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People of the Old West

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Introduction:
"Here's a quiz about some of the interesting people that inhabited the American West."


1. Sheriff Henry Plummer had the distinction of being -
    The first elected lawman in Montana
    Hanged by his constituents
    The man who killed Bloody Bill Anderson
    The father of 22 children


2. Cynthia Ann Parker was the mother of -
    A member of the Wild Bunch
    An Indian chief
    A hanging judge
    Clyde Barrow's girlfriend


3. Geronimo was a member of which Apache tribe?
    Jicarilla
    Chiricahua
    Mimbres
    Mescalero


4. Which western outlaw had twin sons named Gould and Montgomery?
    Jesse James
    Black Jack Ketchum
    John Ringo
    Bob Dalton


5. John Selman was a lawman with a checkered career and is best remembered for -
    Killing Sam Bass
    Killing himself, his wife, and their 14 children
    Killing Bill Doolin
    Killing John Wesley Hardin


6. "Boots And Saddles", "Tenting on The Plains", and "Following The Guidon" were books about life with the U. S. Cavalry during the Plains Indian Wars. Who wrote these three books?
    An army surgeon
    An army officer
    An army wife
    An army scout


7. Alexander Donniphan Pence was a respected lawman in Kentucky for most of his life but is commonly thought to have committed bank robbery in which other state?
    Colorado
    Texas
    Missouri
    Kansas


8. Which of these famous Indian chiefs was never photographed?
    Cochise
    Satank
    Red Cloud
    Chief Joseph


9. Which of the following women was a fictional character?
    Madame Mustache
    Poker Alice
    Cat Ballou
    Squirrel-Tooth Alice


10. Which of the following men was a fictional character?
    Potato Creek Johnny
    Shanghai Pierce
    Blue Duck
    Ned Pepper


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