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Quiz about TV Westerns of the 50s and 60s Part I

TV Westerns of the '50s and '60s - Part I Quiz

There were many, however, here are some memories of those great western series that lit up our living rooms during that time even though some were in black and white.

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

Author
zambesi

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
353,612

Updated
Sep 24 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 166 (5/10), Guest 174 (7/10), Guest 170 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The theme song to this western referred to the character as "a knight without armour in a savage land". What was this TV series? Hint

The Texan

Maverick

Have Gun Will Travel

The Virginian

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Question 2 of 10

2. I am best known for my numerous roles of villians in western series. I appeared a villian in such shows as "Bonanza", "Sugarfoot", "The Rifleman", and "Gunsmoke" to name a few. Who am I?
Hint

Milburn Stone

Walter Brennan

Jack Elam

Gabby Hayes

3. I was a troubled teenager where after robbing several jewellry stores and driving a stolen car across state lines I was captured and sent to a penitentiary in Springfield, Missouri. I was in San Quentin and was fortunately paroled just before my 21st birthday. I later played the role of Bill Longley (gunfighter) in "The Texan" series. Who am I? Hint

Rory Calhoun

Will Hutchins

Pat Conway

Clu Gulager

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Question 4 of 10

4. I played the role of a Civil War veteran who made a living as a bounty hunter. My weapon was a holstered sawed-off rifle. I also appeared in the movies "The Great Escape" and "Bullitt". Who am I? Hint

Chuck Connors

Lames Drury

Clint Eastwood

Steve McQueen

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Question 5 of 10

5. My brother played the role of Jim Phelps in the series "Mission Impossible". I played the role of a Marshal in a western for five decades. Who am I? Hint

Peter Graves

James Arness

Ward Bond

Andy Griffiths

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Question 6 of 10

6. I played the role of chief scout Pete Nolan in the successful TV series "Rawhide". However, I am possibly best known for my 1958 novelty song "The Purple People Eater". Who am I? Hint

Robert Horton

Sheb Wooley

Robert Fuller

Clayton Moore

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Question 7 of 10

7. I played the role of Cheyenne Bodie in "Cheyenne" which ran from 1955 to 1963. I also appeared in the movie "The Dirty Dozen". Who am I? Hint

Ty Hardin

Clint Walker

James Garner

Hugh O'Brian

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Question 8 of 10

8. Dan Blocker is best known for his role as Hoss Cartwright in "Bonanza". However, Hoss was only his nickname in the series. His brothers in the series were Adam and Joseph (Little Joe) Cartwright. What was Hoss Cartwright's given name in the series? Hint

Gunter

Eric

Sven

Karl

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Question 9 of 10

9. Chuck Connors is best known as his portrayal of Lucas McCain in "The Rifleman". He also played the role of Jason McCord in another western series in 1965-66 which lasted for 48 episodes. What was the title of this series? Hint

Bat Masterson

Lawman

Branded

Broken Arrow

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Question 10 of 10

10. James Garner made the character Bret Maverick famous. However, Garner left the series after the third season and his place was taken by a cousin by the name of Beau Maverick. Who played the role of Beau Maverick? Hint

Roger Moore

Robert Colbert

Jack Kelly

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The theme song to this western referred to the character as "a knight without armour in a savage land". What was this TV series?

Answer: Have Gun Will Travel

Richard Boone starred as Paladin in this show for six years from 1957 on CBS. From 1957 - 1962 it was ranked in the top five of the Nielsen ratings. It was one of the first TV shows to be adapted to radio.

2. I am best known for my numerous roles of villians in western series. I appeared a villian in such shows as "Bonanza", "Sugarfoot", "The Rifleman", and "Gunsmoke" to name a few. Who am I?

Answer: Jack Elam

Brennan, Hayes and Stone on the most part played lovable characters. In 1994 Elam was inducted into the the "Hall of Great Western Performers".

Answer: Rory Calhoun

Will Hutchins starred as Tom "Sugarfoot" Brewster. Pat Conway played the role of Sheriff Clay Hollister in" Tombstone Territory". Glu Gulager played the role of Billy the Kid in "The Tall Man".

Answer: Steve McQueen

McQueen played a Confederate veteran and bounty hunter named Josh Randall in "Wanted: Dead or Alive". Connors was Lucas McCain in "The Rifleman". Eastwwod is renowned for his role as Rowdy Yates in "Rawhide" and James Drury starred in "The Virginian".

5. My brother played the role of Jim Phelps in the series "Mission Impossible". I played the role of a Marshal in a western for five decades. Who am I?

Answer: James Arness

James Arness played the role of Marshal Matt Dillon in "Gunsmoke" on TV and the movies from 1955 until well into the 1990s. Peter Graves of "Mission Impossible" was his younger brother. Andy Griffiths played the widowed sheriff in "The Andy Griffith Show" and Ward Bond was the wagon master in "Wagon Train".

6. I played the role of chief scout Pete Nolan in the successful TV series "Rawhide". However, I am possibly best known for my 1958 novelty song "The Purple People Eater". Who am I?

Answer: Sheb Wooley

Wooley also had roles in "High Noon" and "The Outlaw Josey Wales". Horton played the frontier scout Flint McCullough in "Wagon Train" and Fuller took a similar role after Horton quit the series. Moore is best known for his role in "The Lone Ranger".

7. I played the role of Cheyenne Bodie in "Cheyenne" which ran from 1955 to 1963. I also appeared in the movie "The Dirty Dozen". Who am I?

Answer: Clint Walker

At six feet six inches, Clint Walker was one of the tallest cowboys of that era. He also was a good baritone singer and the director used his singing occasionally during the series.
Ty Hardin starred in the "Bronco Layne" series, James Garner is well known for his role in "Maverick" and Hugh O'Brian for his role as Wyatt Earp.

Answer: Eric

It was his Swedish mother Inger, who gave him the name Eric, after her father. This was revealed in a flashback "Journey Remembered" (episode 142 in 1964).Dan was also a Korean War veteran and was awarded a Purple Heart for wounds received in action.

Answer: Branded

Chuck Connors portrayed a United States Army Cavalry Captain (Jason McCord) who was dishonourably discharged from the army following an accusation of cowardice. The charge was never justified but McCord carried this burden throughout the series.
"Lawman" starred John Russell, "Broken Arrow" starred John Lupton and Gene Barry was "Bat Masterson".

Answer: Roger Moore

Jack Kelly continued to play Bart Maverick after Garner left the series. Colbert played another brother, Brent Maverick. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (also of "77 Sunset Strip" fame) made a number of guest appearances in the "Maverick" series as the Dandy, Jim Buckley, a sophisticated con artist.
Roger Moore is probably best known for his TV role of "The Saint" and James Bond in the movies of that name.

Source: Author zambesi

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