Friday, April 26, 2013

A-Z Trivia Challenge: Wild, Wild West

Read about the Challenge Here!


The Encyclopedia,

Social Media, 

& Me!!



It's challenge day twenty-three! Can I manage to post twenty-six times in April? Can YOU answer the questions I ripped  gathered from my handy dandy, old-school, flip through paper pages encyclopedia?

Get them all (or a few) right and you could win the boobie prize!


Wild, Wild West



1. Born Phoebe Ann Moses, she was a sharp shooter in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

2. African-American soldiers in the west were given this nickname by Native Americans.

3. These 49's weren't seeking pig skin, they were hungry for this precious metal.

4. William H. Bonney, was only fifteen when he killed his first man, earning him this nickname.

5. Created in July 1789, this branch of US law enforcement spent a lot of time hunting down criminals in the Wild West.

Bonus: Once an independent republic, this freedom loving state fought and won its own sovereignty from Mexico.

photo credit: Dewayne Neeley via photopin cc



( 1. Annie Oakley; 2. Buffalo Soldiers; 3. gold; 4. Billy the Kid; 5. US Marshal Service; Bonus: Texas)





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28 comments:

  1. M.J. FifieldApril 26, 2013 at 12:37 AM

    I missed #5, but I did get the rest.

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  2. Rebecca Green GasperApril 26, 2013 at 12:43 AM

    Those are great! I love the Wild, Wild West :)

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  3. AnonymousApril 26, 2013 at 2:26 AM

    I only got the bonus right.

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  4. Mark MeansApril 26, 2013 at 2:29 AM

    I thought this might be about that old t.v. show...but, still, I got them all but #5 :)

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  5. Sheena-kay GrahamApril 26, 2013 at 4:31 AM

    Only got #4, so Media and I are in the same boat.

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    1. Elizabeth SeckmanApril 27, 2013 at 2:30 PM

      I'll happily join you guys...where shall we sail to?

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  6. Nick WilfordApril 26, 2013 at 7:23 AM

    Obviously not up on my Wild West history... I only got Billy the Kid. I love old westerns though!

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    1. Elizabeth SeckmanApril 27, 2013 at 2:31 PM

      I never used to like them, but I have been watching them and wonder why I used to turn them off. They're great!

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  7. jaybirdApril 26, 2013 at 8:22 AM

    I only got #1. Annie Oakley is kind of the shiz around here. Happy Friday Elizabeth!!

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    1. Elizabeth SeckmanApril 27, 2013 at 2:32 PM

      Happy Saturday to you (yesterday was prom day, so things were a little crazy around here!)

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  8. Alex J. CavanaughApril 26, 2013 at 9:08 AM

    Four right today.

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  9. BrindaApril 26, 2013 at 9:19 AM

    Yeah! I knew most of the answers today!

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  10. RenaApril 26, 2013 at 11:11 AM

    I got all but #2... but then again, I live in the wild wild west, so it's not surprising.

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    1. Elizabeth SeckmanApril 27, 2013 at 2:33 PM

      Lucky you...though the air out west is much dryer than the east and I dry up like a prune!

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  11. cleemckenzieApril 26, 2013 at 12:15 PM

    I love this period of history--not all that was done, but the wild spirit of that time. I got 'em this time and I didn't peek, really.

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    1. Elizabeth SeckmanApril 27, 2013 at 2:34 PM

      There is something very intriguing about the self-reliance and hardiness of the people that makes me a fan of the time too.

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  12. S.P. BowersApril 26, 2013 at 2:01 PM

    Two today, though in my defense I knew most of them, just couldn't remember.

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    1. Elizabeth SeckmanApril 27, 2013 at 2:35 PM

      I hate it when that happens...like having a name on the tip of your tongue.

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  13. Julie FlandersApril 26, 2013 at 3:05 PM

    I can't believe I missed Billy the Kid. My mind went totally blank there. Fun post as always!

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    1. Elizabeth SeckmanApril 27, 2013 at 2:36 PM

      Thanks Julie! (and no worries about blank brains...happens to me all the time!)

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  14. klahanieApril 26, 2013 at 7:46 PM

    "Wild, Wild West", I remember watching that show when I was a kid. The movie version...well.

    Sorry, a bit sidetracked. 'These '69's' weren't seeking pig skin, they were hungry for....' Ignore me, I knew all the answers! Yay!

    Gary :)

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    1. Elizabeth SeckmanApril 27, 2013 at 2:37 PM

      Yay for knowing all the answers! And be careful, 49's fans are probably hexing you...hehe.

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