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Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Cow Country Quiz
ALL DECISIONS OF THE JUDGE ARE FINAL!
Because of his finely honed sense of humor, (and because there was no one who even tried the quiz), I hereby declare DarkoV the winner of this year's Totaly Waste of Time Quiz at Pattie's Place!
Ya'll are gonna be pea-green with envy when you see his prize! ( I have to get to shoppin' at the 2007 Fat Stockshow that's in town for a couple of weeks.)
UPDATE - COW COUNTRY: The esteemable Whisky Prajer has wondered what treasure might await the cowboy/cowgirl who correctly answers all twenty questions.
I suppose if I expect anyone to bother with this quiz, that is only fair. But, I like surprises - do you? So, here's the deal: the player with the most correctly answered questions will receive a cowboy/western themed prize (maybe a bullwhip, but more likely along the lines of a Texas-sized coffee mug). Unlike Eric, I have no famous coasters as backups for such games (but I do own a personally autographed one from contributions to his fun online games).
You can post your answers in the comments, or you can email me. Deadline shall be midnight (Central Standard Time) Sunday, January 14th.
Or, How Wild IS Your West?
1. What famous gunfighter, without stopping, once rode 35 miles in his underwear?
ANSWER: John Wesley Hardin, shot a man in Abilene, Kansas and rode 35 miles in his underwear without stopping.
2. What does a cowpuncher mean, when he says, "I've busted my cinch!"
ANSWER: He means that he has broken the girth attaching the saddle to the horse.
3. What noted gunfighter's father was a Methodist minister and later a lawyer?
ANSWER: John WEsley Hardin;s father was a Methodist minister and later a lawyer.
4. Name three noted frontiersmen who were killed in the defense of the Alamo.
ANSWER: The valiant commander, Lieut. - Col. W. B. Travis, Davy Crockett, and Col James Bowie.
5. What does the term "arroyos" mean?
ANSWER: Dry Bed. In the Southwest in the dry season, may small rivers vanish, leaving dry creek beds which are called arroyos.
6. How old was John Wesley Hardin, when he killed his first man?
ANSWER: Wes Hardin was 15 years old when he killed his first man.
7. In the old-time cowboy song, "The Old Chisholm Trail," when did the cowboy start up the trail?
ANSWER: The cowboy started up the trail October 23rd, with the 2 U-Herd.
8. In cowboy lingo, what does the following mean: cavvieyard, reata, rawhide, snake?
ANSWER: In order they mean: A horse herd, a rope, a crude type of leather made from cowhide, and to drag by means of a rope.
9. What is a nester?
ANSWER: A homesteader on a government claim.
10. Did Jesse James and Billy the Kid ever meet?
ANSWER: Yes, on at least one occasion. Jesse James and Billy the Kid are known to have met at the old Adobe Hotel in Las Vegas, New Mexico, which was run by W. Scott Moore. Date was some time between July 26, and July 29, 1879.
11. Where is Skeleton Canyon, and how did it get that name?
ANSWER: Skeleton Canyon is in southern Arizona, not far from the Mexico border. It is noted for being the place where Geronimo surrendered to Gen. Helson A. Miles in 1886. It got its name from the skeletons of Mexicans that lay for many years right where some enterprising bushwhackers - among them Old Man Clanton, father of Ike, et al - murdered a band of Mexican smugglers.
12. True or False. Wild hogs were so numerous in the early days of the West that settlers devised traps to catch them.
ANSWER: True. Wild hogs were so numerous in the early days of the West that settlers devised traps to catch them. Wild hogs are still far too numerous and are burdensome to native species in some areas.
13. When and where did the famous Apache war chief Geronimo die?
ANSWER: Near Lawton at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in 1909.
14. What Western state has the nickname "Sagebrush State?"
ANSWER: Nevada has the nickname of the Sagebrush State.
15. What noted gunfighter, when he was 25 years old, was sentenced to 25 years in prison, and is said to have killed 25 men at that time?
ANSWER: John Wesley Hardin
16. What did Congress set as the day upon which white settlers could stake out a claim in the "Indian Territory?"
ANSWER: April 22nd, 1889, was the date Congress set upon which white settlers could stake out a claim.
17. Can you name three Western states that once led in the production of silver?
ANSWER: Idaho, Utah, and Montana
18. What Western city had the greatest copper-mining camp in the world?
ANSWER: Butte, Montana
19. What two Western states once led in the production of sheep?
ANSWER: Texas and Montana
20. Who was Gokliya, the Apache Indian?
ANSWER: Gokliya was old Geronimo's real name. Meant "He Who Yawns"
Because of his finely honed sense of humor, (and because there was no one who even tried the quiz), I hereby declare DarkoV the winner of this year's Totaly Waste of Time Quiz at Pattie's Place!
