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Format: Paperback
Author: Janet
Spencer
Publisher: Riverbend
Publishing
ISBN#:1-931832-60-9
Length: 192
Size: 5
1/2 x 8 1/2 Weight:
0.46 lbs
$9.95 plus $2.00 shipping & handling
Sample Quiz:
Take
this quick quirky quiz about Montana from the latest
edition of "Montana Trivia" written by Janet
Spencer and published by www.RiverbendPublishing.com
See how well you score, then pass it on to all your
Montana friends to see how well THEY do! Remember, it's
not how much you know-- it's how much
you want to learn!
1.
What Montana county has the highest ratio of men to women,
with 139 men for every 100 women?
2.
What is the #1 killer of Montanans?
3.
Are there any states that have more pick-up trucks per
capita than Montana's 361 trucks for every thousand
residents?
4.
What Montana county has recorded the highest number of UFO
sightings?
5.
On average, how many of Yellowstone's three million
tourists are injured by bison each year?
6.
This woman, who lived for many years near Three Forks,
Montana, has more North American landmarks named after her
than any other woman born in the U.S. Name her.
7.
What is the deepest lake in the state?
8.
More tourists come to Montana from this state than any
other state. Name it.
9.
Multiple Choice: What was the total cost of the Lewis and
Clark expedition?
A) $38,000 B)
$246,000 C) $1,633,000
10.
In the 1880s when Butte's Copper King William A. Clark was
earning $17 million per month from his mine
holdings, how much were his miners paid per day?
11.
Are there more cows or humans living in Montana?
12.
How long did it take to wipe out the huge herds of bison
that once roamed the plains of Montana and the west?
13.
On January 11, 1980, when Great Falls set a national
weather record for quickest temperature increase in the
shortest time, how long did it take to go from 32 below
zero to 15 above?
14.
In 1999, residents of Saco, Montana set a world record by
cooking a 6,000-pound hamburger. How many cows went into
that big burger?
15.
Are there more prisoners or law enforcement officers in
the state?
ANSWERS
1.
Powell County, with Deerlodge as the county seat, has the
highest ratio of men to women. [The State Prison is
located there.]
2.
The top killer of Montanans is heart disease.
3.
The only states with more pick-up trucks per capita are
North and South Dakota.
4.
Cascade County, home of Malmstrom Air force Base, has
recorded the most reported UFO sightings at 75.
5.
An average of five tourists are injured by bison annually
in Yellowstone.
6.
Sacajawea, the Indian interpreter for Lewis and Clark, has more
landmarks named after her than any other woman.
7.
Trick question! Gotcha! The Berkeley Pit - the huge
toxic hole in Butte - is the deepest lake in the
state at 900 feet and getting deeper every day. The
deepest NATURAL lake is Tally Lake near Whitefish, at 500
feet.
8.
More tourists come to Montana from California than from
any other state, followed by Washington and Texas.
9.
The total cost of the Lewis and Clark expedition was
$38,000. Lewis got paid $40 per month; Clark $25 per
month; the privates $5 per month; and Sacajawea and York
(Clark's slave) were paid nothing.
10.
Copper King Clark (the richest man in the world) paid his
workers $3.50 per day -- a wage that remained unchanged
for over 35 years.
11.
There are three times as many cows as humans in Montana.
(Texas has 12 times more cows than people.)
12.
It took seven years to wipe out the bison herds of the
west.
13.
It took seven minutes for the temperature to rise 42
degrees in Great Falls.
14.
Seventeen cows went into Saco's record-setting
6,000 pound hamburger.
15.
There are about 2,200 prisoners in Montana and only 1,760
law enforcement officers.
Did
you learn something surprising about Montana? Why not pass
the fun on to friends?
There's
1,253 more fun facts like this in "Montana
Trivia", a book full of unforgettable facts and fun.
Pick up a copy to play a Montana version of "Trivial
Pursuit", or toss a copy in your car for quick
entertainment on long rides. Keep a copy in your camping
gear for campfire quizzes, or place it in the bathroom so
you can learn something new every time you go! It's great
for winning bar bets! Students and teachers alike love it,
and it's a perfect gift for the know-it-all on your gift
list. Available at local bookstores, or buy a copy signed
by the author,
through PayPal, by clicking HERE. Ask author Janet
Spencer about the Traveling Trivia Show!
Remember
our motto: "Good sense about trivialities is better
than nonsense about things that matter." -Max
Beerbohm
To purchase a
copy, signed by the author, call us
at 866-TRIVIA Q,
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