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Wild west cowboys and elusive outlaws are shooting their way through history as some of the most popular historical figures of all time. Do you dream of partnering with Bonnie and Clyde, robbing a train with the James Gang or cattle rustling with Billy the Kid? If so, this quiz is for you. How many cowboys and outlaws can you pick from an image?
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers was a popular singer and Western actor. He appeared in over 100 films. A Roy Rogers "mocktail" includes cola, grenadine and a cherry.
Butch Cassidy
Bill Picket
George Scarborough
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Will Penny
Will Lockhart
Curly Washburn
Adam Cartwright
Pernell Roberts played Adam Cartwright in the TV series, "Bonanza." He appeared in 200 of the show's 430 episodes.
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid, born Henry McCarty (aka William H. Bonney) is arguably one of the most notorious outlaws in American history. He began his life with petty theft, then moved to cattle rustling, and eventually to murder, of which the total number killed widely varies. Billy was supposedly killed by Sherrif Pat Garrett; however, rumors persist that he lived for decades longer.
Doc Holliday
Cherokee Bill
The Apache Kid
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Billy the Kid
John Wesley Hardin
Gene Autry
Gene Autry, known as "The Singing Cowboy," was a popular entertainer on TV and radio shows. He would go on to own multiple TV and radio stations as well as a minor league baseball team. He died of lymphoma at the age of 91.
Tom Ketchum
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
James Averell
Thomas Coleman Younger
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger is the most well-known fictional Wild West character. He and his sidekick, Tonto, have been featured in movies, radio shows, television series and comic books.
Zip Wyatt
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Annie Oakley
By the age of 15, Annie Oakley was an expert sharpshooter. She joined the Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, where she became an international celebrity.
Rio
Steve Judd
The Lone Ranger
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
William "Curly Bill" Brocius
Curly Bill was an outlaw cowboy who later came into conflict with the Earps. He was accused of participating in Morgan Earp's murder and was later killed by Morgan's brother, Wyatt.
James Averell
James Miller
Pearl Hart
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
The Bloody Espinosas
Doc Holliday
James Averell
Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde are arguably the most famous outlaw couple of the 20th century. They were ambushed and killed by a small posse in 1934. The coroner reported that Clyde had been shot 17 times and Bonnie 26, however, any of the shots would have resulted in death.
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Tom Horn
The Apache Kid
Curly Washburn
Geronimo
Geronimo was the leader of an Apache band of Indians who fought the U.S. and Mexican militaries for over three decades. He would later become an icon as he traveled to fairs throughout the country
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Paramount Pictures
Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
The Ringo Kid
Shane
"Shane" is a movie about an old gunfighter who just wants to settle down. The role was played by Alan Ladd.
Tom Horn
Tom Daniphon
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Annie Oakley
The Apache Kid
The Apache Kid was an Apache scout and renegade in the American Southwest. His birth and death are mysteries, with varied claims.
James Averell
Bart Maverick
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Tom Horn
In the movies, Steve McQueen played Tom Horn, who held several roles in the Old West, from hired gunman to Pinkerton detective. With 17 murders under his belt, Horn would later be executed for the murder of a 14-year-old boy. He was hung one day shy of his 43rd birthday.
Casey Tibbs
Chuck Roberson
Doc Scurlock
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Fred Waite
Doc Holliday
Doc Holliday was a dentist, gambler and drinker, well known for the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. He was friends with famous lawman Wyatt Earp. He died at the young age of 36 from tuberculosis.
Steve Judd
Jesse James
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Butch Cassidy
Born Robert Leroy Parker, Butch Cassidy was the leader of the Wild Bunch Gang out of Wyoming. The gang focused on train and bank robberies, After years of harassment by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, Cassidy and two friends moved to Bolivia, where they were reportedly killed in a shootout with the law in 1908.
