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Outlaws of the American West

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Introduction:
"A quiz about some of the outlaws and other disreputable people that lived (and died) in the American West. Good luck!"


1. William H. Bonney is better known by what name?
    Billy the Kid
    Curley Bill
    Buffalo Bill
    Wild Bill Hickok


2. Harry Longbaugh, better known as the "Sundance Kid", got his nickname because of his habit of only dueling with his back to the sun, causing opponents to do a 'sundance' in order to get sight of him.
    True
    False


3. This American Indian outlaw was called the "Cherokee Killer" after he killed Deputy U.S. Marshall Dan Marks in the Oklahoma Territory in 1885. Who was he?
    Bill Brocius
    The Cherokee Kid
    Ned Christie
    Dan "Cherokee" Two Bears


4. Clanton Gang member, and notorious killer, Johnny Ringo was known to quote Shakespeare.
    True
    False


5. This gunman killed his first man at fifteen, and later claimed forty-four kills. He said they were all in self defense. Later in life he reformed and became a lawyer. Who was he?
    John Wesley Hardin
    Bill Miner
    Emmett Dalton
    Ben Kilpatrick


6. This man became the de facto leader of the Wild Bunch when Butch Cassidy fled to South America. He once broke out of an 'escape proof' jail in Knoxville, Tennessee. Who was he?
    Bill Doolin
    George Curry
    Harvey Logan
    Will Carver


7. This person was a dentist in Atlanta, Georgia before he headed west and took up drinking, gambling, and gunfighting. Who was he?
    Charles "Doc" Watson
    John Henry "Doc" Holliday
    Simeon Reno
    Charlie Bowdrie


8. This Canadian born outlaw was known as "Flat Nose". Who was he?
    Cole Younger
    Harvey Logan
    George Curry
    Sam Bass


9. Clay Allison, killer for hire, was gunned down in Tombstone, Arizona by Watt Earp.
    True
    False


10. Myra Shirley was dubbed the "Bandit Queen" by the eastern press. She was also the first woman tried by Fort Smith "Hanging Judge" Isaac Parker. By what name was she better known?
    Calamity Jane
    Pearl Matthis
    "Big Nose" Kate
    Belle Starr


11. By what name was Robert Leroy Parker better known?
    Black Bart
    Butch Cassidy
    Sundance Kid
    Kid Curry


12. This outlaw was born in Missouri in 1847. At the age of seventeen he rode with Confederate guerilla leader "Bloody" Bill Anderson. in 1866 he formed a gang with his brother Frank. Who was he?
    Ike Clanton
    Jesse James
    Cole Younger
    Emmett Dalton


13. The notorious stagecoach bandit known as "Black Bart" was arrested because of a handkerchief.
    True
    False


14. This Dalton Gang member was born in Johnson County, Arkansas. After a few years with the Dalton's he formed his own gang. In 1895 he led a jailbreak that included thirty seven fellow prisoners. Who was he?
    Johnny Ringo
    Bill Doolin
    John Reno
    George "Bitter Creek" Newman


15. These two brothers, born in Knottingley, England, were alleged to have killed over forty five people between them. Who were they?
    Bob and Emmett Dalton
    Ben and Billy Thompson
    Frank and John Reno
    Cole and James Younger


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