High Noon - Quiz
High Noon
  • 1. Who is the main actor in the movie High Noon?
A) Kevin Costner
B) Gary Cooper
C) Clint Eastwood
D) John Wayne
  • 2. In what year was the movie High Noon released?
A) 1960
B) 1949
C) 1956
D) 1952
  • 3. Who directed the movie High Noon?
A) John Ford
B) Fred Zinnemann
C) Sergio Leone
D) Howard Hawks
  • 4. Who portrays the character Frank Miller in the film?
A) Ian MacDonald
B) Robert J. Wilke
C) Lloyd Bridges
D) Thomas Mitchell
  • 5. Who composed the score for the movie High Noon?
A) Dimitri Tiomkin
B) Ennio Morricone
C) Max Steiner
D) Elmer Bernstein
  • 6. Where is the town located in the movie High Noon?
A) Laramie
B) Hadleyville
C) Tombstone
D) Dodge City
  • 7. Who played the role of Helen Ramírez in the movie High Noon?
A) Grace Kelly
B) Katy Jurado
C) Eve McVeagh
D) Olga Fabian
  • 8. What time does the train arrive in the movie High Noon?
A) 11:00
B) 1:00
C) 12:00
D) 2:00
  • 9. What is the name of Marshal Will Kane's new wife in 'High Noon'?
A) Mildred Fuller
B) Amy Fowler
C) Helen Ramírez
D) Grace Kelly
  • 10. Who is the main antagonist that Marshal Will Kane must face in 'High Noon'?
A) Jack Colby
B) Frank Miller
C) Ben Miller
D) Jim Pierce
  • 11. What position does Judge Percy Mettrick hold in the film 'High Noon'?
A) Mayor
B) Judge
C) Marshal
D) Deputy Marshal
  • 12. Which character is a young deputy who turns against Kane?
A) Jimmy
B) Herb Baker
C) Harvey Pell
D) Martin Howe
  • 13. What is the name of Marshal Will Kane's predecessor in 'High Noon'?
A) Martin Howe
B) Harvey Pell
C) Sam Fuller
D) Jimmy
  • 14. Which character offers to help Kane despite being blind in one eye?
A) Herb Baker
B) Jimmy
C) Harvey Pell
D) Martin Howe
  • 15. Who is the local pastor that refuses to assist Marshal Will Kane?
A) Martin Howe
B) The unnamed pastor
C) Judge Percy Mettrick
D) Sam Fuller
  • 16. Which character tries to help but backs out due to being the only volunteer?
A) Martin Howe
B) Jimmy
C) Harvey Pell
D) Herb Baker
  • 17. Who is the young boy that offers to help Kane but is refused?
A) Herb Baker
B) Johnny
C) Martin Howe
D) Jimmy
  • 18. In 'High Noon', who does Amy Fowler confront at the hotel regarding her husband's decision to stay in town?
A) Helen Ramírez
B) Mildred Fuller
C) Judge Percy Mettrick
D) Harvey Pell
  • 19. What does Amy Fowler reveal as the reason for her conversion to Quakerism?
A) The gunning down of her brother and father by criminals
B) Influence from Helen Ramírez
C) A personal spiritual experience
D) Advice from Judge Percy Mettrick
  • 20. What does Marshal Will Kane do after knocking Harvey Pell senseless?
A) Attempts to form a posse
B) Returns to his office to write out his will
C) Goes to the church for help
D) Leaves town with Amy Fowler
  • 21. Which character kills Frank Miller's brother, Ben, in the opening salvo?
A) Harvey Pell
B) Jack Colby
C) Jim Pierce
D) Marshal Will Kane
  • 22. What does Marshal Will Kane do with his marshal's star at the end of 'High Noon'?
A) Gives it to Johnny
B) Hands it to Amy Fowler
C) Drops it to the street
D) Wears it proudly
  • 23. How does Marshal Will Kane's story end in 'High Noon'?
A) He is killed by Frank Miller
B) He leaves town alone
C) He departs with Amy Fowler after killing Frank Miller
D) He retires peacefully
  • 24. Who originally wrote the four-page plot outline that became similar to 'The Tin Star'?
A) John W. Cunningham
B) Carl Foreman
C) Stanley Kramer
D) Richard Fleischer
  • 25. What is the title of the 1947 short story that influenced High Noon?
A) The Tin Star
B) The Virginian
C) Darkness at High Noon
D) The Clay Pigeon
  • 26. Who directed and wrote 'Outland', a film inspired by High Noon?
A) Stanley Kramer
B) Elmore Leonard
C) Peter Hyams
D) Karen Sharpe Kramer
  • 27. Where was most of the street scenes for 'High Noon' filmed?
A) Warnerville
B) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
C) Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
D) Columbia Movie Ranch in Burbank
  • 28. What is the alternate title for the movie's theme song 'High Noon'?
A) "Midday Melody"
B) "The Ballad of High Noon"
C) "Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling"
D) "Till Noon We Ride"
  • 29. What position did High Noon hold on the Writers Guild of America West's list of 101 Greatest Screenplays?
A) 50th
B) 25th
C) 75th
D) 100th
  • 30. Where was the railroad used for filming 'High Noon'?
A) The old Sierra Railroad in Jamestown, now known as Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
B) Warnerville
C) Columbia State Historic Park
D) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
  • 31. Which U.S. president cited 'High Noon' as his favorite film?
A) Ronald Reagan
B) Jimmy Carter
C) Lyndon B. Johnson
D) George H.W. Bush
  • 32. Who played the role of Will Kane's bride in High Noon?
