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Deadwood - Season 2 Trivia Quizzes

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12 quizzes and 120 trivia questions.
1.
  "Deadwood" - Episode 20 - "Childish Things"   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Tom Nuttall receives a special shipment, as Al Swearengen busily forms alliances. The two women in Bullock's life meet face to face, as three men have strange, one-sided discussions.
Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Jun 09 08
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  "Deadwood" - Episode 15 - "New Money"   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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A mysterious stranger arrives in camp as Al Swearengen faces life-threatening health issues.
Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Mar 25 05
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  "Deadwood" - Episode 18   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In the episode "Something Very Expensive"Al Swearengen's health improves, and he begins to retake control of Deadwood. Meanwhile, the Chez Ami prostitute population vastly decreases.
Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Apr 13 05
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  "Deadwood" - Episode 17 - "Complications"    
Multiple Choice
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As the episode title implies, the residents of the lawless mining camp face constant new challenges as the hills are annexed into the Dakota Territories.
Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Apr 05 05
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450 plays
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  "Deadwood" - "A Lie Agreed Upon - Part 2"    
Multiple Choice
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Calamity Jane returns to Deadwood as Joanie and Maddie eagerly prepare for the opening of their new brothel. Tensions grow as a final confrontation between Swearengen and Bullock looms.
Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Oct 02 17
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  "Deadwood" - Episode 24 - "Boy the Earth Talks To"   popular trivia quiz  
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In the season finale, mining magnate George Hearst arrives in Deadwood. While the camp celebrates a wedding, violence erupts in the Chinese community.
Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Oct 02 17
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  "Deadwood" - Season 2 Premier - "A Lie Agreed Upon   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The second season of "Deadwood" begins with unwanted progress in the form of telegraph poles edging towards the lawless mining camp. A stagecoach from Bismark delivers several new characters to town.
Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Mar 15 05
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  "Deadwood"- Episode 22-"Advances, None Miraculous"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
While young William Bullock lies critically injured, it is crooked politics as usual as the Commissioner from Yankton returns for more wheeling and dealing on the topic of annexation.
Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, May 11 05
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  "Deadwood" - Episode 16 - "Requiem For A Gleet    
Multiple Choice
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As Al Swearengen's medical condition worsens, Doc Cochran contemplates a risky surgical procedure. A new County Commissioner arrives in town amid growing rumors about Deadwood's future.
Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Mar 31 05
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  "Deadwood"- Episode 21- "Amalgamation and Capital"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Seth has a tender moment with his stepson, as the "Deadwood Pioneer" publishes new annexation rumors. A Pinkerton agent and another long-time resident decide to leave the camp.
Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, May 03 05
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trivia question Quick Question
What is the name of Deadwood's newspaper?

From Quiz ""Deadwood" - Episode 18"




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  "Deadwood" - Episode 19 - "E.B. Was Left Out"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As Deadwood's 'powers that be' meet to discuss business and form alliances, the town's mayor and biggest blabbermouth is excluded and kept in the dark.
Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, Apr 19 05
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  "Deadwood" - Episode 23 - "The Whores Can Come"    
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As the entire town mourns the accidental death of a young boy, Al Swearengen firms up his alliances in anticipation of a showdown with the Commissioner from Yankton.
Average, 10 Qns, rblayer, May 17 05
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Deadwood - Season 2 Trivia Questions
1. As Al Swearengen surveys a new day in Deadwood, he smells smoke. What is burning?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - Episode 23 - "The Whores Can Come"

Answer: Dead bodies

Mr. Wu is outraged as his rival, Mr. Lee, burns the bodies of dead Chinese prostitutes. Lee keeps the women locked in cages and treats them worse than animals. Wu confronts the physically larger Lee and is knocked to the ground.

2. Seth Bullock's stepson William was trampled by a wild stallion that escaped from a livery stable. What were the men at the livery stable trying to do to the horse when it got away from them?

