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Quiz about Clint Eastwood  A Movie Story
Quiz about Clint Eastwood  A Movie Story

Clint Eastwood - A Movie Story Quiz


This quiz is a story using characters Clint has played in the movies. Your mission will be to determine which character does not belong to Clint. Within each question are the Eastwood movies the characters were in.

A multiple-choice quiz by tazman6619. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
tazman6619
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
333,400
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Joe and Manco knew that a fistful of dollars was not enough but for a few dollars more the Stranger would kill Madmartigan, the High Plains drifter.

Which character was not one of Eastwood's?
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Question 2 of 10
2. The Stranger, or Preacher as they called him, set out on the Eiger sanction to find and kill Madmartigan. He went to see Dr. Jonathan Hemlock, who told him, "Madmartigan can be found with the outlaw Josey Wales and Angel Eyes, also known as the Pale Rider."

Which role did not belong to Clint?
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Question 3 of 10
3. The Preacher ran into Marshal Jed Cooper and his posse, Texas Ranger Red Garnett, Deputy Sheriff Walt Coogan, and US Marshal Reuben J. Cogburn. They were hunting for Josey and Angel Eyes also. "In a perfect world we would hang 'em high without a trial," stated Coogan. "No we wouldn't," countered Cogburn, calling Coogan's bluff.

Which part was not one of Clint's?
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The Preacher reluctantly joined the posse but told them, "Madmartigan belongs to me; he is my million dollar baby." At the bridges of Madison County near Heartbreak Ridge, the posse ran into Robert Kincaid, Frankie Dunn, and Gunny Highway. "George McLintock knows where to find the outlaws," they said.

Which one did Eastwood not portray?
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Question 5 of 10
5. McLintock told the posse, "You must go through the gauntlet by walking a tightrope to reach the Dead Pool on Alcatraz. Wes Block, Det. Ben Shockley, and Inspector Callahan will help you but don't trust Jefferson Smith."

Eastwood did not play which character?
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Arriving on Alcatraz the posse was immediately in the line of fire from the outlaws. "Take cover any which way you can," ordered Marshal Cooper. Then he yelled to the outlaws, "There is no escape from Alcatraz, my friends." Garnett yelled into the radio, "Send reinforcements. Get Agent Frank Horrigan, Philo Beddoe, officer John McClane, and Frank Morris over here ASAP."

Which one of these was not portrayed by Eastwood?
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. SWAT members Thunderbolt and Lightfoot were called in and given absolute power to end the stand-off. When they were done it would take blood work to identify the dead. John Doherty, Terry McCaleb, Luther Whitney, and Ray Tango were among the dead outlaws.

Which role was not one of Clint's?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Somehow Madmartigan escaped the assault but Blondie, the Rookie, and the Honkytonk Man, or the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, as they were known among the outlaws, did not. Red Stovall, Nick Pulovski, and Det. Alonzo Harris took the group into custody.

Which character did not belong to Eastwood?
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Question 9 of 10
9. Madmartigan hopped in a pink Cadillac and Preacher pursued in a Gran Torino. They flew threw the streets like space cowboys. Tommy Nowak, Walt Kowalski, John Chisum, and Col. Frank Corvin threw up a road block and stopped Madmartigan in his tracks.

Of the following, three were Clint's parts, which one was not?
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Question 10 of 10
10. "You may have soared where eagles dare but now you have fallen down among the unforgiven," the Preacher said to Madmartigan. With that Preacher ended Madmartigan's life and left him to die with the beguiled. Harry Longabaugh, Bill Munny, Corporal John McBurney, and Lieutenant Morris Schaffer buried Madmartigan where he fell.

Clint did not portray which character?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Joe and Manco knew that a fistful of dollars was not enough but for a few dollars more the Stranger would kill Madmartigan, the High Plains drifter. Which character was not one of Eastwood's?

Answer: Madmartigan

Madmartigan was from the movie "Willow" and was played by Val Kilmer. In the movie he was a warrior tasked with protecting a dwarf-like creature and a baby from an evil sorceress.

