Fun Dude Ranch Quiz- Test your knowledge of American ranches
Test your knowledge of American ranches, including fun facts, history and Western culture with this Equitrekking quiz!
by Darley Newman
Take a fun quiz with questions on great American ranches. Use these great dude ranch resources to search for the answers: the Equitrekking Vacation Guide and Top20Ranches.com and the hints below. Good luck!
1. Which Wyoming dude ranch, a longtime member of the Dude Ranchers' Association, Top20Ranches and pictured above, has been known as the Jewel of the Bighorns since 1907?
A. The Red Rock Ranch
B. Paradise Ranch
C. Eatons' Ranch
D. The Hideout Lodge & Guest Ranch
2. The rich and colorful history of this Tucson, Arizona dude ranch, pictured above, begins with the Pima Indians. It's named for the "green pool" and seasonal river that the Native Americans used as a source of water.
A. Rancho de los Caballeros
B. Tanque Verde Ranch
C. Elkhorn Ranch
D. Hideout Ranch
3. These brothers started what many believe to be the first American dude ranch and continue the tradition today, celebrating their 135th anniversary this year at this Wyoming dude ranch. (Hint, answer is in the above video from our PBS TV Special on "Great American Ranches.")
A. The Red Rock Ranch
B. Bar W Guest Ranch
C. Eatons' Ranch
D. The Hideout Lodge & Guest Ranch
4. This small New Mexico guest ranch, a member of the Dude Ranchers' Association and Equitrekking's Vacation Guide, is located in the mountains of the beautiful Gila National Forest, which spans millions of acres, and takes guests to visit pit houses and cliff dwellings once occupied by the Mimbres people of 750-1150 AD.
A. Geronimo Trail Guest Ranch
B. Double E Ranch
C. N Bar Ranch
D. Mountain Sky Guest Ranch
5. This fourth generation cattle ranch is located on 1100 acres of summer pastures with tall pines and breathtaking views of the Selkirk and Cabinet Mountain Ranges in Idaho.
A. Mountain Top Inn
B. Home Ranch
C. Western Pleasure Guest Ranch
D. HF Bar Ranch
6. This Jackson Hole dude ranch, recognized on Top20Ranches and seen above, overlooks the major peaks of the Teton Range with horseback riding in the Teton National Forest, Gros Ventre Wilderness and Bridger Teton Park.
A. T Cross Ranch
B. Gros Venture River Ranch
C. The Ranch at Rock Creek
D. Bucking S Ranch
Check out the answers to see how you did and learn more fun facts about dude ranches:
1.) The correct answer is B. Paradise Ranch. This traditional Wyoming Dude Ranch is located in the Bighorn Mountains near Buffalo, Wyoming has been known as the Jewel of the Bighorns since 1907.
2.) The correct answer is B. Tanque Verde Ranch. The Pima Indians left behind numerous mortar stones and other artifacts as testimony to their passage.
3.) The correct answer is C. Eatons' Ranch. Howard Eaton and his brothers moved from Pittsburgh to the Dakotas and started what many believe to be the first American Dude Ranch. The Eatons had originally hoped that charging their friends would dissuade them from coming out and staying such a long time, but that wasn’t the case. Easterners loved being at the ranch and now that they were paying the Eatons, they had no guilt when they settled in for long visits. The Eatons moved to a picturesque Wyoming ranch in 1904, and began to expand their business of accepting paying guests.
4.) The correct answer is A. Geronimo Trail Guest Ranch, which takes guests horseback riding and hiking through open meadows, tall ponderosa forests, up on high hills and down into deep canyons with sheer cliffs and crystal clear streams to enjoy the majesty of the Gila.
5.) The correct answer is C. Western Pleasure Guest Ranch, located in Idaho's scenic Panhandle region, about 16 miles northeast of Sandpoint, Idaho. Roley and Janice Schoonover, and her parents, ranchers Jim and Virginia Wood, have transformed this historic ranch into one of Idaho's quality guest ranches.
6.) The correct answer is B. Gros Ventre River Ranch, which sits at just under 7000 ft. with trails crossing altitudes up to around 11,000 ft.
