Montana Trivia
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Posted by ike eichler (+1226) 9 years ago
How well do you know your state? Each Clue will contain the name of a Montana city or town. A few may have been no larger than a Post Office. An example,
Old Faithful Geyser
1 He Wore an arrow shirt
2 The Old Home place
3 New York New York
4 Female V P candidate
5 Ballet
6 Needles and Thread maker
7 AH HA
8 Rope-A Dope beater
9 Early boobs on the tube
10 G-Man
11 Rat Keeper
12 Big Agate marble
13 Biblical River
14 Civil War General
15 U S Marshall
16 Common First names
17 Glacial Lake
18 Lots of fuel
19 English cutlery
20 Sailor mans wife
21 Army Installation plus Brooke or Barbie
22 Murder She Wrote
23 Pack Saddle
24 Feather shedding
25 Head of the Crow Bar Hotel
26 Sore Buck
27 Snow Eater
28 Guess who's coming to dinner actor
29 Anglers brag
30 Bridge Jumper
31 Finally Found
32 Mystery Movie sled
33 Balding former NFL Quarterback
34 The Cardinal
35 Lei
36 Virgins Town
37 Old Dominion town
38 Joan Crawford role
39 Hebrew Watch Tower
40 Russo-Turkish War battle
41 Big Snake
42 Gained with age
43 Beast of burden
44 Famed Duelist
45 Grandma's chair
46 Which turn should I take?
47 Sex researcher
48 Curley Top
49 Nymph of Greek Mythology
50 Confederate C W Guerilla leader
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Posted by David Schott (+18971) 9 years ago
1 He Wore an arrow shirt -- Custer
2 The Old Home place --
3 New York New York -- Manhattan
4 Female V P candidate -- Geraldine
5 Ballet -- Swan Lake
6 Needles and Thread maker --
7 AH HA --
8 Rope-A Dope beater -- Frazer
9 Early boobs on the tube --
10 G-Man --
11 Rat Keeper -- Willard
12 Big Agate marble -- Boulder
13 Biblical River -- Jordan
14 Civil War General -- Phillipsburg
15 U S Marshal -- Dillon
16 Common First names -- Wilsall? Ismay?
17 Glacial Lake -- Missoula
18 Lots of fuel -- Plentywood
19 English cutlery -- Bigfork?
20 Sailor mans wife -- Helena?
21 Army Installation plus Brooke or Barbie --
22 Murder She Wrote -- Angela
23 Pack Saddle --
24 Feather shedding -- Molt
25 Head of the Crow Bar Hotel -- Worden
26 Sore Buck -- Lame Deer?
27 Snow Eater --
28 Guess who's coming to dinner actor -- Sidney
29 Anglers brag -- Whitefish?
30 Bridge Jumper --
31 Finally Found -- Eureka
32 Mystery Movie sled --
33 Balding former NFL Quarterback --
34 The Cardinal --
35 Lei -- Ringling? Circle?
36 Virgins Town -- Marysville
37 Old Dominion town --
38 Joan Crawford role --
39 Hebrew Watch Tower --
40 Russo-Turkish War battle --
41 Big Snake -- Anaconda
42 Gained with age -- Wisdom
43 Beast of burden --
44 Famed Duelist -- Hamilton
45 Grandma's chair -- Rocker
46 Which turn should I take? --
47 Sex researcher -- Kinsey
48 Curley Top -- Shirley
49 Nymph of Greek Mythology -- Calypso
50 Confederate C W Guerilla leader --

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Posted by ike eichler (+1226) 9 years ago
David,

Pretty good.
14, 16, 19, 20, 29, 31, and 35 are wrong.
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Posted by David Schott (+18971) 9 years ago
My edit added answers for:

5 Ballet -- Swan Lake
12 Big Agate marble -- Boulder

Is this one Eureka?

7 AH HA -- Eureka

And this one Bigfork?

