History 150602

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1   Before the telegraph was established, which US mail service ran between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts by horseback?
A   Pony Express (ran from April 3, 1860, to October 1861)

2   What is the better-known name of Martha Jane Canary, the 19th-century American frontierswoman and professional scout?
A   Calamity Jane

3   Who did the Union Pacific Railroad Company hire to bring in bison meat to feed the track-laying workers?
A   Buffalo Bill (William Cody)

4   Which famous battle of March 1836 was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution?
A   Battle of the Alamo (the Mexicans killed all the Texan defenders)

5   What brand was the Wild West’s Peacemaker revolver?
A   (Samuel) Colt

6   By what better-known name is William H Bonney, the American Old West Gunslinger and outlaw, remembered?
A   Billy the Kid

7   In which American Old West town did Jack McCall shoot dead the Lawman and gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok?
A   Deadwood, Dakota Territory (while Hickok was playing poker, the hand he held at the time (aces and eights) has come to be known as the “Dead Man’s Hand”)

8   In which South American country were Wild West outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid finally cornered and shot?
A   Bolivia (7th November 1908)

9   In which town in the Wild West was the famous Gunfight at the OK Corral?
A   Tombstone, Arizona Territory (it lasted for just 30 seconds)

10   Which notorious outlaw did fellow gang member Robert Ford shoot and kill in 1882, hoping he would get the reward?
A   Jesse James