The Quiz: How long was mail delivery supposed to take on the Pony Express?
Two days
10 days
One month
Six months
The Pony Express had an ambitious goal: to get mail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, in just 10 days. That’s more than 1,800 miles of riding. And for the 18 months the service operated, from April 1860 to October 1861, it worked. Riders changed horses every 10 miles or so to make sure they’d be able to deliver the mail on time.
The correct answer to this quiz is 10 days.