46 Which turn should I take? -- Bigfork

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Posted by ike eichler (+1226) 9 years ago
Doing Great. Hope others get involved. 5, 7, and 12 are correct 46 is not.
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Posted by Dave Roberts (+1505) 9 years ago
32 Mystery Movie sled -- Rosebud
21 Army Installation plus Brooke or Barbie -- Fort Benton

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Posted by Frank Hardy (+1728) 9 years ago
30. Chinook

35. Garland

FH

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Posted by Dave Roberts (+1505) 9 years ago
40 Russo-Turkish War battle -- Belgrade?
29 Anglers brag -- Fishtail
14 Civil War General -- Sheridan

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Posted by ike eichler (+1226) 9 years ago
Doing good,

21, 29,32, and 35 are correct. 30 and 40 are not.
That's 29 out of 50.
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Posted by Cindy Stalcup (+585) 9 years ago
2 Homestead
9 Laurel ?
14 Sheridan
19 Sheffield
23 Decker
27 Chinook
29 Fishtail
33 Terry
37 Virginia City
50 Mosby

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Posted by Cindy Stalcup (+585) 9 years ago
Would Plevna be the Russo Turk war site?
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Posted by David Schott (+18971) 9 years ago
20 Sailor mans wife -- Olive
30 Bridge Jumper -- Thompson Falls

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Posted by ike eichler (+1226) 9 years ago
2, 19,23, 27, 29, 33, 37,50 are correct. Plevna # 40 is correct. Thanks for joining in.
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Posted by ike eichler (+1226) 9 years ago
number 20 is correct. Not many left.
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Posted by David Schott (+18971) 9 years ago
I think it's looking like this...

1 He Wore an arrow shirt -- Custer
2 The Old Home place -- Homestead
3 New York New York -- Manhattan
4 Female V P candidate -- Geraldine
5 Ballet -- Swan Lake
6 Needles and Thread maker --
7 AH HA -- Eureka
8 Rope-A Dope beater -- Frazer
9 Early boobs on the tube -- Laurel
10 G-Man --
11 Rat Keeper -- Willard
12 Big Agate marble -- Boulder
13 Biblical River -- Jordan
14 Civil War General -- Sheridan
15 U S Marshal -- Dillon
16 Common First names --
17 Glacial Lake -- Missoula
18 Lots of fuel -- Plentywood
19 English cutlery -- Sheffield
20 Sailor mans wife -- Olive
21 Army Installation plus Brooke or Barbie -- Fort Benton
22 Murder She Wrote -- Angela
23 Pack Saddle -- Decker
24 Feather shedding -- Molt
25 Head of the Crow Bar Hotel -- Worden
26 Sore Buck -- Lame Deer
27 Snow Eater -- Chinook
28 Guess who's coming to dinner actor -- Sidney
29 Anglers brag -- Fishtail
30 Bridge Jumper --
31 Finally Found --
32 Mystery Movie sled -- Rosebud
33 Balding former NFL Quarterback -- Terry
34 The Cardinal --
35 Lei -- Garland
36 Virgins Town -- Marysville
37 Old Dominion town -- Virginia City
38 Joan Crawford role --
39 Hebrew Watch Tower --
40 Russo-Turkish War battle -- Plevna
41 Big Snake -- Anaconda
42 Gained with age -- Wisdom
43 Beast of burden --
44 Famed Duelist -- Hamilton
45 Grandma's chair -- Rocker
46 Which turn should I take? --
47 Sex researcher -- Kinsey
48 Curley Top -- Shirley
49 Nymph of Greek Mythology -- Calypso
50 Confederate C W Guerilla leader -- Mosby

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Posted by David Schott (+18971) 9 years ago
6 Needles and Thread maker -- Superior
34 The Cardinal -- St. Ignatius
43 Beast of burden -- Hungry Horse

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Posted by Jeff Denton (+763) 9 years ago
30 Jumper- McAlister
43 Beast- Yaak
46 Turn- Three Forks
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Posted by Cindy Stalcup (+585) 9 years ago
This is a stretch for g-man...Edgar?

38 Joan Crawford role...Mildred

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Posted by Big Dave (+434) 9 years ago
30 Bridge Jumper - McAllister as in "When Billy Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchee Bridge"
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Posted by Stan Wheeler (+1198) 9 years ago
#46 Wright Just my guess

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Posted by RT&JenBo9 (+55) 9 years ago
39- Mizpah
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Posted by David Schott (+18971) 9 years ago
RT&JenBo9, I thought "Mizpah" might apply to 16:

16 Common First names -- Mizpah
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Posted by ike eichler (+1226) 9 years ago
Only 7 more to go.
6, 9 10, 14, 16, 31, and 34.

