Can You Score 20/20? The Hardest Western Movie Trivia Quiz on the Internet Right Now!

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Think you’re the ultimate Western movie buff? Tackle this devilishly difficult quiz packed with obscure facts from classic oaters to gritty modern takes. Questions escalate from tough to downright fiendish – good luck scoring a perfect 20!

20 Trivia Questions on Western Movies

Question 1: Which Western was the first to win the Academy Award for Best Picture?

A. Shane (1953)
B. Cimarron (1931)
C. High Noon (1952)
D. Stagecoach (1939)

Question 2: Who directed The Searchers (1956)?

A. Howard Hawks
B. Sergio Leone
C. John Ford
D. Sam Peckinpah

Question 3: In High Noon (1952), what is the name of Gary Cooper’s character?

A. Frank Miller
B. Ben Wade
C. Marshal Dillon
D. Will Kane

Question 4: What Japanese film was remade as The Magnificent Seven (1960)?

A. Rashomon
B. Throne of Blood
C. Seven Samurai
D. Yojimbo

Question 5: Who played the villain Frank in Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)?

A. Charles Bronson
B. Jack Elam
C. Jason Robards
D. Henry Fonda

Question 6: What is the name of the cemetery in the final showdown of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)?

A. Boot Hill
B. Tuco’s Grave
C. Sad Hill Cemetery
D. Red Sands

Question 7: Who directed The Wild Bunch (1969)?

A. Clint Eastwood
B. John Ford
C. Sergio Leone
D. Sam Peckinpah

Question 8: In Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), what is the name of the song during the bicycle scene?

A. “The Ballad of Butch Cassidy”
B. “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”
C. “South American Way”
D. “Ride ‘Em Cowboy”

Question 9: Which actor won his only competitive Oscar for True Grit (1969)?

A. Glen Campbell
B. Robert Duvall
C. Kim Darby
D. John Wayne

Question 10: In what year was the original 3:10 to Yuma released?

A. 1953
B. 1960
C. 1957
D. 1962

Question 11: Who directed and starred in Unforgiven (1992)?

A. Kevin Costner
B. Gene Hackman
C. Morgan Freeman
D. Clint Eastwood

Question 12: In Pale Rider (1985), what is Clint Eastwood’s character commonly called?

A. The Gunslinger
B. The Miner
C. The Stranger
D. The Preacher

Question 13: Who plays Doc Holliday in Tombstone (1993)?

A. Kurt Russell
B. Sam Elliott
C. Val Kilmer
D. Michael Biehn

Question 14: Who directed Dances with Wolves (1990)?

A. Robert Redford
B. Tommy Lee Jones
C. Kevin Costner
D. Jeff Bridges

Question 15: Who plays Colonel Mortimer opposite Clint Eastwood in For a Few Dollars More (1965)?

A. Eli Wallach
B. Klaus Kinski
C. Gian Maria Volonté
D. Lee Van Cleef

Question 16: What is considered the first spaghetti Western?

A. Django (1966)
B. The Great Silence (1968)
C. A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
D. Navajo Joe (1966)

Question 17: For which Quentin Tarantino Western did Ennio Morricone win his first Academy Award for Best Original Score?

A. Django Unchained (2012)
B. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
C. The Hateful Eight (2015)
D. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

Question 18: In No Country for Old Men (2007), which actor won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor?

A. Tommy Lee Jones
B. Josh Brolin
C. Javier Bardem
D. Woody Harrelson

Question 19: What is Tuco’s ridiculously long full name in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)?

A. Tuco Ramírez
B. Tuco Sandoval
C. Tuco Benedicto Pacífico Juan María Ramírez
D. Tuco Herrera

Question 20: Which Sergio Leone Western features the longest opening sequence, clocking in at nearly 15 minutes?

A. A Fistful of Dollars
B. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
C. Once Upon a Time in the West
D. For a Few Dollars More

Answers

  1. B. Cimarron (1931) – Directed by Wesley Ruggles, it was the first Western to win Best Picture Oscar; Stagecoach won none, High Noon Best Actor, Shane Best Cinematography.
  2. C. John Ford – Ford’s masterpiece stars John Wayne as Ethan Edwards; Hawks did Rio Bravo, Leone spaghetti Westerns, Peckinpah The Wild Bunch.
  3. D. Will Kane – Gary Cooper’s marshal stands alone in Hadleyville; others are villains or from different films.
  4. C. Seven Samurai – United Artists remake transposed Kurosawa’s story to the Old West; others are different samurai tales.
  5. D. Henry Fonda – Iconic against-type casting as the sadistic killer; Bronson is Harmonica, Robards Cheyenne, Elam a henchman.
  6. C. Sad Hill Cemetery – Massive set built in Spain for the climax; others are fictional or generic Western graveyards.
  7. D. Sam Peckinpah – Revolutionary violent Western; Eastwood stars in others, Ford classics, Leone Italian.
  8. B. “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” – Burt Bacharach/Hal David hit performed by B.J. Thomas; others unrelated.
  9. D. John Wayne – Sole win for Best Actor as Rooster Cogburn; no other nominees won Oscars for the film.
  10. C. 1957 – Directed by Delmer Daves starring Glenn Ford; 2007 is remake with Crowe/Bale.
  11. D. Clint Eastwood – Eastwood as William Munny won Best Picture/Director; others acted in it.
  12. D. The Preacher – Mysterious avenger with a biblical past; others describe different Eastwood roles.
  13. C. Val Kilmer – Career-defining “huckleberry” performance; Russell is Wyatt Earp.
  14. C. Kevin Costner – Costner directed/starred, won Best Picture/Director; others are Western actors/directors.
  15. D. Lee Van Cleef – Partners with Eastwood against Indio; others play antagonists.
  16. C. A Fistful of Dollars (1964) – Leone’s breakthrough starring Eastwood; others followed.
  17. C. The Hateful Eight (2015) – Morricone’s Oscar-winning return to Westerns at 87; Tarantino’s others used different composers.
  18. C. Javier Bardem – As chilling Anton Chigurh; film won Best Picture, Coens Best Director.
  19. C. Tuco Benedicto Pacífico Juan María Ramírez – Eli Wallach’s bandit recites it fully; others shortened versions.
  20. C. Once Upon a Time in the West – Epic 14+ minute opener with three gunmen waiting; others have notable but shorter sequences.

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