The Outlaw Josey Wales Trivia Quiz

Answer: Union troops slaughtered his wife and son.

Josey was a peaceful farmer in Missouri. He was plowing his fields when the Union soldiers attacked his family and burned his house.

Answer: Redlegs

Though their uniforms were non-standard, all the Redlegs wore red leggings over their shins and ankles. It was a group of Redlegs that had attacked his farm and family, and he was out for revenge.

Answer: Rose of Alabama

Jamie was played by Sam Bottoms. Even though he was mortally wounded, he helped trick the two riflemen who were out to collect the $5000 bounty on Josey's head.

Answer: "I reckon so."

"I reckon so" never quite gained the same fame as Dirty Harry's "Go ahead, make my day."

Answer: He spat tobacco juice on them.

Josey had particularly good aim with his spit. For most of his victims, he hit them squarely on the forehead.

Answer: The old Cherokee Lone Watie

All three were encountered within a few miles of each other and followed along on Josey's escape from the Redlegs. Josey preferred to travel alone, but had a knack for accumulating wayward folks throughout the course of the film. Lone Watie was played by Chief Dan George of "Little Big Man" fame.

Answer: "Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie?"

This was one of several memorable lines of dialog from this film.
Josey killed three of the soldiers, and Lone Watie shot the fourth.

Answer: She would sell for a higher price if she was fresh.

It was all about trade value to him. He offered them the girl's grandmother because she was worth "maybe one donkey."
Shortly afterward, Josey Wales killed the comancheros and rescued both women.
The character of Laura Lee was played by Sondra Locke, who was Clint Eastwood's girlfriend at the time the film was made.

Answer: "Dyin' ain't much of a livin', boy."

After this discussion, the bounty hunter left the saloon, only to return a few seconds later. In the draw down, Josey shot him dead, and the other bounty hunter ran away. The surviving bounty hunter later led the Redlegs back to Santa Rio to ambush Wales.

Answer: He killed Captain Terrill with his own sword.

Captain Terrill was in charge of the Redlegs troop that was tracking Wales, and had been the ringleader of the group that killed Josey's family. Terrill was the only one of the group who survived the attack on the cabin at Crooked River Ranch. Wales chased him down and killed him, even though Josey had run out of ammunition during the attack.