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The American Wild West

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Old West : The American Wild West

Introduction:
"This tests your knowledge of actual events and people who made the American Wild West such an interesting subject."


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 Lily Langtry
    The Lilly Langtry
    The Jersey Lilly


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 executed
    He died of natural causes
    He died in a knife fight
    He was shot


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 Sitting Bull
    Chief Rain in the Face
    Chief Crazy Horse
    Chief Two Moons


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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?
    Butch Cassidy
    Black Jack Ketchum
    Sundance Kid
    Kid Curry


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