Colonel Cody and Cody Country

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1. Colonel William F. Cody founded the city of Cody, Wyoming during what years? 1895-1896 1893-1894 1899-1900 1885-1886

2. Colonel Cody had many professions during his life, however he is most known throughout the world for his. Wild West Show buffalo hunting which provided meat for the railroad workers assistance to the U.S. military as a scout gunfighting

3. In November of 1902 Cody, WY had the largest of these west of the Mississippi River ... Reservoir Cattle Ranch Hotel Horse Ranch

4. "The Irma Hotel" in Cody, Wyoming was named after one of Buffalo Bill's relatives. Which? Grandmother Granddaughter Wife Daughter

5. In 1902, how much did it cost to stay one night at the Irma Hotel in Cody, Wyoming? $1.00 $4.00 $10.00 $0 .50

6. What group was contacted by Colonel Cody and asked to send a group of its church members to the Cody/Big Horn Basin area to build irrigation canals because they had extensive experience with them? The Archdiocese (Catholics) The Latter Day Saints (Mormons) The Methodists The Crow Indian Tribes

7. The "Walls Building" in Cody, WY was the home of the First National Bank. Cody, WY's first bank robbery occurred there in 1904. The bank was robbed by which outlaw(s)? Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid The "Hole-in-the-Wall" Gang Billy the Kid Kid Curry

8. The "Stinky Waters" of the Shoshone River which flow through Cody were once bottled and sold for medicinal purposes? True False

9. Colonel Cody loved the land around Cody, WY because they had such ample wildlife and great hunting grounds. He had a hunting lodge located next to which famous place? Grand Teton National Park Devil's Tower Yellowstone National Park Hell's Half Acre

10. Buffalo Bill Cody is burried in Cody, WY's "Old Trail Town." True False