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By successfully answering all questions below, or answering more questions correctly than anyone else, you are entered in a drawing for free autographed copies of both Strange But True, Colorado, and Black Hills Believables, to be awared every two weeks. To enter, simply email your answers to jhafnor@aol.com.

#1 An illustrator who enjoys having some fun with his pen, Dale Crawford jokingly placed the author's name on a historical building in what story in Strange But True, Colorado? ____________________

Hint: Wild & Wooly

Bonus Points: Much harder to find, the author's name is partially hidden in one other unlikely location in the book. What page does this drawing appear on? ___

Hint: The Long Sleep

#2 America's second oldest auto race covers a 12.5 mile course and the finish line is at an elevation of 14,110 feet. This race is known as the ______ _______ Hill Climb.

#3 Decades ago, a group of South Dakota history buffs admitted to stealing the body of Chief Sitting Bull from his grave at Fort Yates, North Dakota, and smuggling it across the state line to be encased in tons of concrete west of Mobridge, South Dakota. (Enjoy more about this story on p. 42 of Black Hills Believables.) What state and town might have wanted to do the same thing with the Colorado gravesite of Buffalo Bill Cody? __________, ____.

#4 It is a decidedly un-famous moutain in a state with many famous mountains, but it may well be the most historically significant mountain in the United States. Provide the name of this mountain by reading page 106 of Strange But True, Colorado: _________________

#5 Many Coloradoans have ridden either the Durango to Silverton narrow gauge railroad, or the cog railroad to the top of Pike's Peak. (see more on pages 125 and 76). Railroads played an especially vital role in the settlement of Colorado, a state neither navigable rivers or seaports. The nimble narrow gauge train lines were useful in the mountains, while standard gauge railroads could haul much bigger loads of freight. What type of railroad would you say is described on page 56 of Strange But True, Colorado?

___Narrow Gauge RR ___Cog RR ___Standard Gauge RR

#6 You'll find ski and snowboard stories in Strange But True, Colorado on pages 46, 132 and 134, and very clearly on one other page. What is that page? ____

#7 African-Americans played a modest but intriguing role in Colorado's frontier history. Of these three featured in the book, which one is NOT portrayed by illustrator Dale Crawford?

___Barney Ford ____Jim Beckworth ____Charlie Glass

#8 The lowest point in Colorado is still higher than the highest peak in how many other states?

___20 ___10 ___6 ___13 ___18

#9 Only the sharp-eyed will notice that the illustrator slipped in his version of a famous scene from the movie Titanic. Which story is thus illustrated? __________

Hint: Time waits for no one.

#10 Colorado's largest colony of bats is curiously composed of all males. These estimated 250,000 to 500,000 male bats live seasonally in an abandoned mine near what Colorado community?

____Sterling ____Colorado Springs ____Villa Grove ____Durango

#11 On page 41 of Strange But True, Colorado, celebrity "soakers" in Colorado's famous hot springs are cleverly depicted by the illustrator. You may recognize Alexander Graham Bell talking on a telephone, joined by presidents William Taft and Teddy Roosevelt, Doc Holliday and Buffalo Bill Cody. Who is that sixth figure in the hot springs? ___________________

#12 Unconventional little Nederland, Colorado is featured in two stories from Strange But True, Colorado. Nederland is the closest town to what popular little ski resort?

____________________. Hint: the answer to this question is not in the book.


	Play the Strange But True Puzzler By successfully answering all questions below, or answering more questions correctly than anyone else, you are entered in a drawing for free autographed copies of both Strange But True, Colorado, and Black Hills Believables, to be awared every two weeks. To enter, simply email your answers to jhafnor@aol.com. #1 An illustrator who enjoys having some fun with his pen, Dale Crawford jokingly placed the author's name on a historical building in what story in Strange But True, Colorado? ____________________ Hint: Wild & Wooly Bonus Points: Much harder to find, the author's name is partially hidden in one other unlikely location in the book. What page does this drawing appear on? ___ Hint: The Long Sleep #2 America's second oldest auto race covers a 12.5 mile course and the finish line is at an elevation of 14,110 feet. This race is known as the ______ _______ Hill Climb. #3 Decades ago, a group of South Dakota history buffs admitted to stealing the body of Chief Sitting Bull from his grave at Fort Yates, North Dakota, and smuggling it across the state line to be encased in tons of concrete west of Mobridge, South Dakota. (Enjoy more about this story on p. 42 of Black Hills Believables.) What state and town might have wanted to do the same thing with the Colorado gravesite of Buffalo Bill Cody? __________, ____. #4 It is a decidedly un-famous moutain in a state with many famous mountains, but it may well be the most historically significant mountain in the United States. Provide the name of this mountain by reading page 106 of Strange But True, Colorado: _________________ #5 Many Coloradoans have ridden either the Durango to Silverton narrow gauge railroad, or the cog railroad to the top of Pike's Peak. (see more on pages 125 and 76). Railroads played an especially vital role in the settlement of Colorado, a state neither navigable rivers or seaports. The nimble narrow gauge train lines were useful in the mountains, while standard gauge railroads could haul much bigger loads of freight. What type of railroad would you say is described on page 56 of Strange But True, Colorado? ___Narrow Gauge RR ___Cog RR ___Standard Gauge RR #6 You'll find ski and snowboard stories in Strange But True, Colorado on pages 46, 132 and 134, and very clearly on one other page. What is that page? ____ #7 African-Americans played a modest but intriguing role in Colorado's frontier history. Of these three featured in the book, which one is NOT portrayed by illustrator Dale Crawford? ___Barney Ford ____Jim Beckworth ____Charlie Glass #8 The lowest point in Colorado is still higher than the highest peak in how many other states? ___20 ___10 ___6 ___13 ___18 #9 Only the sharp-eyed will notice that the illustrator slipped in his version of a famous scene from the movie Titanic. Which story is thus illustrated? __________ Hint: Time waits for no one. #10 Colorado's largest colony of bats is curiously composed of all males. These estimated 250,000 to 500,000 male bats live seasonally in an abandoned mine near what Colorado community? ____Sterling ____Colorado Springs ____Villa Grove ____Durango #11 On page 41 of Strange But True, Colorado, celebrity "soakers" in Colorado's famous hot springs are cleverly depicted by the illustrator. You may recognize Alexander Graham Bell talking on a telephone, joined by presidents William Taft and Teddy Roosevelt, Doc Holliday and Buffalo Bill Cody. Who is that sixth figure in the hot springs? ___________________ #12 Unconventional little Nederland, Colorado is featured in two stories from Strange But True, Colorado. Nederland is the closest town to what popular little ski resort? ____________________. Hint: the answer to this question is not in the book.

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