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Quiz about Old TV Western Theme Songs II

Old TV Western Theme Songs II Trivia Quiz

This may be a bit harder than my last theme song quiz, because some old TV westerns' lyrics were not actually sung on the series. I hope you have fun anyway.

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

Author
rblayer

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
163,814

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2199

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 104 (8/10), Guest 174 (10/10), Guest 174 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The lyrics of this very popular western series were not sung at the beginning of each episode, but everyone knows the tune, "If anyone fights anyone of us, he's gotta fight with me"!
Hint

Bonanza

The Westerner

Outlaws

Frontier Justice

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Question 2 of 10

2. What cowboy was "Born down around the old panhandle,Texas is where he grew to fame. There ain't a horse that he can't handle,
that's how he got his name"?
Hint

Black Saddle

Sugarfoot

Cheyenne

Bronco

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Question 3 of 10

3. "There was a gun that won the West. There was a man among the best.
The fastest gun or man alive". Hint

Colt .45

Shotgun Slade

The Rifleman

Texas John Slaughter

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Question 4 of 10

4. What lawman was "Brave courageous and bold. Long live his fame and long live his glory and long may his story be told"?
Hint

The Deputy

Man Without a Gun

Bat Masterson

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

5. "He was cursed with a quick and restless gun. And he played the game that no man ever won. But his killin' turned him cold, he grew bitter, he grew bold and he fought the world with a gold and hungry gun". Hint

The Restless Gun

The Legend of Jesse James

Wanted: Dead or Alive

The Rebel

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Question 6 of 10

6. This was a short-lived series, but had a very catchy theme. "Whistle me up a memory, whistle me back where I want to be. Whistle a tune that will carry me to...". Hint

Tombstone Territory

Overland Trail

Hotel de Paree

Laramie

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Johnny Yuma, was a ___". Hint

U.S. Marshall

Rebel

Maverick

Lawman

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Question 8 of 10

8. These lyrics should give away the answer "So brave is Corporal Rusty. Though he is just a boy...They are the Army's pride and joy".

Hint

The Californians

Tales of the Texas Rangers

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

Pony Express

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Question 9 of 10

9. This is a tough one, because the lyrics weren't sung on the show, but try and figure out "Rollin' over prairie where there ain't no grass, rollin' over mountain where there ain't no pass. Sittin' on a board, eye in the weather, prayin' to the Lord we stay together side by side..." Hint

Stagecoach West

Wagon Train

Laramie

Pony Express

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Question 10 of 10

10. Any baby boomer will remember singing along with this show's theme, "Happy trails to you, Until we meet again.
Happy trails to you, Keep smilin' until then".
Hint

Rawhide

Wagon Train

The Roy Rogers Show

Stagecoach West

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Nov 20 2024 : Guest 104: 8/10
Nov 20 2024 : Guest 174: 10/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The lyrics of this very popular western series were not sung at the beginning of each episode, but everyone knows the tune, "If anyone fights anyone of us, he's gotta fight with me"!

Answer: Bonanza

Ben Cartwright and his three sons lived on the Ponderosa near the Comstock Silver Lode in Nevada. Hop Sing was the cook.

2. What cowboy was "Born down around the old panhandle,Texas is where he grew to fame. There ain't a horse that he can't handle, that's how he got his name"?

Answer: Bronco

Ty Hardin starred as Bronco Layne. His real name was Orton Whipple Hungerford II.

3. "There was a gun that won the West. There was a man among the best. The fastest gun or man alive".

Answer: Colt .45

Wayde Preston starred as Christopher Colt, a government agent posing as a gun salesman.

4. What lawman was "Brave courageous and bold. Long live his fame and long live his glory and long may his story be told"?

Answer: The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Hugh O'Brien played the legendary lawman who used a long-barrelled pistol gifted to him by his friend Ned Buntline played by Lloyd Corrigan.

Answer: The Legend of Jesse James

Christopher Jones played the infamous outlaw, with Allen Case as brother Frank James.

6. This was a short-lived series, but had a very catchy theme. "Whistle me up a memory, whistle me back where I want to be. Whistle a tune that will carry me to...".

Answer: Tombstone Territory

In the town 'too tough to die', Sheriff Clay Holister kept law and order. Pat Conway played Holister, and Gilman Rankin was his deputy Charlie Riggs.

7. "Johnny Yuma, was a ___".

Answer: Rebel

Playing a former Confederate soldier, Nick Adams' character drifted through the post-Civil War west.

8. These lyrics should give away the answer "So brave is Corporal Rusty. Though he is just a boy...They are the Army's pride and joy".

Answer: The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

Ft. Apache in Arizona where Rusty played by Lee Aaker and his famous German Shephard helped James Brown as Lt. Rip Masters and Joe Sawyer as Sgt. Biff O'Hara fight Indians and bad guys.

Answer: Wagon Train

Ward Bond played Major Seth Adams who was assisted by his scout, Flint McCullough played by Robert Horton.

10. Any baby boomer will remember singing along with this show's theme, "Happy trails to you, Until we meet again. Happy trails to you, Keep smilin' until then".

Answer: The Roy Rogers Show

Roy Rogers was the "King of the Cowboys" and he rode Trigger, the "Smartest Horse in the Movies". He was married to Dale Evans,"The Queen of the Cowgirls" whose horse was Buttermilk and their dog Bullet. Pat Brady drove his jeep Nellybelle, and this is all the Roy Rogers trivia that you may ever need.

Source: Author rblayer

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