Rodeo Queen Question Archive

Rodeo Questions

1. What does PETA stand for? Name one celebrity who endorses their organization.
2. Where are the national headquarters for the PRCA?
3. Name the organization that helps educate the public and protect the sport of rodeo from animal rights activists.
4. Who is the commissioner for the PRCA?
5. Name the cowboy who has earned over two-million dollars during his career in the PRCA.
6. How many events are sanctioned by the PRCA? Name them.
7. In what year did the Wrangler Bullfighting start?
8. What are the qualifications for the All-Around title?
9. What is the Linderman Award (PRCA)?
10. Name the father/son duo who has won the Linderman Award
11. According to PRCA statistics, how many minutes per year does the average rodeo animal work?
12. What year was the PRCA started? What was it called?
13. Approximately how many rodeos are sanctioned by the PRCA each year?
14. Who sponsors the Rookie of the Year award for the PRCA?
15. What are the qualifications for the Resistol Rookie of the Year award?
16. What is the official publication for the PRCA?
17. Define "added money".
18. What is the official publication of the PRCA?
19. Who makes up the Board of Directors for the PRCA?
20. Where is the National Finals Rodeo held?
21. What other locations has the NFR been held?
22. How does a cowboy or cowgirl qualify for the NFR?
23. Name the Horses of the Year in the timed-events for the PRCA.
24. Which horses and bull (and who owns them) won the top honors for the roughstock events in the PRCA?
25. What is the Permit Incentive Program for the PRCA and why was it created?
26. How much does a permit cost?
27. How much does a contestant need to win with their permit before they can purchase a card and how much is the card?
28. Name the sponsors for the PRCA.
29. What is "slack"?
30. Name the Rodeo of the Year for each category.
31. Name the Year-end champions for each event.
32. What is the website address for the PRCA?
33. List the events that are featured in the Jack Daniels World Standings.
34. Where are the PRCA headquarters located?
35. You are doing PR work for the rodeo and need to describe an event for a person who is blind and has never seen a rodeo. Choose an event and describe the action.
36. Who is the youngest cowboy to ever compete at the NFR? In what event?
37. Name the only father, daughter and son trio to compete in the NFR in the same year.
38. What cowboy is known as the Super Looper?
39. Name a PRCA rodeo stock contractor from your state.
40. Name a PRCA specialty act from your state.
41. Name a PRCA announcer from your state.
42. Name a PRCA secretary from your state.
43. Name a person from your state that has competed in the NFR.
44. What is a gold card and who is eligible to receive one?
45. What are the ‘long’ listings?
46. What are the ‘short’ listings?
47. How much money was rewarded to the winners at last years NFR?
48. How many rodeos did the PRCA sanction last year?
49. How many states held PRCA rodeos last year?
50. How many Wrangler Pro Officials are there?
51. List two jobs of a rodeo judge.
52. What is PROCOM?
53. Name the ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductees for this year/last year.
54. What is the ProRodeo Business Journal? Who receives this publication?
55. How is the All-Around Cowboy championship determined?
56. How many rodeos can a timed event cowboy count his earnings from for a spot at the NFR?
57. How many rodeos can a roughstock event cowboy count his earnings from for a spot at the NFR?
58. Why is it difficult to establish a true ‘world record’ time in a timed event?
59. Name the cowboy who has to this date the highest single-year earnings.
60. Name the cowboy who holds the record the most money won at a rodeo.
61. Name the cowboy who holds the record for the most money won at a regular season rodeo.
62. Name the cowboy who holds the record for the most money won during his rookie season.
63. Name the cowboy who holds the record for earning the most money in each event prior to the NFR.
64. Name the cowboy who holds the record for the most money won in one year for each event.
65. Name the youngest World Champion and his event.
66. Name the oldest World Champion and his event.
67. Name the cowboy who holds the record for earning the most World Championships.
68. What year did the PRCA develop the Coors Man in the Can program?
69. Who was last years Coors Man in the Can?
70. What is the difference between a rodeo stock contractor and rodeo production company?

1. What is the PRCA Circuit System and why was it created?
2. What does DNCFR stand for?
3. How many circuits are in the PRCA and which one do you live in?
4. Who is the PRCA Circuit Coordinator?
5. Name the 12 circuits of the PRCA.
6. When did the PRCA create the Circuit System?
7. How does a contestant qualify for the DNCFR?
8. What circuit does ______ (your state) fall into under the PRCA Circuit system?

