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