What year was the Calgary Stampede found?
What is 1912?
Calgary’s “Big Four” businessmen and ranchers — A.E. Cross, Pat Burns, George Lane and A.J. Maclean — agree to bankroll the 1912 Stampede for $100,000. That would be equivalent to $3.3 Million today.
How many seconds does a rider need to stay on a bucking horse or bull?
What is 8 seconds?
What is more popular to eat at the stampede?
a. Corndogs
b. Cotton Candy
c. Mini doughnuts
d. Burgers
What are mini Doughnuts?
Over 2 Million mini doughnuts are eaten at stampede each year.
This person kicks off the Stampede Parade.
Who is the parade marshal?
The parade marshal for 2024 is Owen Crow Shoe. He a famous actor from the Pikani Nation and Blood Tribe of the Blackfoot Confederacy.
Who is always ready to play card games, especially Crazy Eights, and likes watching game shows?
Who is Greg?
What is a competition that was introduced to the Calgary Stampede in 1923? (hint: involves horses, and a team with a lead driver)
What is Chuckwagon Races?
Which American state is Rodeo the official sport?
What is Texas?
How many Aboriginals attended the first Calgary Stampede Parade?
a. 100
b. 2000
c. 400
d. 1500
What is 2000?
The term used to call the rodeo queen and two princess plus the First Nations Princess.
What is the Rodeo Royalty?
Who can you always see exercising by walking back and forth the main floor hallway (doing more than 10 laps sometimes)?
Who is Darren?
Who is the main founder of the Calgary Stampede?
Who is Guy Weidick?
What type of pattern do barrel racers run during their event?
What is a clover leaf?
Which of this is not a ride at the Calgary Stampede?
a. The Giant Wheel
b. The Merry Go Round
c. The Atomic Twist
d. Bumper Cars
What is The Atomic Twist?
The year the first Calgary Stampede parade was held.
What is 1932?
Who can you always see smiling and holding a coffee cup as this is their favorite drink?
Who is David Taheri?
What was Guy Weadick also famous for?
a. Cooking
b. Teaching
c. Chuck wagons
d. Bull riding
What is Bull Riding?
How many points can a bull rider score during their ride?
What is 50?
Note: Their total score can be 100, but the bull also is scored in out of 50.
The rider only scores points if he successfully rides the bull for 8 seconds. The bull is always given a score. Four judges award a score of up to 25 points each for the rider's performance, and four judges award up to 25 points each for the bull's effort.
How much does a ride ticket cost?
1. $4
2. $10
3. $5
4. $1
What is $1?
Most people attending stampede and wanting to ride the midway rides, will purchase a ride bracelet beforehand. A bracelet costs $44.95 pre-sale.
This is the Indian princess who is a lady chosen from the Aboriginals that dance in the parade.
What is the First Nations Princess?
Who is always present at Bingo and loves the song "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton?
Who is Judy?
What was the 1919 Victory Stampede For?
a. Celebrating all Stampede Winners
b. The second stampede of 1919 to celebrate the war
c. Stampede in honour of Queen Victoria
What is B?
In early 1919, the manager of the Calgary Exhibition, Ernie Richardson, decided that the city needed a one-off extravaganza to celebrate the end of the First World War. He met with the Big Four, and proposed that they hold another Stampede. Weadick was brought back to Calgary to organize it.
This is a person on horseback who works at a rodeo in the rough stock competitions of bull riding, saddle bronc and bareback riding.
What is a pick up rider?
Which of these is not a new food item at the Calgary Stampede?
a. The dragon dog
b. Alligator Pepperoni Pizza
c. Ogre Cone
What is an Alligator Pepperoni Pizza?
This is the year that Calgary Stampede had their 100 year anniversary.
What is 2012?
Who likes watching devotional videos in the computers?
Who is Evie?