A couple additional clues--

# 10 G-Man of the old comics
# 14 C W general who became president
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Posted by heimer (+96) 9 years ago
# 10 g-man Edgar
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Posted by Jeff Denton (+763) 9 years ago
10 G man- Tracy
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Posted by Oddjob (+194) 9 years ago
16 is Roy and/or Mildred
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Posted by ike eichler (+1226) 9 years ago
10 is correct, only 6 more.

# 34 the Cardinal=A University
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Posted by Jeff Denton (+763) 9 years ago
34 cardinal-Warsaw
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Posted by Stan Wheeler (+1198) 9 years ago
#34 what about Carrol
#14 how bout Harrison

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Posted by miles town native (+49) 9 years ago
# 14 agree Harrison

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Posted by miles town native (+49) 9 years ago
#34 Raymond or Kevin
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Posted by David Schott (+18971) 9 years ago
14 Civil War General -- Grant

I'm not sure this is correct, let me know if anything is wrong (I wasn't sure if 46 was "Wright" or "Three Forks" but I can't find "Wright, Montana" on a map so I put down Three Forks):

1 He Wore an arrow shirt -- Custer
2 The Old Home place -- Homestead
3 New York New York -- Manhattan
4 Female V P candidate -- Geraldine
5 Ballet -- Swan Lake
6 Needles and Thread maker --
7 AH HA -- Eureka
8 Rope-A Dope beater -- Frazer
9 Early boobs on the tube --
10 G-Man -- Tracy
11 Rat Keeper -- Willard
12 Big Agate marble -- Boulder
13 Biblical River -- Jordan
14 Civil War General --
15 U S Marshal -- Dillon
16 Common First names --
17 Glacial Lake -- Missoula
18 Lots of fuel -- Plentywood
19 English cutlery -- Sheffield
20 Sailor mans wife -- Olive
21 Army Installation plus Brooke or Barbie -- Fort Benton
22 Murder She Wrote -- Angela
23 Pack Saddle -- Decker
24 Feather shedding -- Molt
25 Head of the Crow Bar Hotel -- Worden
26 Sore Buck -- Lame Deer
27 Snow Eater -- Chinook
28 Guess who's coming to dinner actor -- Sidney
29 Anglers brag -- Fishtail
30 Bridge Jumper -- McAllister
31 Finally Found --
32 Mystery Movie sled -- Rosebud
33 Balding former NFL Quarterback -- Terry
34 The Cardinal --
35 Lei -- Garland
36 Virgins Town -- Marysville
37 Old Dominion town -- Virginia City
38 Joan Crawford role -- Mildred
39 Hebrew Watch Tower -- Mizpah
40 Russo-Turkish War battle -- Plevna
41 Big Snake -- Anaconda
42 Gained with age -- Wisdom
43 Beast of burden -- Yaak
44 Famed Duelist -- Hamilton
45 Grandma's chair -- Rocker
46 Which turn should I take? -- Three Forks
47 Sex researcher -- Kinsey
48 Curley Top -- Shirley
49 Nymph of Greek Mythology -- Calypso
50 Confederate C W Guerilla leader -- Mosby
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Posted by David Schott (+18971) 9 years ago
6 Needles and Thread maker -- Victor
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Posted by Jeff Denton (+763) 9 years ago
9 boobs- Laurel and Hardy
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Posted by David Schott (+18971) 9 years ago
9 Early boobs on the tube -- Burns (Burns and Allen)
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Posted by philip ewalt (+31) 9 years ago
31. Finally found. Eureka
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Posted by David Schott (+18971) 9 years ago
31 Finally Found -- Paradise
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Posted by Don Birkholz (+1440) 9 years ago
16- Roberts

34-Stanford

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Posted by ike eichler (+1226) 9 years ago
# 14 is Grant who also became president. Although Sheridan was also a CW general he did not become president.

