Montana Trivia

Welcome to the wide open, Plains of the fourth largest state in the u.s. hey Gang. This is episode 183 of the dorky geeky. Nerdy trivia pain cancer. I'm your host, Brian Rollins and this week we've got 30 questions. All about Montana, trivia. It's big. It's beautiful. We've got it. Covered. If you're new to the show, welcome, you can find out more about the show at dorky geeky nerdy.com. We've also Got some bonus content along with score cards and rules on how to play the rules. Are merely suggestions. Feel free to play along any way. You like I'm not picky. That gets the boilerplate stuff out of the way, so let's get into the question, shall we? The dorky round number one, where does Montana get its name? Don't overthink it it's from the Spanish word Montagne meaning Mountain. Number two, what is the postal abbreviation for Montana? Mt. Number 3, the state motto or OE Plata is Spanish for what? Gold and silver. Number 4. According to Star Trek, what event takes place on April 5th. 2063 in Bozeman, Montana. First contact with the Vulcans. Number 5, John Hammond recruits Alan Grant to tour his Game. Preserve in what 1993 movie? Jurassic Park. Number 6. What two states border Montana to the east. North and South Dakota. Number 7, Custer's. Last Stand took place at what battle. The Battle of Little Bighorn. Number 8, if you pass through the Roosevelt Arch, you using the north entrance to what massive National Park. Yellowstone, National Park. Number 9 as seen on the 2007 quarter, what is the state's nickname? Big Sky country. Number 10, though, not as famous as Yellowstone. What national park sits in Northwest, Montana and encompasses more than 1 million Acres. Glacier National Park. The geeky round number one. What is the capital of Montana? Helena. Number two, what is the largest city in Montana? Billings. It's the only city in Montana with more than 100,000 people. Number 3, born in Butte Montana. What Daredevil attempted over 75 ramp to ramp motorcycle jumps. Evel Knievel. Number four, what Saturday Night. Live actors impression of George h.w. Bush was so good. The president asked to meet him. Dana Carvey. Number 5 born in Kalispell, who directed The Iron, Giant, The Incredibles and Ratatouille. Brad Bird. Number 6, set in Montana. What 1998 film starred, Robert Redford and a young Scarlett Johansson The Horse Whisperer. Number 7. What 1985 Western novel and 1989 miniseries? Details a cattle drive from Texas to Montana. Lonesome Dove. Number 8, Montana borders. How many Canadian provinces? Three British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Number nine, Jeannette Rankin. Was the first woman elected to congress. She was also the only nay vote for the u.s. to join which war World War 2. Number 10, set in the 19th century, what? Series acts as a prequel to the series Yellowstone. 1883. The nerdy round number one. What? Missoula? Montana native. Wrote directed edited and produced the 1977 film Eraserhead. David Lynch. Number two, what montanan won a best actor? Oscar for Sergeant York in 1942 and High Noon a 1953. Gary Cooper. Number three, what actress from Helena starred as Norma crane in the sixth in man films. Myrna Loy. Number four. What actor from Townsend. Montana shocked, Dallas viewers when he reappeared as Bobby Ewing in 1986. Patrick Duffy Number five? Montana has voted Republican for president in nine. Out of the last ten elections, which year did they vote for a Democrat? 1992. They helped elect Bill Clinton. They did not however vote to re-elect him. Number six, what 1989 Steven Spielberg movie was filmed in the Kootenai National Forest? Always. Number seven. What 1994 film is set in the plains of Montana and start Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt. Legends of the Fall. Number 8. What body of water is surrounded by towns? Like big fork, big arm and poison Montana Flathead Lake. Number nine. What river which shares its name with another M state begins? Its journey in Southwestern Montana The Missouri River. Number 10, the town of echo. Laka, Montana is named after the daughter of what. Legendary Native. American chief. Sitting Bull. And that's all our questions for Montana. Here are a few bonus facts about the state. It's the fourth largest state in the u.s. in terms of population. However its 43rd combine that population with the size and you get the 48, least densely populated state, it's the 41st State being added in 1889 during the Lewis and Clark expedition. William Carved his name into pompey's pillar. It's been preserved and you can see it there today. I haven't spent much time in Montana other than my two trips to Yellowstone. I'd love to see more of the state, especially Glacier National Park. What say you montanans, what's a must see in your state will be back again. Next week with 30 more trivia questions about another US state. Here's a clue to tide you over. What state was annexed by the u.s. in, 1898 after Western businessman overthrew the ruling Monarch. This is a state that is very high on my to see list. If you're not sure you'll find out next Wednesday, this has been episode 183 of the dorky geeky nerdy trivia podcast. You can find out more about the show at dorky geeky nerdy.com. The theme music has been by Jason Shaw at audio knoteks.com. I'm your host Brian Rollins. You can find me at the voices in my head.com. Thanks for listening.