From Quiz "Deadwood"- Episode 22-"Advances, None Miraculous"

Answer: Castrate it

The General and Hostetler were trying to castrate a stallion in order to sell it to the Army when it bolted up and ran away. Fearing what might happen to him, Hostetler contemplated suicide, but was convince to leave town instead.

3. In a rare tender moment, Seth Bullock questioned young William about William's father, who was Seth's older brother. What does Seth give to his stepson?

From Quiz "Deadwood"- Episode 21- "Amalgamation and Capital"

Answer: Coffee

Apparently, Seth's older brother left home when Seth was a young boy. As William related stories about his father, Seth prepared his stepson a cup of coffee, with a lot of milk and sugar.

4. Al Swearengen discovers a passageway between his saloon and the "Deadwood Pioneer". He finds editor A.W. Merrick sulking over his recently vandalized newspaper office. What does Swearengen do for the depressed editor?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - Episode 19 - "E.B. Was Left Out"

Answer: Slaps him in the face

In retaliation for Merrick's refusal to publish a false statement by the county commissioner, Cy Tolliver dispatched Con Stapleton and Leon to wreck the "Pioneer" office. In trying to encourage the despondent Merrick, Swearengen slaps him in the face and adds, "stand it like a man and give some back".

5. The wealthy Alma Garrett wants to improve the town of Deadwood by establishing a bank. Who does she approach to be the chief executive?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - Episode 18

Answer: Sol Star

Alma experiences morning sickness as her meeting with Sol ends. Soon after, Sol shares his suspicion of Alma's pregnancy with his partner Seth, the obvious father of the unborn child.

6. Doc Cochran determined that Swearengen would die unless a surgical procedure is attempted. What percentage of people did the doctor say survived such an operation?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - Episode 16 - "Requiem For A Gleet

Answer: 20

Kidney stones have blocked Swearengen's urinary tract and caused him tremendous pain and prevented him from even speaking. Doc Cochran was extremely relieved when Swearengen was able to pass the stones without the high-risk surgery.

7. As the episode begins, Al Swearengen is in apparent physical distress. What is he doing?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - Episode 15 - "New Money"

Answer: Lying on the floor

Still bearing the facial marks of his savage fight with Seth Bullock, Swearengen is alone in his room, convulsing in pain. His employees are concerned because he has locked himself in alone, something he has never before done.

8. As the episode opens, Al Swearengen is being attended to by Doc Cochran. What body part is the doctor treating?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - "A Lie Agreed Upon - Part 2"

Answer: Ribs

Swearengen seems to have gotten the worse of the violent fist fight with Bullock. Both men came out of the battle with visible facial injuries, but Al's ribs need to be wrapped. Bullock's chief complaint is a headache courtesy of the butt of Dan Dority's shotgun.

9. Sheriff Seth Bullock carefully reviews Alma Garrett's gold mining operations with her. What do they do after the business meeting?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - Season 2 Premier - "A Lie Agreed Upon

Answer: Make love

The couple's romance is hardly a secret, as unmistakable sounds echo through the thin hotel walls. The second floor activities even cause pieces of ceiling to fall onto Sofia's schoolbook.

10. Following the funeral of their son, Martha and Seth Bullock discuss Martha's future plans. What are they?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - Episode 24 - "Boy the Earth Talks To"

Answer: Teach school in Deadwood

Although Martha's first impulse is to flee the town that claimed the life of her young son, she later decides that becoming a schoolteacher would be in everyone's best interest. In a touching moment, Seth extends his hand to her, which she willingly clutches.

11. What is Seth Bullock doing when Swearengen comes by to offer condolences for the death of Seth's stepson?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - Episode 23 - "The Whores Can Come"

Answer: Making a coffin

Swearengen offers Bullock a handkerchief to wipe the blood from his hand which was injured in constructing the small boy's coffin. Al advises Seth that the man from Yankton is in town and wants to be reassured of Seth's alliance. Still in a daze, Seth nods his consent.

