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100
The Calgary Stampede was first held in what year?
1912
100
American outlaw Henry McCarty, alias William H. Bonney, is better known as...
Billy the Kid
100
How would a cowboys say "Hello, Friend"?
Howdy Partner!
100
Who sang "I walk the line"?
Johnny Cash
100
What rodeo event has the most injuries?
Bull Riding
200
What is the slogan for the Calgary Stampede?
The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth!
200
An American sharpshooter and folk heroine who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
Annie Oakley
200
To get his horse moving, a cowboy will say this
Giddy-up!
Hee-yaw!
200
Which country music singer is known for ‘The Gambler’?
Kenny Rogers
200
In bull riding, how long must a rider stay on the bull to earn a score?
8 Seconds
300
How many pancakes are served every year at the Calgary Stampede?
200,000
The Stampede Caravan Committee pumps out 200,000 pancakes yearly, two tonnes of sausage and serves enough maple syrup to fill a seven-person hot tub. Not including other free breakfasts happening in communities and businesses around the city.
300
American actor nicknamed "Duke", he became a popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood's Golden Age, especially in Western and war movies.
John Wayne
300
What does the term "Sodbuster" refer to?
A Farmer
300
In 'Sixteen Tons', who does 'Tennessee' Ernie Ford owe his soul to?
A store
300
In barrel racing, how many barrels are there?
3
400
Name the 6 main rodeo events at the Calgary Stampede
Bull riding, barrel racing, steer wrestling, tie-down roping, saddle bronc, and bareback riding
400
This famous American lawman in the American West, including Dodge City, Wichita, and Tombstone, was involved in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, during which lawmen killed three outlaw Cochise County Cowboys
Wyatt Earp
400
What is Sonofabitch stew?
A cowboy stew made with cow heart, testicles, tongue, liver, and marrow gut.
400
In 'El Paso', who did Marty Robbins fall in love with?
Feleena
400
A popular event at rodeos where children, typically under 6 years old, ride sheep bareback as long as they can.
Mutton Bustin'
500
What popular addition to the Stampede was inaugurated in 1923 and is now the central event at the Grandstand before the nightly "Grandstand Show"?
Chuckwagon races
Chuckwagon racing was Stampede creator Guy Weadick's invention. First held in 1923, early races would include setting up a camp fire before a winner could be declared.
500
This famous bronze horseman statue stands atop a bluff overlooking the valley, a tribute to ranchers, cowboys, and pioneers
Man of Vision
500
What does "All Hat and No Cattle" refer to?
A person who talks a lot but doesn't follow through with action.
500
What song did Patsy Cline make her own by singing it "her way" instead of the way it was originally recorded?
"Crazy" written by Willie Nelson
500
If a cowboy engages in "bulldogging" at the Calgary Stampede, what is that?
Steer wrestling
Bulldogging is an event in which a mounted rider chases a steer (castrated male bull), jumps from the horse and wrestles the steer to the ground by twisting its horns.