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American Wild West Trivia Quiz

Like the legends of America's Wild Wild West? Then you should have no trouble answering the questions in this quiz! Enjoy and good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by msgene. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
msgene

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
4,681

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
10318

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who did the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday fight at the OK Corral? Hint

The Miller and Younger Brothers

Billy the Kid

The Clantons and McLaury brothers

John Ringo

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Question 2 of 10

2. What disease did Doc Holliday suffer from? Hint

Cancer

Tuberculosis

Epilepsy

Graves Disease

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Question 3 of 10

3. Since we are on the subject of Doc Holliday, what kind of doctor was he? Hint

A dentist

He wasn't a real doctor

A PhD

An MD

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where was Wild Bill Hickok killed? Hint

Tombstone

Kansas City

Dodge City

Deadwood

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Question 5 of 10

5. Wild Bill Hickok was playing poker when he was killed by Jack McCall. What cards was he holding, now known as the Dead Mans Hand? Hint

Black Kings and Red Queens

Red Kings and Jacks

Black Aces and Jacks

Black Aces and Eights

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the real name of the Sundance Kid? Hint

Harry Wilcox

John Cassidy

Harry Longabaugh

Bill McCarty

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Question 7 of 10

7. The James boys were the first outlaws to commit which of these crimes? Hint

Kill a posse that was chasing them

Rob a stagecoach

Rob a bank during business hours

Commit armed robbery

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Question 8 of 10

8. And on what day was the Liberty Bank Robbery committed? Hint

November 10, 1866

February 13, 1866

January 22, 1866

August 31, 1866

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the Younger Brothers lived to a ripe old age and wrote about his exploits? Hint

John

Jim

Cole

Bob

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finally, what was Jesse James doing when Bob Ford shot him in the back? Hint

eating breakfast

straightening and dusting a picture on the wall

he was in the middle of a bank robbery

eating dinner with his family

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who did the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday fight at the OK Corral?

Answer: The Clantons and McLaury brothers

Of the eight participants of the gunfight, three were killed (Tom and Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton) and three were wounded (Doc Holliday and Virgil and Morgan Earp. Wyatt Earp and Ike Clanton walked away from the fight without a scratch.

2. What disease did Doc Holliday suffer from?

Answer: Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (or as it was called back then, consumption) was one of the leading causes of death in the 1800s.

3. Since we are on the subject of Doc Holliday, what kind of doctor was he?

Answer: A dentist

4. Where was Wild Bill Hickok killed?

Answer: Deadwood

In Deadwood, SD, Wild Bill is quite a legend.

5. Wild Bill Hickok was playing poker when he was killed by Jack McCall. What cards was he holding, now known as the Dead Mans Hand?

Answer: Black Aces and Eights

Black Aces and Eights - the fifth card is often in dispute but is believed to be the nine of diamonds.

6. What was the real name of the Sundance Kid?

Answer: Harry Longabaugh

Butch Cassidy's real name was Robert LeRoy Parker - he changed it in admiration of a friend, Mike Cassidy who had taught him the fine arts of rustling and horse theft.

7. The James boys were the first outlaws to commit which of these crimes?

Answer: Rob a bank during business hours

Frank and Jesse James are credited with committing the first armed bank robbery in broad daylight, with the exception of an incident in a Vermont bank during the civil war which was raided by Confederate troops (but this was more an act of war than an outlaw crime).

8. And on what day was the Liberty Bank Robbery committed?

Answer: February 13, 1866

9. Which of the Younger Brothers lived to a ripe old age and wrote about his exploits?

Answer: Cole

Cole Younger, paroled after serving 25 years in a Minnesota prison for the Northfield robbery, enjoyed a second career as a lecturer and speaker. He, along with Frank James, lived to be an old man.

10. Finally, what was Jesse James doing when Bob Ford shot him in the back?

Answer: straightening and dusting a picture on the wall

April 3, 1882. Although Bob Ford claimed that he acted in self defense and that Jesse knew he was there to betray him, a jury of St. Joseph citizens found him guilty and he was sentenced to death. Two hours after the sentencing he was pardoned by the governor.

Source: Author msgene

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