# 9 Boobs is to be taken as breasts
# 16 Common men's ist names
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Posted by ike eichler (+1226) 9 years ago
Don is correct on # 16
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Posted by David Schott (+18971) 9 years ago
This is the current list (I think):

1 He Wore an arrow shirt -- Custer
2 The Old Home place -- Homestead
3 New York New York -- Manhattan
4 Female V P candidate -- Geraldine
5 Ballet -- Swan Lake
6 Needles and Thread maker --
7 AH HA -- Eureka
8 Rope-A Dope beater -- Frazer
9 Early boobs on the tube --
10 G-Man -- Tracy
11 Rat Keeper -- Willard
12 Big Agate marble -- Boulder
13 Biblical River -- Jordan
14 Civil War General -- Grant
15 U S Marshal -- Dillon
16 Common First names -- Roberts
17 Glacial Lake -- Missoula
18 Lots of fuel -- Plentywood
19 English cutlery -- Sheffield
20 Sailor mans wife -- Olive
21 Army Installation plus Brooke or Barbie -- Fort Benton
22 Murder She Wrote -- Angela
23 Pack Saddle -- Decker
24 Feather shedding -- Molt
25 Head of the Crow Bar Hotel -- Worden
26 Sore Buck -- Lame Deer
27 Snow Eater -- Chinook
28 Guess who's coming to dinner actor -- Sidney
29 Anglers brag -- Fishtail
30 Bridge Jumper -- McAllister
31 Finally Found --
32 Mystery Movie sled -- Rosebud
33 Balding former NFL Quarterback -- Terry
34 The Cardinal --
35 Lei -- Garland
36 Virgins Town -- Marysville
37 Old Dominion town -- Virginia City
38 Joan Crawford role -- Mildred
39 Hebrew Watch Tower -- Mizpah
40 Russo-Turkish War battle -- Plevna
41 Big Snake -- Anaconda
42 Gained with age -- Wisdom
43 Beast of burden -- Yaak
44 Famed Duelist -- Hamilton
45 Grandma's chair -- Rocker
46 Which turn should I take? -- Three Forks
47 Sex researcher -- Kinsey
48 Curley Top -- Shirley
49 Nymph of Greek Mythology -- Calypso
50 Confederate C W Guerilla leader -- Mosby
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Posted by Jeff Denton (+763) 9 years ago
9 boobs- Eden
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Posted by David Schott (+18971) 9 years ago
9 Early boobs on the tube -- Billings (Barbara Billingsley)
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Posted by David Schott (+18971) 9 years ago
This guess thanks to Jeff Denton:

31 Finally Found -- Eden
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Posted by Don Birkholz (+1440) 9 years ago
31-Locate
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Posted by Stan Wheeler (+1198) 9 years ago
#6 needles and Thread maker Choates and Clark
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Posted by Oddjob (+194) 9 years ago
SWAG

34) Cooke City?
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Posted by Jeff Denton (+763) 9 years ago
6 needles- Superior
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Posted by ike eichler (+1226) 9 years ago
Don got a late start but nailed the last 2.

The answers to the last 3 are--
6 Boyes
9 Dagmar
34 Stanford

Just in case you are not tired of this, here are 10 more.
1A Old England Royal Palace
2A Devils Tool
3A They called him an honest man
4A GAC's widow
5A Before
6A Simply the best
7A If Bobby had tripped rounding 3rd
8A Boxing Trophy
9A Fish with big fin
10A Part of a news report
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Posted by Don Birkholz (+1440) 9 years ago
8A is Belt

3A is Lincoln

6A is Peerless

7A Victor

10A Roundup

2A Three Forks????

1A Whitehall

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Posted by Dave Roberts (+1505) 9 years ago
4A Libby
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Posted by ike eichler (+1226) 9 years ago
Guys,

You have 5 right. Missed 2A, 5A, 7A, 9A, and 10A
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Posted by Cindy Stalcup (+585) 9 years ago
Trident..Devil's tool
Grayling...fish with big fin
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Posted by ike eichler (+1226) 9 years ago
You are correct Cindy. 3 more to go. Anyone??
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Posted by Stan Wheeler (+1198) 9 years ago
7A Homestake If Bobby had tripped rounding third
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10A Part of a News Report.. Broadview
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Posted by Don Birkholz (+1440) 9 years ago
7A Thompson Falls
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Posted by Dave Roberts (+1505) 9 years ago
5A Pryor
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Posted by Don Birkholz (+1440) 9 years ago
10A part of a news report (Chet) Huntley
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Posted by ike eichler (+1226) 9 years ago
You guys are good and nailed the last 3.

Thanks to all that participated, It was fun, and a break from the norm.
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