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People of the Old West Trivia Quiz

Here's a quiz about some of the interesting people that inhabited the American West.

A multiple-choice quiz by kirk645. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
kirk645

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
194,511

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Sheriff Henry Plummer had the distinction of being - Hint

The first elected lawman in Montana

The father of 22 children

The man who killed Bloody Bill Anderson

Hanged by his constituents

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Question 2 of 10

2. Cynthia Ann Parker was the mother of - Hint

Clyde Barrow's girlfriend

A member of the Wild Bunch

An Indian chief

A hanging judge

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Question 3 of 10

3. Geronimo was a member of which Apache tribe? Hint

Jicarilla

Chiricahua

Mimbres

Mescalero

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which western outlaw had twin sons named Gould and Montgomery? Hint

Bob Dalton

John Ringo

Jesse James

Black Jack Ketchum

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Question 5 of 10

5. John Selman was a lawman with a checkered career and is best remembered for - Hint

Killing Sam Bass

Killing himself, his wife, and their 14 children

Killing Bill Doolin

Killing John Wesley Hardin

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Boots And Saddles", "Tenting on The Plains", and "Following The Guidon" were books about life with the U. S. Cavalry during the Plains Indian Wars. Who wrote these three books? Hint

An army wife

An army scout

An army officer

An army surgeon

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Question 7 of 10

7. Alexander Donniphan Pence was a respected lawman in Kentucky for most of his life but is commonly thought to have committed bank robbery in which other state? Hint

Missouri

Kansas

Texas

Colorado

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these famous Indian chiefs was never photographed? Hint

Cochise

Satank

Red Cloud

Chief Joseph

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following women was a fictional character? Hint

Cat Ballou

Squirrel-Tooth Alice

Poker Alice

Madame Mustache

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following men was a fictional character? Hint

Potato Creek Johnny

Ned Pepper

Blue Duck

Shanghai Pierce

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Sheriff Henry Plummer had the distinction of being -

Answer: Hanged by his constituents

Satisfied that their sheriff was also the head of a band of outlaws, citizens of the Montana territory hanged Henry Plummer on January 10, 1864.

2. Cynthia Ann Parker was the mother of -

Answer: An Indian chief

Cynthia Ann was taken captive by Comanche warriors in 1836 and remained with them for nearly twenty-five years. She married Peta Nocona and bore him a daughter and two sons. Her son Quannah became a powerful chief of the Comanches.

3. Geronimo was a member of which Apache tribe?

Answer: Chiricahua

The fearsome Geronimo was a Chiricahua.

4. Which western outlaw had twin sons named Gould and Montgomery?

Answer: Jesse James

Jesse James's wife, Zee, gave birth to twin boys in 1878 while living in Tennessee. The infant boys both died shortly after being born. Jesse named the boys after the two attending doctors.

5. John Selman was a lawman with a checkered career and is best remembered for -

Answer: Killing John Wesley Hardin

After arguing with Hardin, Selman shot him from behind in the Acme Saloon in El Paso, Texas.

6. "Boots And Saddles", "Tenting on The Plains", and "Following The Guidon" were books about life with the U. S. Cavalry during the Plains Indian Wars. Who wrote these three books?

Answer: An army wife

The author was Elizabeth Custer, widow of General George Armstrong Custer. "Libbie" Custer was also suspected of being the real author of "My Life On The Plains" by George Custer.

7. Alexander Donniphan Pence was a respected lawman in Kentucky for most of his life but is commonly thought to have committed bank robbery in which other state?

Answer: Missouri

Donnie Pence was a childhood friend of Frank and Jesse James and is believed to have participated in the robbery of the Clay County Savings Asociation Bank in Liberty, Missouri in 1866.

8. Which of these famous Indian chiefs was never photographed?

Answer: Cochise

The Apache chief Cochise died in 1874 having never been photographed.

9. Which of the following women was a fictional character?

Answer: Cat Ballou

Poker Alice was a cigar smoking gal who made her living by gambling. Squirrel-Tooth Alice was a Dodge City prostitute who kept a pet squirrel. Madame Mustache, whose real name was Eleanor Dumont, operated a gambling hall in Nevada City. "Cat Ballou" was a movie with Jane Fonda in the title role.

10. Which of the following men was a fictional character?

Answer: Ned Pepper

Only 4' 3" tall, Potato Creek Johnny was a prospector and a local character around Deadwood, South Dakota. Blue Duck was an Oklahoma killer and bore little resmblance to the Blue Duck in "Lonesome Dove". Shanghai Pierce was a Texas cattleman. Ned Pepper was the fictional villian in "True Grit".

Source: Author kirk645

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