Cowboys by other names
Martha Jane Cannary
Who is Calamity Jane
Also an American football team, its the nickname for people who went west to find their share of gold.
What are 49ers, Forty-niners
This Western city, with a population over 1.7 million, is the largest of any state capital in the entire US
What is Phoenix
Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal started together in this 2005 movie
What is Brokeback Mountain
James Butler Hickok
Who is Wild Bill (Hickok)
It's where the ceremonial golden spike of the transcontinental railroad was originally driven to designate the completed track in 1869
Where is Promontory (Point or Summit), Utah
The Rocky Mountains are the largest mountain system in North America, but this is the highest peak within the Rockies
What is Mount Elbert
This actress whose career really took off after being in a western film in 2010, has also had multiple roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Who is Hailee Steinfeld
William F. Cody
Who is Buffalo Bill
The California gold rush began when this carpenter and sawmill operator found gold at Sutter’s Mill
Who is James (W.) Marshall
As it became a state in 1876, 100 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, this state is known as the “The Centennial State”
What is Colorado
Director Mel Brooks directed and wrote this Western satire, one of the greatest films of the 20th century
What is Blazing Saddles
Henry McCarty
Who is Billy the Kid
“Custer’s Last Stand” is a part of what Battle in which Sitting Bull was a central figure?
What is the Battle of (the) Little Bighorn
Oregon's only National Park, its defining feature was created more than 7,700 years ago when a violent volcanic eruption formed the landscape of the area
What is Crater Lake (National Park)
This popular Western film starred Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp and Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday
What is Tombstone
Robert Leroy Parker
Who is Butch Cassidy
This government service was replaced after 18 months in existence due to dangers of the job, high operation costs, and an invention that replaced the service?
What is the Pony Express
The Southwest as a region has some of the hottest temperatures in the US, but this city holds the record for the hottest temperature officially recorded in July of 1913
What is Death Valley, California prefer <<< not >>>(Furnace Creek, formerly Greenland Ranch)
Quentin Tarantino won the Oscar award for Best Original Screenplay for this movie about an enslaved man who trains with a bounty hunter to reunite with his wife
What is Django Unchained