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  • How much were to Pony Express riders paid per month?
    $50
  • What system used a series of dots and dashes to stand for letters?
    Morse code
  • Who was a famous hunter who was a Pony Express rider when he was young?
    Buffalo Bill
  • What did the Dooley girls of Troy, Kansas invent?
    Donuts!
  • How many times was one complete mailbag lost on the Pony Express?
    Once
  • What were the two types of Pony Express stations?
    Home and Relay (or Swing)
  • What was the starting point for the Pony Express in the East?
    St. Joseph, Missouri
  • How many states did the Pony Express go through?
    Eight
  • Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Co is the official name for _________.
    The Pony Express
  • About how many buffalo roamed the Great Plains at the time of the Pony Express?
    About 40 million
  • How much did Pony Express horses cost?
    $200
  • About how often--in miles-- did the riders change horses?
    10 to 15 miles
  • Did California become a state before or after the Pony Express?
    Before
  • How many directions did the Pony Express run in?
    Two
  • What invention ended the Pony Express?
    The telegraph
  • How old was the youngest Pony Express rider?
    Thirteen
  • What did the Pony Express try to use for stations whenever possible?
    Ranches
  • What was to special bag called that the Pony Express used?
    Mochila
  • What was Pony Express riders' biggest fear?
    Attacks by Native Americans
  • How many horses were used in a one way trip from the beginning to the end of the Pony Express?
    75 horses
  • How much did it originally cost to mail one half ounce on the Pony Express?
    $5.00
  • In how many days did a summer delivery take on the Pony Express?
    Ten
  • A Pony Express rider had to weight less than ____ pounds.
    125
  • Who made the longest ride on the Pony Express?
  • In 1845, if you sent a message from Washington DC to California, how many months did it take?
    Six
  • How dod people know they got mail from the Pony Express?
    The newspaper annoiunced their names
  • What is an adult male horse called?
    Stallion
  • Where did the Pony Express officially end?
    San Francisco
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