| Meet your maker | Delivery time! | The man Bronco | Stay golden pony boy! | Miscellaneous |
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who is Alexander Majors?
He started hauling overland freight in 1843
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what are orphans
The Pony express preferred to hire these kinds of children
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What is 11 years old?
Bronco charlie was this age when he first rode for the Pony Express
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what is the Pony Express?
The gold rush started the need for this company, with everyone moving west
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What is 18 years old?
The Pony Express preferred to hire those under this age
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What is Virginia?
William Waddell opened a dry goods store in this state
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what is St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California?
The first deliveries set off from these 2 places
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What is Julius Miller?
This is the real name of Bronco Charlie
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What is California?
It was the main point of concentration during the gold rush
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What is 2,000 miles?
The Pony Express riders could travel this much in 2 days
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What is 'Waddell & Russel trading firm'?
William Waddell and William Russel founded this company before the Pony Express
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What are 16 horses and 6 men?
During the 18 months of deliveries, this many horses and men died
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What is 1903?
Bronco Charlie's 2 kids died from infection in this year
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What is 1849?
The Gold rush started in this year
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What is October 26, 1861
The Pony express was officially terminated on this date
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what is $1,000?
All three founders would later fall into major financial debt, losing this much per day
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What is 35,000?
The Pony Express delivered around this many letters in total
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What is 1955?
Bronco Charlie died in this year
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What is San Francisco?
The gold rush kick started this metropolis almost a decade after it started
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What is $150?
$5 back then (which was the cost of sending a letter via Pony Express) is equal to this much now
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What is the 'Central Overland and Pikes Peak Express Company'?
Waddell, Majors, and Russel founded this company that would later be known as 'The Pony Express'
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What is What is profanity, drinking, and fighting?
The pony express riders took a loyalty oath swearing off these 3 thing
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What is woodworking and painting?
Near the end of his life, Bronco Charlie took up these 2 hobbies
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What is 750,000 pounds?
About this many pounds of gold were discovered during the gold rush
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What is 1812
William H. Russel - a founder of the Pony Express was born in this year
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