Wild West Movies
Cowboy Clothing
Famous Women
The Land Down Under
Medical Marvels
100

Kurt Russell played Wyatt Earp in this critically acclaimed 1993 movie. Wyatt was to retire to this Arizona town (Movie name) before being called back into action

Tombstone

100

These became popular in the late 1800's as cattle ranching expanded into the thorny brush country of Texas. The English word is short for a 10 letter Spanish word.

Chaps (Chaparraras)

100

This clothing designer was most notable for her casual chic clothing and was a prominent figure in liberating women from restrictive corsetry.  

Coco Chanel (1883 - 1971)

100

Australia has both territories and these....

States:    Australia has 6 states ( New South Whales, Tasmania, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and West Australia).

Two Territories:  Northern Territory and Australia Capital Territory.

100

Dr Daniel Hale Williams performed this first successful operation back in 1893.  Paving the way for advancement in cardiovascular medicine. 

Open Heart Surgery -  Patient was a 24 year old who was stabbed.  Dr Williams repaired the artery and the sac of the heart.

200

This is considered the biggest influential Wild West movie of the 1950's which featured an iconic performance from John Wayne. Its about a man who returns home from the Civil War.

The Searchers

200

Originally made of bones and wood in medieval times, they progressed over the centuries.  By the 1500's it became a symbol of knighthood.  By the 1800's the California/ Vaquero style took shape for the wild west.

Spurs

200

She holds the record for having a number one single on the billboard charts in seven consecutive decades from the 60's to the 2020's. No need to Turn Back Time.

CHER

200

This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site designed by Jorn Utzon and opened in 1973.  Its roof consists of over 1 million self cleaning white tiles.

Sydney Opera House

200

The first modern form of this procedure was done in November of 1935 by Portuguese neurologist Anton Egas Moniz.   it is now considered obsolete and unethical.

Lobotomy

300

This 1966 western is known for this famous line: You see in this world there's two kinds of people, my friends: those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig"

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly.

300

Cowboys in the 1800's use a lariat. Its derived from the Spanish word "La Reata" meaning this....

A rope

300

She was known as a "Human Computer" for NASA.  She famously verfiied the electronic computer calculations for John Glenn's 1962 Orbit. 

Katherine Johnson

300

Australia has both territories and these....

States:    Australia has 6 states ( New South Whales, Tasmania, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and West Australia).

Two Territories:  Northern Territory and Australia Capital Territory.

300

The 1970s brought about some incredible medical devices such as Computed Tomography, otherwise known as this.

CT SCANS

400

Clint Eastwood plays a vengeful Confederate Veteran turned outlaw in this 1976 western classic. 

The Outlaw Josey Wales.

400

Although Denim was introduced in the 1870's, Cowboys preferred this material for their pants.

Wool

400

"The Inspiration", A 1915 film, was the first ever to have a nude scene and featured this actress..

Audrey Munson

400

The name of this animal is from the Dharug Aboriginal language meaning "NO DRINK"

Koala Bear.    Koala Bears get most of their water from the eucalyptus leaves they consume.

400

We don't have to go too far back to realize the importance of this type of medication - first released in 1987 to fight cholesterol

Statins

500

This highest grossing Western of the 1980s starred Clint Eastwood. It's about a property owner who uses a small group to terrorize gold miners into giving up their territory.

Pale Rider.

500

the traditional cowboy hats were not as popular in the 1800's.  They liked bowler hats for one specific purpose and that was too....

scoop water for themselves and their horses.

500

Born into Slavery in Swartekill NY in 1797, She escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826.  She then went to court to recover her son in 1828 and won the case and later became an abolitionist.  

Sojourner Truth

500

This is the national flower of Australia.  It is also found in the US (in California).

Golden Wattle

500

Dr Joseph Lister is coined with inventing this critical substance back in 1865 - A little too late to help Civil War soldiers with their horrific injuries.  

Antiseptic

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