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"The Big Valley" Part Two Trivia Quiz

Here is my second quiz about the American television series, "The Big Valley", a western about a family on a ranch in California, set in the 1880s.

A multiple-choice quiz by Soxy71. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Soxy71

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
413,792

Updated
Jul 02 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
131

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (10/10), Guest 172 (10/10), Guest 172 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the surname of the family? Hint

Lancer

Cannon

Barkley

Cartwright

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many seasons did the series last? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. One of Victoria Barkley's children was not her biological offspring. Which child was Tom Barkley's by another woman? Hint

Heath

Jarrod

Audra

Nick

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Barkley Ranch was located near Stockton, California, in the San Joaquin Valley. What was the name of the small town where Heath was born and grew up? Hint

Strawberry

Avocado Valley

Orange

Almond Hills

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the Barkley sons seldom engaged in actual ranch work and served the needs of the family in a different capacity? Hint

Jarrod

Nick

Eugene

Heath

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Question 6 of 10

6. One of the members of the family was drugged and shanghaied to complete a ship's crew. Which member did this happen to? Hint

Eugene

Heath

Nick

Jarrod

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which member of the family was duped by a faith healer? Hint

Heath

Eugene

Audra

Victoria

8. An early episode of the show titled "The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner" focused on a construction project that infringed on privately held property. What was the proposed structure to be built there? Hint

railroad

dam

public park

library

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Question 9 of 10

9. Heath was traveling by wagon with another family member when the two had an accident that pinned him under the wagon. The other person was not injured and had to extricate Heath. Who was this person? Hint

Victoria

Audra

Nick

Jarrod

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Question 10 of 10

10. As a joke, Nick made up a story that a quiet, law-abiding Stockton resident was actually an outlaw. The subject of Nick's tall tale was employed in what profession? Hint

Blacksmith

School teacher

Seamstress

Saloon singer

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the surname of the family?

Answer: Barkley

Victoria Barkley was the formidable matriarch of the family. Her husband Tom had been killed in a squabble with the railroad, leaving her and her sons to operate the ranch.

"Lancer" was a western series, also set in California, that featured patriarch Murdoch Lancer and his two sons. The Cartwrights were the family on the Ponderosa in the series "Bonanza". John Cannon and his family ran The High Chaparral ranch near Tucson in the series of the same name.

2. How many seasons did the series last?

Answer: 4

"The Big Valley" aired for four seasons, 1965-1969, on ABC.

3. One of Victoria Barkley's children was not her biological offspring. Which child was Tom Barkley's by another woman?

Answer: Heath

Heath was an adult when he confronted the family about his parentage. Tom Barkley did not know he had fathered a son outside his marriage to Victoria. Heath's mother never revealed her pregnancy to him and raised the child by herself.

4. The Barkley Ranch was located near Stockton, California, in the San Joaquin Valley. What was the name of the small town where Heath was born and grew up?

Answer: Strawberry

Strawberry was a small mining town. The other choices also feature agricultural products grown in California, but they are names I invented for this quiz.

5. Which of the Barkley sons seldom engaged in actual ranch work and served the needs of the family in a different capacity?

Answer: Jarrod

Jarrod was an attorney who handled the family's legal concerns. He had offices in Stockton and San Francisco. Nick and Heath managed the actual ranch chores. Eugene was the youngest son who was in college. His character was written out of the series in its first season.

6. One of the members of the family was drugged and shanghaied to complete a ship's crew. Which member did this happen to?

Answer: Nick

Nick was celebrating his birthday with drinks at a bar when he was drugged and dragged on board a ship. Heath went undercover by allowing himself to be shanghaied onto the same ship in order to rescue Nick and other victims.

7. Which member of the family was duped by a faith healer?

Answer: Audra

Audra fell under the spell of the handsome, charismatic Brother Love, a traveling preacher played by Robert Goulet, who performed fake healings. Skeptical Heath exposed the charlatan before he managed to cheat Audra's friend out of a substantial sum in hopes he could heal her daughter.

Answer: dam

The Barkley family had sold land to Jubal Tanner, who owned but had not actually lived on the purchased property. He opposed the construction of the dam.

Ironically, Peter Breck, who played Nick Barkley, had appeared in a "Gunsmoke" episode titled "The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner" prior to his being cast on "The Big Valley."

Answer: Victoria

Victoria was not strong enough to lift the fully loaded wagon to free Heath. She left him to get help and discovered an escaped convict in the woods. She forced the escapee at gunpoint to return to the accident site to extricate Heath. Once Heath was safe, Victoria allowed the convict to leave. Character actor Bruce Dern played the escapee.

10. As a joke, Nick made up a story that a quiet, law-abiding Stockton resident was actually an outlaw. The subject of Nick's tall tale was employed in what profession?

Answer: Seamstress

Julie Harris played the shy town dressmaker who was the innocent victim of Nick's outlandish story that tarnished her reputation and threatened her livelihood. A chagrined Nick set the story straight and made amends.

Source: Author Soxy71

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