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...Sheriff! (1969)
...Gunfighter (1971)
2 quizzes and 25 trivia questions.
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  10 Support Your Local Sheriff Questions    
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 10 Qns
A rip-roarin' western comedy from 1969.
Average, 10 Qns, bigjohnsludge, May 17 16
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  15 Questions on Support Your Local Sheriff    
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"Support Your Local Sheriff", a great western parody from the late 1960s.
Average, 15 Qns, laughinggirl, Jan 21 16
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Support Your Local... Trivia Questions
1. Who played Sheriff Jason McCullough?

From Quiz Support Your Local Sheriff

Answer: James Garner

The sheriff was played by James Garner, who also starred as "Maverick" in the TV series of the same name. James Garner also had a cameo role in the 1994 movie version of the show where he played Maverick's father, instead of the lead role.

2. Who played the lead as Jason McCullough?

From Quiz Support Your Local Sheriff

Answer: James Garner

James Garner played the new sheriff. Jack Elam was his deputy, Harry Morgan was the mayor, and Burt Kennedy directed the movie.

3. How did the new sheriff prove to the mayor and town council that he was worthy of becoming sheriff?

From Quiz Support Your Local Sheriff

Answer: He shot a bullet through a washer that he tossed into the air.

He actually shot at the washer twice. The first time he did it, he told the on lookers that the bullet went right through the hole in the center of the washer. That, of course, wasn't good enough for the Mayor, so he placed a piece of tape over the washer hole and asked the sheriff to do it again. When he did it again, and the tape had a bullet hole through it, the Mayor apologized and said "I hope you didn't take offense at any thing I might have said."

4. What country was Jason saving up his money to move to?

From Quiz Support Your Local Sheriff

Answer: Australia

Jason was always explaining that he was planning to go to Australia because they have sticks that come back when you throw them and animals that can box you!

5. The new sheriff told the Mayor that he was only willing to take the position on a temporary basis because he was just passing through on his way to where?

From Quiz Support Your Local Sheriff

Answer: Australia

When asked by one of the council members why he was going to Australia, the sheriff said that he wanted to be a pioneer and see the last of the frontier. One of the councilmen then said "Wait a minute, I thought that this was the last of the frontier and we were the pioneers!"

6. What was the first official duty the sheriff performed after he accepted the job?

From Quiz Support Your Local Sheriff

Answer: He arrested Joe Danby for murder.

While standing in a saloon at the beginning of the movie, before becoming sheriff, he witnessed Joe Danby trick a man during a gunfight and kill him. Joe Danby told onlookers that the other guy drew first and it was a fair fight. The new sheriff-to-be told Joe, in front of everyone, that he cheated by faking to draw with his left hand while the whole time he was drawing his gun with his right and drew first. He said it was an old Arizona trick but he had seen it used as far north as Montana.

7. What was wrong with the new jail?

From Quiz Support Your Local Sheriff

Answer: It didn't have any bars on the doors and windows.

The mayor and town council were very proud of their new jail, the bars just hadn't arrived, yet.

8. The sheriff insisted to the Mayor that he be allowed to do a little something on the side during his stint as sheriff. What "on the side" activity did the sheriff wish to pursue?

From Quiz Support Your Local Sheriff

Answer: prospecting for gold

The sheriff thought that the 150 dollar salary wasn't quite enough pay because of the high cost of living in the town, and the constant raising of prices of everyday necessities. He felt he needed to subsidize his income in some way in order to get by. Since the town had recently became famous for a gold strike in the local cemetery, the sheriff thought prospecting for some gold would be a good sideline.

9. How did Jason solve the problem with the jail?

From Quiz Support Your Local Sheriff

Answer: He poured red paint on the floor.

To solve the whole issue of no bars, He poured red paint on the floor and told his prisoner that that was blood from the last man who tried to escape. Amazingly, it worked! If only criminals were really that gullible!

10. The sheriff picked out a scruffy looking town local named Jake to be his deputy. What was Jake's job before becoming deputy?

