Thanks for accepting ahnold for california governor, i know how to spell Schwarzenegger, but typing his last name is time consuming and I'm not going to live forever.
No, they are different trees. Both are very tall. The wood is red. Sequoias are inland like those in the Sierra Nevadas or Yosemite, while the redwoods are coastal
Sequoias are poor lumber trees, but redwoods are excellent for felling and building things.
Giant sequoias actually are a species of redwood. But they are different and much larger than the coastal redwoods that are usually associated with the word.
I do believe that redwoods are the tallest species of tree, but sequoias are the largest trees by absolute mass and girth which is what I believe they are looking for.
I'm the great-great-grandson of a sea captain who came around the Horn to San Francisco in 1849. I'm happy to tell you, however, that he was accompanied by his son (my great-grandfather), who was his second mate. And that he died two years later without fathering any other children.
Likewise my great-grandfather did not sire any bastards, at least not in the strict legal sense of that word.
I might be being nitpicky but for countries that controlled California, I believe California itself was a independent republic prior to being annexed by the US. Albeit pretty briefly.
It wasn't. The so-called "Bear Republic" was a group of a couple hundred people that controlled less than 5% of the area of California for a period of less than a month.
The tallest mountain in the world is the inactive volcano in Hawaii- Mauna Kea, which is a bit taller than Everest. Can you change the hint on that question to the highest?
Nobody counts Mauna Kea because it is only the tallest considering underwater height, and that doesn't count. Mountains should be measured from sea level to the peak.
Question: Why is the image for the new "State Trivia" badge just Texas? Those Texans already act like they own America, now JetPunk wants to confirm it???
I'm currently doing every state quizzes, and as I am not American, I'm struggling on each one of them (usually 6-7 right answers, once or twice I even did only 1). But this one went quite well: 17/20.
So my question is : is this one way simpler than the other ones, or is it quite the same difficulty (meaning that California is well more known in my country than any other state) ?
I think California in general is very well-known and has been a center of media and culture for a while, so it's not surprising that it's easier than the others. I actually did better on this quiz than on my home state of Maryland's, and I think it's because of how much it's talked about in US culture
Great quiz but I feel that "giant redwood" and "sierra redwood" should be valid alternatives to giant sequoia as they are other names they are known by.
I live in CA but not near the redwoods and I feel I more often hear people near me call them giant redwoods.
Sequoias are poor lumber trees, but redwoods are excellent for felling and building things.
Lived a miner, 49er, and his daughter, Clementine."
The song wouldn't work if the year was 50! Also I think there's some kind of major sports team named after it?
The miners came in '49,
The whores in '51,
And when they got together,
They produced the native son.
I'm the great-great-grandson of a sea captain who came around the Horn to San Francisco in 1849. I'm happy to tell you, however, that he was accompanied by his son (my great-grandfather), who was his second mate. And that he died two years later without fathering any other children.
Likewise my great-grandfather did not sire any bastards, at least not in the strict legal sense of that word.
Edit: Had no idea the whole badge is available, time to get started. Should be much easier than countries, as an American myself.
That exemplifies Texas: big talk, modest results.
I'm currently doing every state quizzes, and as I am not American, I'm struggling on each one of them (usually 6-7 right answers, once or twice I even did only 1). But this one went quite well: 17/20.
So my question is : is this one way simpler than the other ones, or is it quite the same difficulty (meaning that California is well more known in my country than any other state) ?
I live in CA but not near the redwoods and I feel I more often hear people near me call them giant redwoods.