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