Armstrong kids South Dakota

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  1. 3. The Crystal Springs Ranch Rodeo Arena in Clear Lake was built on a drained duck ____ (swimming hole).
  2. 4. South Dakota is home to a prairie dog settlement measuring 100 by 250 miles, and contains an estimated 400 _____ prairie dogs.
  3. 6. The longest navigable river in the U.S roughly divides South Dakota in half north to south. It has created a bit of rivaly between the west(of the) river and East (of the) river folks in the state.
  4. 8. Of the six states that border South Dakota, ____ has the smallest amount of shared border.
  5. 12. Most of Wall Drug's _____ billboards can be found on an approximately 650-mile-long (1,050 km) stretch of Interstate 90 from Minnesota to Billings, Montana. The signs are created by South Dakota billboard artists, including Dobby Hansen and Barry Knutson of Philip. I even remember seeing signs for Wall drug in Oregon as a young child. There were several small signs in a row that adveristed wall drug as being about 1,300 miles to wall drug store.
  6. 13. Mitchell South Dakota is home to the worlds only _____ palace. The outside is docroated with 12 colors or shades of corn. A different themes is chosen each year, and murals re esgned to reflect that them. Ear by ear the corn is nailed to the _____ palace to create a scene.
  7. 16. ____wood, South Dakota South Dakota — where Wild Bill Hickok used to spend his days — is more than an HBO series. The gold rush town may have a population of less than 1,500, but it’s sort of become South Dakota’s answer to Vegas. Well, maybe if you combined Vegas with Tombstone. You’re never far from a slot machine (gambling is allowed here for those 21+), festivals and concerts happen on the regular, and the town’s Old West history has buried a lot more than the occasional bank account. The first order of the day is to stop by Saloon #10 — nowadays both a bar and a museum — to see Wild Bill Hickok’s “____ Man’s Hand,” the poker game where he ultimately lost his life.
  8. 19. South Dakota’s State _____ (maa·tow) is “Under God the People Rule.”
  9. 20. South Dakota has one of the largest _____ American populations, with nine tribes and an estimated 60,000 people currently living there.
  10. 24. Wall Drug earns much of its fame from its self-promotion. Billboards advertising the establishment can be seen for hundreds of miles throughout South Dakota and the neighboring states. In addition, many visitors of Wall Drug have erected signs throughout the world announcing the miles to Wall Drug from famous locations. By 1981 Wall Drug was claiming it was giving away 20,000 cups of water per day during the peak tourist season, lasting from Memorial Day until Labor Day, and during the hottest days of the summer.
  11. 25. THIS IS LITERALLY THE HALFWAY POINT OF YOUR CROSS-COUNTRY ROAD TRIP. They don’t call it the middle of the map for nothing. Belle Fourche, South Dakota, is federally recognized as the _______ center of the United States. While you can take a picture standing on top of the marker located adjacent to the Tri-State Museum, the actual center of the nation is found nearly 21 miles north of Belle Fourche. You’d have to do a bit of trespassing and fence-hopping to find the real deal, though, so let’s call the marker off 5th Ave close enough.
  12. 27. Raven Industries in Sioux Falls created the first modern hot air ______ in the late 1950s. Hint: a large inflatable object that is filled with heated air and that floats in the sky with a basket underneath for people to ride in
  13. 28. The Crazy ______ Mountain Carving Will Be The Largest Sculpture In The World…that is, if it’s ever completed. In addition to Mount Rushmore, South Dakota is also home to the Crazy _______ Memorial Carving, a gigantic sculpture being carved into the side of a mountain. Of course, it’s been under construction since 1948, and most people don’t think it will ever be finished. Which is probably for the best, we wouldn’t want Jefferson or Washington to get sculpture envy.
  14. 29. Some 60 individual _____ (the name means very large) remains have been identified and preserved at the ____ Site in Hot Springs, South Dakota. A construction crew stumbled across the mass gravesite for Columbian ______(and three woollies!) in 1974, and a museum now resides where excavations are ongoing. The site is home to the largest repository of Columbian _______ on the continent, even more proof of South Dakota’s complex past. About 26,000 years ago, this spot was a large sinkhole (technically a karst sinkhole), which led to the demise of the ______ still trapped within it. Nowadays, you can take a 30-minute tour of the sinkhole and actually see an active archaeological project up close and in action.
  15. 31. Black Elk Peak (formerly named Harney Peak) is 7,242 feet in height and has an old fire lookout tower at its top. It also, boasts of being the highest point in the over 8000 between America's Rocky Mountains and the _______ alps.
  16. 32. The Flaming Fountain on South Dakota State Capitol Lake is fed by an artesian well with natural _____ (three letter word that is also used for what you put in your car to fuel the engine) content so high that it causes it to glow.
  17. 33. Clark, South Dakota is home to the world famous Mashed ______ (spud) Wrestling Contest.
  18. 34. If you’re on the road here during the first week of August, you may notice an influx of two-wheelers on the highway. They’re probably on their way to the internationally famous ______ (stur · jis)Motorcycle Rally in _______ , South Dakota.
  19. 35. When Great Great Grandpa Ablin ______ (last name)lived in Monroe, according to what I was told as child, he had just come from the Old Country (Sweeden) and there were so many _______s that he temporarily used a made up last name so he could get mail because there were so many _______s in the area. in the old country people were known by their father's first name so they were Eric's son (Ericson) or Eric's Daughter (Ericdaughter). So why don't you hear about more people with a name like Ericsdaughter? Most because most women married and took their husbands last name. Beyond that I don't know.
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  1. 1. Ok this word has no relationship to South Dakota but I needed to do something to make the puzzle more interesting. This word is found in the famous song with the same name from the movie Mary Popins in 1964. The lyrics of the first verse say "It's _________, Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious, if you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious, __________ . . ."
