The Pony Express

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1. What states did the Pony Express riders travel between? California to Mexico Colorado to Missouri Missouri to California Missouri to Mexico

2. How many months did the Pony Express run for? 10 years 18 months 3 months 18 years

3. What freight companies organized the Pony Express? Russell and Ohara Johnson and Waddell Russell, Majors and Waddell Majors and Minors

4. How many miles long was the trail that the Pony Express riders would travel? 1,500 miles 160 miles 1,900 miles 2,300 miles

5. What trail did the Pony Express follow? California Trail Blue Trail Oregon Trail Missouri Trail

6. In the first weeks of the service, each rider carried a sheath knife, a horn, a cavalry rifle and colt revolvers. What was something else the riders carried with them? Soap Bible Long Stick Book

7. How much were the Express riders given a month? $100 $25 $5 $50

8. What did the Express riders carry? Mail Pictures Money Books

9. When did the Pony Express start? March 1960 April 1860 October 1961 May 1850

10. When was the last run? September 24, 1880 March 24, 1962 October 24, 1861 April 24, 1850