Eastwood's characters:
Joe was the nickname for the Man with No Name from "A Fistful of Dollars". Joe was a stranger who wound up in a small Mexican town and got caught up in a bitter feud between two families.
Manco was the nickname for the Man with No Name from "For a Few Dollars More". Manco, Spanish for 'one-armed' because he did everything but shoot with only one hand, and Colonel Douglas Mortimer (Lee Van Cleef) were bounty hunters on the trail of El Indio.
The Stranger was from "High Plains Drifter". The Stranger came to town and was hired to protect the town against three gunmen. This was Eastwood's second movie to direct as well as star in.
2. The Stranger, or Preacher as they called him, set out on the Eiger sanction to find and kill Madmartigan. He went to see Dr. Jonathan Hemlock, who told him, "Madmartigan can be found with the outlaw Josey Wales and Angel Eyes, also known as the Pale Rider." Which role did not belong to Clint?

Answer: Angel Eyes

Angel Eyes was the name of Lee Van Cleef's character in "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly". Angel Eyes was the Bad. Eastwood played Blondie (the Good), the third and final nickname for the Man with No Name from Sergio Leone's dollar trilogy of Spaghetti Westerns. Eli Wallach played Tuco (the Ugly). All three were after stolen Confederate gold.

Eastwood's characters:
Josey Wales was from "The Outlaw Josey Wales". Josey was a Confederate soldier who refused to surrender and headed to Texas to live in peace but he was pursued by Union Cavalry.
Dr. Jonathan Hemlock was from "The Eiger Sanction". Hemlock was a retired assassin, blackmailed into carrying out two more 'sanctions' (killings).
Preacher was from "Pale Rider". He was a stranger who saved a small mining community from a ruthless big mining operation owner.
All three movies were directed by Eastwood.
3. The Preacher ran into Marshal Jed Cooper and his posse, Texas Ranger Red Garnett, Deputy Sheriff Walt Coogan, and US Marshal Reuben J. Cogburn. They were hunting for Josey and Angel Eyes also. "In a perfect world we would hang 'em high without a trial," stated Coogan. "No we wouldn't," countered Cogburn, calling Coogan's bluff. Which part was not one of Clint's?

Answer: US Marshal Reuben J. Cogburn

US Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn was a character made famous by John Wayne in "True Grit" and more recently portrayed by Jeff Bridges in a remake of the movie. Cogburn was hired by 14 year-old Mattie to find her father's killer.

Eastwood's characters:
Marshal Jed Cooper was from "Hang 'Em High". The Marshal sought out the men who tried to lynch him and bring them to justice.
Deputy Sheriff Walt Coogan was from "Coogan's Bluff". Coogan was an Arizona lawman sent to New York City to extradite a prisoner back home.
Texas Ranger Red Garnett was from "A Perfect World". Garnett was chasing two escaped convicts, one of whom he had a history with. Eastwood directed and produced "A Perfect World".
4. The Preacher reluctantly joined the posse but told them, "Madmartigan belongs to me; he is my million dollar baby." At the bridges of Madison County near Heartbreak Ridge, the posse ran into Robert Kincaid, Frankie Dunn, and Gunny Highway. "George McLintock knows where to find the outlaws," they said. Which one did Eastwood not portray?

Answer: George McLintock

George McLintock was the title character for the movie "McLintock!" that starred John Wayne. McLintock was a cattle baron with an estranged wife (Maureen O'Hara) and a whole mess of problems.

Eastwood's characters:
Robert Kincaid was from "The Bridges of Madison County". The movie also starred Meryl Streep and was a romantic drama about a lonely housewife and a photographer.
Frankie Dunn was from "Million Dollar Baby". The movie also starred Morgan Freeman as an ex-boxer and Hilary Swank as a female boxer. Dunn was a boxing trainer who taught Swank's character to box. Freeman won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar, Swank won a Best Actress Oscar, Eastwood won the Best Director Oscar and the film won the Best Picture Oscar.
Gunny Highway was from "Heartbreak Ridge". Highway was a grizzled old Marine Sergeant about to retire ,with one last chance to prove his metal by whipping a recon team into shape then leading them in the Invasion of Grenada.
Eastwood produced and directed all three films.
5. McLintock told the posse, "You must go through the gauntlet by walking a tightrope to reach the Dead Pool on Alcatraz. Wes Block, Det. Ben Shockley, and Inspector Callahan will help you but don't trust Jefferson Smith." Eastwood did not play which character?

