Cowboys by other names
History of the American West
Geography of the West
Wild West Movies
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Martha Jane Cannary

Who is Calamity Jane

100

Also an American football team, its the nickname for people who went west to find their share of gold.

What are 49ers, Forty-niners

100

This Western city, with a population over 1.7 million, is the largest of any state capital in the entire US

What is Phoenix 

100

Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal started together in this 2005 movie

What is Brokeback Mountain

200

James Butler Hickok

Who is Wild Bill (Hickok)

200

It's where the ceremonial golden spike of the transcontinental railroad was originally driven to designate the completed track in 1869

Where is Promontory (Point or Summit), Utah

200

The Rocky Mountains are the largest mountain system in North America, but this is the highest peak within the Rockies

What is Mount Elbert

200

This actress whose career really took off after being in a western film in 2010, has also had multiple roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Who is Hailee Steinfeld

300

William F. Cody

Who is Buffalo Bill

300

The California gold rush began when this carpenter and sawmill operator found gold at Sutter’s Mill

Who is James (W.) Marshall

300

As it became a state in 1876, 100 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, this state is known as the “The Centennial State”

What is Colorado 

300

Director Mel Brooks directed and wrote this Western satire, one of the greatest films of the 20th century

What is Blazing Saddles

400

Henry McCarty

Who is Billy the Kid

400

“Custer’s Last Stand” is a part of what Battle in which Sitting Bull was a central figure?

What is the Battle of (the) Little Bighorn

400

Oregon's only National Park, its defining feature was created more than 7,700 years ago when a violent volcanic eruption formed the landscape of the area

What is Crater Lake (National Park)

400

This popular Western film starred Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp and Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday

What is Tombstone 

500

Robert Leroy Parker

Who is Butch Cassidy 

500

This government service was replaced after 18 months in existence due to dangers of the job, high operation costs, and an invention that replaced the service?

What is the Pony Express

500

The Southwest as a region has some of the hottest temperatures in the US, but this city holds the record for the hottest temperature officially recorded in July of 1913

What is Death Valley, California  prefer <<< not >>>(Furnace Creek, formerly Greenland Ranch)

500

Quentin Tarantino won the Oscar award for Best Original Screenplay for this movie about an enslaved man who trains with a bounty hunter to reunite with his wife

What is Django Unchained