Pearl Hart
The Apache Kid
Zip Wyatt
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Gene Autry
Jesse James
Jesse James was a notorious outlaw who ravaged banks throughout the Midwest, with his brother Frank and friends, the Younger brothers. He was murdered by his friend, Bob Ford, who hoped to collect the bounty.
Steve Judd
Will Kane
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Shane
Gene Autry
The Lone Ranger
Chuck Roberson
"Bad Chuck" Roberson was a cowboy and an actor. Similar in stature to John Wayne, Roberson played Wayne's stunt double for almost 30 years.
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Geronimo
The Apache Kid
Pearl Hart
Cherokee Bill
Cherokee Bill was an outlaw who ravaged Indian territory until his capture. He is notably known for his quote before hanging. When asked if he had anything to say, he answered, "I came here to die, not make a speech." He got his wish 12 minutes later.
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Pearl Hart
Geronimo
Will Lockhart
Will Lockhart is the lead character in the movie, "The Man from Laramie." The movie is loosely based on the cattle wars of Lincoln and Johnson Counties in the 19th-century American West.
Jesse James
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Shane
Gus McCrae
Robert Duvall played Gus McCrae in the popular series, "Lonesome Dove." Despite massive acclaim, the series lost the 1989 Outstanding Miniseries Emmy Award to "War and Remembrance."
Will Kane
Gene Autry
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Will Penny
Will Penny is a character in a movie of the same name, played by Charlton Heston. The movie follows an aging cattle hand who becomes involved in the lives of a woman and her son who were abandoned.
James Miller
Fred Waite
The Sundance Kid
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Adam Cartwright
Bart Maverick
Bret Maverick is a popular card-shark character originally played by James Garner on the TV show "Maverick." The series was unique in that it alternated the lead character role between Bret and his brother Bart Maverick, played by Jack Kelly, as well as a cousin named Beau.
Allan "Rocky" Lane
Gene Autry
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Belle Starr
Jesse James
Sam Bass
Sam Bass was a famous train robber. He would later be betrayed by a gang member and would die a day after a shootout with the Texas Rangers.
Will Kane
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Roy Rogers
Tom Horn
Augustus McCrae
Robert Duvall played Gus McCrae in the critically acclaimed miniseries "Lonesome Dove." The amazing cast also included Tommy Lee Jones (as Woodrow Call), Danny Glover, Anjelica Huston, Steve Buscemi, and Diane Lane.
Tom Daniphon
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Chuck Roberson
Doc Holliday
Casey Tibbs
Bill Picket
BIll Picket was a cowboy and entertainer. He had 12 siblings and was born to a former slave.
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Geronimo
The Sundance Kid
The Sundance Kid was a famed train robber and partner with Butch Cassidy. He and Butch would ride to Bolivia to hide from the Pinkerton Detective Agency, where it is believed he died in a gunfight.
James Averell
The Apache Kid
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Isaac "Ike" Black
Henry Newton Brown
Sam Bass
The Ringo Kid
The Ringo Kid is an outlaw character, played by John Wayne in the 1939 movie, "Stagecoach." He would get caught up in a gunfight and later escape capture at the end of the movie.
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Doc Scurlock
Adam Cartwright
Henry Newton Brown
Henry Newton Brown, like many, went from lawman to outlaw. He was a member of the Regulators, riding with Billy the Kid. He was killed by a lynch mob in his mid-twenties.
The Lone Ranger
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Woodrow Call
Tom Ketchum
Tom "Black Jack" Ketchum was a cowboy who quickly turned to train robbery. He was a member of the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang and later hung in 1901.
Adam Cartwright
James Averell
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Casey Tibbs
Casey Tibbs was a cowboy and actor. He died at age 60, while watching the 1990 Super Bowl.
Fred Waite
The Sundance Kid
Geronimo
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
The Ringo Kid
Pearl Hart
Little is known of Pearl Hart's life. However, she was a Canadian-born outlaw who committed one of the last stagecoach robberies in America. After a prison sentence, she essentially disappeared from history.