From Quiz Support Your Local Sheriff

Answer: horse holder at Madam Orr's house

Jake was played by one of the most famous and recognizable western side-kick actors of all time, Jack Elam. Elam had regular occurring roles in the TV series "Gunsmoke", "The Rifleman" and "Cheyenne". Since Jake was the town buffoon, the Mayor asked the sheriff why he chose a character like Jake to be deputy. The sheriff said it was because Jake backed him up without hesitation while he arrested Joe Danby in the tavern, and that he would have had to search a long time to find somebody else with that type of loyalty and quick thinking.

11. What was the name of the house of ill-repute?

From Quiz Support Your Local Sheriff

Answer: Madame Orr's House

Madame Orr's House got demolished with a cannon at the end of the movie.

12. When Pa Danby learned about his son being arrested, he went to the sheriff's office to threaten the sheriff into releasing his son. Pa Danby walked up to the new sheriff, pulled his gun, and stuck it in the sheriff's face. What did the sheriff do?

From Quiz Support Your Local Sheriff

Answer: He stuck his finger in the barrel of Pa Danby's gun.

Much like putting a potato in the exhaust of a car, the sheriff knew that if Pa Danby tried to fire his gun with something blocking the barrel, it would blow up in his face. When Pa Danby told the sheriff that very thing, the sheriff said "Well it wouldn't have done my finger a lot of good either now. Would it?"

13. What was the name of the clan that terrorized the town?

From Quiz Support Your Local Sheriff

Answer: Danby

Danby and his three sons took pleasure in terrorizing and stealing from the town. However, they weren't known for their smarts, as evidenced by question five.

14. Where does this movie take place?

From Quiz Support Your Local Sheriff

Answer: Calander, Colorado

Both Sagging Bag, Arizona and Elephant's Breath, Montana were towns that didn't support their local sheriff, as mentioned in the theatrical trailer... disaster ensued.

15. What embarrassing thing happened to the mayor's daughter, Prudy, while she was preparing dinner for the new sheriff and her father?

From Quiz Support Your Local Sheriff

Answer: The back of her dress caught fire.

Through the entire movie, it was obvious that the Mayor's daughter Prudy Perkins, played by Joan Hackett, was in love with the new sheriff. The problem with the relationship was that every time the two got together, Prudy would do something embarrassing, goofy, or stupid, which messed up their meetings and led to very comical moments. As Prudy was getting ready to serve dinner, she backed up against the stove and didn't realize that her bustle had caught fire.

16. What was the name of the "sequel" that was made to this movie?

From Quiz Support Your Local Sheriff

Answer: Support Your Local Gunfighter

Though this was a sequel and many of the original cast returned, they weren't playing the same parts.

17. While out prospecting for gold, the sheriff and Jake decided to take a break for lunch. Because there was a creek close by, they decided to have fish. What fishing method did they use to catch their lunch?

From Quiz Support Your Local Sheriff

Answer: Dynamite

Since they were prospecting for gold, they carried only dynamite and digging tools with them. After the dynamite that was tossed into the creek exploded, Jake waded in and grabbed the fish that floated to the top of the water.

18. How did Jason show his qualifications to be sheriff?

From Quiz Support Your Local Sheriff

Answer: He shot through a washer.

Not only did he shoot through the coin, but he did it twice, hitting the same spot both time! Now that's some shooting!

19. What did Prudie's father say was her problem?

From Quiz Support Your Local Sheriff

Answer: Puberty hit her hard.

The mayor said that "puberty [pronounced poo-berty] hit her real hard." Though her mother was gone, she wasn't dead, just gone.

20. What was Prudie covered in after the big street fight at the beginning of the movie?

From Quiz Support Your Local Sheriff

Answer: mud

The whole street was mud and this led to people becoming angry with one another and fighting. Prudie got knocked into it as she was trying to cross the street. After that, her temper took over, and she joined in the fight.

21. How many sheriffs did the town have before Jason?

From Quiz Support Your Local Sheriff

Answer: 3

Three... two were killed and the third didn't have "the right kind of temperament for the job."

22. What was Jake known as before Jason made him deputy?

From Quiz Support Your Local Sheriff

Answer: town derelict

Jason chose Jake to be his deputy after Jake saved his life.

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