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