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1.
  TV Western "The Virginian" Part Two    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A second general knowledge quiz about this classic TV western.
Difficult, 10 Qns, Soxy71, May 05 20
Difficult
Soxy71
May 05 20
148 plays
2.
  "The Virginian" Matchup    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the actor's name with the character s(he) portrayed. This is a mix of main and supporting characters, but they are all regulars on the show, not guest stars. Only two of the actors remained in all nine seasons.
Average, 10 Qns, Soxy71, Sep 14 20
Average
Soxy71
Sep 14 20
174 plays
3.
  TV Western "The Virginian" Part Three    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz has more tidbits of info about the actors, characters, and episodes.
Difficult, 10 Qns, Soxy71, Feb 18 21
Difficult
Soxy71
Feb 18 21
111 plays
4.
  TV Western "The Virginian"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a general knowledge quiz about the characters, stars, and co-stars of TV's first 90-minute western series. All questions come from seasons 1-8. There are no questions from season 9 when the title was changed to "The Men from Shiloh."
Difficult, 10 Qns, Soxy71, May 05 20
Difficult
Soxy71
May 05 20
177 plays
5.
  "The Virginian" Matchup Part Two    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the actor's name with the character s(he) played.
Average, 10 Qns, Soxy71, May 05 20
Average
Soxy71
May 05 20
138 plays

The Virginian Trivia Questions
1. Which main character typically wore a blue shirt and rode a buckskin horse?

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian" Part Three

Answer: Trampas

Doug McClure had blue eyes, which the blue shirt complemented. He was a very good rider and looked at ease in the saddle on Buck.

2. In the season seven episode "Crime Wave at Buffalo Springs," the inept sheriff was certain Trampas was this notorious outlaw.

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian" Part Two

Answer: Bull McCoy

Interestingly, the wanted poster of Bull McCoy featured a Trampas lookalike with a mustache, but Doug McClure did not wear a mustache in season seven. He added the mustache for his changed look in the revamped format of season nine when it was retitled "The Men from Shiloh." John Wesley Hardin is the only real person in this list. The other two names are fictitious characters from two previous episodes of the series.

3. In "The Fatal Journey," from season two, what did The Virginian do when Molly Wood, the woman he planned to marry, was murdered?

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian"

Answer: He tracked down the murderers himself.

When the posse The Virginian joined was unsuccessful, he continued tracking the outlaws by himself.

4. In the episode "With Help from Ulysses," who or what was Ulysses?

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian" Part Three

Answer: a shaggy dog

At the urgent request of a sick old prospector, Trampas took Ulysses with him to help locate the man's niece. Trampas thought the name Ulysses was a strange name for a dog, so he called him Fred. The dog wasn't much help in finding the niece, but he was adorable, and his interaction with Trampas provided a few laughs. He was a well-trained canine actor. The deaf ranch hand appeared in the episode "Jacob Was a Plain Man" from season five. Aldo Ray played the part, and he was a solidly built man. I made up the other two choices.

5. What was the occupation of the title character in "The Lady from Wichita" before she moved to Medicine Bow?

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian" Part Two

Answer: saloon keeper

Joan Collins played the part of Lorna Marshall who inherited a ranch near Medicine Bow. Only Trampas knew about her past life as a saloon keeper in Wichita until her secret was revealed at the end of the episode.

6. Which ranch owner carried a white-handled six-gun with the letter "S" on it?

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian" Part Three

Answer: Judge Garth

The "S" was for Shiloh, and the ranch hands had given it to him. It served as a key element in the episode that detailed Trampas's back story in "Ride a Dark Trail."

7. In the comedy episode "Big Tiny," who or what was the title character?

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian" Part Two

Answer: an unwelcome suitor a young woman was trying to discourage

Trampas and David went to Durango to purchase a bull. Comedy ensued when David agreed to pose as Martha Carson's fiancé to discourage Tiny Morgan, her determined suitor. Tiny, played by Roger Torrey, was a sizable man. Julie Sommars played Martha.

8. Who taught Shiloh hand Steve Hill to shoot a six-gun?

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian"

Answer: Johnny Wade

Johnny Wade, played by Brian Keith, was the foreman of a neighboring ranch in the episode "Duel at Shiloh" from season one. He took the greenhorn Steve under his wing and taught him how to shoot and earn a living as a cowhand.

9. Which star of the series did not wear a hairpiece?

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian" Part Two

Answer: Doug McClure

John McIntire and James Drury covered their receding hairlines with toupees, and Jeanette Nolan's long braid was most certainly an addition to her own hair. Doug McClure's full head of hair was real.

10. What did Trampas say to The Virginian that prompted him to respond, "When you call me that, smile"?

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian"

Answer: "You'd make a good bank robber."

This exchange happened at the end of the episode "The Accomplice" from season one, which guest starred Bette Davis as a bank teller who identified Trampas as the man who robbed the bank where she worked.

11. Which future star of "Alias Smith and Jones" made guest appearances in two episodes?

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian" Part Three

Answer: Pete Duel

Duel appeared in "The Good-Hearted Badman" in season six and "The Price of Love" in season seven. Although he was an outlaw in the first episode, Elizabeth Grainger was able to see the good in him. In the second episode, his character was a troubled young man who was possessively protective of Clay Grainger.

