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Walter Brennan Movies Trivia Quiz

His distinctive voice helped make him one of the best supporting actors ever. He worked with many of the biggest stars, winning Oscars along the way.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
193,178

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Brennan appeared with Henry Fonda in "My Darling Clementine". What role did he play? Hint

Saloon Owner

Doc Holliday

One of the Clantons

Wyatt Earp

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Question 2 of 10

2. Brennan worked with John Wayne in "Rio Bravo". Who was NOT in the movie with him? Hint

Rick Nelson

Linda Darnell

Dean Martin

Angie Dickinson

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Question 3 of 10

3. Brennan worked with Gary Cooper in "Meet John Doe". Who played the female lead? Hint

Patricia Neal

Joann Crawford

Olivia deHavilland

Barbara Stanwyck

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Question 4 of 10

4. Brennan starred with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in "To Have and Have Not". Who wrote the story on which the movie was based? Hint

Jack London

William Faulkner

Ernest Hemingway

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Question 5 of 10

5. Brennan appeared in which of these comedies? Hint

Four For Texas

Support Your Local Sheriff

The Wheeler Dealers

McClintock

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Question 6 of 10

6. Brennan starred in "The Westerner". Which famous western figure did he portray? Hint

Robert E. Lee

Ulysses Grant

Judge Roy Bean

Sam Houston

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Question 7 of 10

7. Brennan worked with Gary Cooper again in "Pride of the Yankees". To whom does the title refer? Hint

Babe Ruth

Miller Huggins

Bill Dickey

Lou Gehrig

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Question 8 of 10

8. Brennan worked again with John Wayne in "Red River". The action of the movie involves what event? Hint

Military campaign

Cattle drive

Texas independence

Indian raids

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Question 9 of 10

9. Brennan worked with Spencer Tracy in "Bad Day at Black Rock". What role did he play? Hint

Doctor

Sheriff

Hotel operator

Car rental agent

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Question 10 of 10

10. Brennan worked again with Gary Cooper in "Sergeant York". York became a hero during what war? Hint

World War II

World War I

Korean War

Civil War

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Brennan appeared with Henry Fonda in "My Darling Clementine". What role did he play?

Answer: One of the Clantons

Fonda played Wyatt Earp and Victor Mature played Holliday. Brennan was "Old Man" Clanton. Ward Bond and Linda Darnell round out the cast.

2. Brennan worked with John Wayne in "Rio Bravo". Who was NOT in the movie with him?

Answer: Linda Darnell

Nelson and Martin play deputies to Wayne's sheriff; Dickinson is the romantic interest for Wayne. Darnell was in "My Darling Clementine".

3. Brennan worked with Gary Cooper in "Meet John Doe". Who played the female lead?

Answer: Barbara Stanwyck

Stanwyck plays a pushy reporter; Cooper (and Brennan) represent the "common man".

4. Brennan starred with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in "To Have and Have Not". Who wrote the story on which the movie was based?

Answer: Ernest Hemingway

Bogart and Bacall and Brennan struggle with Nazis during WW II. (Hoagy Carmichael was also in the cast.) Bogart had better movies in his future.

5. Brennan appeared in which of these comedies?

Answer: Support Your Local Sheriff

"Sheriff" starred James Garner; Brennan played a tough guy (of sorts) in this slight western comedy. "Texas" starred Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, "McClintock" starred John Wayne, "Wheeler" also starred James Garner.

6. Brennan starred in "The Westerner". Which famous western figure did he portray?

Answer: Judge Roy Bean

It was a good performance, but a forgettable movie. (Gary Cooper was in this one, too.)

7. Brennan worked with Gary Cooper again in "Pride of the Yankees". To whom does the title refer?

Answer: Lou Gehrig

This is one of Cooper's best films. Brennan does his usual good job in this tale of baseball glory and a life cut short. Ruth and Dickey appear in the movie.

8. Brennan worked again with John Wayne in "Red River". The action of the movie involves what event?

Answer: Cattle drive

Wayne plays a too-tough leader of a cattle drive; Montgomery Clift has one of his earliest starring roles.

9. Brennan worked with Spencer Tracy in "Bad Day at Black Rock". What role did he play?

Answer: Doctor

Brennan plays the doctor in this fine Spencer Tracy film that includes Robert Ryan, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Marvin, Anne Francis and Dean Jagger in the cast.

10. Brennan worked again with Gary Cooper in "Sergeant York". York became a hero during what war?

Answer: World War I

Alvin York became a celebrity as a result of his service during WW I.

Source: Author robert362

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