Answers to GUN-TOTERS Trivia Quiz

[82Rigger]

Keith missed only one question. Keith is in the wrong profession. He should have been a gunfighter.

Frisco also only missed one. That fits. He lives in a Wild West City...Paladin territory.

Dan got 'em ALL right. Probably had to do with that smart-ass remark I made about people in the Northeast!

Keith said this quiz was easy. I'll see what I can do about that.


Correct answers are in bold font.



1. Myra Shirley was dubbed the "Bandit Queen" by the eastern press. She was also the first woman tried by Fort Smith "Hanging Judge" Isaac Parker. By what name was she better known?

a. Pearl Matthis
b. Calamity Jane
c. Belle Starr
d. "Big Nose" Kate




2. This person was a dentist in Atlanta, Georgia before he headed west and took up drinking, gambling, and gunfighting. Who was he?

a. John Henry "Doc" Holliday
b. Simeon Reno
c. Charles "Doc" Watson
d. Charlie Bowdrie




3. The shootout at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona is probably the most well known gun fight in American History. Which of the following sets of brothers was NOT involved?

a. The Earps
b. The Hatfields
c. The Clantons
d. The McLaurys





4. The Dalton gang, cousins of the Younger brothers and imitators of the James gang, met their end at a bloody dual bank robbery in this Kansas town.

a. Marion
b. Coffeyville
c. Dodge City
d. Topeka





5. What was "Wild Bill" Hickok's real name?

a. Morgan Hickok
b. Bill Butler Hickok
c. James Butler Hickok
d. Jim William Hickok






6. Wild Bill Hickok was killed while playing poker. The hand that whe was holding at the time became known as a "deadman's hand". What cards did Hickok hold when he was shot?

a. Three of a Kind
b. Two Pairs
c. Straight
d. Flush





7. The most famous events of the Old West may have been; the massacre of Custer, the battle at the Alamo and the shootout at the OK Corral. Which of these time sequences is correct?

a. Alamo, OK Corral, Custer
b. Custer, OK Corral, Alamo
c. Alamo, Custer, OK Corral
d. OK Corral, Alamo, Custer






8. Where was Wild Bill Hickok killed?

a. Deadwood, South Dakota
b. Dodge City, Kansas
c. Tombstone, Arizona
d. Kansas City, Missouri






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

a. Robert Parker and Harry Longbaugh
b. Bill McCarty and Harry Longbaugh
c. Robert Parker and Harvey Logan
d. Harvey Logan and Matt Warner






10. Newspaper reporters made her famous in the U.S. by reporting her daring feats, some real, some not. She worked mainly as a scout, but in later years she performed in the Buffalo Bill Cody Wild West Show. She was known for her hard living, rough language, and unlady-like appearance. It is believed that she once saved a stage coach filled with passengers when it came under attack. She is also credited with helping nurse citizens of Deadwood, South Dakota during a small pox epidemic. Who was she?

a. Belle Starr
b. Pearl Matthis
c. Calamity Jane
d. Ma Barker




BONUS:


The Younger brothers were captured after attempting to rob a bank in this northern state.

a. Iowa
b. Minnesota
c. Michigan
d. Nebraska

[Keith_Hixson]

Ellensburg,

It's original name was: Robber's Roost

It was a wild west town. Thieves from Oregon, Washington, & Idaho use to hide out in Ellensburg. When Washington became a state they were thinking about making Robber's Roost the capitol. But, they didn't think "Robber's Roost" would go over well as a name for a capitol of a state so the name was changed to ellensburg. Name after one of the founding father's wife.

Our town had gun fights and all that good stuff you read about in Dodge City, but we didn't become famous.

Keith

[Jerry D]

Can you Name the Town that Wild Bill Hickok had his famous Gunfight over a Watch on the 21st July, 1865?

a bit of the tale:One incident in particular had a major impact on the birth of an icon of the Old West - the Gunfight in which two lone gunman face off in the middle of a dusty street. There is no evidence that these shootouts occurred with any frequency in the West - after all, who in their right mind would participate in such a dangerous enterprise? However, an incident in Missouri soon after the close of the Civil War did much to inspire the myth. There was no love lost between Wild Bill and Dave Tutt. Hickok had fought for the Union, Tutt for the Confederacy. Their enmity only increased when both became interested in the same woman. The matter came to a head when Tutt took Wild Bill's pocket watch during a poker game and bragged he would parade through the town square wearing his rival's prized possession. At the announced time, Wild Bill stood in the square and warned Tutt not to proceed. Unfazed, Tutt boldly strode towards his enemy and pulled his pistol. Wild Bill simultaneously drew his pistol and fired. Tutt fell - dead. Wild Bill quickly turned and leveled his gun towards a crowd of Tutt's supporters who had gathered nearby, warning them not to interfere. They took the hint. This was the first recorded example of two men taking part in a quick-draw duel. The following month Hickok was acquitted after pleading self-defence.

In my childhood kids used to re-enact the gunfight since it took place so close to home.People seem to forget that before the Civil War, Missouri was THE Gateway to the west! ergo the Gateway Arch in St Louis

Again Great Quiz Steve

[82Rigger]

Jerry,

Would that gunfight have taken place in Springfield, Missouri?

You're right about the face-off gunfights being few and far between. But I remember reading about one that was real interesting. Don't remember all the details...

Couple of "Ladies" got into a fight over a man. Stood in the middle of the street and blazed away at each other with derringers or some other little personal protection pistols. When the guns were empty, both women were unscathed so they went at it rolling on the ground with fists and hair pulling, etc.

Interesting part is...one of their bullets from the gunfight had hit a bystander...the man they were fighting over!

[Jerry D]

Steve, Thats a Good one indeed and Yes it was Springfield Mo (I lived there for three years and during the late 60's, they would re-enact the gunfight at the Fair.

[Army_Brat84]

Well, I only missed three and got the bonus so I am happy with my performance especially since the Wild West is not really my area.

[1CAVCCO15MED]

I only missed Hickock's full name.