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