About This Quiz
In the real world, a cowboy was legit just a man who herded cattle. Not very glorious or inspiring, but honest work if nothing else. You ride a horse, you wear a hat, you keep the cattle where they need to be. And sure, some cowboys had to be armed, had to fight off cattle rustlers or bandits. And from these humble origins, the myth of the cowboy rose. Others would be given the mantle of cowboy even though they were bandits. They lived in America's most romantic time, the days of the Frontier when things were new and mysterious. When the world seemed undiscovered and untamed, cowboys were men on either side of the law. You could tell them on sight by their hats, their horses, their boots and their guns. And our love affair with the idea of the cowboy began.
When film became popular and their stories could be told on the big screen, the cowboy became a staple of American cinema. Audiences loved Billy the Kid and Wyatt Earp and Butch Cassidy. They wanted more and Hollywood delivered. For decades Hollywood made hundreds if not thousands of Westerns, as well as cemented the legacy of some of the biggest stars ever. So how many cowboys do you know on sight? Take the quiz and see!
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