A) Grace Kelly
B) Elizabeth Taylor
C) Shirley MacLaine
D) Audrey Hepburn
  • 33. Where was the modernized version of High Noon set in the agreement with Relativity Studios?
A) London
B) Outer space
C) New York City
D) US-Mexico border
  • 34. Which magazine listed High Noon among 'The Best Movies That Lost Best Picture at the Oscars' in February 2020?
A) Entertainment Weekly
B) Time Magazine
C) New York Magazine
D) Variety
  • 35. In which AFI list did High Noon appear at number 20?
A) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Songs
B) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)
C) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Thrills
D) AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores
  • 36. What is the name of the documentary that discusses Carl Foreman's role in High Noon?
A) Darkness at High Noon: The Carl Foreman Documents
B) High Noon Revisited
C) Stanley Kramer and His Films
D) The Tin Star Documentary
  • 37. Who played Frank Miller in the 2000 TV movie remake of High Noon?
A) Tom Skerritt
B) Peter Boyle
C) Lee Majors
D) Michael Madsen
  • 38. In what year was the television sequel 'High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane' aired?
A) 1982
B) 1981
C) 1980
D) 1979
  • 39. Which film is 'High Noon' compared to in terms of its story about a man's conflict of conscience?
A) "To Kill a Mockingbird"
B) "12 Angry Men"
C) "The Godfather"
D) "A Man for All Seasons"
  • 40. In which AFI list was 'High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')' ranked number 25?
A) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies
B) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Songs
C) AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores
D) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Thrills
  • 41. Which director criticized Gary Cooper's performance as 'rather mousy' in 'High Noon'?
A) Alfred Hitchcock
B) John Ford
C) Howard Hawks
D) Frank Capra
  • 42. Where were the opening scenes of 'High Noon' filmed?
A) Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
B) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
C) Columbia State Historic Park
D) Warnerville
  • 43. What film is compared to 'High Noon' due to thematic similarities?
A) 'Blade Runner'
B) '2001: A Space Odyssey'
C) 'Star Wars'
D) 'Outland'
  • 44. Who wrote the original screenplay for 'High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane'?
A) Stanley Kramer
B) Elmore Leonard
C) Stephen Jaffe
D) Peter Hyams
  • 45. Which actor starred in the 1981 science fiction thriller 'Outland'?
A) Lee Majors
B) Peter Boyle
C) Sean Connery
D) Tom Skerritt
  • 46. Which location was used for exterior shots of the Hadleyville church?
A) Columbia Movie Ranch in Burbank
B) Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
C) St. Joseph's Church in Tuolumne City
D) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
  • 47. Which film did John Wayne and Howard Hawks make in response to 'High Noon'?
A) True Grit
B) Stagecoach
C) Rio Bravo
D) The Searchers
  • 48. Who produced a remake of High Noon as a TV movie for TBS in 2000?
A) Stephen Jaffe
B) Peter Hyams
C) Karen Sharpe Kramer
D) Elmore Leonard
  • 49. Who described High Noon as a 'straight remake' of another film?
A) An unspecified source
B) Stanley Kramer
C) Carl Foreman
D) Richard Fleischer
  • 50. What genre does 'High Noon' belong to?
A) Science Fiction
B) Drama
C) Revisionist Western
D) Romantic Comedy
  • 51. Which list ranked Will Kane as one of the coolest heroes in pop culture?
A) New York Magazine
B) Entertainment Weekly
C) AFI
D) Writers Guild of America West
  • 52. How many times is the theme song heard throughout 'High Noon'?
A) 36 times
B) 24 times
C) 50 times
D) 12 times
  • 53. What was High Noon's ranking in AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Cheers?
A) No. 20
B) No. 33
C) No. 10
D) No. 27
  • 54. Who claimed to have helped Carl Foreman develop the story of High Noon?
A) Richard Fleischer
B) Victor Navasky
C) Bosley Crowther
D) John W. Cunningham
  • 55. What was Will Kane's ranking on AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Heroes and Villains?
A) Villain No. 10
B) Hero No. 5
C) Hero No. 15
D) Villain No. 20
  • 56. What position did High Noon achieve in AFI's 10 Top 10 for Western films?
A) No. 3
B) No. 2
C) No. 1
D) No. 5
  • 57. What was the theatrical rental earnings of 'High Noon' in North America in 1952?
A) $5 million
B) $2 million
C) $3.75 million
D) $4.5 million
  • 58. Which artist first made 'High Noon' a major hit on the country-and-western charts?
A) Johnny Cash
B) Gene Autry
C) Tex Ritter
D) Frankie Laine
  • 59. Who authored 'Naming Names', an account related to the Hollywood blacklist?
A) Richard Fleischer
B) Victor Navasky
C) Carl Foreman
D) Stanley Kramer
  • 60. In which year was High Noon ranked number 33 in AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies?
A) 2003
B) 2001
C) 2004
D) 1998
  • 61. What percentage of critics on Rotten Tomatoes gave positive reviews for 'High Noon'?
A) 75%
B) 85%
C) 65%
D) 95%
  • 62. Who starred as Will Kane in the 2000 TV movie remake of High Noon?
A) Sean Connery
B) Tom Skerritt
C) Michael Madsen
D) Lee Majors
  • 63. In what year did Karen Kramer sign an agreement with Relativity Studios for a feature film remake of High Noon?
A) 2000
B) 2016
C) 2024
D) 1981
  • 64. Which U.S. president hosted 17 White House screenings of 'High Noon'?
A) George W. Bush
B) Barack Obama
C) Bill Clinton
D) Ronald Reagan
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