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Wild West Trivia Quiz

If you know the lawmen and outlaws of the Wild West, this is the quiz for you.

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

Author
Ethel Mermbut

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
125,496

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
12 / 15

Plays
6682

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: kjshear (15/15), Guest 75 (5/15), Guest 199 (10/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. How old was Billy the Kid when he was killed? Hint

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Question 2 of 15

2. What was the surname of the brothers who faithfully followed Jesse James? Hint

Johnson

Sherman

Woodson

Younger

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Question 3 of 15

3. In what town did the gunfight at the O. K. corral take place? Hint

Flagstaff

Santa Fe

Tombstone

Dodge City

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Question 4 of 15

4. What were the real names of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? Hint

Robert Parker and Harry Longabaugh

Bill McCarty and Harry Longbaugh

Robert Parker and Harvey Logan

Harvey Logan and Matt Warner

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Question 5 of 15

5. What was Doc Holliday's profession? Hint

Dentist

Veterinarian

Lawyer

Rancher

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Question 6 of 15

6. In what town did the Dalton gang meet their demise? Hint

Coffeyville

Hennessey

Dodge City

Kingfisher

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who shot and killed Jesse James? Hint

Bob Ford

Cole Younger

Charlie Ford

Charlie Pitts

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who was the sheriff that killed Billy the Kid? Hint

Wyatt Earp

Pat Garrett

Kit Carson

Bat Masterson

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Question 9 of 15

9. What was the name of the hideout where Butch Cassidy would hide? Hint

Hole in the Wall

The Unknown Castle

The Fortress

Blindman Hills

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Question 10 of 15

10. What did Doc Holliday die from? Hint

Lead poisoning from a bullet wound

Thrown from his horse

Dysentery

Tuberculosis

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Question 11 of 15

11. Name the Earp brothers who were at the OK Corral fight. Hint

Wyatt, Earl and Frank

Wyatt, James and Morgan

Wyatt, Cole and John

Wyatt, Morgan and Virgil

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Question 12 of 15

12. The Pinkerton detectives threw a bomb through the window of a house that they thought Jesse and Frank James were in, only to kill their eight year old half brother and maim their mom.

True

False

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Question 13 of 15

13. In what South American country did Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid work in a tin mine when they fled the United States? Hint

Argentina

Paraguay

Peru

Bolivia

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Question 14 of 15

14. Black Bart was an African American.

True

False

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Question 15 of 15

15. What state was John Hardin from? Hint

New Jersey

Arizona

Texas

Kansas

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How old was Billy the Kid when he was killed?

Answer: 21

He reputedly killed as many men as years he lived.

2. What was the surname of the brothers who faithfully followed Jesse James?

Answer: Younger

Bob Younger rode with Jesse James in a Southern guerrilla group during the Civil War.

3. In what town did the gunfight at the O. K. corral take place?

Answer: Tombstone

30 to 50 shots were fired in this gunfight that lasted less than five minutes.

4. What were the real names of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?

Answer: Robert Parker and Harry Longabaugh

Butch Cassidy took his name from Mike Cassidy, a famous outlaw who lived next door. Sundance took his name from the Sundance prison where he served time.

5. What was Doc Holliday's profession?

Answer: Dentist

Doc Holliday was a physically weak man with a hot temper, who became dangerous when he had been drinking.

6. In what town did the Dalton gang meet their demise?

Answer: Coffeyville

The Dalton brothers had cousins who rode with the James gang.

7. Who shot and killed Jesse James?

Answer: Bob Ford

Jesse was shot in the back in his own home while adjusting a picture on the wall.

8. Who was the sheriff that killed Billy the Kid?

Answer: Pat Garrett

Billy the Kid was friends with the sheriff who killed him.

9. What was the name of the hideout where Butch Cassidy would hide?

Answer: Hole in the Wall

This hideout was a famous gathering place for gunslingers and outlaws.

10. What did Doc Holliday die from?

Answer: Tuberculosis

He was 35 years old.

11. Name the Earp brothers who were at the OK Corral fight.

Answer: Wyatt, Morgan and Virgil

All three survived the Gunfight at the O.K. corral. Wyatt was the only one not shot later for revenge.

12. The Pinkerton detectives threw a bomb through the window of a house that they thought Jesse and Frank James were in, only to kill their eight year old half brother and maim their mom.

Answer: True

"No other act than this 'inexcusable and cowardly deed,' as the press termed it, could have earned more sympathy for the James boys," accounts Jay Robert Nash in "Western Lawmen and Outlaws".

13. In what South American country did Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid work in a tin mine when they fled the United States?

Answer: Bolivia

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were the only Wild West outlaws to be successful in two countries.

14. Black Bart was an African American.

Answer: False

Charles E. Bolton was almost 60 when he started robbing stages. He used to leave notes after his robberies and signed them Black Bart.

15. What state was John Hardin from?

Answer: Texas

Hardin was a most diligent killer in his day. He was reported to have killed more than forty men.

Source: Author Ethel Mermbut

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