12. Who played the sheriff of Medicine Bow in the series?

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian" Part Two

Answer: Ross Elliott

Ross Elliott played sheriff Mark Abbott. L. Q. Jones was Shiloh ranch hand Belden. Clu Gulager played deputy Emmett Ryker. Roy Engel appeared in several episodes as rancher Barney Wingate.

13. Which main character wore what appeared to be a rust-colored corduroy shirt and rode an Appaloosa horse?

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian" Part Three

Answer: The Virginian

Sometimes the color of the shirt appeared to be orange, and sometimes it looked to be a burgundy hue. He wore a black leather vest over it. He called the horse Joe or Joe D.

14. Actor Tim McIntire guest starred in "The Death Wagon" and "Nora." To which regular cast member was he related?

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian" Part Two

Answer: He was Jeanette Nolan's son

He was also John McIntire's son. Not only did McIntire and Nolan play husband and wife Clay and Holly Grainger on the show, they were also married in real life. They had two children, Tim and Holly McIntire. Daughter Holly was also an actor.

15. What did Randy Benton see that caused him to comment, "The things you see when you don't have a gun"?

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian"

Answer: Betsy's bumbling boyfriend from Chicago

The episode was season two's "The Intruders," which featured David Macklin as Eddie Tighe, who arrived unexpectedly to visit Betsy. The two of them met in Chicago in a previous episode, "The Fortunes of J. Jimerson Jones," also from season two.

16. In "Beloved Outlaw" from season five, Elizabeth Grainger tamed a wild white stallion, intending to ride him in the Founders Day race, but who actually represented Shiloh and won the race?

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian" Part Three

Answer: Trampas

Although Elizabeth's beloved Aladdin had beaten Trampas's horse Buck in a practice run, the white stallion suffered an injury to his leg and was unable to participate in the real race. Trampas won riding Buck, and he gave the trophy to Elizabeth. Aladdin recovered from his injury, but at the end of the show, Elizabeth turned him loose to return to the wild.

17. What was the name of the hotel in Medicine Bow?

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian" Part Two

Answer: The Grand Teton Hotel

The building was prominently marked in scenes from several episodes.

18. In "The Invaders" from season two, Trampas tried to pursue a romance with Margaret Tyrone, but she was not interested because

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian"

Answer: She planned to enter a convent.

She had been educated in Catholic schools and was devout in her faith. Trampas was the man her father disapproved of, and he was angry when he thought Margaret had eloped with him. In the end he calmed down when he learned Trampas had escorted Margaret to the convent.

19. Season seven's first episode, "The Saddle Warmer," introduced David Hartman to the series. He signed on at Shiloh to fill in for Trampas who was sidelined with a broken leg. How did Trampas break his leg?

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian" Part Three

Answer: He slipped and fell down wet stairs.

After David had accidentally thrown a bucket of water on Trampas, who was on his way to a date, Trampas chased David up the recently mopped stairs at the saloon. He slipped and fell, breaking his leg. David felt bad for causing the accident and talked The Virginian into letting him do Trampas's work while he recuperated.

20. Which character from Shiloh tried to teach an unschooled neighbor girl to read in the season four episode "The Inchworm's Got No Wings at All."

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian"

Answer: Jennifer Sommers

Elizabeth Grainger attempted to teach a white girl raised by Indians to read in "The Captive" from season five. Stacey Grainger taught a deaf man how to write his name in "Jacob Was a Plain Man," also from season five.

21. By what nickname did John Grainger call Elizabeth?

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian" Part Three

Answer: Libby

It was his term of endearment. The Virginian, Trampas, and Stacey all called her Liz.

22. In the season three episode "The Hero," how did unscrupulous men try to extort money from Judge Garth?

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian" Part Two

Answer: by revealing he had profited from a ruling he made on a court case

Prominent politicians were considering backing Judge Garth for political office, and the blackmailers gambled that he would pony up hush money to preempt their mudslinging. He surprised them by refusing to play their game.

23. Diane Baker guest starred as this person's romantic interest in two episodes.

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian"

Answer: The Virginian

The two episodes are "Linda" from season five and "A Love to Remember" from season eight.

24. The Irish Rovers made several appearances in season seven. What was their occupation in "Crime Wave at Buffalo Springs"?

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian" Part Three

Answer: bartenders and bouncers in a saloon

They were briefly arrested for their part in a "fake" bank hold-up. They had their musical instruments with them in jail and entertained Trampas who was in the cell next to them by singing "The Black Velvet Band." They also performed at the wedding at the end of the show. This comedy episode is my all-time favorite.

25. In "Dark Corridor," the name of the traumatized woman The Virginian rescued was not revealed until the end of the show. What was her name?

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian" Part Two

Answer: Dulcie

The woman suffered amnesia, and the only clue to her identity was an article of her clothing marked with the initial "D." When all was resolved and The Virginian was telling her goodbye in the final scene, he called her Dulcie.

26. Betsy Garth married this handsome guest star.

From Quiz TV Western "The Virginian"

Answer: Glenn Corbett

Glenn Corbett played minister David Henderson, with whom Betsy fell in love, in season four's "The Awakening." Actress Roberta Shore left the series after this episode. John Saxon was Elizabeth Grainger's love interest in the season seven episode "Vision of Blindness." Saxon and Harrison Ford guest starred as outlaws holding the Graingers hostage in "The Modoc Kid" in season five. Robert Redford played a convict paroled into Judge Garth's supervision in "The Evil That Men Do" from season two. Betsy developed a crush on him, but he was not romantically interested in her.

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