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The Old West (Part G) Trivia Quiz

I'm going to make this quiz easy. I may have a middle name, an alias, or a name not related to my real name, or I'm just famous. All famous Old West people. Have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by Colmosby. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Colmosby

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
217,562

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1901

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. My birth name was Ellen Watson. What was my alias? Hint

Cattle Kate

Kate Fisher

Belle Starr

Pearl Hart

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Question 2 of 10

2. At birth I was given the name James B. Hickok. What did the initial 'B' stand for?
Hint

Butler

Ben

Bill

Buck

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Question 3 of 10

3. I don't know how I got the alias of Will Barry. What was my real name? Hint

Willian Antrim

William Doolin

William Dalton

William Carver

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Question 4 of 10

4. My name is Henry Starr, and I was married to Belle Starr.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. I was the eldest of the Earp brothers. I was not at the O.K. Corral. Who am I? Hint

Warren

Samual

Morgan

James

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Question 6 of 10

6. As the song said "he was the dirty little coward who shot Mr. Howard, and layed poor Jesse in his grave." Who am I? Hint

Charlie Ford

Robert Ford (Bob)

Henry Ford

Bill Ford

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Question 7 of 10

7. I was known as "Old Man" Clanton. I was head of the Clanton gang in Cochise County, Arizona. Who am I ? Hint

Issac

Finn

Billy

Newman

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Question 8 of 10

8. My name was John W. Hardin. I was known as Texas' most deadly gunman. What was my middle name?
Hint

Wood

Warren

Wesley

Wink

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Question 9 of 10

9. I was known as "Doc" Holliday. What was my first name? Hint

James

Thomas

Robert

John

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Question 10 of 10

10. My alias was the "Outlaw Queen". Who am I? Hint

Kate Watson

Eda Place

Big Nose Kate

Belle Starr

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. My birth name was Ellen Watson. What was my alias?

Answer: Cattle Kate

I'm Cattle Kate and was given that name by a local newspaper. I was thought of as an outlaw. I was hanged by vigilantes in 1889, accused of cattle rustling, although there were doubts as to whether I really did that. Vigilantes, after all, usually just want a victim that they can string up.

2. At birth I was given the name James B. Hickok. What did the initial 'B' stand for?

Answer: Butler

James Butler Hickok. I liked playing poker and was killed while playing in Deadwood, SD in 1876.

3. I don't know how I got the alias of Will Barry. What was my real name?

Answer: William Doolin

Born William Doolin, I led a gang of train and bank robbers in Oklahoma, New Mexico, Missouri and Kansas. I was shot and killed in 1896 by Deputy Marshal Heck Thomas.

4. My name is Henry Starr, and I was married to Belle Starr.

Answer: False

I was never married to her. I robbed banks for 32 years. I started robbing them on horseback and robbed my last bank by car in 1921.

5. I was the eldest of the Earp brothers. I was not at the O.K. Corral. Who am I?

Answer: James

I was born in 1841 and badly wounded in the Civil War. I did travel to Tombstone but was not there when things were settled with the Clantons.

6. As the song said "he was the dirty little coward who shot Mr. Howard, and layed poor Jesse in his grave." Who am I?

Answer: Robert Ford (Bob)

I received a huge reward for killing Jesse James in 1882. I was killed 10 years later in Colorado.

7. I was known as "Old Man" Clanton. I was head of the Clanton gang in Cochise County, Arizona. Who am I ?

Answer: Newman

I was Newman Haynes Clanton and was accused by the Earps of rustling. I had planned to join my son's in the showdown with the Earps, but was killed in July 1881.

8. My name was John W. Hardin. I was known as Texas' most deadly gunman. What was my middle name?

Answer: Wesley

I killed over 30 people. I was captured by Texas Ranger John Armstrong in 1877. After serving 18 years in prison, I was released in 1894 but was killed a year later by John Selman.

9. I was known as "Doc" Holliday. What was my first name?

Answer: John

I was with Wyatt and his brothers at the O.K. Corral. I suffered from tuberculosis, I went to Glenwood Springs, Colorado in hopes that the climate might improve my health. I got worse and died November 1887.

10. My alias was the "Outlaw Queen". Who am I?

Answer: Belle Starr

I was a horse thief, outlaw and part-time prostitute and the first women to be tried by Judge Parker. I was shot in the back in 1889 by an unknown assailant.

Source: Author Colmosby

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