12. Gold mine owner Mose Manuel was shot by a guard when he drew his pistol at the Bella Union. Where does Cy Tolliver order the mortally wounded man be taken?

From Quiz "Deadwood"- Episode 22-"Advances, None Miraculous"

Answer: Chez Ami

Inasmuch as all of the Chez Ami prostitutes have either been murdered or left town, Joanie Stubbs' brothel has had little use. Tolliver's men, Leon and Stapleton, drag the rotund wounded man through the mud streets of Deadwood on a sled. Stapleton suffers a hernia for his efforts.

13. Al Swearengen was perturbed with E.B. Farnum for Farnum's failure to timely report important information. What was Farnum's excuse?

From Quiz "Deadwood"- Episode 21- "Amalgamation and Capital"

Answer: Toothache

Farnum had nearly choked to death on a poultice that he had applied to a rotten tooth. His employee Richardson had entered the office just in time to remove the obstruction. Farnum was immediately dispatched by Swearengen to befriend the new telegraph operator in order to monitor wire traffic.

14. Francis Wolcott writes a report to his employer, George Hearst, summarizing his efforts to purchase and consolidate the gold prospectors' claims. He complains about the work of two ethnic groups, one being the Germans. What is the other?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - Episode 20 - "Childish Things"

Answer: Cornish

The German and Cornish workers require extensive bathing and body inspections to recover the gold dust and nuggets they attempt to steal. Their refusal to work at night hinders Wolcott's plan for a 24 hour operation, and raises the touchy issue of using Chinese laborers.

15. In whom does Joanie Stubbs confide about her suspicions concerning her missing partner and two of their prostitute employees?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - Episode 19 - "E.B. Was Left Out"

Answer: Charlie Utter

Francis Wolcott had slit Doris' throat for revealing his sadistic sexual tendencies to Cy Tolliver. He then murdered Carrie and Maddie to eliminate witnesses. Utter, who has become a father figure to Joanie, picked a fight with Wolcott and beat him to a pulp.

16. A large, canvas-covered wagon arrives in Deadwood. What is its cargo?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - Episode 18

Answer: Prostitutes

Mr. Wu angrily rips open the wagon's cover to reveal several Chinese women caged like animals. They are to work in a new brothel Cy Tolliver is opening in the Chinese section of Deadwood.

17. Why did Commissioner Jarry meet with A. W. Merrick?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - Episode 17 - "Complications"

Answer: To print a legal notice

The notice was full of legalese, and intended solely to scare miners into selling their claims for a fraction of their worth. Merrick, an educated man, immediately realized that the inflammatory statement actually meant nothing. Despite Jarry's demand that the notice be placed on the front page, Merrick printed and posted the statement separate from his newspaper.

18. Ellsworth encountered Francis Wilcott at Alma Garrett's mining operation. What did Ellsworth tell him?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - Episode 16 - "Requiem For A Gleet

Answer: Leave the property

Ellsworth recognized the bearded Wilcott from the Comstock claim several years earlier, and continues to hold him responsible for the deaths of over forty miners.

19. A well-dressed newcomer arrives by stagecoach. How does he first introduce himself?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - Episode 15 - "New Money"

Answer: Mr. W

Francis Wilcott claims to be the agent of a very powerful and wealthy mining magnate, George Hearst.

20. Who arrives to advise Swearengen that Bullock returned to Alma Garrett's room after the savage fight?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - "A Lie Agreed Upon - Part 2"

Answer: E.B. Farnum

In addition to his duties as mayor of Deadwood, Farnum runs the only hotel in town. He wasn't sure what Seth and Alma were doing, as he "didn't linger for the song of the bedstead".

21. Al Swearengen is outraged by news and a letter from the governor delivered to him by Silas Adams. What is the governor's name?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - Season 2 Premier - "A Lie Agreed Upon

Answer: Pennington

The governor is dividing the hills where Deadwood is located into three counties to be administered by commissioners. Swearengen is angered by the fact that all of the new commissioners will be men from the town of Yankton. The murderous Dan Dority quickly suggests cutting the throats of the three new commissioners.

