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![]() ![]() Paid a $100 prize! This quiz first posted on (02/23/10) ![]() ![]() Just to the west of this place an important (and now famous) military capitulation took place. (Fort Buford was the site of the surrender of the famous Sioux Chief Sitting Bull to the American military, five years after the Battle of the Little Bighorn) ![]() ![]() The local and regional economy here historically revolved around agriculture, but now the petroleum industry plays the leading role. (With over 200 oil companies and counting, the city is the place to look when seeking a career in the oil business) ![]() ![]() Arguably, the most successful professional coach of all time went to high school in this relatively small town. He is so revered, they named a stadium after him. (Phil Jackson - professional basketball player and coach (New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers). Jackson was born in Montana, but spent the later part of his childhood, including his teenage years, in Williston, and graduated from Williston High School. The Williston High School fieldhouse is named after Jackson. As a player he won championships with the Knicks in 1970 and 1973. He later coached the Bulls to championships from 1991–93 and 1996–98, and later, the Lakers from 2000–2002 and 2009) ![]() ![]() Williston, North Dakota, USA ![]() The first correct answer received was submitted by: ![]() Annie Rennison, Annapolis, Maryland USA ![]() |
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