Bat vs. Matt: Dodge City Duel

The Dodge City Showdown—Between Lawmen

Bat Masterson is a colorful historical figure. Matt Dillon is an upstanding character on fan favorite Western Gunsmoke. Both laid down the law in Dodge City. See if you tell the real Bat from the fictional Matt. It’s high noon. Will you be standing tall…or run out of Dodge? Let’s play!

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Bat
It took him a year to track down the employer who owed him wages, and when Bat made him pay up, the passengers cheered.
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Bat
It took him a year to track down the employer who owed him wages, and when Bat made him pay up, the passengers cheered.
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Matt
Though Bat Masterson was a buffalo hunter, this is Marshal Matt Dillon in the Gunsmoke episode: “The Hunter.”
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Matt
Though Bat Masterson was a buffalo hunter, this is Marshal Matt Dillon in the Gunsmoke episode: “The Hunter.”
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Matt
Bat Masterson was indeed an avid boxing fan, who attended most of the major fights of his day, even working at some. But this is Marshal Matt Dillon in the Gunsmoke episode: “Big Tom.”
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Matt
Bat Masterson was indeed an avid boxing fan, who attended most of the major fights of his day, even working at some. But this is Marshal Matt Dillon in the Gunsmoke episode: “Big Tom.”
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Bat
In 1895, Bat Masterson served as a bodyguard for financier and railroad executive, George Gould in New York, and he boasted about fishing trips aboard Gould’s yacht.
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Bat
In 1895, Bat Masterson served as a bodyguard for financier and railroad executive, George Gould in New York, and he boasted about fishing trips aboard Gould’s yacht.
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Bat
Yes, it’s Bat! He rushed back to Dodge from Tombstone, Arizona to help his brother Jim in a dangerous dispute with his business partner, and the matter got settled in a hail of bullets!
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Bat
Yes, it’s Bat! He rushed back to Dodge from Tombstone, Arizona to help his brother Jim in a dangerous dispute with his business partner, and the matter got settled in a hail of bullets!
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Matt
While Bat was known to charm the ladies, this is Marshal Matt Dillon in the Gunsmoke episode: “The Gentleman.”
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Matt
While Bat was known to charm the ladies, this is Marshal Matt Dillon in the Gunsmoke episode: “The Gentleman.”
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Bat
Bat to the rescue! A month after joining Colonel Nelson Miles as an Army scout in 1874, Bat Masterson helped track and save the four kidnapped sisters, aged 9 to 15. The mission took six months.
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Bat
Bat to the rescue! A month after joining Colonel Nelson Miles as an Army scout in 1874, Bat Masterson helped track and save the four kidnapped sisters, aged 9 to 15. The mission took six months.
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Bat
Surely, Matt would do the same, but this is Bat! After James Kenedy, the son of a cattle baron, killed actress Dora Hand, Bat gathered a posse that included Wyatt Earp. They captured Kenedy alive, albeit with a nasty gunshot wound courtesy of Bat.
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Bat
Surely, Matt would do the same, but this is Bat! After James Kenedy, the son of a cattle baron, killed actress Dora Hand, Bat gathered a posse that included Wyatt Earp. They captured Kenedy alive, albeit with a nasty gunshot wound courtesy of Bat.
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Matt
Bat worked as a Faro dealer when he was a professional gambler, but this is Matt Dillon in the Gunsmoke episode: “How to Kill a Friend.”
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Matt
Bat worked as a Faro dealer when he was a professional gambler, but this is Matt Dillon in the Gunsmoke episode: “How to Kill a Friend.”
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Matt
Well, Bat did come to blows with an angry comedian who accused him of flirting with his wife, resulting in quite the divorce scandal, but this is Matt Dillon in the Gunsmoke episode: “Jealousy.”
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Matt
Well, Bat did come to blows with an angry comedian who accused him of flirting with his wife, resulting in quite the divorce scandal, but this is Matt Dillon in the Gunsmoke episode: “Jealousy.”

You Got out of right!

You’re a Dodge City Marshal

Quick on the draw and respected by all, you nailed this quiz! Now go chill at the Long Branch and stay out of trouble.

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You’re a Dodge City Sheriff

Like upholding the letter of the law, you were all business with this quiz. Well done.
Now go chill at the Long Branch and try to stay out of trouble.

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You’re a Dodge City Deputy

Well, a couple of them outsmarted you, but you did a fine job on this quiz. Now go chill at the Long Branch and don’t fall for any harebrained schemes Festus has up his sleeve.

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You Best Get Out of Dodge!

Did Festus trick you? You had a couple of good guesses! This quiz might have gotten the better of you but can sharpen your Western savvy by watching Gunsmoke and Wild West Chronicles.

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