American Wild West - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
The Wild West is generally considered as a period between what years? 1860-1890
79%
What was Buffalo Bill's real name? William Cody
68%
What was the most useful and important animal Native Americans used? Buffalo
61%
What did Doc Holliday die from? Tuberculosis
57%
There were five Earp brothers. Which one did not exist? Billy
53%
What was the name of Butch Cassidy's gang of criminal outlaws? The Wild Bunch
52%
In which state is the town of Tombstone located? Arizona
50%
What was the profession of gunfighter and gambler Doc Holliday? Dentist
50%
Who joined Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show in 1884 and later got nickname “Little Miss Sureshot?” Annie Oakley
49%
In which state is Dodge City located? Kansas
45%
Who was the U.S. commander that lost the Battle of the Little Bighorn? George Armstrong Custer
44%
What was the name of a mail service using relays of horse-mounted riders in American Wild West? Pony Express
44%
Which Native American chief worked in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show? Sitting Bull
43%
In what town did the gunfight at the O.K. corral take place? Tombstone
43%
Who was the last surviving participant of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral? Wyatt Earp
43%
Which Indian tribe was involved in the Wounded Knee massacre? Sioux
39%
How old was Billy the Kid when he was murdered? 21
37%
Who killed Jesse James? Robert Ford
37%
In which state is the town of Deadwood located? South Dakota
37%
What cards was Wild Bill Hickok holding when he was shot? Today, that is known as the "Dead Man's Hand". Aces & eights
36%
A heroic sheriff named Pat Garrett caught and jailed Billy the Kid. Then what happened? Billy escaped
35%
Where was Wild Bill Hickok killed? Deadwood
35%
Who killed Billy the Kid? Pat Garrett
35%
What was Jesse James' gang called? The James-Younger Gang
35%
What was the name of the hideout where Butch Cassidy would hide? Hole in the Wall
34%
What was the route of that service? Missouri-California
34%
Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman known for being an acquaintance of... Wild Bill Hickok
34%
Where was Allan Pinkerton, the founder of Pilkerton's Detective Agency from? Scotland
33%
Whose pseudonym was William H. Bonney? Billy the Kid
32%
What country's military forces shot dead Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? Bolivia
31%
Henry McCarty was better known by what nickname? Billy the Kid
28%
Who was not killed in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral? Ike Clanton
28%
Who was "The Queen of the Oklahoma Outlaws"? Belle Starr
27%
What weapon has become known as "the gun that won the west"? Colt peacemaker
27%
Which famous Indian leader was killed in the early skirmishes leading up to the Wounded Knee battle? Sitting Bull
27%
How long the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral lasted? 30 seconds
26%
Kid Curry was part of which notorious gang? The Wild Bunch
25%
Which US president promised peace with Indians and then provoked one of the bloodiest conflicts in the West? Ulysses S. Grant
25%
Who did the Pinkerton's detectives kill when they threw a bomb through the window of Jesse James' house? Jesse's young half-brother
24%
What happened to him after he was convicted of the murder of Jesse James? He was released
22%
Which Apache leader is second only to Geronimo when it comes to that tribe’s historical significance? Cochise
20%
Who was the leader of the Lakota Tribe, who defeated US forces in the Battle of Little Bighorn? Crazy Horse
18%
Who offered a $10,000 reward for the capture of Jesse James, dead or alive? Governor Crittenden
18%
What was Harry Longabaugh's outlaw nickname? Sundance Kid
18%
How many people were killed in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral? 3
16%
Who was the leader of Comanche tribe? Quanah Parker
13%
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