  2. 2. The Badlands are often referred to as “the playground” of the dinosaur due to the large amounts of ______ (faa·slz) found there.
  3. 5. This dish a dish consisting of skewered cubes of red meat, usually mutton or lamb, although game meats such as venison and even beef steak can be used. Most commonly associated with the state of South Dakota, chislic was declared the official state "nosh" in March 2018. The word chislic is arguably derived from the Turkic word shashlik or shashlyk, itself rooted in shish kebab, the Turkish and Arabic term for skewered meats. _______ consists of deep-fried cubes of mutton, lamb, beef, or venison prepared rare to medium-rare, sprinkled with garlic salt or other seasoned salt, and served with toothpicks. The dish is typically served hot, accompanied by soda crackers.[4] Regional variations exist: in Pierre, the meat is battered; in Sioux Falls, it is lightly dusted with flour before deep-frying and may be served with hot sauce;[5] near Watertown, ranch dressing may be served on the side, while Lawry's Seasoned Salt is preferred near Redfield.
  4. 7. Geologists claim that the Sioux quartzite spires in Palisades _____ (there are 50 of these political units in the U.S.) Park are 1.2 billion years old, and that it is one of only a handful of areas in the U.S. where red pipestone can be found.
  5. 9. Getting to the bathroom can sometimes feel like a race to the finish line, but residents of Nemo, South Dakota, really take it to the next level. So next level it’s hard to believe… Each year, an annual ______ race — yes, that’s a thing — called the Nemo 500 sees one rider on the pot while a team of four or five push to the end. An accompanying chili cook-off in the morning helps competitors get the fuel they need and keeps spectators busy between launches. It doesn’t really matter who wins (though imagine those bragging rights!), as all the proceeds go to providing medical assistance to children. (think primitivew outside building with no plumbing where you "do your stuff".
  6. 10. One of largest and most complete skeletons of a Tyrannosaurus Rex on Earth was excavated near ______ , SD. Hint: strong belief or trust in someone or something
  7. 11. This is a city (whose name is the antonym for looser) in central Tripp County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,897 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Tripp County. Winner also serves as the administrative center of neighboring Todd County, which does not have its own county seat. It is also where Great Grandpa Johnny's brother Elmer pastored for many Years. You will find this city by going due east from Marion SD for 134 miles. We visited his church on one of our furlough trips and while there ate lots of fresh corn on the cob that was retrieved by going to a farmers field of field corn and going to the twelfth (or was it twentyith) row in. That row of corn was all sweet corn and as the pastor of the church Ruth's Uncle Elmer was allowed to pick all that he could use.
  8. 14. The largest and deepest mine in the Western Hemisphere, Homestake Mine netted some 41 million ounces of gold in its ____ years of operation beginning in 1876. Since 2002 (when the mine closed), the site and its 370 miles of tunnels have played host to an extensive laboratory and research facilities. One-hour tours are available, and for $5 you can even drive a golf ball into the 1000-foot-deep open cut of the mine. Nerd bonus: The solar neutrino problem was first discovered here. Nowadays, this portion of the mine is referred to as the Sanford Underground Research Facility, or SURF.HINT: there are really four words but in keeping with how things are named on the internet I just ran them together into one word to make it interesting and add a very long word to the puzzle).
  9. 15. Great Great Grandpa Albin (Father of Great Grandma Ethel Mother of Grandpa John was a barber in this town in South Dakota before moving to Lebanon Oregon and finally to Harrisburg Oregon where he died when I was 5. Ironically he managed a funeral home in the front part of the house when he died. It is located just 4 miles north and 2 miles east of Marion S.D. where Grandma live as a little girl.
  10. 17. Apperently working in a cheese factory needs to be more _______ ( \ ik-ˈsī-tiŋ) beause it is illegal to fall asleep in a cheese factory.
  11. 18. South Dakota Has More Shoreline Than _____ (state in the far southeast united states) No, seriously, it really does. Winding rivers with crystal clear water and glacial lakes fill the South Dakota landscape, which means the Mount Rushmore State actually has more miles of shoreline than the Sunshine State.South Dakota Has More Shoreline Than Florida No, seriously, it really does. Winding rivers with crystal clear water and glacial lakes fill the South Dakota landscape, which means the Mount Rushmore State actually has more miles of shoreline than the Sunshine State.South Dakota Has More Shoreline Than Florida. No, seriously, it really does. Winding rivers with crystal clear water and glacial lakes fill the South Dakota landscape, which means the Mount Rushmore State actually has more miles of shoreline than the Sunshine State.
  12. 21. The _______ (see clues 1 and 2) people dubbed this region “mako sica,” or “bad lands,” long ago because its rocky terrain, lack of water and extreme temperatures made it difficult to traverse.(Clue 1: this Native American Tribe nearly shares the its name with the 2nd word in the states name, just one letter different - Clue 2: 1 of 2 = 12 Not 4)
  13. 22. ______ Cave is a unique world of sparkling calcite crystals, delicate strands of gypsum, and other spectacular cave formations. It contains large rooms strewn with boulders, tight crawlways, and dark fissures leading into the unknown. It is the 3rd longest cave in the world with over 202 miles of explored passageways dicovered by brothers more than a century ago.
  14. 23. The tradition of spreading ______ on the floors of bars began in Deadwood as an effort to hide gold dust that would gather there. Hint: fine byproduct of cutting wood
  15. 26. How many presidents are depicted on Mount Rushmore?
  16. 30. Great Grandpa Johnny pastored the church near this town in South Dakota. That means that Grandma lived there. This down is located about 25miles west of Sioux Falls and 10 miles south.