A Thousand Acres Trivia Quiz

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1. In which country would you find Anna Creek Station, one of the 20th century's most powerful cattle ranches?

Answer: Australia

Anna Creek Station, located in South Australia, Australia, is over 6 million acres in size. It is larger than the whole country of Israel. All freight comes in by train at Coober Pedy, the closest railway station. The ranch started out as a sheep ranch in 1863, but switched to cattle in response to predation by dingos.

2. What was the name of the family ranch in the hit television show "Dallas" 1978-1991)?

Answer: Southfork

The Southfork ranch is an actual ranch located near Parker,Texas. While the ranch is only 200 acres(.81 km), the mansion is over 5,000 sq. feet. It is used as an event and conference center and daily tours are available.

3. What is raised at the Douglas Lake Ranch, one of the geographically largest ranches in western Canada?

Answer: Cattle

Douglas Lake Ranch is a large cattle ranch in Canada. This massive ranch is located in British Columbia and was founded in 1886 and covers over 200,000 acres. It is also known for its world class fishing.

4. What was the name of the ranch on the 1960s television western "Bonanza"?

Answer: The Ponderosa

The ranch on the television show "Bonanza" was called The Ponderosa. The ranch was supposed to be over 1,000 acres located on Lake Tahoe, in Nevada. The show ran from 1959-1973. The Ponderosa got its name from the Ponderosa Pine which grows throughout the area.

5. The SLW Ranch near Greeley, Colorado was once one of the largest ranches in the U.S. to deal with which of the following?

Answer: Horses

The SLW Ranch was founded in 1899 and was at one time one of the largest and most prestigious horse ranches in North America. Located in northern Colorado, this ranch once covered 22,000 acres was known for the strength of its draft horses. By 1913 the ranch switched to raising Hereford cattle. During the Great Depression it was turned into a Dude Ranch.

It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

6. Hidden Valley Ranch is the oldest working horse ranch in North America.

Answer: False

This is completely false. Hidden Valley Ranch is a popular salad dressing and condiment brand in America. While Hidden Valley is an actual ranch near Santa Barbara, California, it was founded in 1954 and is only 120 acres. It is a scenic get-away that offers hiking, fishing, and horseback tours of the surrounding mountains, complete with waterfalls and wildlife.

The owners of this ranch founded the condiment company after visitors bought jar after jar of their homemade salad dressing.

7. What is the royal sounding name of the ranch that has claimed the title of "America's Largest Ranch" for much of the 20th century, and is found near Brownsville, Texas?

Answer: King Ranch

King Ranch is over 800,000 acres and is located between Brownsville and Corpus Christie, in the southern part of Texas. The ranch was founded in 1853 by Captain Richard King and encompasses parts of six different counties. The ranch was given the distinction of being named a National Historical Landmark in 1961.

The claim of largest can refer to geography or quantity of animals raised. This ranch raises mostly Santa Gertrudis cattle and also has produced high quality racehorses. The 1950 Kentucky Derby winner Middleground came from King Ranch.

8. Parker Ranch, one of the oldest cattle ranches in the United States, is located in the state of Hawaii.

Answer: True

While this may surprise many people, it is true. The Parker Cattle Ranch predates many of the older Texas cattle ranches by 30-50 years. Founded in 1847, it is located on the big island of Hawaii and covers over 135,000 acres.

9. What was the name of the ranch in James Michener's 1974 novel "Centennial"?

Answer: The Venneford Ranch

The fictional Venneford Ranch was located in the northern part of the scenic state of Colorado near the small town of Centennial. While the ranch was large in size, the exact acreage is never provided. The novel and its subsequent 12 episode television mini-series follows the fictional town of Centennial, Colorado from the late 18th century until the 1970s.

10. The notorious Mustang Ranch became headline news in 1971 when it became the first licensed brothel in Nevada.

Answer: True

The Mustang Ranch led the way in legalizing prostitution in the state of Nevada. 10 of the state's 17 counties have since legalized the practice. The Mustang Ranch was a highly profitable endeavour until it was surrendered to the American government in 1999 after the owner was convicted of trafficking and racketeering.

Source: Author dcpddc478

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There are many famous ranches both real and fictional. Claims of being the largest ranch should be looked at just that way...as claims not facts. How many of these thousand acre locations do you know?

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