How many mules are in a 20 mule team?
Twenty-mule teams were teams of eighteen mules and two horses attached to large wagons that ferried borax out of Death Valley from 1883 to 1889. Horses were the wheelers, the two closest to the wagon. They were ridden by one of the two men generally required to operate the wagons and were typically larger than their mule brethren.
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William Laughlin
Ben Totuous I have known a 20 mule team was 2 horses and 18 mules since i was young. I did not have to Google this one to get it right and those who have a 97% rate just might know more than you do. Besides, if people are Googling for the correct answers first, why don't they have a 100% accuracy rate? Don't be so quick to put others down for their success. I only mentioned Google because of those who doubt the correct answer after being told they are wrong. (Norma Tible) Those who doubt the correctness of the answer should do some research before advertising their ignorance. They might actually learn something!
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Apr 7, 2016 3:41AM

William Laughlin
Patrick Riggs If they did, then the story they got was incomplete by omission of details. It is just a way of referring to the teams since all but 2 are indeed, mules and there were 20 beasts. It becomes too wordy to say an "18 mule and 2 horse team". A 20 mule team is just an expression and not indicative of how the teams were truly comprised.
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Apr 14, 2016 3:30AM

William Laughlin
That's not true. It was always 18 mules plus two horses at the wheels. Horses had a better temperament for this position.
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Apr 3, 2016 5:16PM

William Laughlin
There are 20 beasts of burden. It's just easier to say it's a "20 mule team" than saying "2 horse and 18 mule team". Check this link. You will discover that you are wrong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-mule_team
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Apr 11, 2016 6:29AM

Peggy Tinsley
Denise Bruce, if you dont like it, play a game from your own country
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Jan 27, 2023 9:56PM

Richard G Schwartz
I didn't know this.
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Jul 7, 2020 4:50PM

Rita Dee
Suffer the beasts of Burden.
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Mar 3, 2019 8:28PM

Irma Rivera
Got it!!!
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Mar 2, 2019 6:40PM

Boxfox
97% averages for the varied questions on quiz club is unrealistic.
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Mar 2, 2019 6:19PM

dhmchev
That's dumb,!!!!!!!always thought 20 mule Team borax was what it was called over the past many years on Death Vally Days!!!!
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Mar 2, 2019 6:15PM

Dorothy Harper
Never heard of a 20 mule team, figured it was a trick question so I chose 24, ha ha!
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Mar 2, 2019 9:25AM

Denise Bruce
Well why call it a 20 mule team if there are only 18 mules - only in America.
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Mar 2, 2019 7:45AM

Karin Johansson
Robert Miner, if you pull profile you can see your rate.
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Mar 2, 2019 5:59AM

Marcella Kosse
I never knew there were 2 horses in a 20 mule team.
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Mar 1, 2019 6:52PM

Ralph Pearce
Boy, aren’t we touchy?
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Feb 19, 2019 5:37PM

Cliff Hanselmann
using google on trivia game? lol. fools
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Feb 18, 2019 8:29PM

George Oliver Prince
Guess my addiction to Death Valley Days finally paid off
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Feb 16, 2019 2:36PM

Julie Allen
Norma Tible, You can google after answering and before you comment.
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Feb 5, 2019 2:00AM

recordpete
A repeat question.
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Feb 3, 2019 8:52PM
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