Wild West Wyoming Trivia Quiz

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Old Faithful Geyser is much-photographed natural wonder located within Yellowstone National Park. Its spectacular eruption occurs on average every 92 minutes, and the height of the resulting geyser ranges from 90-184 feet.

The Wind River Reservation is home to members of the Arapahoe and Shoshone tribes. Sacajawea, the famous Native American guide on the Lewis and Clark Expedition, is buried there.

Medicine Bow is the small town made famous in Owen Wister's novel "The Virginian" and the television series based loosely on his book.

Devil's Tower is an 867-foot-high rock butte in northeast Wyoming. It is sacred to several Plains tribes and was designated the first US National Monument.

In 1842, mountain man Jim Bridger established a trading post on the Green River near present-day Evanston. It evolved into a supply stop for pioneers moving further west, and is now a state historic site.

An army fort was established near Cheyenne in 1867 and named for Brigadier General David A. Russell who was killed in the Civil War. The name was later changed to honor governor and US senator Francis E. Warren, and it is now a US Air Force strategic missile base.

Chugwater is a small town initially established as a railroad stop to load cattle being shipped east.

Casper, the second most populous city, derives its name from a nearby military post named for Lieutenant Caspar Collins who was killed by Native Americans in 1865.

The town of Cody, named after famous bison hunter, Army scout, and Wild West showman William F. Cody, is home to the Buffalo Bill Museum.

Cheyenne is the most populous city and capital of the state. It is home of the annual Frontier Days rodeo, famously designated "the Daddy of 'em All".

Rawlins is named for Union General John A. Rawlins whose troops provided security for a group who explored the area for the Union Pacific Railroad.

Sundance, in the northeast corner of the state, began as a trading post. It derives its name from the Native American sun dance ceremony.

Laramie County is one of the first five counties that comprised the state. Its name is derived from French-Canadian trapper Jacques La Ramee who explored the river given the same name.

President Calvin Coolidge signed a bill to begin preservation of the area that was later designated Grand Teton National Park. It encompasses 96,000 acres that include the Teton Mountains and six lakes.

Teapot Dome was designated a Naval oil reserve, but under Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall, it was leased to private oil production companies. This action led to a scandal that tarnished President Warren Harding's administration.

Incorrect answers: Little Bighorn Battlefield is in Montana; Badlands National Park is in South Dakota; Coors Brewery is in Colorado; Pocatello is in Idaho; and High Uintas Wilderness is in Utah.