John Wesley Hardin
Chuck Roberson
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Fred Waite
William "Curly Bill" Brocius
John Wesley Hardin
John Hardin is one of the most lethal and notorious gunfighters in the American West. Hardin reportedly admitted to 42 murders, however, newspapers at the time reported between 25 and 27 murders. He was shot and killed after serving 17 years of a 25-year prison sentence.
The Ringo Kid
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
The Apache Kid
The Ringo Kid
Jason McCullough
Curly Washburn
Curly Washburn was played by Jack Palance in the hilarious movie, "City Slickers." Palance played the typical hardcore cowboy, responsible for two men from the city looking for adventure in their lives.
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Hoodoo Brown
Bonnie and Clyde
Belle Starr
Belle Star was an infamous outlaw who rode with the James-Younger gang. She was later murdered, the killer still unknown.
Allan "Rocky" Lane
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Allan "Rocky" Lane
Thomas Coleman Younger
Cole was the eldest member of the four-brother Younger gang. He practiced guerrilla warfare during the Civil War, and would later ride with the James brothers.
Fred Waite
Curly Washburn
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Doc Holliday
Tom Doniphon
Tom Doniphon is a character in the movie, "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance." He was played by John Wayne. The movie takes place primarily in flashback.
John Joshua Webb
Hoodoo Brown
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Chuck Roberson
Jason McCullough
Jason McCullough was played by James Garner in the 1969 movie, "Support Your Local Sheriff." The movie centers on McCullough, who became sheriff to make some extra money. However he becomes a better sheriff than he thought he'd be.
George Scarborough
Zip Wyatt
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Will Kate
Pearl Hart
Steve Judd
James Averell
James Averell was hung, along with his partner, Ellen Watson, by the Bothwell Cattle Baron Faction. His is one of many deaths that led to the Johnson County War.
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Zip Wyatt
Zip was reportedly a member of the Doolin gang. He was tracked down and shot by deputies, eventually dying in jail from his wounds. He was made a sort of side show while in jail by people eager to see the infamous outlaw.
Jesse James
James Miller
Gene Autry
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Sam Bass
The Bloody Espinosas
William "Curly Bill" Brocius
Rio
Rio was a character in the movie "One-Eyed Jacks." It was the first and only film directed by Marlon Brando.
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Pearl Hart
Henry Newton Brown
James Averell
Will Kane
Will Kane was a town Marshal in the movie "High Noon." The character was originally played by Gary Cooper in the 1952 movie, and later by Lee Majors in a made-for-TV sequel.
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
The Bloody Espinosas
Doc Scurlock
Scurlock was a founding member of the Regulators during the Lincoln County War. He rode with Billy the Kid, then later retired to a peaceful and respectable life.
James Averell
Thomas Coleman Younger
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
George Scarborough
Hoodoo Brown
Isaac "Ike" Black
The Bloody Espinosas
The Bloody Espinosas were led by Felipe Espinosa. Many claim Felipe was the first American serial killer, with an estimated 32 murders in a year and newspapers of the time going as high as 60. He was killed by Thomas Tobin. Felipe's head was later on display in a jar filled with alcohol at a Colorado newspaper.
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Fred Waite
Waite was a cowboy in John Tunstall's clan when Tunstall was killed. He would later join the Regulators and, along with Billy the Kid, fight in the Lincoln County War, where he was killed.
John Joshua Webb
Zip Wyatt
James Miller
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Steve Judd
Joel McCrea played Steve Judd in the movie Western, "Ride the High Country." The film received critical acclaim, both in the United States and Europe -- the last of McCrea's movie to receive such honors.
Cherokee Bill
Isaac "Ike" Black
Henry Newton Brown
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Which cowboy or outlaw is in this image?
Billy the Kid
James Miller
Killer MIller is known by several names. He reportedly killed up to a dozen men in gunfights and was eventually lynched by a mob, angry over his assassination of a U.S. Marshal.
Bill Picket
John Wesley Hardin
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