Quote
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. ~ Mark Twain
Quiz
So let's get started. This week"s blog is a quiz about history found in Murder in the Rockies.
1.Which character in Murder in the Rockies is fictionalized?
(a) Lilly LaRue
(b) Baby Doe Tabor
(c) Soapy Smith
2. Which character was an actual person?
(a) Silas Dixon
(b) Wyatt Earp
(c) Chop Chop Charlie
3. When did Colorado become a state of the union?
(a) 1876 the Centennial State
(b) 1860 part of the Kansas Nebraska act
(c) 1812 included in the Louisiana Purchase
4. Which building would Coyle NOT have seen in his walking tour around Denver in 1893?
(a) Denver Mint
(b) Windsor Hotel
(c) The House of Mirrors
5. Which was the latest technical innovation in 1893?
(a) Telegraph
(b) Television
(c) Telephone
Traditional Jazz
Over the weekend we attended the Evergreen, Colorado traditional jazz festival. The dance group demonstrated/performed the evolution of "swing" dancing in appropriate costumes....Cake Walk, Black Bottom, Charleston, Shag, etc. Look for some dancing in the next Andrew Coyle mystery...Two Miles High and Six Feet Under
Answers
1. a, 2.b, 3.a, 4.a, 5. c 4.The Denver Mint at that time was the Federal Assay
House and Depository later to be designated a Mint
Comments or questions can be left in the Comments section below.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. ~ Mark Twain
Quiz
So let's get started. This week"s blog is a quiz about history found in Murder in the Rockies.
1.Which character in Murder in the Rockies is fictionalized?
(a) Lilly LaRue
(b) Baby Doe Tabor
(c) Soapy Smith
2. Which character was an actual person?
(a) Silas Dixon
(b) Wyatt Earp
(c) Chop Chop Charlie
3. When did Colorado become a state of the union?
(a) 1876 the Centennial State
(b) 1860 part of the Kansas Nebraska act
(c) 1812 included in the Louisiana Purchase
4. Which building would Coyle NOT have seen in his walking tour around Denver in 1893?
(a) Denver Mint
(b) Windsor Hotel
(c) The House of Mirrors
5. Which was the latest technical innovation in 1893?
(a) Telegraph
(b) Television
(c) Telephone
Traditional Jazz
Over the weekend we attended the Evergreen, Colorado traditional jazz festival. The dance group demonstrated/performed the evolution of "swing" dancing in appropriate costumes....Cake Walk, Black Bottom, Charleston, Shag, etc. Look for some dancing in the next Andrew Coyle mystery...Two Miles High and Six Feet Under
Answers
1. a, 2.b, 3.a, 4.a, 5. c 4.The Denver Mint at that time was the Federal Assay
House and Depository later to be designated a Mint
Comments or questions can be left in the Comments section below.