Alexander
3.
John Forsythe
4.
Bruce Willis
5.
Jerry Lewis
6.
Ozzie Nelson
7.
Stephen Crane
8.
Joyce Kilmer
9.
Frank Sinatra
10.
Bruce Springsteen
11.
Frankie Valli
12.
Derek Jeter
13.
Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin
14.
Wally Schirra
15.
Grover Cleveland
16.
Woodrow Wilson
17.
Norman Scwarzkopf
18.
Thomas Edison
What they did or Who they were
A.
Wrote “The Red Badge of Courage”
B.
Old Blue Eyes
C.
The Wizard of Menlo Park, invented light bulb
D.
President of Princeton before President of US
E.
The Labor Day telecast emcee
F.
NY Yankee player
G.
Son of founder of NJ State police, US Army General
H.
Half of famous comedy team
I.
One of two actors associated with Penns Grove, NJ
J.
Only US President with two non-consecutive terms
K.
The Four Seasons lead singer
L.
Wrote the poem “Trees”
M.
Member of Seinfeld cast
N.
Only Astronaut in all three programs – Mercury, Gemini, Apollo
O.
The Boss
P.
Second man on the moon
Q.
The other Penns Grove, NJ, actor
R.
Put his family on TV
Answers – 1H, 2M, 3Q, 4I,
5E, 6R, 7A, 8L, 9B, 10O, 11K, 12F, 13P, 14N, 15J, 16D, 17G, 18C
FAMOUS TEXANS
Circle Ten Council
Can
you match these famous Texans to the city they are from?
Tioga Houston San Antonio
Port Arthur
Denison Weatherford
Lubbock Dallas San
Saba
Abbot El Paso
Rowena
Wharton Monahans Texarkana
1.
Gene Autry, singer, actor______________________
2.
Red Adair, fireman oil well fires_________________
3.
Carol Burnett, comedienne_____________________
4.
Janis Joplin, blues singer______________________
5.
Dwight David Eisenhower, U.S. pres, general_______
6.
Mary Martin, actress_________________________
7.
Buddy Holly, musician_______________________
8.
Michael Johnson, Olympic sports_______________
9.
Tommy Lee, Jones actor______________________
10.
Willie Nelson, singer_________________________
11.
Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme court judge________
12.
Bonnie Parker, outlaw partner was Clyde__________
13.
Dan Rather, TV newscaster___________________ _
14.
Kathy Whitworth, golfer______________________
15.
H. Ross Perot politician, philanthropist___________
ANSWERS: 1.Tioga, 2.Houston,
3.San Antonio, 4.Port Arthur, 5.Denison, 6.Weatherford, 7.Lubbock, 8.Dallas,
9.San Saba, 10.Abbot, 11.El Paso, 12.Rowena, 13.Wharton,
14.Monahans, 15.Texarkana
