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