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"Tales, Trails and Tommyknockers"

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Introduction:
"A little trivia about Colorado's history as found in "Tales, Trails and Tommyknockers" by Myriam Friggens."


1. What was miner Rupe Sherwood's burro named?
    Flapjack
    Fig
    Prunes
    Raisin


2. Who blew up Bent's Fort?
    Charles Bent
    William Bent
    Ceran St. Vrain
    Mexican soldiers


3. What part of the Lincoln Memorial came from Colorado?
    None of it
    The statue of Lincoln
    The columns
    The stairs


4. Miners believed that accidents always happened in twos.
    True
    False


5. Who planned to rob the midnight stage going over Raton Pass?
    The James gang
    The Dalton gang
    Billy the Kid
    The Ross gang


6. What was Horace Tabor's profession before he became rich?
    He didn't have one, he was always rich
    He was a minister
    He was a miner
    He owned a grocery store


7. Silver Heels was a miner's wife who loved fancy shoes.
    True
    False


8. Who was Colorado's unsinkable lady?
    Isabella Bird
    Molly Brown
    Susan Anderson
    Silver Dollar Tabor


9. What famous divide does the Moffat Tunnel run under?
    Wolf Creek Pass
    Mt. Evans Highway
    Rabbit Ears Pass
    The Continental Divide


10. Who was the Civil War major who explored the Colorado River?
    John Wesley Hardin
    Johnny Appleseed
    John Phillip Souza
    John Wesley Powell


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