Historical Westerns

Test your knowledge of iconic Historical Westerns with this engaging quiz.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 1969 film "True Grit", who played the role of the grizzled U.S. Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn?

  1. John Wayne
  2. Clint Eastwood
  3. James Stewart
  4. Lee Marvin
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which 1952 Western film directed by Fred Zinnemann won the Academy Award for Best Picture?

  1. High Noon
  2. Shane
  3. The Searchers
  4. The Magnificent Seven
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 1969 film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", what was the name of the outlaw gang led by Butch Cassidy and his partner?

  1. The Wild Bunch
  2. The Hole in the Wall Gang
  3. The Dalton Gang
  4. The James-Younger Gang
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which 1956 Western film directed by John Ford starred John Wayne as Ethan Edwards, a Civil War veteran on a quest to rescue his niece from a Comanche tribe?

  1. The Searchers
  2. Rio Bravo
  3. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
  4. 3:10 to Yuma
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 1960 Western film "The Magnificent Seven", who played the role of Chris Adams, the leader of the seven gunmen hired to protect a Mexican village from bandits?

  1. Yul Brynner
  2. Steve McQueen
  3. Charles Bronson
  4. Eli Wallach
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which 1970 Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah starred Paul Newman as Butch Cassidy and Robert Redford as the Sundance Kid?

  1. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
  2. The Wild Bunch
  3. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
  4. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 1959 Western film "Rio Bravo", who played the role of Sheriff John T. Chance, who enlists the help of a group of misfits to defend his jailhouse from a ruthless rancher?

  1. John Wayne
  2. Dean Martin
  3. Ricky Nelson
  4. Angie Dickinson
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which 1962 Western film directed by Sergio Leone starred Clint Eastwood as the Man with No Name, a mysterious gunslinger who helps a Mexican village defend itself against a group of bandits?

  1. A Fistful of Dollars
  2. For a Few Dollars More
  3. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  4. Once Upon a Time in the West
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 1957 Western film "3:10 to Yuma", who played the role of Ben Wade, an outlaw being transported by train to a prison in Yuma, Arizona?

  1. Glenn Ford
  2. Van Heflin
  3. Felicia Farr
  4. Richard Jaeckel
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which 1969 Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah starred William Holden as Pike Bishop, a ruthless outlaw who leads a gang of bandits on a series of train robberies?

  1. The Wild Bunch
  2. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
  3. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
  4. The Getaway
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 1952 Western film "Shane", who played the role of Shane, a mysterious gunfighter who comes to the aid of a homesteading family?

  1. Alan Ladd
  2. Jean Arthur
  3. Van Heflin
  4. Brandon de Wilde
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which 1968 Western film directed by Sergio Leone starred Clint Eastwood as Blondie, a bounty hunter who teams up with Tuco Ramirez, a Mexican bandit, to search for a fortune in gold?

  1. A Fistful of Dollars
  2. For a Few Dollars More
  3. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  4. Once Upon a Time in the West
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 1969 Western film "True Grit", who played the role of Mattie Ross, a 14-year-old girl who hires U.S. Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn to track down the outlaw who killed her father?

  1. Kim Darby
  2. Glen Campbell
  3. Robert Duvall
  4. Dennis Hopper
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which 1956 Western film directed by John Ford starred Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp, the legendary lawman who led the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday in the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral?

  1. My Darling Clementine
  2. Fort Apache
  3. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
  4. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 1962 Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", who played the role of Liberty Valance, a ruthless outlaw who terrorizes a small town in the American West?

  1. Lee Marvin
  2. James Stewart
  3. Vera Miles
  4. John Carradine