1. What is a flank strap?
2. What does it mean when a roughstock rider has "missed his mark"?
3. What is the maximum number of points awarded in the roughstock events?
4. When does the time begin in the roughstock events?
5. What are "locked" rowels? Are they legal?
6. When is a re-ride awarded to a roughstock contestant?
7. What does "pulling leather" mean?
8. What is a perfect score in the roughstock events? Has one ever been recorded and if so in what event, by whom and at what rodeo.

1. What is a rigging?
2. Describe the spurring action of a bareback rider.
3. Name the cowboy who holds the record for the highest scored ride in the bareback riding.
4. Name the horse that was chosen as the bareback horse of the year last year.

1. Name three reasons a rider can be disqualified for in the saddle bronc riding.
2. What 3 things that factor into the score in the Saddle Bronc Riding?
3. In what event does a cowboy use an Association saddle?
4. What event is considered to be rodeo’s "classic" event?
5. Describe the spurring action of a saddle bronc rider.
6. Name the cowboy who holds the record for the highest scored ride in the saddle bronc riding.
7. Name the horse that was chosen as the Saddle Bronc horse of the year last year.

1. What is the purpose of a bell on a bull rope?
2. If a rider is ‘in the well’, what does this term mean?
3. Are bullriders required to spur during their rides?
4. What does the term ‘tipping’ refer to?
5. Name the cowboy who holds the record for the highest scored ride in the bull riding.
6. Name the bull that was named bucking bull of the year last year.

1. What is a barrier?
2. How many seconds is a cowboy penalized for breaking the barrier?
3. What is a scoreline? How is it determined?
4. What is a "honda"?

1. What is a hooie?
2. How long must a calf remained tied for in the Calf Roping?
3. What is a jerkline?
4. What does the term ‘jerk down’ refer to?
5. What is a legal catch in the Calf Roping Event?
6. What is the purpose of a neck rope in the Calf Roping?
7. What is the minimum and maximum amount a calf can weigh in the Calf Roping?

1. Define a legal catch in the Steer Wrestling event.
2. What is a "Dog Fall"?
3. How much can the steers weigh in the Steer Wrestling event?
4. What black cowboy started the Steer Wrestling event.
5. What is a holihan?
6. Describe the job of the hazer.

1. What are the three legal head catches in the team roping event?
2. When did the PRCA start recognizing Team Roping Header and Heeler championships?
3. Name two definitions for "crossfire".
4. How much can a steer used in the Team Roping event weigh?
5. When does the watch stop to signal a team’s time?

1. Where are the Steer Roping finals held?
2. Describe a legal catch in the Steer Roping.
3. How long must steers remain tied in the Steer Roping?
4. What cowboy holds the record for the most Steer Roping titles?
5. Why is the National Finals Steer Roping not held in conjunction with the NFR?
6. How are the steers horns protected from injury in the Steer Roping event?

1. How far apart are the barrels placed in the Barrel Racing?
2. Who holds the records for the most consecutive world titles won in Barrel Racing? What was the name of her horse?
3. What is the penalty for knocking over a barrel in the Barrel Racing?
4. What is the difference between the WPRA and the PWRA?
5. What do the initials GRA stand for?
6. Name the only rider/horse combination to win a World Championship in the WPRA and the AQHA in the same year.

1. What year did the Miss Rodeo America pageant begin?
2. Who is the current Miss Rodeo America? What is her home state?
3. Who is the President of the Miss Rodeo America board?
4. Who is the coordinator for the Miss Rodeo _____ Pageant?
5. Who is the State Delegate from your state to the Miss Rodeo America Pageant?
6. Name the person(s) from your state who are members of the Miss Rodeo America National Advisory Council.
7. Has your state ever had a Miss Rodeo America? If so, who?
8. Name the sponsors for the Miss Rodeo _____ pageant.
9. Who is the current Miss Rodeo ______? Where is she selected?
10. Name the mother/daughter duo who have both held the Miss Rodeo America title.
11. Name the former Miss Rodeo America who is also a World Champion Barrel Racer.
12. What company produces the Miss Rodeo America Collector Series of model horses?
13. What award does the American Quarter Horse Association sponsor at the Miss Rodeo America pageant?
14. What is the website address for Miss Rodeo America?