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The Old West (Part C) Trivia Quiz

Cowboys, Indians, outlaws, lawmen. Maybe a battle or two. Frontier life, dates, crime and punishment. A mix, have fun. Let me know what you think.

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

Author
colmosby

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
152,222

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3023

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Harvey Logan joined the Wild Bunch. What was his name in the gang? Hint

Kid Curry

Butch

Sundance

Kid Logan

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Question 2 of 10

2. This bandit was referred to as the "Poet Bandit." He operated in Californa in the 1870s. What was this robber's name? Hint

Black Bart

Highway Bandit

King James

Gentleman Bandit

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Question 3 of 10

3. At the gun fight at the "OK Corral" how many members of the Clanton gang were there? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Modoc tribe was in California and Oregon. What was the name of the chief who led them in the war against the U.S.Army? Hint

Captain Jack

Black Jim

Hooker Jim

Boston Charlie

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Question 5 of 10

5. Judge Roy Bean was known as the "Hanging Judge"?

True

False

6. This Old West cowboy was also known as James Hicks. He was once a western scout for army at age 16, a Pinkerton detective and a Range detective. His undoing was to kill a 14 year old boy. Who was he? Hint

John Coble

Tom Horn

Isom Dart

Kels Nickles

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Question 7 of 10

7. Ella Watson was also known as "Cattle Kate"?

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. At the end of the days of Old West (after 1899) only three territories were not states in the Union. Which were they? Hint

Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico

New Mexico, Washington, Oklahoma

Nevada, Arizona, Utah

Utah, Montana, Idaho

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Question 9 of 10

9. Prior to the Pony Express being started the mail was started by stage coach lines to connect the east to the west. What was the name of the first stageline? Hint

Leavenworth and Pike Express

Butterfield's Overland Mail

Central Overland California and Pike Peak

Russel and Major's Stageline Mail

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Question 10 of 10

10. The gunfight at the OK Corral did not actualy take place in the Corral.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Harvey Logan joined the Wild Bunch. What was his name in the gang?

Answer: Kid Curry

Harvey Logan joined up wth Butch Cassidy's gang. He had his own gang but joined up with Butch Cassidy's "hole in the wall" gang.

2. This bandit was referred to as the "Poet Bandit." He operated in Californa in the 1870s. What was this robber's name?

Answer: Black Bart

He took the name of Black Bart and often left poems at the scenes of his crimes. He was traced down by the law in San Francsico with the help of a laundry mark on a hankie.

3. At the gun fight at the "OK Corral" how many members of the Clanton gang were there?

Answer: 5

At the fight the gang consisted of Ike and Billy Clanton, Billy Claiborne, Tom and Frank McLaury.

4. The Modoc tribe was in California and Oregon. What was the name of the chief who led them in the war against the U.S.Army?

Answer: Captain Jack

The Modoc war started in 1872. Kientoops, better known to the settlers as Captain Jack, led the Modocs. During a peace commission meeting, Captain Jack shot and killed Gen. Canby when his demand for a reservation near the lost river was not granted.

5. Judge Roy Bean was known as the "Hanging Judge"?

Answer: True

Roy Bean called himself "The Law West of the Pecos".
Isaac Parker also got the name as the "Hanging Judge". He held the post in Arkansas for 21 years and sentenced 160 people to be hanged. There was no provision for appeals at the time.

Answer: Tom Horn

His method of killing was to shoot from long range using a high powered rifle. His undoing was to kill 14 year old Wille Nickell. Kels Nickell, the boy's father was marked for death by the other ranchers. Horn lay in wait and killed Wille believeing it was Kels. He was hanged in November 1903 in Cheyenne.

7. Ella Watson was also known as "Cattle Kate"?

Answer: True

She was implicated in cattle rustling along with her lover Jim Averall and and hanged in Wyoming in 1889 by vigilantes.

8. At the end of the days of Old West (after 1899) only three territories were not states in the Union. Which were they?

Answer: Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico

Oklahoma was given statehood 1907, Arizona and New Mexico in 1912. Washington state had obtained statehood in 1899.

9. Prior to the Pony Express being started the mail was started by stage coach lines to connect the east to the west. What was the name of the first stageline?

Answer: Butterfield's Overland Mail

Congress put a contract out to carry mail and passengers on a route to link Missouri and New Mexico. John Butterfield won the contract. He used military roads already constructed between Texas and Arizona. He started his line in Tipton, Missouri.

10. The gunfight at the OK Corral did not actualy take place in the Corral.

Answer: True

The fight actualy took place off Freemont Street between Fly's Photo Gallery and Jersey's Livery Stable. The Earps cut through a alley to go around the Corral.

Source: Author colmosby

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