Puzzles
Word games made from Campbell’s downtown, canneries, orchards, creek and history. The word search changes every day.
Word search
Today’s word search
Find every word in the grid. Drag across the letters, or tap the first and last. Stuck? A hint lights up where a word starts. A new grid every day.
Find these words:
- Central
- Railway
- Harrison
- Curry
- Downing
- Farley
- Ainsley
- Hyde
- Sunsweet
- Fleming
- Buxton
- Dry Yard
- Prune
- Apricot
- Bartlett
- Blenheim
- Bing Cherry
- Walnut
- Creek Trail
- Perc Ponds
- Campbell Park
- Lexington
- Vasona
- Oak Meadow
Anagram
Local anagrams
Unscramble names you will find around Campbell. Stuck? Read the hint.
- Campbell’s 1928 landmark on Orchard City Drive
- The 1925 Cotswold-style cottage on Grant Street
- Campbell’s old nickname
- The shopping center in a Supreme Court case
- He bought the land in 1851
- Where the creek trail meets downtown
- Third weekend in October, downtown
- The prune and apricot growers’ brand
- Melodrama theatre on East Campbell Avenue
- The 1938 high school auditorium
- It runs along the city’s east side
- What locals call the percolation ponds
Word scramble
Quote scramble
Unscramble the words and the quote completes itself.
If there’s anything going down, it’s that thing.
Quiz
How well do you know Campbell?
12 questions on the town’s history, canneries, landmarks and festivals.
Whom is Campbell named after?
- William Campbell
- James Campbell
- Benjamin Campbell
- Ted Campbell
What was Campbell first known as?
- Campbell’s Place
- Campbell’s Mill
- Orchard Homes
- Hamilton
What is Campbell’s nickname?
- The Orchard City
- The Prune Capital
- The Garden City
- The Valley Village
In what year did Campbell incorporate as a city?
- 1952
- 1916
- 1887
- 1964
What does Rinconada de Los Gatos, the rancho that covered part of Campbell, mean?
- Corner of the cats
- Creek of the oaks
- Valley of the cats
- Corner of the orchards
What was the rail stop at Campbell first called?
- Vasona
- Alma
- Lovelady
- Hamilton
Where was Campbell’s first post office?
- In the Curry Building
- In the firehouse
- In the train depot
- In the Campbell family home
What did William Campbell build for himself in 1847?
- A water tower
- A schoolhouse
- A cannery
- A threshing machine
Which canning pioneer is credited with being the first to market fruit salad?
- George A. Fleming
- Perley Payne
- George E. Hyde
- J. C. Ainsley
What was the name of J. C. Ainsley’s first brand, patented in 1891?
- Mikado
- Sunsweet
- Black Diamond
- Forest King
Which country bought nearly all of the Ainsley cannery’s fruit?
- England
- Canada
- Japan
- Germany
Who is Alice Avenue named after?
- Alice Hyde
- Alice Curry
- Alice Campbell
- Alice Ainsley