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The Big Valley Trivia Quiz

Here's a quiz for those who enjoyed this western tv series.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
194,357

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1902

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 75 (10/10), Guest 104 (10/10), Guest 73 (10/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Audra (Linda Evans) becomes ill on a train trip. What is her problem? Hint

Influenza

Appendicitis

Typhoid

Headache

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Question 2 of 10

2. Victoria (Barbara Stanwyck) is kidnapped due to a case of mistaken identity. Who did her kidnapper think she was? Hint

Nurse

Schoolteacher

Newspaper Publisher

Bank Teller

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Question 3 of 10

3. Heath (Lee Majors) has a romance with which of these women? Hint

Katharine Ross

Jill St. John

Julie London

Diane Baker

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Question 4 of 10

4. Jarrod (Richard Long) encounters an old friend from school. Who is it? Hint

William Shatner

Russell Johnson

Charles Grodin

Claude Akins

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Question 5 of 10

5. Nick (Peter Breck) convinces the town that a seamstress is a notorious woman. who plays the seamstress? Hint

Cloris Leachman

Julie Harris

Carol Lynley

Lee Grant

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where is the "Big Valley"? Hint

San Diego

Sacramento

Stockton

San Jose

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Question 7 of 10

7. The storyline (prior to the first episode) says that patriarch Tom Barkley died in battle. Against whom was he fighting? Hint

Homesteaders

Railroad

Cattle barons

Politcal bureaucrats

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these stars appeared on the show? Hint

Charles Bronson

Michael Landon

Clint Eastwood

Steve McQueen

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Question 9 of 10

9. Heath comes from what town? Hint

Bitter Creek

Strawberry

Rogue River

Vicksburg

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the Barkleys gets married during the run of the show? Hint

Heath

Audra

Nick

Jarrod

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Most Recent Scores

Nov 14 2024 : Guest 75: 10/10
Nov 09 2024 : Guest 104: 10/10
Nov 06 2024 : Guest 73: 10/10
Nov 05 2024 : Guest 76: 7/10
Nov 02 2024 : Guest 166: 9/10
Oct 28 2024 : Guest 173: 10/10
Oct 25 2024 : Guest 172: 9/10
Oct 24 2024 : Guest 24: 10/10
Oct 24 2024 : Guest 67: 4/10

Score Distribution

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Audra (Linda Evans) becomes ill on a train trip. What is her problem?

Answer: Appendicitis

Richard Anderson plays a doctor in distress who happens to be on the train.

2. Victoria (Barbara Stanwyck) is kidnapped due to a case of mistaken identity. Who did her kidnapper think she was?

Answer: Schoolteacher

The kidnapper, Harold J. Stone, wants to learn how to read. He kidnaps her so that he can be a class of one.

3. Heath (Lee Majors) has a romance with which of these women?

Answer: Katharine Ross

Heath has a doomed romance with Ross. Nick gets involved with Diane Baker in a different episode. Jarrod gets involved with St. John and London in two other episodes.

4. Jarrod (Richard Long) encounters an old friend from school. Who is it?

Answer: William Shatner

Shatner plays an old friend who suddenly turns up. Grodin and Johnson played bad guys in a different episode with Majors and Breck. Akins appeared in a different episode with Breck.

5. Nick (Peter Breck) convinces the town that a seamstress is a notorious woman. who plays the seamstress?

Answer: Julie Harris

Veteran actress Julie Harris plays the meek, mild seamstress. Leachman and Lynley appeared in epsiodes with Majors; Grant appeared in an episode with Breck.

6. Where is the "Big Valley"?

Answer: Stockton

The Barkleys are said to be the powerhouse family of the region (just as the Cartwrights are in Virginia City in "Bonanza").

7. The storyline (prior to the first episode) says that patriarch Tom Barkley died in battle. Against whom was he fighting?

Answer: Railroad

Old Tom fought against the tyrannical railroad and died in the struggle.

8. Which of these stars appeared on the show?

Answer: Charles Bronson

Bronson appeared in a an episode with Stanwyck. Landon did not appear (although fromer "Bonanza" co-star Pernell Roberts appeared in two different episodes with Breck).

9. Heath comes from what town?

Answer: Strawberry

Heath was illegitimate; he grew up in a poor mining town before coming to claim his fortune with the Barkley family.

10. Which of the Barkleys gets married during the run of the show?

Answer: Jarrod

Jarrod gets married, then seeks revenge when his wife gets killed.

Source: Author robert362

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