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Post by topazbay on Apr 1, 2011 17:40:15 GMT -5
The father of the great warrior and leader Sitting Bull. Nance(X)
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Post by Blindpig on Apr 1, 2011 19:45:47 GMT -5
One Point Nance!
Geography 101: Where is William Cody buried? 1pt
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Post by topazbay on Apr 1, 2011 20:20:35 GMT -5
Lookout Mountain, CO.. in a park? West of Denver, CO. Near Golden, CO. Geo coordinates: Latitude: 39.7333208 - Longitude: -105.2388781
Nance(X)
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Post by Blindpig on Apr 1, 2011 21:35:27 GMT -5
1pt Nance
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Post by Blindpig on Apr 2, 2011 6:33:48 GMT -5
Veterinary Science 101: How did "mavericks" get there name? 1pt
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Post by stewartsattic on Apr 2, 2011 9:51:46 GMT -5
The term derived from Samuel Maverick, who, among his other claims to fame, was notorious for not branding his cattle. It is a term for an animal that doesn't carry a brand.
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Post by Blindpig on Apr 2, 2011 11:17:54 GMT -5
Scott is in with a point!
Womens Studies 101: How did Calamity Jane get her nickname? 1pt
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Post by topazbay on Apr 2, 2011 11:48:13 GMT -5
It is unknown exactly how she obtained the name Calamity Jane, but many stories point to an incident involving the heroic saving of Captain Egan in an altercation with Native Americans near Sheridan, Wyoming. Jane caught the wounded captain as he was about to fall from his horse. She pulled him onto her horse in front of her. When he recovered, Egan proclaimed her to be "Calamity Jane - heroine of the plains". Another version is that Jane herself stated to many men that to run afoul of her was to "court calamity". Nance(X)
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Post by Blindpig on Apr 2, 2011 12:22:31 GMT -5
I will award one point to Nance for her answers. The answer I was looking for was she was given the name by Will Bill Hickok as she always seemed to be around when a disaster happened. As noted by the Deadwood Historical Society Cemetary tour.
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Post by Blindpig on Apr 2, 2011 12:27:01 GMT -5
Design 101: A canister shot made a cannon basically a big shotgun. How many balls were in a canister shot? 1pt
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Post by stewartsattic on Apr 2, 2011 15:09:44 GMT -5
Trick question! Since canister ammo was designed for many calibers it depends on the caliber of the cannon. Additionally, many times other things like nails, chains or glass were added to the canister to increase damage to personnel or animals. Scott
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Post by Blindpig on Apr 2, 2011 20:01:23 GMT -5
Ok smarty 1pt! I was hoping to see who was awake out there and obviously you were!
Military Science 101: What was a "critter company"? 1pt
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Post by stewartsattic on Apr 2, 2011 20:14:58 GMT -5
A humorous term for Confederate cavalry units of company size and often larger
Scott
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Post by Blindpig on Apr 2, 2011 21:58:35 GMT -5
Scott with another point! Term coined by Nathan Bedford Forrest but adopted widely across all cavalry units after the war!
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Post by Blindpig on Apr 2, 2011 22:02:46 GMT -5
Film Studies 101: Alfred Larue was widely known by his stage rather than his given name. What was it and why? 1pt
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