Some Old West Trivia
01. What lawman was an in-law to Morman leader Brigham Young?
02. Who killed John Wesley Hardin?
03. Who killed Billy the Kid?
04. What was Christopher ("Kit") Carson's most harrowing experience?
05. Who said: "Have I any apology to make for loving the Indians? The Indians have always loved me, annd why should I not love the Indians?"
06. Who said the quote: "Most of those he did kill deserved what they got." And who were they referring to?
07. Comanche Chief Quannah Parker was the son of a full-blooded Comanche Chief and a captive white woman. Why didn't he want to return to his white relatives?
08. What was the most common cause of death for a cowboy?
09. Who said: "Kill and scalp all Indians - big and little, nits make lice?"
10. What were Crazy Horses' last words?
SOURCES:
Gragg, Rod. The Old West: Quiz and Fact Book. New York: Promontory Press, 1993.
Written and researched by Margaret Odrowaz-Sypniewska, B.F.A.
This page was last updated on October 1, 2011
