Born or Died in 1991
English singer-songwriter known for "Shape of You" and "Thinking Out Loud".
Who is Ed Sheeran?
Frederick Newell was the first director of this Bureau.
What is Reclamation?
The purpose of the Pony Express in the Western U.S.
What is mail delivery?
Remembered as a pioneer, this author did not publish her first book until the age of 65.
Who is Laura Ingalls Wilder?
Man! She felt like a woman when she embarked on her Queen of Me Tour in 2023.
Who is Shania Twain?
British actress most famous for playing the role of a red-headed Seeker and Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
Who is Bonnie Wright?
The Reclamation Act passed in June of this year.
When is 1902?
The location where the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad was celebrated.
What is Promontory Point, Utah?
Widely considered the first cowboy novel, this 1902 book was a landmark in the evolution of the Western genre.
What is The Virginian?
Song in which Hank Williams asked, "...What-cha got cookin'? How's about cookin' somethin' up with me"
What is "Hey Good Lookin'"?
Children's author, illustrator, and political cartoonist, most famous for The Cat in the Hat.
Who is Dr. Suess?
Aprilus, Mayus, Juneus -- Frederick's father.
Who is Augustus?
At age 15, she competed in a shooting match against a professional marksman and won. The two married.
Who is Annie Oakley?
This author grew up as a pioneer in Red Cloud, Nebraska.
Who is Willa Cather?
In 1993, he became the first Black member of the Grand Ole Opry in over 50 years.
Who is Charley Pride?
Before entering politics, he recorded hip-hop under the alias "Mr. Cardamom," rapping about topics like Indian flatbreads.
Who is Zohran Mamdani?
A workaholic to the end, Newell died at this location.
What is his desk?
This tool was invented by John Deere.
What is the steel plow?
Founder of Stanford's Creative Writing Center, this author's father killed himself and his lover in 1939.
Who is Wallace Stegner?
Johnny Cash's only Top 10 hit on the pop charts was "A Boy named Sue," which was written by this famous poet.
Who is Shel Silverstein?
The eldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt.
The Reclamation project that irrigates the area around the town of Newell, South Dakota.
What is the Belle Fourche Project?
This law took reservation land away from Tribal Nations and split it into smaller pieces.
What is Dawes Act?
This Western town hosts the annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
What is Elko, Nevada?
The most awarded country artist in Grammy history is this singer, with 27 Grammy Awards.
Who is Alison Krauss?