Can You Score 20/20? The Most Legendary Western Movie Trivia Quiz Ever Made!

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Saddle up for the ultimate test of your Western knowledge! From John Ford classics to Sergio Leone spaghetti masterpieces and Clint Eastwood epics, these 20 questions span the greatest gunslingers, outlaws, and showdowns in cinema history. Easy warm-ups mix with fiendishly tough ones – how many can you nail?

20 Trivia Questions on Legendary Western Movies

Question 1: Who directed the 1956 masterpiece The Searchers?

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

Question 2: In which year was High Noon released?

A. 1950
B. 1954
C. 1952
D. 1956

Question 3: Which actor played the mysterious stranger Shane in Shane (1953)?

A. Gary Cooper
B. James Stewart
C. John Wayne
D. Alan Ladd

Question 4: Who composed the iconic score for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)?

A. Elmer Bernstein
B. Ennio Morricone
C. John Williams
D. Jerry Goldsmith

Question 5: In Stagecoach (1939), who portrays the breakout role of the Ringo Kid?

A. Ward Bond
B. Thomas Mitchell
C. John Wayne
D. Andy Devine

Question 6: What is the name of Clint Eastwood’s character commonly known as in Sergio Leone’s Dollars Trilogy?

A. Josey Wales
B. Rooster Cogburn
C. The Man with No Name
D. Blondie

Question 7: Who directed the ultra-violent The Wild Bunch (1969)?

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

Question 8: In Unforgiven (1992), which actor plays the ageing gunslinger William Munny?

A. Gene Hackman
B. Morgan Freeman
C. Richard Harris
D. Clint Eastwood

Question 9: Which village must the gunfighters defend in The Magnificent Seven (1960)?

A. Agua Fria
B. Rose Creek
C. El Dorado
D. San Miguel

Question 10: Who helmed Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)?

A. Clint Eastwood
B. John Sturges
C. Howard Hawks
D. Sergio Leone

Question 11: In the 1969 original True Grit, who plays the one-eyed Marshal Rooster Cogburn?

A. Glenn Ford
B. Burt Lancaster
C. John Wayne
D. Robert Duvall

Question 12: Which duo stars as outlaws in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)?

A. John Wayne and Jeffrey Hunter
B. Paul Newman and Robert Redford
C. Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster
D. James Stewart and Henry Fonda

Question 13: Who directed and starred in Dances with Wolves (1990)?

A. Kevin Costner
B. Clint Eastwood
C. Val Kilmer
D. Gene Hackman

Question 14: In Tombstone (1993), who plays the consumptive gunslinger Doc Holliday?

A. Kurt Russell
B. Sam Elliott
C. Val Kilmer
D. Bill Paxton

Question 15: What is the runtime of Once Upon a Time in the West, making it one of the longest Westerns?

A. 145 minutes
B. 165 minutes
C. 175 minutes
D. 135 minutes

Question 16: Who plays the vengeful Confederate guerrilla in The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)?

A. John Wayne
B. James Coburn
C. Clint Eastwood
D. Charles Bronson

Question 17: In Red River (1948), John Wayne’s character leads a massive cattle drive; what is his name?

A. Tom Dunson
B. Matt Garth
C. Cherry Valance
D. Groot

Question 18: Which actor portrays Wyatt Earp in My Darling Clementine (1946)?

A. James Stewart
B. Henry Fonda
C. Gregory Peck
D. Burt Lancaster

Question 19: Unforgiven (1992) won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director; who won Best Director?

A. Kevin Costner
B. Robert Altman
C. Clint Eastwood
D. Sam Peckinpah

Question 20: In Rio Bravo (1959), who plays the crippled hotelier Dude?

A. Ricky Nelson
B. Dean Martin
C. Walter Brennan
D. John Wayne

Answers

  1. C. John Ford – Ford directed this John Wayne classic about a Civil War veteran’s obsessive quest; Hawks made Rio Bravo, Leone spaghetti Westerns, Peckinpah The Wild Bunch.
  2. C. 1952 – High Noon premiered that year with Gary Cooper as the lone marshal; other years are for films like Winchester ’73 (1950) or The Gunfighter (1950).
  3. D. Alan Ladd – Ladd’s stoic performance defined the archetype; Cooper was in High Noon, Stewart in Winchester ’73, Wayne in many but not Shane.
  4. B. Ennio Morricone – His wah-wah trumpet score is legendary for Leone’s film; Bernstein scored The Magnificent Seven, others later composers.
  5. C. John Wayne – This role launched Wayne to stardom under Ford; others play supporting characters like the drunken doctor (Mitchell).
  6. C. The Man with No Name – Eastwood’s nameless wanderer spans A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; Blondie is his Good alias.
  7. D. Sam Peckinpah – Peckinpah’s bloody finale redefined the genre; others directed other icons like Ford’s Searchers.
  8. D. Clint Eastwood – Eastwood directs and stars in his Oscar-winning revisionist Western; Hackman plays villain Little Bill.
  9. D. San Miguel – The Mexican village hires Yul Brynner and crew; others from remakes or different films.
  10. D. Sergio Leone – Leone’s epic stars Henry Fonda as villain Frank; Eastwood acted in his Dollars films.
  11. C. John Wayne – Wayne won his first Oscar as the gruff marshal; remake featured Jeff Bridges.
  12. B. Paul Newman and Robert Redford – Their chemistry as charming outlaws made it a hit; others common Western pairs.
  13. A. Kevin Costner – Costner directs and plays Union lieutenant John Dunbar; won Best Picture Oscar.
  14. C. Val Kilmer – Kilmer’s quotable Doc steals scenes; Russell plays Wyatt Earp.
  15. B. 165 minutes – The 1968 US cut runs 165 min with epic harmonica theme; international version longer.
  16. C. Clint Eastwood – Eastwood’s Wales seeks revenge post-Civil War; directed by himself.
  17. A. Tom Dunson – Wayne’s tyrannical rancher clashes with Clift’s Matt; iconic trail drive.
  18. B. Henry Fonda – Fonda’s Earp avenges his brothers at OK Corral; Ford-directed Monument Valley classic.
  19. C. Clint Eastwood – Eastwood’s Best Director win for his self-penned script; film took Best Picture too.
  20. B. Dean Martin – Martin plays recovering alcoholic Dude aiding Wayne’s sheriff; Brennan is old deputy.

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