Historic Texas - Cattle Drives

Who was known as the Texas Cattle Queen?

• Lucinda Glidden

• Richard King

• Lizzie Johnson Williams

• Oliver Loving

Which term is used to identify wealthy cattle ranchers?

• big shots

• barons

• farmers

• ranchers

Who invented a new type of fence by designing a prototype with his wife's hairpins?

• Oliver Loving

• Richard King

• Charles Goodnight

• Joseph Glidden

How did ranchers in Historic Texas mark their cattle as belonging to them?

• marks which were stamped with ink

• brands which were symbols burned into the hides

• electronic tags

• by calling dibs

What is an uncontrolled, panicked rush of cattle called?

• a stampede

• a rush

• chaos

• a run

What is a short twist of wire with sharp points called?

• twisted wire

• fencing

• painful

• barbed wire

What structure pumps water from underground wells using the power of the wind?

• a pump

• a hydrator

• a windmill

• a well

What is the largest cattle ranch in the U.S.?

• Goodnight Loving Ranch

• Chisholm Ranch

• Glidden Ranch

• King Ranch

People who raise cattle are called ___________.

• ranchers

• farmers

• cowboys

• carnivores

Where did cowboys, cooks, and wranglers usually stay?

• main house

• bunkhouses

• log cabin

• tents