Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
 Choose an answer from the three choices
offered after each question and then "Check Your Answers"
at the end of the quiz.
1) It is one of the most famous gunfight
in the Wild West. How many men died from the gunfight?
2) One faction in the fight were Frank
McLaury, Tom McLaury, Billy Claiborne, Ike Clanton, and Billy Clanton.
This group were viewed by their enemies as cattle rustlers, thieves, and
murderers. They were called a term used in the area to identify a loose
band of outlaws — which included the McLaurys and Clantons — that was
implicated in such crimes. What was the group called?
- Cowboys
- Hole In the Wall Gang
- Young Guns
3) The gunfight happened October 26,
1881. Events for the gunfight begin with an attempted stagecoach robbery.
Two people were killed and a prime suspect escaped from jail afterward.
When did this happen?
- March 15, 1881
- May 15, 1881
- August 15, 1881
4) The night before the gunfight, which
Earp brother spent the night playing cards with Ike Clanton, Tom McLaury,
and Cochise County sheriff Johnny Behan, and a fourth man?
5) Around noon, the Virgil and Morgan
Earp then took one of the gang to court for violating the city's ordinance
against carrying firearms after arrival in the city. Who was taken to
court?
- Ike Clanton
- Tom McLaury
- Billy Clanton
6) At the time of the gunfight, who was NOT
a paid police officer?
7) The principal law enforcement issue
with the Earp/Holliday faction and the Clanton/McLaury faction was?
- Carrying deadly weapons
- Failure to pay fines
- Back rent to hotel owners
8) Who lived in the rooming house next
to the Fly Photography Studio next to the vacant lot that would become the
Gunfight At the O.K. Corral?
- Doc Holliday
- Ike Clanton
- Wyatt Earp
9) Which of the Earp brothers,
regardless of a reputation, actually had gun fighting experience?
10) Of the Morgan, Wyatt, Virgil Earp
and Doc Holliday, which one was not wounded at the gunfight?
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