It’s QUIZEE POO day and here are the answers – June 3

RICHLAND CENTER, Wis (WRCO FM) – Every Tuesday, Hank tests the useless knowledge that Phil possesses. It is the ROUND-UP QUIZEE-POO.

1. The last stagecoach robbery in the U.S. occurred after the invention of the airplane. → True-(It happened in 1916, three years after the Wright brothers’ first flight.) 

2. The term “cowboy” originally referred to Confederate guerrilla fighters during the Civil War. → True-(It was sometimes used that way before gaining its cattle-driving association.) 

3. The cattle drives from Texas to Kansas usually took about 3 days.
→ False-(They often lasted 2–3 months, covering hundreds of miles.) 

4. Tombstone, Arizona got its name because the founder was warned he’d only find his tombstone there. → True 

5. Most gunfights in the Old West lasted only a few minutes and had very few shots fired. → True-(Dueling-style showdowns are a Hollywood invention.) 

6. The town of Deadwood, South Dakota, was originally founded as a law-abiding gold mining camp. → False-(It was an illegal settlement on Native land and known for lawlessness.) 

7. Barbed wire ended the era of the open range.
→ True 

8. Billy the Kid was killed at the age of 21.
→ True 

9. The Pony Express lasted for over 10 years.
→ False-(It only operated for about 18 months—1860 to 1861.) 

10. Fort Laramie was originally built by the U.S. Army to protect settlers from Native attacks. → False- (It was originally a private fur trading post—the Army acquired it later.) 

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