Saddle Up: Classic TV Westerns Quiz

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Instructions: Ride back to the golden age of television with questions about the cowboys, marshals, and outlaws who ruled the small screen from the 1950s through the 1970s.

1.
Which actor played Marshal Matt Dillon on the long-running TV western Gunsmoke?
A
James Arness
B
John Wayne
C
James Garner
D
Joel McCrea
2.
Bonanza, the beloved western featuring the Cartwright family, aired on which television network?
A
ABC
B
CBS
C
NBC
D
DuMont
3.
What was the name of the Cartwright family's sprawling ranch on Bonanza?
A
The Lone Star
B
The Ponderosa
C
The Bar 20
D
The High Chaparral
4.
Which TV western featured James Garner as a witty, card-playing drifter who preferred his wits over a quick draw?
A
The Virginian
B
Cheyenne
C
Have Gun – Will Travel
D
Maverick
5.
What was the name of Tonto's horse on The Lone Ranger?
A
Scout
B
Silver
C
Trigger
D
Champion
6.
Which actor played Paladin, the refined San Francisco-based mercenary gunfighter on Have Gun – Will Travel?
A
James Arness
B
Hugh O'Brian
C
Richard Boone
D
Chuck Connors
7.
Before his spaghetti western fame, Clint Eastwood starred in the TV series Rawhide. What was his character's name?
A
Gil Favor
B
Rowdy Yates
C
Pete Nolan
D
Wishbone
8.
What was the name of cowboy star Roy Rogers' famous palomino horse?
A
Champion
B
Scout
C
Silver
D
Trigger
9.
How many seasons did Gunsmoke run on CBS, making it the longest-running prime-time live-action dramatic series in American TV history at that time?
A
20
B
15
C
12
D
18
10.
Who played the title role of frontier lawman Wyatt Earp in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp?
A
James Arness
B
James Garner
C
Hugh O'Brian
D
Richard Boone
11.
In which frontier town was the TV western Gunsmoke set?
A
Tombstone, Arizona
B
Dodge City, Kansas
C
Deadwood, South Dakota
D
Abilene, Texas
12.
Which actor starred as rancher Lucas McCain, famous for his customized rapid-fire Winchester rifle, in The Rifleman?
A
James Arness
B
Hugh O'Brian
C
Steve McQueen
D
Chuck Connors
13.
Which popular TV western was set on the Bar 20 ranch and featured a cowboy hero famous for wearing all black?
A
Hopalong Cassidy
B
The Lone Ranger
C
Bonanza
D
Maverick
14.
Which actor played Tonto, the Lone Ranger's faithful companion, on the 1950s television series?
A
Iron Eyes Cody
B
Chief Dan George
C
Jay Silverheels
D
Will Sampson
15.
Which western series debuted in 1955, the same year as Gunsmoke, and is often called the first 'adult' TV western?
A
Rawhide
B
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
C
Bonanza
D
Have Gun – Will Travel

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