A Note From Bob

On the morning of June 25, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel George Custer led the 7th Cavalry toward a Lakota and Cheyenne encampment on the Little Bighorn River, expecting a quick victory. By the end of the day, Custer and every man under his immediate command were dead, and an Oglala Lakota war leader named Crazy Horse had handed the U.S. Army its worst defeat of the Plains Indian Wars.

One hundred and fifty years later, his name still carries weight. Today's quiz looks at the man behind the legend, the warrior who fought to protect a way of life, and who never once let a camera capture his face.

Trivia Question of the Day

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Today's Featured Quiz

15 questions. Roughly 5 minutes. From his early years on the northern plains to the Little Bighorn and his final days at Fort Robinson, test how well you know one of the most respected leaders in Lakota history.

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The Answer

Also remembered as Custer's Last Stand. The Lakota and Cheyenne who won it know it as the Battle of the Greasy Grass. More than 200 of Custer's men were killed in well under an hour. It was the high-water mark of Native resistance on the plains, and the victory that made Crazy Horse a legend.

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Today's Fact

Crazy Horse never allowed himself to be photographed. No verified image of him is known to exist. A year after his victory at the Little Bighorn, he was killed at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, in September 1877.