Wyoming Trivia

Ready for some Wide Open Spaces, Howdy Folks, welcome to episode 173. The dorky geeky nerdy trivia podcast. I'm your host, Brian Rollins. In this week, we're strolling through Wyoming. As always, we've got three rounds, 10 questions. Each, if you're new to the show, welcome, you can find rules and scorecards a dorky geeky nerdy.com. Along with a bunch of other cool stuff. Looks Horses are ready? So let's ride. The dorky round. Number one, though. It's also in Idaho and Montana. The vast majority of what national park is in Wyoming. Yellowstone, National Park. Number two, Wyoming leads the country in mining what fossil fuel? Cole. Number three. What daughter of a u.s. vice president is currently the US representative from Wyoming Liz Cheney. Well, not a native Wyoming. I her mother Lynn is Number four, Angley won a Best Director Oscar for what 2005 Western set in 1960s, Wyoming. Brokeback Mountain, the film also won best picture, best adapted, screenplay and best supporting actor for Jake Gyllenhaal. Number 5. What painter born in Wyoming. Became famous for his drip method of painting. Jackson Pollock. Number 6. What two states, border Wyoming to the South. Colorado and Utah. Number seven. What Wyoming town is named after Buffalo Bill, Cody, Wyoming Buffalo Bills. Real name was William Frederick Cody. Number 8, what large mammal is on the Wyoming flag. The Bison. If you said Buffalo, that's incorrect, bison are native to North America. Buffalo are from Asia and Africa. Number nine, nearly two-thirds of Wyoming residents own, at least one. What? A gun Wyoming has the second highest percentage of gun ownership in the US. Number 10. What is the two-letter? Postal abbreviation for Wyoming. Wy. The geeky round number one. What is the capital of Wyoming? Cheyenne. Number two, those shot in Calgary. What 1992? Clint Eastwood western took place in Wyoming. Unforgiven. Number three, though not as famous. What National Park is located on the southern border of Yellowstone. Grand Tetons National Park. Number four. What two states border Wyoming to the east. South Dakota and Nebraska. Number five, Jim j Bullock from Casper. Wyoming played Monroe, Ficus on what 80 sitcom for six seasons. Too close for comfort. Number six, Wyoming Governor. Nellie tayloe. Ross learned what distinction in 1924. She was the first elected. Female governor in the US. She is also Wyoming's. Only female governor to date and was the director of The u.s. Mint under Franklin, Delano Roosevelt. Number 7, what is the official state nickname for Wyoming? The equality state so named because it was the first territory in the US to grant women the right to vote. Number eight, how many area codes does Wyoming have. Just 1307 for comparison Colorado which is almost the same size will be adding its fifth area code this year. Number 9. What western TV show running from 1959 to 1963 and starring John Smith, and Robert Fuller was named for a Wyoming Town. Laramie. Number 10, at 7.6 per 100,000 people, Wyoming leads the nation in what type of fatality. Drunk driving fatalities. The nerdy round number one. What Wyoming town is home to an annual economic Symposium and is a location in the horror game. The Last of Us. Jackson Wyoming. Number two, what geological feature was called Big Lodge Butte by the Native Americans. Devils Tower. Number three, speaking of Devils, Tower wooden 1877 film features its finale at the site. Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Never for what young man's beating torture and death outside of Laramie. Wyoming in 1998, raised awareness about hate crimes about lgbtq persons. Matthew Shepard. Number 5. What 1902 novel by Owen, Wister set in Wyoming has been adapted into five movies and a 249 episode TV series The Virginian. The first adaptation was directed by Cecil B DeMille. Number 6, in terms of population, where does Wyoming rank in the US? 50th War last, according to the latest estimate. Wyoming has a little over half a million people in it. Number seven, and Gorsuch Burford from Casper was the first female head of what federal agency. The Environmental Protection Agency or EPA, if her name, sounds familiar. That's because her son Neil Gorsuch is a Supreme Court Justice. Number 8. What department store? First opened in Kemmerer Wyoming in 1902? JCPenney. Number 9. What animal native to Wyoming is the fastest land animal in the Western Hemisphere. The pronghorn antelope, it can top out at 60 miles per hour. Number 10, where would you find the Bronco old Steamboat? The horse along with its Rider is on every Wyoming license plate. Put the horses back in the stable because we are done. Everyone had a good time. I hope so. Wyoming is not too far from where I live and I've spent a lot of time there most of it in Yellowstone and Grand Tetons National Park. If you haven't visited Wyoming, I highly recommend it. We've given him some grief about how few people live there, but honestly, that's part of the state's charm. It's big, beautiful and quiet. Here are a few bonus facts about Wyoming. The 44th State. Having joined the union in 1890. It's the 10th largest state with 97,000 814 square miles. The highest point in Wyoming is Gannett Peak at thirteen thousand eight hundred nine feet. That's nine thousand feet taller than last week's State West, Virginia also known as the Mountain State. We'll be back again next week with 30 more trivia questions about another US state. Here's your clue for next week. What is the only u.s. state to grow tea? I'm a big tea drinker so this was a cool fact for me to learn. I'll see you back here next Wednesday. This has been episode 173. The dorky EP nerdy trivia podcast, show notes and transcripts can be found at dorky geeky nerdy.com. The music has been by Jason Shaw and audio not x.com I'm your host Brian Rollins you can find me at the voices in my head.com And thanks for listening.