Famous Gunfighters of the Old West #2 Quiz

Answer: Clay Allison

When Wyatt Earp became sheriff of Dodge City, he met up with a handsome gunfighter named Clay Allison. The two of them had a showdown and before Clay could make his move, Wyatt had a gun on him and told him to leave town, which he did.

Answer: William Masterson

Born William Barclay Masterson in 1856, but better known as Bat Masterson, he was given the nickname 'Bat' after a leg wound caused him to use a cane, which he used to bat cowboys over the head.

Answer: False

Although many people believe he died in a gunfight, Luke Short actually become extremely ill and died in his bed in 1893, at the age of 39.

Answer: Bill, Phin, Ike, and Isaac

Bill, Phin, Ike, and Isaac all were taught by their father to be proficient killers, but in the event, they didn't do so well. Bill Clanton was killed at the OK Corral, Ike Clanton fled to Old Mexico, and Isaac and Phin never did anything really noteworthy; they were just seen following their father wherever he went.

Answer: 1882

Although many people believed Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday killed Johnny Ringo, they claimed that they had nothing to do with his killing, but they did say they would liked to have killed him. The matter was finally solved when John O'Rourke admitted to the killing, he saw Ringo unconscious out beside a tree and shot him dead.

Answer: Wyatt Earp

In 1882, at Iron Springs, Wyatt Earp and his posse met up with Curly Bill Brocius and some other cowboys. There was a gunfight, but it soon ended. Wyatt Earp took out his shotgun, walked over to Curly Bill and shot him, nearly blasting him in half!

Answer: Pat Garrett

In 1880, Pat Garrett became sheriff of Lincoln County. What he had to do first was deal with William Bonney, or better known as Billy the Kid. After two years hot on the Kid's trail, Garrett finally got the Kid at Pete Maxwell's Place in Fort Sumner were he shot him in a dark room. The Kid had never expected it.

Answer: Silver City, New Mexico

In 1871, at the age of 12, Billy the Kid's career began in Silver City, New Mexico when he killed a man who had insulted his mother. After that, he left and never returned. The Kid killed 21 men in the course of his gunfighting life.

Answer: True

Before she died in 1903, Calamity Jane, or Martha Jane Canarray, requested that she be buried next to Wild Bill Hickok on August 2. Her wish was granted and her funeral was the largest to be held in Deadwood for a woman. Her resting place is located on-top of Mt. Moriah overlooking the town of Deadwood.

Answer: .45 caliber Colt Peacemaker

The .45 caliber Colt Peacemaker that killed Jesse James was, in fact, his own gun. In 1882, Bob Ford, Jesse's cousin and a former member of Jesse's gang, took the Peacemaker from Jesse and shot him in his own home while he was fixing a picture to the wall.