Can You Guess These Western Movies From Their Taglines? Ultimate 20/20 Trivia Quiz Challenge!

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Think you know your Westerns inside out? Test your cinematic savvy by matching these iconic taglines to their films, from golden age classics to gritty epics. Questions range from easy starters to real head-scratchers – can you score a perfect 20/20?

20 Trivia Questions on Western Movies Taglines

Question 1: “Not that it matters, but most of what follows is true.”?

A. The Wild Bunch
B. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
C. The Magnificent Seven
D. Rio Bravo

Question 2: “For three men the Civil War wasn’t hell … it was practice!”?

A. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
B. Once Upon a Time in the West
C. Unforgiven
D. The Searchers

Question 3: “They were seven – And they fought like seven hundred!”?

A. The Professionals
B. Hang ‘Em High
C. The Magnificent Seven
D. Silverado

Question 4: “Do not forsake me, oh my darlin’.”?

A. Shane
B. Pale Rider
C. My Darling Clementine
D. High Noon

Question 5: “He had to use a Winchester to say ‘No!'”?

A. Winchester ’73
B. Big Jake
C. Red River
D. Rio Bravo

Question 6: “…a man called Josey Wales.”?

A. The Outlaw Josey Wales
B. True Grit
C. 3:10 to Yuma
D. Open Range

Question 7: “Unchanged men in a changing land.”?

A. The Wild Bunch
B. The Hateful Eight
C. No Country for Old Men
D. Django Unchained

Question 8: “The gun that won the West.”?

A. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
B. Stagecoach
C. Winchester ’73
D. How the West Was Won

Question 9: “The story of a man who became a legend.”?

A. Dances with Wolves
B. Tombstone
C. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
D. The Professionals

Question 10: “She was everything the West was – young, fiery, exciting!”?

A. My Darling Clementine
B. Shane
C. Red River
D. The Searchers

Question 11: “There never was a man like Shane!”?

A. High Noon
B. Rio Bravo
C. Shane
D. Pale Rider

Question 12: “He spent five hard years lookin’ for a girl he barely knew. Now he’s got her … and he wants to kill her.”?

A. Once Upon a Time in the West
B. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
C. Unforgiven
D. The Searchers

Question 13: “Most of the story takes place between the sound of a gun firing.”?

A. The Magnificent Seven
B. Once Upon a Time in the West
C. The Wild Bunch
D. Hang ‘Em High

Question 14: “Whipsaw adventure across the blazing desert sands!”?

A. Stagecoach
B. Winchester ’73
C. My Darling Clementine
D. Red River

Question 15: “They are tough… They are hard… They are the Professionals!”?

A. The Professionals
B. Silverado
C. The Magnificent Seven
D. Big Jake

Question 16: “The first Western since High Noon to have something to say!”?

A. Hang ‘Em High
B. True Grit
C. The Outlaw Josey Wales
D. Rio Bravo

Question 17: “Rooster Cogburn is the toughest man alive… and the roughest!”?

A. Pale Rider
B. Tombstone
C. Big Jake
D. True Grit

Question 18: “Hell’s coming to Tombstone.”?

A. Unforgiven
B. Tombstone
C. 3:10 to Yuma
D. No Country for Old Men

Question 19: “An epic tale of a soldier who discovers himself and a people he never knew existed.”?

A. Dances with Wolves
B. The Searchers
C. How the West Was Won
D. Open Range

Question 20: “Some legends are true.”?

A. Django Unchained
B. The Hateful Eight
C. Unforgiven
D. No Country for Old Men

Answers

  1. B. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) – This iconic tagline opens the film, directed by George Roy Hill starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford; A, C, and D have different taglines like “Unchanged men…” and “They were seven…”.
  2. A. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) – Sergio Leone’s spaghetti Western uses this to set up the bounty-hunting trio amid the Civil War; the others focus on revenge or settlers, not Civil War practice.
  3. C. The Magnificent Seven (1960) – John Sturges’ remake of Seven Samurai promotes the gunslingers’ heroism this way; A and B refer to mercenary groups in other films.
  4. D. High Noon (1952) – Fred Zinnemann’s classic features this line from the theme song sung by Tex Ritter; the others highlight mysterious strangers.
  5. D. Rio Bravo (1959) – Howard Hawks’ film with John Wayne emphasises his standoff using rifles; A is about a famous rifle model but different promo.
  6. A. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) – Clint Eastwood’s directorial debut ends its tagline this way for the vengeful Confederate; others feature marshals like Rooster Cogburn.
  7. A. The Wild Bunch (1969) – Sam Peckinpah’s violent epic contrasts ageing outlaws with modernity; the neo-Westerns like C and D are set later.
  8. C. Winchester ’73 (1950) – Anthony Mann’s Jimmy Stewart film centres on the legendary rifle; others don’t focus on specific guns.
  9. C. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) – John Ford’s film explores myth-making with James Stewart; A and B have epic or revenge themes.
  10. A. My Darling Clementine (1946) – John Ford’s Wyatt Earp story uses this for the romanticised West; others feature male protagonists primarily.
  11. C. Shane (1953) – George Stevens’ film immortalises Alan Ladd’s gunslinger with this line; similar to mysterious rider tales but unique.
  12. D. The Searchers (1956) – John Ford’s John Wayne epic twists the rescue narrative darkly; others lack the specific five-year obsession.
  13. B. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) – Sergio Leone’s operatic Western highlights tense silences; focuses on sound design unlike gun-heavy promos.
  14. A. Stagecoach (1939) – John Ford’s breakthrough for John Wayne evokes perilous travel; others are post-WWII films.
  15. A. The Professionals (1966) – Richard Brooks’ mercenary tale boasts their toughness; similar to Seven but distinct mission.
  16. A. Hang ‘Em High (1968) – Ted Post’s Clint Eastwood Western claims bold statement post-High Noon; others don’t reference it.
  17. D. True Grit (1969) – Henry Hathaway’s Oscar-winning John Wayne film touts the marshal; similar tough heroes but Cogburn-specific.
  18. B. Tombstone (1993) – George P. Cosmatos’ Earp saga uses Doc Holliday’s line as tagline; others have modern or different vendettas.
  19. A. Dances with Wolves (1990) – Kevin Costner’s directorial debut emphasises cultural discovery; others are revenge or search-focused.
  20. C. Unforgiven (1992) – Clint Eastwood’s Oscar-winning revisionist Western nods to mythic figures; A and B are Tarantino’s, D is Coens’ neo-noir.

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