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Quiz about The John Wayneians
Quiz about The John Wayneians

The John Wayneians Trivia Quiz

What do you know about John Wayne's co-stars? The Duke had many of them, and this quiz focuses on only some. Test your western knowledge of the Hollywood of the past!

A multiple-choice quiz by lordprescott. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
lordprescott
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
408,776
Updated
Apr 08 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
247
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Question 1 of 10
1. A classic aspect of the Duke's movies was to include a young singing star. Which of these pop or singing stars did NOT feature in a John Wayne film? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. This co-star was a college friend of Wayne's and later made tens of movies with him. They also enjoyed hunting together, and when he died, he bequeathed Wayne with the rifle that Wayne had once accidentally shot him with while on a hunting trip. Who was this legendary actor? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. This western actor was beguiled into the film business while delivering horses from his ranch to Hollywood. Originally a stunt double, he co-starred in many westerns with John Wayne. Who was he? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. This lovely leading lady starred in four of the Duke's pictures and was good friends with him. Who was she? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. This actor starred in western films as far back as the silent era, and played his last role in a John Wayne film, "Red River". What was this legend's name? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. Singer Dean Martin proved to be a strong presence alongside Wayne in two films. Which were they? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. This son of an acting star appeared with Wayne in three films. His father had also appeared with the Duke before. What was his name? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. This western legend originally wanted to be a singer, and trained as one. His beautiful voice is featured in one of the many films he made with John Wayne. This film was directed by John Ford and was the seventh remake of a 1913 novelette of the same name. What was the actor's name, and the film in which he is heard to sing? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. This famous western actor had the unfortunate knack of getting himself in old man roles at a relatively young age, including in several John Wayne films. Who was he? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. This popular stock actor of John Ford and a regular feature in many of John Wayne's films appeared in movies such as "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" and "The Quiet Man". He was originally a boxer. Who was he? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. A classic aspect of the Duke's movies was to include a young singing star. Which of these pop or singing stars did NOT feature in a John Wayne film?

Answer: Elvis Presley

 Ricky Nelson appeared in "Rio Bravo" (which later got remade as "El Dorado" with James Caan in the same role). Frankie Avalon next appeared in "The Alamo", while Bobby Vinton briefly appeared as one of John Wayne's sons in "Big Jake". Another singing star to feature in a Wayne film was Fabian, who appeared in "North to Alaska". The King, however, never made a film with the Duke!
2. This co-star was a college friend of Wayne's and later made tens of movies with him. They also enjoyed hunting together, and when he died, he bequeathed Wayne with the rifle that Wayne had once accidentally shot him with while on a hunting trip. Who was this legendary actor?

Answer: Ward Bond

 Ward Bond and John Wayne went to college and played football together. They appeared in over fifty films together, including "Three Godfathers" and "Rio Bravo".
3. This western actor was beguiled into the film business while delivering horses from his ranch to Hollywood. Originally a stunt double, he co-starred in many westerns with John Wayne. Who was he?

Answer: Ben Johnson

 Ben Johnson was Henry Fonda's stunt double for the John Wayne film "Fort Apache", and also starred alongside Harry Carey, Jr. in their own film, "Wagon Master". He featured in such Wayne films as "Three Godfathers", "Rio Grande", and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon".
4. This lovely leading lady starred in four of the Duke's pictures and was good friends with him. Who was she?

Answer: Maureen O'Hara

 Maureen O'Hara starred with Wayne in such films as "The Quiet Man" and "Big Jake". She was a perfect, smart, and feminine foil to the man's man Wayne!
5. This actor starred in western films as far back as the silent era, and played his last role in a John Wayne film, "Red River". What was this legend's name?

Answer: Harry Carey

 Harry Carey was a western star in the silent days, and starred in many silent John Ford films. "Red River", which also featured his son Harry Carey, Jr., was his last role. Melvin Lang was another oldies star; Walter Brennan also featured in "Red River", while Hank Worden was another regular in Wayne films.
6. Singer Dean Martin proved to be a strong presence alongside Wayne in two films. Which were they?

Answer: "Rio Bravo" and "The Sons of Katie Elder"

 Dean Martin played Dude, the alcoholic friend of John Wayne's John T. Chance in "Rio Bravo", in which Sheriff Chance and his friends hold off a murderous gang who seek to break their leader out of Chance's jailhouse. "Rio Bravo" was later remade, with Robert Mitchum playing an excellent re-imagining of Dean Martin's character. "The Sons of Katie Elder" focused on four sons coming together to their mother's ranch for her funeral; Dean Martin and John Wayne were two of the brothers in this classic Western.
7. This son of an acting star appeared with Wayne in three films. His father had also appeared with the Duke before. What was his name?

Answer: Chris Mitchum

 Chris Mitchum's three films with Wayne included "Rio Lobo" and "Big Jake". His father, Robert Mitchum, appeared with Wayne in "El Dorado", while his brother, James Mitchum, appeared briefly in the John Wayne film "In Harm's Way". Harry Carey, Jr. appeared in far more than three films with Wayne; Jarman was in only one, "Rio Grande", where he played Wayne's son.

Chris Mitchum also ran as the Republican candidate for U.S. Congress twice, where he narrowly lost by less than five percent of the votes. He has been involved in directing and producing films since his youth.
8. This western legend originally wanted to be a singer, and trained as one. His beautiful voice is featured in one of the many films he made with John Wayne. This film was directed by John Ford and was the seventh remake of a 1913 novelette of the same name. What was the actor's name, and the film in which he is heard to sing?

Answer: Harry Carey, Jr.; "Three Godfathers"

 Harry Carey, Jr. wanted to avoid the movie business, the career of his father Harry Carey, by becoming a singer. He sang twice in "Three Godfathers", a hymn ("Beautiful River") and a lullaby ("Streets of Laredo"). He also sings briefly with Ben Johnson and Claude Johnson, Jr. in "Rio Grande" ("San Antone"). The classic story of "Three Godfathers" is based around the story of the Three Wise Men, when three gangsters find a dying woman and promise to protect her newborn baby--at any cost.

Incidentally, his father Harry Carey starred in two silent versions of "Three Godfathers" before he was born!
9. This famous western actor had the unfortunate knack of getting himself in old man roles at a relatively young age, including in several John Wayne films. Who was he?

Answer: Walter Brennan

 Walter Brennan played toothless old men in films such as "Red River" and "Rio Bravo". He did, however, play "younger" characters in other movies, such as "Meet John Doe" with Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. Over his long career, he won three Oscars for Best Supporting Actor! Arthur Hunnicutt revised Walter Brennan's character of "Rio Bravo" in the remake "El Dorado".
10. This popular stock actor of John Ford and a regular feature in many of John Wayne's films appeared in movies such as "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" and "The Quiet Man". He was originally a boxer. Who was he?

Answer: Victor McLaglen

 Victor McLaglen often played a Sergeant in Wayne's army pictures, and always portrayed an Irishman. He also starred in other films, such as with Cary Grant and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. in "Gunga Din". In 1935, he won an Oscar for Best Actor for his role in John Ford's "The Informer".
Source: Author lordprescott

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