How raid-savvy are you - really?

Test your knowledge of the raid. Take this 20 question quiz here. We'll email you your answers and the results imediately after.

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Question #1 What's the name of the building housing the bank museum today?: *

A. The Hitchcock Building

B. The Scriver Building

C. The Wheeler Building

D. The Lyceum

Question #2 How many people were killed during the raid?: *

A. 1

B. 3

C. 0

D. 4

Question #3 What was the date of the raid?: *

A. Aug 28, 1892

B. July 4, 1886

C. Sept 7, 1876

D. Sept 11, 2001

Question #4 What state did most of the robbers hail from?: *

A. Asia

B. Kansas

C. Missouri

D. Minnesota

Question #5 Which of the following was not a member of the James gang when it attempted to rob the Northfield bank?: *

A. Bill Gustafson

B. Bill Chadwell

C. Jim Younger

D. Charlie Pitts

Question #6 Which of the following two names do most historians believe were aliases for the same man?: *

A. Bill Gustafson

B. Bill Chadwell

C. Bill Stiles

D. Clell Miller

Question #7 What other family of brothers participated in the Northfield raid, according to most historians?: *

A. The Chadwells

B. The Youngers

C. The Bushs

D. The Gustafsons

Question #8 How many robbers participated in the raid, according to most?: *

A. 8

B. 5

C. 10

D. 999

Question #9 Where did Jesse James die?: *

A. Northfield, MN

B. Kearney, MO

C. St. Joseph, MO

D. Madelia, MN

Question #10 How old was Jesse James at the time of the raid?: *

A. 29

B. 35

C. 24

D. 39

Question #11 What was the name of Jesse's brother, who participated in the raid?: *

A. Bill James

B. Cole James

C. James Hetfield

D. Frank James

Question #12 Which side of the Civil War did Jesse James support?: *

A. Union

B. Confederacy

C. Tails

D. Pro Life

Question #13 Where was Jesse James during the bank raid?: *

A. In the bank

B. Right outside the bank

C. Near the river bridge, guarding the getaway path

D. Farther south down Division, readying the horses

Question #14 About what time did the raid take place?: *

A. 10am

B. 12 noon

C. 2pm

D. 4pm

Question #15 Which of the robbers was a Minnesota native?: *

A. Clell Miller

B. Charlie Pitts

C. None of them

D. Bill Stiles

Question #16 Who was Henry Wheeler?: *

A. The bank teller who was shot

B. The hardware store owner who sounded the alarm

C. The innocent bystander killed in the street

D. The man who killed Clell Miller

Question #17 How much did the gang get away with?: *

A. They actually left $3 of their own money on the counter

B. Nothing

C. $26

D. $382

Question #18 Where was the last group of robbers captured?: *

A. Millersgurg, MN

B. Elysian, MN

C. Madelia, MN

D. Garretson, SD

Question #19 What was the name of the bank that was held up?: *

A. First National Bank

B. Wells Fargo

C. Northfield State Bank

D. Premier Bank

Question #20 How long did the raid allegedly take?: *

A. 3 minutes

B. 7 minutes

C. 16 minutes

D. 21 minutes

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