Cowboy Culture Trivia, second edition

How well do you know your world? Here are a few fun questions to test your knowledge on all things “cowboy.”

1. What famous Native American medicine man was part of both the Battle of the Little Bighorn (Custer’s Last Stand) and Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show?
2. What Texas Ranger’s tombstone is emblazoned with his motto: “No man in the wrong can stand up against a fellow that’s in the right and keeps on a-comin’.”?
3. What Dean Martin movie, starring him as the outlaw protagonist, features his horse sporting a gold tooth?
4. Who was Charlie Goodnight’s famous African American employee and lifelong friend?
5. Who was the sire of the famous Doc Bar?
6. What was the real name of famous Western author and artist Will James?
7. What ranch won the American Quarter Horse Association’s first-ever Best Remuda Award in 1993?
8. Ian Tyson sings a song called “Jaquima To Freno,” What do the title lyrics mean in English?
9. What’s the arena record on one ride at the World Championship Ranch Rodeo?
10. What notable cowboy culture preacher and singer had a bit role in the Tommy Lee Jones film adaptation of Elmer Kelton’s The Good Old Boys?

Answers:

1. Sitting Bull
2. William McDonald
3. Something Big
4. Bose Ikard
5. Lightning Bar (sired by Three Bars)
6. Joseph Ernest Nipplei Dufault
7. Haythorn Ranch
8. Hackamore to Bit, the song is about the vaquero tradition of training horses.
9. 85 points, marked by Hegan Lamb
10. Jeff Gore, playing the part of Mr. Fox.