Answer: Mr. Jefferson Smith

Jefferson Smith was Jimmy Stewart's character from "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington". Mr. Smith was a political neophyte thrust into the spotlight by being picked to fill a Senate seat. He soon proved his character by standing up for what was right instead of being manipulated by powerful political forces.

Eastwood's characters:
Wes Block was from "Tightrope". Block was a New Orleans police detective who tried to solve a series of gruesome murders while dealing with his own sexual hang ups.
Det. Ben Shockley was from "The Gauntlet". Shockley was a troubled alcoholic cop sent on a suicide mission to bring a witness back to Phoenix from Las Vegas. Corrupt cops stood in their way.
Inspector Callahan, aka Dirty Harry, was the star of five movies starting in 1971 with "Dirty Harry" and ending in 1988 with "The Dead Pool". Callahan was a cop who did things his own way, shooting first and asking questions later.
Eastwood directed "The Gauntlet" and most of the "Dirty Harry" movies.
6. Arriving on Alcatraz the posse was immediately in the line of fire from the outlaws. "Take cover any which way you can," ordered Marshal Cooper. Then he yelled to the outlaws, "There is no escape from Alcatraz, my friends." Garnett yelled into the radio, "Send reinforcements. Get Agent Frank Horrigan, Philo Beddoe, officer John McClane, and Frank Morris over here ASAP." Which one of these was not portrayed by Eastwood?

Answer: Officer John McClane

John McClane was Bruce Willis' character in the "Die Hard" movies. McClane was a New York City cop who seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, facing a group of terrorists in each of the four movies.

Eastwood's characters:
Agent Frank Horrigan was from "In the Line of Fire". Horrigan was a Secret Service agent haunted by the Kennedy assassination and now dealing with a new threat to the current president.
Philo Beddoe was from "Every Which Way but Loose" and "Any Which Way You Can". Philo was a bareknuckle boxer who fought in illegal brawls. He had a pet orangutan named Clyde and faced a motorcycle gang named the Black Widows in each movie.
Frank Morris was from "Escape From Alcatraz". Frank was a real life prisoner from Alcatraz. The film was based on the non-fiction book, "Escape from Alcatraz: Farewell to the Rock" by J. Campbell Bruce, that told the story of Frank and two brothers, John and Clarence Anglin. It chronicled their escape from the island prison. Whether the escape was successful or not is open for debate since the three were never heard from again.
7. SWAT members Thunderbolt and Lightfoot were called in and given absolute power to end the stand-off. When they were done it would take blood work to identify the dead. John Doherty, Terry McCaleb, Luther Whitney, and Ray Tango were among the dead outlaws. Which role was not one of Clint's?

Answer: Ray Tango

Ray Tango was Sylvester Stallone's role in "Tango & Cash". Tango and Cash (Kurt Russell) were cops framed for murder, who then escape prison to prove their innocence.

Eastwood's characters:
John 'Thunderbolt' Doherty was from "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot". Lightfoot was played by Jeff Bridges. The two were cons who ended up teaming up with two other cons (played by George Kennedy and Geoffrey Lewis) to rob an armored car company.
Terry McCaleb was from "Blood Work". Terry was a veteran FBI agent who had received a heart transplant from a murder victim. The murder victim's sister tracked him down and asked him to solve the murder.
Luther Whitney was from "Absolute Power". Whitney was a burglar who witnessed Secret Service agents murder a woman and was then framed for that murder. He had to work to clear his name.
Eastwood directed "Blood Work" and "Absolute Power".
8. Somehow Madmartigan escaped the assault but Blondie, the Rookie, and the Honkytonk Man, or the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, as they were known among the outlaws, did not. Red Stovall, Nick Pulovski, and Det. Alonzo Harris took the group into custody. Which character did not belong to Eastwood?

