To Tame A Land and Others

To Tame A Land or horses

100

Who is the protagonist?

Rye Tyler

200

What is the b-plot?

-Rye's love for Liza

-Rye's family being from Virginia $$$

-Logan Pollard mentoring him

300

Horses breathe through their ______.

nose | They can't with their mouth.

400

What food for horses gives them energy and helps them to gain strength?

corn

500

What is an example of "taming the land"?

mining, buffalo hunting, raising horses, farming, organizing a city government, etc. 

The Egg and I or eggs

100

What type of novel is The Egg and I?

memoir

200

What animal attacked the narrator's husband?

bear

300

Chickens are what?

a. carnivores

b. omnivores

c. herbivores

b. omnivores

400

A hen turns her egg nearly ________ times a day to keep the yolk from sticking to the side.

a. 100

b. 72

c. 50

d. 12

c. 50

500

Which U.S. state produces the most eggs?

a. Iowa

b. Ohio

c. Idaho

d. Kansas

a. Iowa

Cattle Ranching

100

True or false: Cattle ranching has been a part of Hawaii since the 1700's. 

True

200

What U.S state is associated with the long horn?

Texas

300

Livestock grazing occupies a substantial portion of land, with 614 million acres, or ______ of U.S. land, dedicated to grazing.

a. 100%

b. 27%

c. 10%

d. 43%

b. 27%

400

Cows spend about _____ hours a day chewing and can chew 40-50 times a minute.

a. 8

b. 10

c. 6

d. 4

a. 8

500

What did Rye call the leader of the cattle drive?

old mossy-horn steer

Tractor Trivia

100

What famous person owns a John Deere tractor and a pink Cadillac?

Elvis Presley

200

In 1923, what car company held 75% of the tractor market in the U.S.? 

Ford

300

What is the name of the largest tractor in the world?

Big Budd from Havre, Montana

400

Surviving records indicate the Charter Gas Engine Co. built the first tractor in ________. This first design utilized the wheels and transmission from a steam traction engine and combined them with a single-cylinder petrol engine manufactured by Otto.

a. 1875

b. 1902

c. 1889

d. 1943

c. 1889

500

What is the most likely thing on a tractor attachment that kills?

spinning PTO shaft

Random (Locked)

100

What year was Minico built?

A. 1902

B. 1999

C. 1955

D. 1962

c. 1955

200

Who robbed a bank March 20, 1868?

Jesse James' gang

300

What is the Spring Equinox?

 the Sun crosses the celestial equator, resulting in equal day and night hours

400

What ancient Egyptian mummy was discovered in 1922?

King Tutankhamen

500

US Americans eat how many pounds of peanut butter per person every year?

Hint: Between 1-10

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