General Knowledge
What is MISSOURI and CALIFORNIA?
After a rider had traveled 75 - ____ miles, a new rider with a fresh horse met him at the station.
What is 100?
A Pony Express rider made $____ a month.
What is 100?
The Pony Express riders rode ALONE or TOGETHER?
What is ALONE?
The Pony Express originally charged a HIGH or LOW price for its services.
What is HIGH?
Mail could arrive in as few as ____ days.
What is NINE?
At the station, the first rider and his horse would ________ after a long 100-mile ride .
What is REST?
Name 3 types of terrain that riders encountered.
What is deserts, forests, and mountains?
T or F During the time of the Pony Express, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah were not yet states.
What is TRUE?
It cost about $_________ a day to operate the Pony Express.
What is $1,000?
What is FIVE?
A new rider would take the __________ and ride off!
To keep weight down and make the horses gallop faster, riders had to weigh under _____ pounds.
What is 125?
If riders got tired, they slept on the __________.
What is GROUND?
After the opening of the _____________, the Pony Express was forced to close.
What is TELEGRAPH?
The Pony Express only lasted ______. (Length of time)
There were _____ stations along the Pony Express route.
What is 157?
Many of the riders were young, tough, skinny _________ who faced the dangers of the ride for the excitement.
T or F Pony Express riders never encountered wildlife.
What is FALSE?
T OR F Pony Express riders were seen as heroes for a short time.
What is TRUE?
It had over ____ horses and around 180 riders, at its height.
What is 400?
This system of stations allowed mail to constantly move at a _______ pace.
What is RAPID?
The most famous rider was ______ _______.
Who is Buffalo Bill?
T or F Native Americans rarely put the Pony Express riders at risk.
What is FALSE?
The Pony Express made _____ complete runs while it was in service.
What is 308?