22. Ellsworth is a nervous wreck about his pending arranged marriage to his pregnant employer, Alma Garrett. From whom does he seek moral support?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - Episode 24 - "Boy the Earth Talks To"

Answer: Sol

The whole town is aware that Alma and Seth Bullock had a torrid love affair, and that she is now pregnant with Seth's child. The hardworking and honest Ellsworth has been a frequent visitor to the hardware store seeking Sol's advice and counsel.

23. How does Mr. Wu communicate with Al Swearengen?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - Episode 23 - "The Whores Can Come"

Answer: Drawings

Wu's English vocabulary is limited to a broken "Swear-jin" and a two word phrase unable to be printed here. Notwithstanding the language barrier, the two are able to communicate through pictographs that Wu is upset with Lee for desecrating the bodies to the Chinese women. Politics prevent Swearengen from assisting his ally against Lee.

24. After Ellsworth and Alma Garrett discussed the pending arrival of a safe full of money, Ellsworth inquired about the status of his pending marriage proposal. What did Alma do?

From Quiz "Deadwood"- Episode 21- "Amalgamation and Capital"

Answer: Vomited

The pregnant gold mine owner continued to suffer from morning sickness, and was forced to remove herself from the room and leave her trusted employee scratching his head.

25. The stagecoach brings Deadwood's new telegraph operator to town. Where does he set up shop?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - Episode 20 - "Childish Things"

Answer: Merrick's newpaper office

When Swearengen discovers the telegraph equipment in the corner of Merrick's office, he sternly chastises his "ally" for not keeping him informed of developments right next door to his saloon.

26. Al Swearengen makes a business call upon Alma Garrett. What information does he share with her?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - Episode 19 - "E.B. Was Left Out"

Answer: Miss Isringhausen is a Pinkerton agent

Isringhausen had served as tutor for Sophia until being dismissed by Alma Garrett. She, accompanied by her lover, Silas Adams, approached Al Swearengen and offered him $50,000 to help implicate Alma in the death of her husband. Swearengen shares this information with Alma for the stated reason, "I don't like the Pinkertons".

27. Why did the very ladylike Alma Garrett seek out the prostitute Trixie?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - Episode 17 - "Complications"

Answer: She wanted an abortion

Alma went to Trixie for information about an abortion as she feared Doc Cochran had harshly judged her because of her past drug addiction. Trixie immediately told the doctor about Alma's condition, but insisted that he indirectly approach Alma about her pregnancy.

28. Almost immediately upon the arrival in camp of the stranger, Mayor E.B. Farnum attempts to swindle him. What does Farnum offer for sale?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - Episode 15 - "New Money"

Answer: Letter

Upon first greeting the stranger, Farnum is told that his intention is to "locate and secure an assortment of claims", which Farnum interprets to make the man an easy mark. In a complex transaction, Wolcott buys the last letter written by Wild Bill Hickock, which is purport to contain the location of a valuable mining find.

29. What proposition did Seth make to Alma?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - "A Lie Agreed Upon - Part 2"

Answer: Leave town together

Sheriff Seth Bullock had done the honorable thing and married his brother's widow, and taken in her son. He admitted his love for her to his partner Sol Star, but her unexpected arrival in Deadwood has complicated his life. To avoid further shame on everyone, Seth tells Alma that they need to either leave town together or terminate their torrid love affair.

30. While together alone, Seth and Alma are interrupted by a knock on the door. Who is it?

From Quiz "Deadwood" - Season 2 Premier - "A Lie Agreed Upon

Answer: Ellsworth

Ellsworth manages the operations of Alma's gold mine. He came to her hotel door for permission to begin loading a gold shipment to Denver. Across the street, Swearengen scoffs that four armed guards wouldn't stop him if he really wanted to steal the widow's gold.

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