Here are your questions about The Pony Express. Write down your answers; see what you already know.

1. What was The Pony Express?

2. How long was it in existence?

3. Where did The Pony Express go?

4. How long did it take for a letter to be carried the entire route?

5. How expensive was it to use The Pony Express?

6. How many riders worked for The Pony Express?
   

7. How far was it between stations?

8. How many riders carried one letter from the start of the route to the finish?

9. What did they use to carry the mail?

10. What hardships did the riders face on the route?

11. What brought The Pony Express to an end?

12. Were there any other Pony Expresses?

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