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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
1908

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (9/10), Guest 172 (10/10), Guest 166 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

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

Headache

Influenza

Appendicitis

Typhoid

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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

Julie London

Katharine Ross

Jill St. John

Diane Baker

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Question 4 of 10

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

Claude Akins

Charles Grodin

William Shatner

Russell Johnson

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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

Julie Harris

Carol Lynley

Cloris Leachman

Lee Grant

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where is the "Big Valley"? Hint

Sacramento

San Diego

San Jose

Stockton

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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

Railroad

Cattle barons

Homesteaders

Politcal bureaucrats

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Question 8 of 10

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

Clint Eastwood

Steve McQueen

Michael Landon

Charles Bronson

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Question 9 of 10

9. Heath comes from what town? Hint

Vicksburg

Bitter Creek

Strawberry

Rogue River

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Question 10 of 10

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

Heath

Jarrod

Nick

Audra

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Most Recent Scores

Dec 20 2024 : Guest 174: 9/10
Dec 20 2024 : Guest 172: 10/10
Dec 07 2024 : Guest 166: 10/10
Dec 05 2024 : Guest 99: 9/10
Dec 03 2024 : Guest 174: 10/10
Nov 27 2024 : Guest 174: 9/10
Nov 14 2024 : Guest 75: 10/10
Nov 09 2024 : Guest 104: 10/10
Nov 06 2024 : Guest 73: 10/10

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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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