Montana Agriculture
Historical Sites
Wild Places
Before Montana
Montana 4-H
100
Montana's number 1 agricultural production commodity is this?
Cattle: Calves
100
Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer led the United States 7th Calvary to their demise at this battle when they were met by warriors of the Lakota Sioux, and Cheyenne nations led by Chief Sitting Bull.
The Battle of Little Bighorn
100
This national Park was established in 1872 by President Ulysses S. Grant.
Yellowstone National Park
100
In 1902, Montana was the first place where this prehistoric predator was fond in the banks of Hell Creek by Barnum Brown. Later this creature would become something of a co-star in Hollywood films.
Tyrannosaurus Rex
100
Montana 4-H can be found in this many counties across the state? Looking for the actual number.
56 counties
200
This breed of cattle is the most prominently found across the state of Montana?
Angus
200
This historic site located near Great Falls was used by native peoples to hunt buffalo in mass. The technique used drove bison herds off a cliff.
First Peoples' Buffalo Jump
200
This National Park is located close t the Canadian/United States border was the 10th National Park created in the United States by President Taft.
Glacier National Park
200
The first known dinosaur remains found in North America were along the bank of this river in Central Montana in 1854.
Missouri River
200
This man in the Montana 4-H Director and is stationed in Bozeman, MT.
Todd Kesner
300
This government agency is responsible for the regulation of agricultural products in the state of Montana.
Montana Department of Agriculture
300
This battleground in North-central Montana is where Chief Joseph of the Nez Peirce Tribe surrendered to the United States Calvary?
Bear-Paw Battlefield
300
This river, along with the Jefferson and Madison rivers located in Montana acts as the headwaters to Missouri River that travels through much of the United States? All three rivers converge at Three Forks, MT.
Gallatine River
300
On November 8, 1889, Montana was admitted into the Union by this United States President.
President Benjamin Harrison
300
Not only a part of our government, this annual gathering allows 4-H members to compete in different events during July?
4-H Congress
400
Cattle outnumber people in Montana by a ratio of __:1.
2.51 cows to every 1 person!
400
Constructed in 1867, this fort served as a vital trading post with the areas Sioux and Assiniboine along the Missouri River. Today it is known more for the reservoir and dam on the Missouri River in Eastern Montana just miles from the original site.
Fort Peck
400
This geographical formation is a rugged outcropping that lines the Missouri River un central Montana.
Upper Missouri River Breaks
400
Contrary to popular lore, this breed of cattle was the first to be brought to Montana. Settling in the Deer Lodge Valley in the 1850's, long before Nelson Story Sr. brought Longhorn cattle from Texas.
Shorthorn Cattle
400
This online website is where all projects are added and communication among 4-H members and leaders can happen. So be sure to check your account here regularly.
ZSuites
500
This percentage makes up the combined amount of land used for agriculture production in the form of pasture/range and cropland.
94%
500
This historic town located in the Alder Gulch of South-west Montana is the site of the richest gold strike in US history. It was also the home to the Montana Vigilantes and the capitol of Montana before Helena.
Virginia City
500
Discovered in 1892, these caverns became Montana's first State park. Descending into these limestone caverns will lead to an area that is 100% devoid of light.
Lewis and Clark Caverns
500
During the last Ice Age, an ice dam in Idaho created this body of water in Western Montana. This body of water is credited with quickly shaping the landscape of the Columbia Basin in Eastern Washington.
Glacial Lake Missoula
500
This individual started as the Executive Director at the Montana 4-H Foundation in 2022?
Jane Wolery