Montana Agriculture
Historical Sites
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Before Montana
Montana 4-H
100

Montana's number 1 agricultural production commodity is this?

Cattle: Calves

100

Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer led the United States 7th Calvary to their demise at this battle when they were met by warriors of the Lakota Sioux, and Cheyenne nations led by Chief Sitting Bull.

The Battle of Little Bighorn


100

This national Park was established in 1872 by President Ulysses S. Grant.

Yellowstone National Park


100

In 1902, Montana was the first place where this prehistoric predator was fond in the banks of Hell Creek by Barnum Brown. Later this creature would become something of a co-star in Hollywood films.

Tyrannosaurus Rex


100

Montana 4-H can be found in this many counties across the state? Looking for the actual number.

56 counties

200

This breed of cattle is the most prominently found across the state of Montana?

Angus

200

This historic site located near Great Falls was used by native peoples to hunt buffalo in mass. The technique used drove bison herds off a cliff.

First Peoples' Buffalo Jump


200

This National Park is located close t the Canadian/United States border was the 10th National Park created in the United States by President Taft.


Glacier National Park

200

The first known dinosaur remains found in North America were along the bank of this river in Central Montana in 1854.

Missouri River


200

This man in the Montana 4-H Director and is stationed in Bozeman, MT.


Todd Kesner

300

This government agency is responsible for the regulation of agricultural products in the state of Montana.

Montana Department of Agriculture

300

This battleground in North-central Montana is where Chief Joseph of the Nez Peirce Tribe surrendered to the United States Calvary?

Bear-Paw Battlefield


300

This river, along with the Jefferson and Madison rivers located in Montana acts as the headwaters to Missouri River that travels through much of the United States? All three rivers converge at Three Forks, MT.


Gallatine River

300

On November 8, 1889, Montana was admitted into the Union by this United States President.

President Benjamin Harrison

300

Not only a part of our government, this annual gathering allows 4-H members to compete in different events during July?

4-H Congress

400

Cattle outnumber people in Montana by a ratio of __:1.

2.51 cows to every 1 person!

400

Constructed in 1867, this fort served as a vital trading post with the areas Sioux and Assiniboine along the Missouri River. Today it is known more for the reservoir and dam on the Missouri River in Eastern Montana just miles from the original site.

Fort Peck


400

This geographical formation is a rugged outcropping that lines the Missouri River un central Montana.


Upper Missouri River Breaks

400

Contrary to popular lore, this breed of cattle was the first to be brought to Montana. Settling in the Deer Lodge Valley in the 1850's, long before Nelson Story Sr. brought Longhorn cattle from Texas.

Shorthorn Cattle


400

This online website is where all projects are added and communication among 4-H members and leaders can happen. So be sure to check your account here regularly.

ZSuites

500

This percentage makes up the combined amount of land used for agriculture production in the form of pasture/range and cropland.

94%


500

This historic town located in the Alder Gulch of South-west Montana is the site of the richest gold strike in US history. It was also the home to the Montana Vigilantes and the capitol of Montana before Helena.

Virginia City


500

Discovered in 1892, these caverns became Montana's first State park. Descending into these limestone caverns will lead to an area that is 100% devoid of light.

Lewis and Clark Caverns


500

During the last Ice Age, an ice dam in Idaho created this body of water in Western Montana. This body of water is credited with quickly shaping the landscape of the Columbia Basin in Eastern Washington.

Glacial Lake Missoula


500

This individual started as the Executive Director at the Montana 4-H Foundation in 2022?


Jane Wolery