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History Quiz: When The West Was Wild: 15 Questions | U.S. History

A quiz on some famous people when the West was wild.

A multiple-choice quiz by boonedog. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
boonedog

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
39,186

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
3867

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which man, who later became famous, or infamous, was a army scout in the apache campaigns? Hint

James Hickok

Tom Horn

Morgan Earp

Jim Bowie

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Question 2 of 15

2. Pick the man who served in the Union Army? Hint

Frank James

Clay Allison

James Earp

Cole Younger

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which of these Native Americans did not die violently? Hint

Crazy Horse

Red Cloud

Roman Nose

Sitting Bull

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which Earp was never killed, or maimed, by gunfire? Hint

Wyatt

Virgil

Morgan

Warren

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which famous gunfighter didn't die by the gun? Hint

Clay Allison

Bill Hickok

John Wesly Hardin

Johnny Ringo

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which lawman wasn't murdered? Hint

Ed Drew

Bear River Tom Smith

Pat Garret

Roy Bean

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Question 7 of 15

7. What was Tom Custer famous for, besides dying with his brother George at Little Big Horn? Hint

Befriending Crazy Horse

Killing Rain in the Face, a Sioux warrior

Twice receiving the Medal of Honor during the Civil War

Being shot by Wild Bill Hickok

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Question 8 of 15

8. What happened to the great Apache chief Magnas Colorodas after capture by the US army? Hint

imprisoned in Florida

Killed and decapitated by US soldiers

Became a famous US scout against the Apache

Killed his captors and escaped

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Question 9 of 15

9. What happened to the Apache Scouts, who worked for the US, after the Apache Wars ended? Hint

Given Apache land in Arizona

Given rewards and made chiefs

Stayed in US army

Deported to Florida

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Question 10 of 15

10. How did the Sioux War chief Gall meet his fate? Hint

Killed at Little Big Horn

Died peacefully of old age

Hung after Wounded Knee

Drank too much of a weight loss miracle drink

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which famous man is rumored to have had his grave robbed and head stolen? Hint

Buffalo Bill Cody

Sitting Bull

Geronimo

Bill Hickok

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which famous gunfighter wrote his own autobiography before he was himself killed? Hint

Jessie James

Wild Bill Hickok

John Wesley Hardin

Billy 'the Kid' Bonney

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which gunfighter was the ref for a disputed heavyweight championship boxing match between Sharkey and Fitzsimmons later in his eventful life? Hint

Bat Masterson

Butch Cassidy

Wyatt Earp

Pat Garret

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which outlaw survived the Civil War, over two dozen wounds, and several daring bank robberies to die an old man, and preacher, in 1916? Hint

Bill Doolin

Butch Cassidy

Emmitt Dalton

Cole Younger

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Question 15 of 15

15. What confederate raider led Frank and Jesse James along with Cole Younger during the Civil War? Hint

John Hunt Morgan

John Mosby

William Quantrill

Nathan Bedford Forrest

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which man, who later became famous, or infamous, was a army scout in the apache campaigns?

Answer: Tom Horn

Horn, a champion cowboy and a detective, was hanged for killing a boy while working as an enforcer for cattle interests. Many doubt his guilt.

2. Pick the man who served in the Union Army?

Answer: James Earp

The oldest, and least famous Earp, was severely wounded in the Civil War. The rest were Confederates.

3. Which of these Native Americans did not die violently?

Answer: Red Cloud

Red Cloud lived to an old age. Crazy Horse was stabbed by a US soldier while being in jail, Sitting Bull was killed by Sioux police, and Roman Nose died in battle against US cavalry.

4. Which Earp was never killed, or maimed, by gunfire?

Answer: Wyatt

Morgan was killed and Virgil maimed in Tombstone. Warren was killed later in a bar room dispute.

5. Which famous gunfighter didn't die by the gun?

Answer: Clay Allison

Allison, drunk of course, fell of a wagon and was crushed. Hickok and Hardin died in saloons, while Ringo was found in the desert with a bullet in his head.

6. Which lawman wasn't murdered?

Answer: Roy Bean

Drew and Garret were shot dead. Smith had his head chopped off with an ax.

7. What was Tom Custer famous for, besides dying with his brother George at Little Big Horn?

Answer: Twice receiving the Medal of Honor during the Civil War

Rain in the Face claimed he cut out his heart, and ate it, after the Little Big Horn.

8. What happened to the great Apache chief Magnas Colorodas after capture by the US army?

Answer: Killed and decapitated by US soldiers

The action increased Apache bitterness against the US government.

9. What happened to the Apache Scouts, who worked for the US, after the Apache Wars ended?

Answer: Deported to Florida

10. How did the Sioux War chief Gall meet his fate?

Answer: Drank too much of a weight loss miracle drink

Gall, a large man, was worried about weight gain in his later years.

11. Which famous man is rumored to have had his grave robbed and head stolen?

Answer: Geronimo

Geronimo (1829-1909) was an Apache leader who fought long and hard against both Mexico and the U.S.

12. Which famous gunfighter wrote his own autobiography before he was himself killed?

Answer: John Wesley Hardin

After prison Hardin attempted to go straight, he married, studied law, but was still doomed to be shot in the back of the head in a saloon.

13. Which gunfighter was the ref for a disputed heavyweight championship boxing match between Sharkey and Fitzsimmons later in his eventful life?

Answer: Wyatt Earp

Earp was charged with carrying a concealed weapon after the fight ended in a contriovisial draw because Wyatt called a foul.

14. Which outlaw survived the Civil War, over two dozen wounds, and several daring bank robberies to die an old man, and preacher, in 1916?

Answer: Cole Younger

Younger was severely wounded in the botched Northfield raid, captured, and sent to prision.

15. What confederate raider led Frank and Jesse James along with Cole Younger during the Civil War?

Answer: William Quantrill

Quantrill was killed late in the war and was one of the most hated, and feared, southern leaders in the bitter Kansas and Missouri fighting.

Source: Author boonedog

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