The American Wild West

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1. Judge Roy Bean named his court room and saloon bar after a famous English music hall Actress. What was the name of this establishment? The Jersey Lily The Jersey Lilly The Lilly Langtry The Lily Langtry

2. Who was Henry McCarty better known as? Black Bart Butch Cassidy Kid Curry Billy the Kid

3. Which ex sheriff of Dodge City ended his working career as a sports writer for a New York newspaper? Pat Garret Bat Masterson Wyatt Earp Bill Tilghman

4. What nationality was Allan Pinkerton, the founder of Pilkerton's Detective Agency? English Welsh Irish Scottish

5. How did Jesse James die? He was shot He died in a knife fight He was executed He died of natural causes

6. Which Indian Chief, who was victorious in the Battle of the Little Big Horn which led to the defeat of General Custer, also found fame as a member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show? Chief Crazy Horse Chief Two Moons Chief Rain in the Face Chief Sitting Bull

7. Who was shot dead during a game of poker, holding what is now termed "The Dead Man's Hands"? Pat Garret Frank James Doc Holliday Wild Bill Hickok

8. Who was responsible for the Lawrence City massacre in 1863? Geronimo William Quantrill Cochise The Wild Bunch

9. What was known as "A Peacemaker"? A sherrif A Bowie knife A Texas ranger A gun

10. Which is the correct name for a famous cattle trail? Goodluck-Loving Goodnight-Loving Goodbye-Lover Goodnight-Love

11. What was the cause of Doc Holliday's death? Murder Illness Execution Accident

12. Members of which Indian Nation were massacred at Wounded Knee? Navajo Apache Sioux Commanche

13. How many people were actually killed at the Gunfight at the OK Corral? Six Four Three Five

14. If, after being robbed, you found a poem at the scene of the crime, who would have been the robber? Cherokee Bill Sundance Kid Black Bart Butch Cassidy

15. Who was Harvey Logan better known as? Kid Curry Sundance Kid Butch Cassidy Black Jack Ketchum