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THE OLD WEST . . . Are you a true son or daughter of                       This Plate’s for You!
        the West or some tenderfoot who thinks “chaps” are British men and
        “bighorn” refers to a trombone player? Find out now.  Match the right        The Red Rock Canyon license plate
        number and letter along with the true and false questions.                 is the perfect holiday gift for Nevada
                                                                                   friends and relatives. Please visit your
                                                                                   local D.M.V. and purchase a plate for
         by Chuck Kleber                                                           someone who will enjoy a surprise
                                                                                   gift. If you haven’t gotten your own
        1. How many members of General Custer’s family were killed at the Battle   license plate yet, this is a perfect time
        of the Little Bighorn?  (A) - 1, (B) - 3, (C) - 5                          to treat yourself to a holiday gift that
                                                                                   gives back to Red Rock Canyon.
        2.  “Monte”  was  a  card  game  popular  with  gamblers.  It  came  from    Thank  you  for  your  consider-
        (A) - Spain,  (B) - France, (C) - Italy                                    ation . . . . Norman  Wolin,  License
                                                                                   Plate Chairman
        3. The Taos tribe is part of which group of Indians? (A) - Apache, (B) - Hopi,
        (C) - Pueblo, (D) - Kiowa
                                                                                            Desert Trumpet
        4. Billy the Kid was shot by Bat Masterson. T (  )  F (  )
                                                                                                Editor
        5. When a cowboy said “pound leather,” he meant (A) - Brand a steer,                  Barbara Wolin
        (B) - Sleep in the bunkhouse, (C) - Ride fast                                       Contributing Writers
                                                                                                Louis C. Kleber
        6.  The  word  “sabe”  relates  to  (A)  -  Courage,  (B)  -  A  knife,                H. Dan Wray
        (C) - Knowledge, (D) - Location                                                      Barbara Wolin
                                                                                              Publishers
        7. Wyatt Earp’s brothers in the Gunfight at OK Corral were (A) - Virgil and           Norm Kresge
        Morgan, (B) - Bart and Virgil, (C) - John and Billy
                                                                                             Barbara Wolin
        8. Calamity Jane’s real name was (A) - Martha Jane Cannary, (B) - Jane         Administrative Assistant
        Palmer, (C) - Jane Eyre                                                               Phyllis Lisi


        9. The fabled Pony Express lasted less than one year. T (  )   F (  )               Plenipotentiary
                                                                                             Norman Wolin
        10.  The  western  story,  “The  Outcasts  of  Poker  Flat,”  was  written  by   The Desert Trumpet is published month-
        (A) - Mark Twain, (B) - Bret Harte, (C) - Luke Short                       ly by and for FORRC members. Statements,
                                                                                   opinions and points of view expressed by
        11.  The  great  “Gold  Rush”  of  1849  was  during  the  presidency  of   writers are their own and do not necessarily
                                                                                   reflect those of FORRC. Please submit all
        (A) - Franklin Pierce (B) - James Buchanan (C) - James K. Polk             articles, photos and artwork NLT the15th of
                                                                                   each month by calling 515-5350. If you are
                                                                                   interested in becoming part of the Desert
        12.  William  F.  Cody  (“Buffalo  Bill”)  received  the  Medal  of  Honor.   Trumpet staff, contact Editor at 256-8043 or
        T  (  )  F  (  )                                                           forrcnews@cox.net
                                                                                       FORRC  is  a  non-profit  501  (c)  (3)
        13. Judge Roy Bean was (A) Mayor of Virginia City, (B) - A judge in Ft.    organization dedicated solely to the welfare
        Smith, Arkansas, (C) - Known as “The Law West of the Pecos.”               of the Red Rock Canyon National Conser-
                                                                                   vation Area. FORRC provides  volunteers
        14. The Crow Indians were allies of the Sioux. T (  )  F (  )              and  funding  for  projects  including  envi-
                                                                                   ronmental education,  teacher workshops,
                                                                                   natural resource protection, cultural resource
        15.  The  California  (“Bear  Flag”)  Republic  was  declared  in  (A)  -  1846,   monitoring, hike programs and other services.
        (B) - 1848, (C) - 1850.                                                    Annual individual membership is $25.00.
                                                                                   General  meetings  are  held  four  times  a
                                                                                   year; Board meetings are held on the second
                                                       Answers on page 5           Tuesday of each month at the Visitor Center
                                                                                   unless otherwise posted.  Messages may
                                                                                   be left at 255-8743. Visit our website at www.
                                                                                   friendsofredrockcanyon.org

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