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100

How many continents are on the planet earth?

Seven

100

What is the square root of 144?

12

100

What does H represent on the periodic table of elements?

Hydrogen

100

What was the city of Deadwood, South Dakota named after?

It was named by early settlers after the dead trees found in its gulch

100

This famous lawman/gunslinger was shot in the Salon 10 bar.

Wild Bill Hickock

200

Which country is largest by area?

Russia

200

How do you find the area of a rectangle?

Length by width

200

Who invented the telephone

Alexander Graham Bel

200

What kind of mining operation was Deadwood founded around?

Gold Mining

200

This businessman was known as deadwood's first sheriff

Seth Bullock

300

What is the longest river in the world?

Amazon river

300

What makes a triangle a right triangle?

One angle is 90 degrees

300

In plants, what is essential for photosynthesis (The process that turns sunlight into food)?

Chlorophyll

300

What percentage of women living in Deadwood in 1876 were prostitutes?

90%, Prostitution proved to be a thriving industry in the male dominated town.

300

This woman was an American frontierswoman, sharpshooter, and helped care for the sick during the 1876 smallpox outbreak.

Calamity Jane

400

What is the capital of Alaska

Juneau

400

72/k=24. What is k?

k = 3

400

In the body where is the blood carried to be purified?

Liver and Kidneys

400

What poker hand was Wild Bill Hickok holding when he was shot in the back of the head?

Pair of black aces and a pair of black eights. This has come to be called the Dead Man's Hand.

400

This 4’’3’ man is famously known for finding one of the largest pieces of gold in Deadwood

Potato Creek Johnny

500

How many different time zones are there?

24

500

What is the only even prime number?

2

500

The Richter scale is used to measure what?

Earthquakes

500

 What was legalized in Deadwood in 1989?

Deadwood was the first small community in the U.S. to seek legal gambling revenues in order to maintain local historic assets. The state legislature legalized gambling in Deadwood in 1989, which rapidly generated new revenues and development.

500

This man is responsible for the death of Will Bill Hickock

Jack McCall