El Paso, Texas

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1. Who started the "reading room for boys" in 1894? Mary Stanton Robert C Jones Abigale Greenley Juana Stevenson

2. What was unusual about the public square in downtown El Paso starting around 1883? A statue made of pure gold They hired a town crier to shout out the news They built an oil well there Alligators were kept in a pool there

3. What is the name of the only battle fought near El Paso during the Mexican-American War? Battle of El Brazito Battle of Cinco Varez Battle of Ciudad Juarez Battle of Rio Grande Valley

4. What is an acequia? Irrigation canal A type of desert horse A sandy butte A Mexican border town

5. What did General John J "Black Jack" Pershing have to do with the El Paso area? Became military governor Pursued the bandit Arango Attacked Mexico across the Rio Grande from Texas Retired to the area

6. What military base was established for the first time in January 1854 near Coon's Ranch? Fort Bliss Fort El Paso Fort McFerson Fort Campbell

7. What Apache war chief led raids against the settlers in the desert of Arizona, New Mexico, Chihuahua, and El Paso area? Crazy Horse Victorio Joseph Black Hawk

8. Who was awarded the Legion of Honor medal by France for his contribution in saving French vineyards from the havoc phylloxera? Michael D. Clemons Andrew C. Collins T. V. Munson Robert L. Smithson

9. What American president met with Mexican president Diaz in El Paso in 1909? Taft Garfield Filmore Johnson

10. What was the family name of the couple who built the house called "Casa de Grande"? Sanchez Jacson Taylor Stephenson