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"Lonesome Dove" : #1 Trivia Quiz

I dedicate this introduction to Robert Duvall and his character, Gus. By far one of the best parts ever to be played in a television mini-series! Boo to the voters at the Emmys for not giving him the award for best actor!

A multiple-choice quiz by mariannafunk. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
mariannafunk

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
175,141

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
12 / 15

Plays
2437

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 68 (11/15), Guest 165 (14/15), Guest 170 (6/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. What does Gus (Robert Duvall) like to do the most according to Call (Tommy Lee Jones)? Hint

Steal horses in Mexico,

Kick a pig.

Sit on the porch and drink whiskey.

Get a poke.

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Question 2 of 15

2. The first supper in Lonesome Dove is a combination of beans and bread. What does Call refer to the beans as? Hint

Mexican strawberries

Mexican slopp

Mexican jumping beans

Mexican stew

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Question 3 of 15

3. Where is Call originally from? Hint

Ireland

Scotland

America

France

4. Also, at the first dinner there is a discussion about Bol, the cook, wacking the dinner bell. Bol says, "General Robert E. Lee freed the slaves, I will wack that bell if I want to." Gus tells him it was Abe Lincoln. What does Pea Eye add to the conversation? Hint

"He didn't free Mexicans anyway, Bol. It was Americans that he freed."

"It was the colored that he freed anyway, Bol."

"Bol, you are still unfree."

"You are giving me a headache."

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Question 5 of 15

5. Whose idea is it to go to Montana? Hint

Jake Spoon

Call

Dish

Gus

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Question 6 of 15

6. How much money does Dish want to borrow from Gus? Hint

$2.00

$1.00

$3.00

50 cents

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Question 7 of 15

7. The first card game in the movie at the Dry Bean is played by which characters? Hint

Juanz, Lippy, Gus, Laurie and Dish

Gus and Laurie

Gus, Jake, Dish, Lippy and Laurie

Gus, Laurie, Newt, Dish and Lippy

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Question 8 of 15

8. The next morning, Call sees Gus doing what? Hint

Reading The Bible on the porch.

By a campfire, reading The Bible, smoking a pipe and baking biscuits.

Sipping whiskey by the campfire.

By the campfire, frying bacon.

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Question 9 of 15

9. What does Call make Dish do to pay for his breakfast? Hint

Dig a well.

Herd cattle.

Clean horse stalls.

Build a shed.

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Question 10 of 15

10. How long has it been since they have seen Jake Spoon? Hint

11 years

5 years

10 years

6 years

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Question 11 of 15

11. Where does Jake Spoon say he has been? Hint

Ogalala, Nebraska

Kansas City, Kansas

Mile City, Montana

Fort Smith, Arkansas

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Question 12 of 15

12. Jake says that he accidentally killed a dentist on the street.

True

False

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Question 13 of 15

13. The dentist is also the mayor and brother of the sheriff.

True

False

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Question 14 of 15

14. Peach, the widow of the deceased dentist, goes to visit her brother-in-law, July Johnson, while holding a rooster under her arm. She is telling July to go after Jake Spoon. The rooster will not stay still. What happens to the rooster? Hint

She breaks his neck.

She shots him.

She chops his head off.

She lets him go to run loose.

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Question 15 of 15

15. Ellie, July's wife leaves town. Who does she want to find? Hint

Jake Spoon

Dish

No one knows.

Dee Boot

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What does Gus (Robert Duvall) like to do the most according to Call (Tommy Lee Jones)?

Answer: Sit on the porch and drink whiskey.

Also, he tells Call on his death bed that he wanted to keep his leg so he could kick a pig once in a while; and he always wants a poke, but as far as Call's concerned, it's to sit on a porch and drink whiskey.

2. The first supper in Lonesome Dove is a combination of beans and bread. What does Call refer to the beans as?

Answer: Mexican strawberries

I don't think they care what they eat after being out in that Texas heat all day.

3. Where is Call originally from?

Answer: Scotland

Call says that he's just as American as someone from Tennesee. I guess that comment was directed at Gus.

Answer: "He didn't free Mexicans anyway, Bol. It was Americans that he freed."

Gus then adds, "You're in over your head, Pea."

5. Whose idea is it to go to Montana?

Answer: Jake Spoon

Jake thinks that it is the best land for raising cattle he has ever seen, and that they could make a fortune.

6. How much money does Dish want to borrow from Gus?

Answer: $2.00

He wants to be with Laurie, but doesn't come out and say it.

7. The first card game in the movie at the Dry Bean is played by which characters?

Answer: Juanz, Lippy, Gus, Laurie and Dish

It's sad to think that this may be the last time they are all alive and play cards together.

8. The next morning, Call sees Gus doing what?

Answer: By a campfire, reading The Bible, smoking a pipe and baking biscuits.

Call envies his zest for life, but can't admit it.

9. What does Call make Dish do to pay for his breakfast?

Answer: Dig a well.

Dish doesn't expect to have to work, but is ok with it. He has a lot of respect for the Captain. He needs the work too.

10. How long has it been since they have seen Jake Spoon?

Answer: 10 years

He apparently showed up to rest and hide out from July Johnson and company.

11. Where does Jake Spoon say he has been?

Answer: Fort Smith, Arkansas

He rode his horse hard to escape getting arrested and hung by the townspeople for killing the dentist/mayor/brother of the sheriff.

12. Jake says that he accidentally killed a dentist on the street.

Answer: True

He gets into a fight in a saloon with a mule skinner. Goes to shot him with a buffalo gun, misses his aim and kills the dentist walking down the street.

13. The dentist is also the mayor and brother of the sheriff.

Answer: True

We never see this character.

Answer: She breaks his neck.

Peach says right afterward, "That'll teach him to peck me." Scary woman.

15. Ellie, July's wife leaves town. Who does she want to find?

Answer: Dee Boot

Joe tells July and Roscoe later in the film that the only reason his mom married July is because she and Dee ran out of money.

Source: Author mariannafunk

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