The Wild West, or the American Frontier as it is also known, was a time of great bravery, violence, hardship and adventure in the history of the United States and even the world, attractive people from all around the globe with its promises of new land to settle. Do you know your share of this fascinating age?
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How long ago was the true era of the "Wild West"?
The Wild West, or American Frontier, started right after the Civil War and ended due to law enforcement and the progression of West-coast urban centers
1900-1930
1865-1895
1750-1810
1890-1910
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Who of these people was NOT a famous criminal of the Wild West?
Wyatt Earp is also of the Wild West era, but he was a famous lawman.
Wyatt Earp
Billy the Kid
Jesse James
Butch Cassidy
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What was Annie Oakley famous for?
Being an expert horse rider
Being an expert cowgirl
Inventing the cure for syphilis
Being an expert markswoman
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True or False: Whiskey served in the Wild West was known to be especially weak.
The whiskey that was sold in American saloons was a combination of burnt sugar, alcohol and chewing tobacco, and was extremely strong
False, it was exceptionally strong
True, it was watered down more likely than not
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What important discovery in 1848 caused a great migration of people to the west?
It was known as the great California gold rush.
Silver
Diamonds
Gold
Oil
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What territory included the wild west territories?
Texas and Nevada
Nevada and California
Nevada and Alaska
All land west of the Mississippi river
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How many people, more or less, took to the famous Oregon trail on their journey west?
It was an incredibly dangerous journey, and many succumbed to disease, thirst, accidents and Native American attacks.
250,000
2,000,000
1,000,000
400,000
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What is a "Peacemaker"?
The Colt Peacemaker was the most popular gun of the Wild West
A gun
A shovel
A train
A coffin
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What would you call someone who just moved from the East?
A baldface
A Namby-pamby
A bean eater
A greenhorn
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What was Doc Holiday's previous occupation?
Indeed that is how he got his name, most believe. He died of tuberculosis in 1887
Teacher
Barber
Dentist
Cowboy
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In the Wild West, when you called someone a "tee-totaller" you meant he didn't do what?
Didn't eat meat
Didn't have guns on him
Didn't sleep with women
Didn't drink
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What town became an infamous hotspot for outlaws?
During the 1870s the lawmen were so busy fighting native Americans the town was left practically lawless.
Fort Griffith, Texas
Austin, Texas
San Francisco, California
Chicago, Illinois
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Which of these occupations were women NOT allowed to have in the Wild West?
Although women in the American frontier did everything their male counterparts did just as well, they were rarely if ever allowed to be an officer of the law
Adult Worker
Barber
Physician
Land Owner
Law Enforcement
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How many men is the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid known for killing?
156
25
8
2
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