Wild West

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Leland Stanford

Question 2

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

Answer 2

James J Hill

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Aces and Eights

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Dead Man’s Hand

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Red Cloud

Question 6

How many men were with Custer when he was killed?

Answer 6

264

Question 7

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

Answer 7

7th Calvary

Question 8

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?

Answer 8

Sitting Bull

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Billy the Kid

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Broken Heart

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Sooner

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Comanche

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Wyoming

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Doc holiday

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Katie elder

Nickname was “big nose Kate”

Rays five mean boys

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Annie Oakley

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Buffalo Bill

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Judge Roy Bean

He loves Lillian Langtry

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Jersey Lil’s

Question 20

What was the name of the newspaper in tombstone?

Answer 20

The epitaph

Question 21

Who is given credit for killing Jesse James?

Answer 21

Bob ford

Jesse James best friend

Question 22

What distinguishing feature did Jesse James have on his hand?

Answer 22

He’s missing a finger

Shot it off cleaning his gun

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Sam Bass

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Billy the Kid

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Sheriff

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Tried robbing two banks at the same time in their hometown Four out of five dead

Question 27

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

Answer 27

His grandparents

Question 28

What alias did Jane Carmody call herself?

Answer 28

Calamity Jane Took dynamite downhill

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Fetterman Killed by Indians ambush

Question 30

God didn't make man equal,______ did

Answer 30

Sam colt

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Wrangler They kept the horses together

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Mule skinner or bull whacker

Question 33

Home is made of grass were called what?

Answer 33

Soddie

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Frederic Remington

Question 35

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

Answer 35

George Catlin

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Remuala

Question 37

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

Answer 37

Larriat

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Riding drag

Question 39

Cowboys often called the steers what?

Answer 39

Doggie or little doggie

Question 40

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

Answer 40

Mariah

Question 41

This is the rifle that won the west?

Answer 41

Winchester 73 or colt 45 peacemaker

Question 42

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

Answer 42

Blue northerner

Question 43

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

Answer 43

Counting coup

Question 44

Name for the Cheyenne Warrior society was?

Answer 44

Dog soldiers

Question 45

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

Answer 45

Pony express

Question 46

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

Answer 46

Buffalo chips

Question 47

A wild steer was referred to as what?

Answer 47

Maverick

Question 48

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

Answer 48

John Chivinigton

Question 49

Who is the real Lone Ranger?

Answer 49

Bass reeves

Question 50

What was the Lone Ranger's real mask?

Answer 50

He had no mask just his black skin

Question 51

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

Answer 51

Jim Webb gave him his pistol and holster

Question 52

How many men did the lone ranger arrest?

Answer 52

Over 3000