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He was the founder of the Central Pacific Railroad? A famous university was named after him

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Leland Stanford

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He was the founder of the Great Northern Railroad? The most hated man in America

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James J Hill

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What were the cards that comprised the hand that Wild Bill Hickock was holding when he was killed?

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Aces and Eights

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What is the descriptive term that describes the hand that Wild Bill Hickock was holding when he was killed?

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Dead Man’s Hand

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Who is the Sioux Indian Chief that defeated the US Army in a war? The war is named after him

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Red Cloud

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How many men were with Custer when he was killed?

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264

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What was the army unit was comprised of the men that Custer commanded?

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7th Calvary

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Either Crazy Horse or Sitting Bull has been unjustly accused of being at the battle when Custer was killed. Which one was absent from the battle?

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Sitting Bull

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Who was the famous left handed gunman that participated in the Lincoln County War? He was not really left-handed! That is a myth

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Billy the Kid

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What is the official cause of death listed on the death certificate of Chief Joseph?

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Broken Heart

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What was a person that illegally staked out land before the Oklahoma land rush called?

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Sooner

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What was the name of Custers horse? (Reality, this horse was captain Keogh’s horse but once again a myth)

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Comanche

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What was the first state to grant women the right to vote?

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Wyoming

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Who was Wyatt Earp’s sidekick? Wyatt Earp liked shotguns and had tuberculosis

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Doc holiday

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What was the name of Wyatt Earp’s sidekicks girlfriend?

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Katie elder

Nickname was “big nose Kate”

Rays five mean boys

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Who was the Cowgirl that displayed her talent s in the wild West show? She came to fame out shooting her husband is a famous contest

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Annie Oakley

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This famous Hunter gained his nickname due to the enormous numbers of bison that he killed

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Buffalo Bill

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Who was “The only la west of the Pecos?”

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Judge Roy Bean

He loves Lillian Langtry

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What was the name of the place that the person that called himself, “The only law west of the Pecos”, held his court in?

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Jersey Lil’s

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What was the name of the newspaper in tombstone?

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The epitaph

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Who is given credit for killing Jesse James?

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Bob ford

Jesse James best friend

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What distinguishing feature did Jesse James have on his hand?

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He’s missing a finger

Shot it off cleaning his gun

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What train and stagecoach robber always left the people that he was robbing a dollar so they could eat breakfast?

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Sam Bass

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Who reportedly killed one man for each year of his life? He claimed to have killed 21, Not counting Indians and Mexicans

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Billy the Kid

25
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Infamous Dalton Ganghad all worked out this occupation at some point in each of their lives?

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Sheriff

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Dalton gaming tried to pull off this historical event in Coffeyville, Kansas

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Tried robbing two banks at the same time in their hometown

Four out of five dead

27
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Notorious outlaw Jim Miller killed 51 people during his life. Who were his first two victims?

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His grandparents

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What alias did Jane Carmody call herself?

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Calamity Jane

Took dynamite downhill

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Who said,”give me 80 men and I shall ride through the Sioux Nation?”

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Fetterman

Killed by Indians ambush

30
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God didn’t make man equal,______ did

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Sam colt

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What was the lowest position a person could fill on a cattle drive?

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Wrangler

They kept the horses together

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What was the person that used a bullwhip to drive mules and/or Oxon called?

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Mule skinner or bull whacker

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Home is made of grass were called what?

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Soddie

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Who is the famous artist renowned for drawing various aspects of the western life?

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Frederic Remington

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Who was the famous artist renowned for drawing portraits of Indians?

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George Catlin

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What was the string of horses called that accompanied a cattle drive?

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Remuala

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What was the rope that the Cowboys snared the steer with called?

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Larriat

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When you Road at the back of the cow drive you were said to be riding?

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Riding drag

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Cowboys often called the steers what?

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Doggie or little doggie

40
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The wind out west goes by another name what is it?

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Mariah

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This is the rifle that won the west?

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Winchester 73 or colt 45 peacemaker

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A storm out west that blew up formed deep dark cloud and drop temperature sometimes 50° is called what?

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Blue northerner

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What is the term for an Indian touching an enemy in battle called?

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Counting coup

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Name for the Cheyenne Warrior society was?

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Dog soldiers

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What organization wanted “young, skinny, wiry fellows. not over 18 that would be willing to ride and risk death daily. Orphans preferred?”

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Pony express

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What type of fuel found on the open prairie added a nice peppery flavor to the meat?

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Buffalo chips

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A wild steer was referred to as what?

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Maverick

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Who gave the order to his men,”kill and scalp all, big and little? Nits make lice.” This order before the massacre at Sandcreek

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John Chivinigton

49
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Who is the real Lone Ranger?

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Bass reeves

50
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What was the Lone Ranger’s real mask?

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He had no mask just his black skin

51
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What did the Lone Ranger’s arch enemy give to him at his death?

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Jim Webb gave him his pistol and holster

52
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How many men did the lone ranger arrest?

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Over 3000

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