- 1. What year did the California Gold Rush begin?
A) 1820
B) 1860
C) 1901
D) 1848
- 2. Which famous gang leader was killed by Pat Garrett in 1881?
A) Billy the Kid
B) Doc Holliday
C) Jesse James
D) Butch Cassidy
- 3. Who was the Lakota Sioux leader who defeated General Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
A) Sitting Bull
B) Red Cloud
C) Geronimo
D) Crazy Horse
- 4. Which famous sharpshooter starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show?
A) Calamity Jane
B) Belle Starr
C) Pearl Hart
D) Annie Oakley
- 5. Which state was the site of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral between the Earp brothers and the Clanton and McLaury gang?
A) California
B) Nevada
C) Texas
D) Arizona
- 6. Which city in Wyoming was a major hub for cattle ranchers and cowboys during the Old West era?
A) Salt Lake City
B) Tucson
C) Cheyenne
D) Denver
- 7. Who was the Apache leader who successfully resisted the U.S. government for over 25 years?
A) Red Cloud
B) Sitting Bull
C) Geronimo
D) Chief Joseph
- 8. What was the nickname of the legendary Wild West gambler and gunfighter James Butler Hickok?
A) Daring Dave
B) Lonesome Jim
C) Wild Bill
D) Risk-taker Roy
- 9. Which famous frontiersman and explorer was known as 'Old Kit' and helped blaze the Oregon Trail?
A) Buffalo Bill Cody
B) Jim Bridger
C) Kit Carson
D) Davy Crockett
- 10. What was the name of the network of safe houses that helped escaped slaves reach freedom in the North?
A) Underground Railroad
B) Freedom Trail
C) Overland Express
D) Liberty Line
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