Are you Ranch Happy?

Here are two quizzes.

The correct answers are at the end of the article.

The first quiz will prove whether you are a dude or a cowboy...

1. A group of saddle horses is called:

cavvy
litter
herd
dustmakers

2. The proper term for a cowboy’s
riding whip is:

a bullwhip
a quirt
a crop
a beater

4. Female cows before they’ve had
a calf are called:

steers
heifers
bulls
honeys

5. Best way to describe a sorrel horse is:

a black horse
a brownish white horse
a reddish brown horse
a rocking horse

6. Designs carved into
a cowboy’s saddle
are called:

tooling
patterns
notches
tattoos

7. Fill in the blanks to this cowboy song,
“Goodbye _ _ I’m leavin’ Cheyenne”

old paint
loyal dog
dear girl
dear mom

8. A cowboy’s favorite drink...:

milk
whiskey
cactus juice
root beer

9. Which activity does not occur
at a branding...:

castrating
de-horning
fireworks
crying

10. When a cowboy throws a hoolihan, he:

has a fit
plays horsehoes
throws a loop?
tosses his hat

11. A cowboy’s latigo is
a leather strap that tightens:

his cinch
his belt
his hat
his wallet

12. How does a cowboy tell
a storm is a’comin’:

his dog is running in circles
the deer and elk are out feeding intensively
the cook is making buckets of beans
he can’t find his raincoat

13. A cowboy measures his horse in...

hands
inches
feet
gallops

14. Touching a cowboy’s hat is a sign of :

affection
disrespect
loyalty
stupidity

15. “You can put boots in the oven,
but that don’t make ‘em biscuits” means...:

just because there’s something on your plate, you don’t have to eat it.
just because you’re a cowboy, doesn’t mean you like biscuits
just because you say something doesn’t make it so
just because you live on a ranch, doesn’t make you a cowboy

And these questions test your
Cowboy Fashion IQ...

A bit o’ Cowboy Fashion History...

Many people have a false image of what the cowboys of the Old West actually wore when doing their job. When most people think of a cowboy in the times of million-acre open range ranches, they think of a cowboy with twin six-shooters in their holster, and looking like Buffalo Bill. Actually, the cowboys back then didn’t look much different from the simply dressed cowboys of today. Their clothing didn’t focus so much as looking sophisticated, rather they simply wanted clothing that could stand up to the rigors of the Western Plains.

1. Who is the oldest cowboy hat manufacturer in the US:

Resistol
Beaver Brand
Stetson
Ubiquitas

2. A cowboy hat’s traditional purpose was to...:

keep out the elements
attract the ladies
cover a receding hairline
water the working cow dogs

3. Which are not chaps:

shot guns
bat wings
chinks
rifles

4. Levi’s, originating in 1860s,
were originally made out of what fabric:

canvas
polyester
wool
denim

5. Wrangler jeans debuted to the public in what year:

1947 by Rodeo Ben
1934 by Carl Baum
1955 by Langston Cole
1942 by Levi Strauss

6. Most widely sold cowboy boot — popular
to both men and women...:

Roper
Baker
Candlestick maker
Square toe

7. A stampede string is:

piece of leather to tie a calf
item used to keep your hat on
a herd of rampaging horses
used to stop a stampede of animals

8. Who was most responsible for popularizing the cowboy’s buckle:

Hollywood
Rodeo cowboys
Theodore Roosevelt
Spanish

9. In 1880, a cowboy used what to hold up his pants:

a belt
rope
suspenders
staples

10. Who is responsible being
a national leader in western fashion:

Top50
rodeo cowboys
authentic cowboys
Langston’s Western Wear

11. Wool clothing was popular
among cold weather cowboys because:

They kept the bugs out
They retained heat even when wet
They exfoliated the skin
They protected them while riding through brush

Answers

1. cavvy

2.  a quirt

3. wrap rope around your horn

4. heifers

5. a reddish brown horse

6.  tooling

7.  old paint

8.  whiskey

9.  fireworks

10.  throws a loop?

11.  his cinch

12.  the deer and elk are out feeding intensively

13.  hands

14. disrespect

15.  just because you say something doesn’t make it so

Fashion
Answers

1.  Beaver Brand

2.  keep out the elements

3.  rifles

4.  canvas

5.  1947 by Rodeo Ben1942 by Levi Strauss

6.  Roper

7.  item used to keep your hat on

8.  Hollywood

9.  suspenders

10.  Langston’s Western Wear

11. They retained heat even when wet