Answer: Det. Alonzo Harris

Det. Alonzo Harris was Denzel Washington's Oscar winning role from the movie "Training Day". Harris was a corrupt LAPD officer and Ethan Hawk played a rookie officer being trained by him. The movie followed their lives for one day.

Eastwood's characters:
Blondie was the nickname for the Man with No Name from "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly". Blondie was the Good. Lee Van Cleef was Angel Eyes, the Bad and Eli Wallach was Tuco, the Ugly. They were all after stolen Confederate gold during the Civil War.
Nick Pulovski was from "The Rookie". Nick was a veteran detective who was partnered with a rookie detective (played by Charlie Sheen,) after Nick's first partner was killed. Together they went after the killers.
Red Stovall was from "Honkytonk Man". Red was an aging aspiring Country singer with tuberculosis, who headed to Nashville to make it big at the Grand Ole Opry. Kyle Eastwood, Clint's son, played Red's nephew in the movie.
Eastwood directed "The Rookie" and "Honkytonk Man".
9. Madmartigan hopped in a pink Cadillac and Preacher pursued in a Gran Torino. They flew threw the streets like space cowboys. Tommy Nowak, Walt Kowalski, John Chisum, and Col. Frank Corvin threw up a road block and stopped Madmartigan in his tracks. Of the following, three were Clint's parts, which one was not?

Answer: John Chisum

John Chisum was played by John Wayne in "Chisum". The movie was a work of fiction set during the historically accurate Lincoln County War that made Billy the Kid famous. Chisum sided with Tunstall and Billy against Lawrence Murphy.

Eastwood's characters:
Col. Frank Corvin was from "Space Cowboys". Corvin was a retired US Air Force pilot and electrical engineer called upon to stop an obsolete Soviet satellite from falling to earth. Joining him were his old team, Team Daedalus, consisting of Jerry O'Neill (Donald Sutherland), William "Hawk" Hawkins (Tommy Lee Jones), Captain & Reverend "Tank" Sullivan (James Garner).
Tommy Nowak was from "Pink Cadillac". Tommy was a skip-tracer, aka bounty hunter, chasing down Lou Ann (Bernadette Peters), who stole her husband's pink Cadillac with counterfeit money belonging to white supremacists.
Walt Kowalski was from "Gran Torino". Walt was a Korean War veteran who was slowly dying. He befriended a Hmong family and eventually sacrificed himself to save them from a gang.
Eastwood directed "Space Cowboys" and "Gran Torino".
10. "You may have soared where eagles dare but now you have fallen down among the unforgiven," the Preacher said to Madmartigan. With that Preacher ended Madmartigan's life and left him to die with the beguiled. Harry Longabaugh, Bill Munny, Corporal John McBurney, and Lieutenant Morris Schaffer buried Madmartigan where he fell. Clint did not portray which character?

Answer: Harry Longabaugh

Harry Longabaugh, aka the Sundance Kid, was a character played by Robert Redford in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". The movie followed the exploits of Butch (Paul Newman) and Sundance as they robbed trains and ran from the law.

Eastwood's characters:
Corporal John McBurney was from "The Beguiled". McBurney was a wounded Union soldier who was cared for at an all-girl boarding school in the South. Because of the war, men had been scarce and McBurney charmed the girls and women of the school with tragic results. The movie originally had a happy ending but Eastwood and the director, Don Siegel, thought it should stay truer to the novel and end badly.
Bill Munny was from "Unforgiven". Munny was a retired gunfighter, recruited for one last job to settle a score for some prostitutes against two cowboys who disfigured one of them. Gene Hackman played the sheriff of the town where the incident took place and Morgan Freeman played another retired gunfighter and friend of Munny's. Hackman won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar, Eastwood won the Best Director Oscar, and the movie won the Best Picture Oscar.
Lieutenant Morris Schaffer was from "Where Eagles Dare". Schaffer was an American commando attached at the last minute to a British mission led by Major John Smith (Richard Burton). During the raid things went bad because there was a double agent on the team.
Source: Author tazman6619

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