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- Gunfighting in the west was often a continuation of what earlier conflict?
- Civil War
- What two things fueled the rowdy nature of many western towns?
- Drinking and Gambling
- In 1870, what known gunman became an Abilene lawman?
- Wild Bill Hickok
- As Wild Bill played poker in the Number 10 Saloon, who shot him from behind?
- Jack McCall
- What cards in Wild Bill's poker hand, became known as the Deadman's Hand?
- Two aces and Two eights
- Dressed like an eastern dandy, what county sheriff used his wits and physical strength to help tame Dodge City?
- Bat Masterson
- What good friend of Bat Masterson was Assistant City Marshall in Dodge City?
- Wyatt Earp
- According to official records, how many outlaws did Bat Masterson kill?
- None
- Because of their guerrilla activities, what were Frank and Jesse James denied at the end of the Civil War?
- Amnesty
- Who committed the first daylight bank robbery in the U.S.?
- The James Gang
- What was Billy the Kid's real name?
- William Bonney
- What conflict did Billy the Kid ignite with his gunfighting?
- The Lincoln County War
- Who reneged on his promise to drop charges against Billy the Kid?
- Governor Lew Wallace
- What old friend of Billy the Kid set out to end Billy's life of crime?
- Pat Garrett
- Where did Pat Garrett catch up with Billy the Kid and kill him?
- Fort Sumner
- What was Jesse James' alias in 1881 when he was living in St. Joseph, Missouri?
- Thomas Howard
- Who killed Jesse James?
- Bob Ford
- Where was the Earp brothers most famous gunfight?
- O K Corral
- In what town was the O. K. Corral in?
- Tombstone
- Who was the eighteen year old showgirl from San Francisco who later married Wyatt Earp?
- Josie Marcus
- What type of physician was Doc Holiday?
- Dentist
- At 28, Doc Holiday was tubercular and ...
- Alcoholic
- Bat Masterson described Doc Holiday as what kind of man?
- Most dangerous
- Who were the two men who were the Earps' main opponents in the Earp/Clanton feud?
- Ike Clanton and Frank McLaury
- Who emerged unhurt from the shoot-out at the O. K. Corral?
- Wyatt Earp and Doc Holiday
- What new invention helped western lawmen trail outlaws faster?
- Telephone
- Who led the The Wild Bunch?
- Butch Cassidy
- What was the Sundance Kid's real name?
- Harry Longbaugh
- The last crime committed in the west by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was a ...
- Train robbery
- Butch Cassidy, Sundance Kid and Etta eventually fled to ...
- South America