Stampede History
What does the Calgary Stampede bill itself as?
The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth
What country is considered to have invented the hot dog?
Germany
What is the name for riding equipment?
Tack
In which year was Stampede cancelled for the first time in it's history?
2020
Which hit with mariachi-style horns was co-written by June Carter Cash?
Ring of Fire
Guy Weadick
What midway food is spun from sugar?
Cotton Candy
What is the term for an offspring of a horse and a donkey?
Mule
In which year was Stampede the busiest, with over 1.4 million attendees?
2024
Who is known as “the Father of Country Music” and “the Singing Brakeman”?
Jimmie Rodgers
The first Calgary Stampede was held in 1912 but it wasn't an annual event yet. When was the second Stampede organized?
1919
What is the name of a deep fried onion, often served on the midway
Bloomin' Onion
What is the name of a female horse under the age of 4?
Filly
In what year were the floods that almost caused Stampede to be cancelled?
2013
Who is known as the King of the so-called ‘Singing Cowboys’?
Gene Autry
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
How many mini donuts ae consumed at Stampede every year?
2 million
What is the fastest recorded sprinting speed of a horse?
55 mph
Who are the 2026 Stampede Parade Marshals?
Olympians Courtney Sarault and Mikaël Kingsbury
Who was the first woman to be added to the country music hall of fame?
Patsy Cline
Who were the "Big Four" businessman who made contributions to the first Stampede?
A.J. MacLean, A.E. Cross, George Lane and Pat Burns
The first pancake breakfast was served out of a what?
Chuckwagon
What is the average gestational period for a horse?
11 month
How many temporary workers are hired during the 10 day period of Stampede?
Approximately 3500
What supergroup united Cash, Nelson, Jennings, and Kristofferson?
The Highwaymen