Ya'll are gonna be pea-green with envy when you see his prize! ( I have to get to shoppin' at the 2007 Fat Stockshow that's in town for a couple of weeks.)
UPDATE - COW COUNTRY: The esteemable Whisky Prajer has wondered what treasure might await the cowboy/cowgirl who correctly answers all twenty questions.
I suppose if I expect anyone to bother with this quiz, that is only fair. But, I like surprises - do you? So, here's the deal: the player with the most correctly answered questions will receive a cowboy/western themed prize (maybe a bullwhip, but more likely along the lines of a Texas-sized coffee mug). Unlike Eric, I have no famous coasters as backups for such games (but I do own a personally autographed one from contributions to his fun online games).
You can post your answers in the comments, or you can email me. Deadline shall be midnight (Central Standard Time) Sunday, January 14th.
Or, How Wild IS Your West?
1. What famous gunfighter, without stopping, once rode 35 miles in his underwear?
ANSWER: John Wesley Hardin, shot a man in Abilene, Kansas and rode 35 miles in his underwear without stopping.
2. What does a cowpuncher mean, when he says, "I've busted my cinch!"
ANSWER: He means that he has broken the girth attaching the saddle to the horse.
3. What noted gunfighter's father was a Methodist minister and later a lawyer?
ANSWER: John WEsley Hardin;s father was a Methodist minister and later a lawyer.
4. Name three noted frontiersmen who were killed in the defense of the Alamo.
ANSWER: The valiant commander, Lieut. - Col. W. B. Travis, Davy Crockett, and Col James Bowie.
5. What does the term "arroyos" mean?
ANSWER: Dry Bed. In the Southwest in the dry season, may small rivers vanish, leaving dry creek beds which are called arroyos.
6. How old was John Wesley Hardin, when he killed his first man?
ANSWER: Wes Hardin was 15 years old when he killed his first man.
7. In the old-time cowboy song, "The Old Chisholm Trail," when did the cowboy start up the trail?
ANSWER: The cowboy started up the trail October 23rd, with the 2 U-Herd.
8. In cowboy lingo, what does the following mean: cavvieyard, reata, rawhide, snake?
ANSWER: In order they mean: A horse herd, a rope, a crude type of leather made from cowhide, and to drag by means of a rope.
9. What is a nester?
ANSWER: A homesteader on a government claim.
10. Did Jesse James and Billy the Kid ever meet?
ANSWER: Yes, on at least one occasion. Jesse James and Billy the Kid are known to have met at the old Adobe Hotel in Las Vegas, New Mexico, which was run by W. Scott Moore. Date was some time between July 26, and July 29, 1879.
11. Where is Skeleton Canyon, and how did it get that name?
ANSWER: Skeleton Canyon is in southern Arizona, not far from the Mexico border. It is noted for being the place where Geronimo surrendered to Gen. Helson A. Miles in 1886. It got its name from the skeletons of Mexicans that lay for many years right where some enterprising bushwhackers - among them Old Man Clanton, father of Ike, et al - murdered a band of Mexican smugglers.
12. True or False. Wild hogs were so numerous in the early days of the West that settlers devised traps to catch them.
ANSWER: True. Wild hogs were so numerous in the early days of the West that settlers devised traps to catch them. Wild hogs are still far too numerous and are burdensome to native species in some areas.
13. When and where did the famous Apache war chief Geronimo die?
ANSWER: Near Lawton at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in 1909.
14. What Western state has the nickname "Sagebrush State?"
ANSWER: Nevada has the nickname of the Sagebrush State.
15. What noted gunfighter, when he was 25 years old, was sentenced to 25 years in prison, and is said to have killed 25 men at that time?
ANSWER: John Wesley Hardin
16. What did Congress set as the day upon which white settlers could stake out a claim in the "Indian Territory?"
ANSWER: April 22nd, 1889, was the date Congress set upon which white settlers could stake out a claim.
17. Can you name three Western states that once led in the production of silver?
ANSWER: Idaho, Utah, and Montana
18. What Western city had the greatest copper-mining camp in the world?
ANSWER: Butte, Montana
19. What two Western states once led in the production of sheep?
ANSWER: Texas and Montana
20. Who was Gokliya, the Apache Indian?
ANSWER: Gokliya was old Geronimo's real name. Meant "He Who Yawns"
