High Noon - Quiz
High Noon
  • 1. Who is the main actor in the movie High Noon?
A) Kevin Costner
B) John Wayne
C) Gary Cooper
D) Clint Eastwood
  • 2. In what year was the movie High Noon released?
A) 1956
B) 1952
C) 1949
D) 1960
  • 3. Who directed the movie High Noon?
A) John Ford
B) Sergio Leone
C) Fred Zinnemann
D) Howard Hawks
  • 4. Who portrays the character Frank Miller in the film?
A) Thomas Mitchell
B) Lloyd Bridges
C) Ian MacDonald
D) Robert J. Wilke
  • 5. Who composed the score for the movie High Noon?
A) Dimitri Tiomkin
B) Ennio Morricone
C) Elmer Bernstein
D) Max Steiner
  • 6. Where is the town located in the movie High Noon?
A) Hadleyville
B) Tombstone
C) Laramie
D) Dodge City
  • 7. Who played the role of Helen Ramírez in the movie High Noon?
A) Eve McVeagh
B) Katy Jurado
C) Olga Fabian
D) Grace Kelly
  • 8. What time does the train arrive in the movie High Noon?
A) 11:00
B) 12:00
C) 2:00
D) 1:00
  • 9. What is the name of Marshal Will Kane's new wife in 'High Noon'?
A) Helen Ramírez
B) Mildred Fuller
C) Amy Fowler
D) Grace Kelly
  • 10. Who is the main antagonist that Marshal Will Kane must face in 'High Noon'?
A) Jack Colby
B) Jim Pierce
C) Ben Miller
D) Frank Miller
  • 11. What position does Judge Percy Mettrick hold in the film 'High Noon'?
A) Deputy Marshal
B) Mayor
C) Judge
D) Marshal
  • 12. Which character is a young deputy who turns against Kane?
A) Martin Howe
B) Herb Baker
C) Harvey Pell
D) Jimmy
  • 13. What is the name of Marshal Will Kane's predecessor in 'High Noon'?
A) Sam Fuller
B) Martin Howe
C) Harvey Pell
D) Jimmy
  • 14. Which character offers to help Kane despite being blind in one eye?
A) Jimmy
B) Herb Baker
C) Harvey Pell
D) Martin Howe
  • 15. Who is the local pastor that refuses to assist Marshal Will Kane?
A) The unnamed pastor
B) Martin Howe
C) Sam Fuller
D) Judge Percy Mettrick
  • 16. Which character tries to help but backs out due to being the only volunteer?
A) Herb Baker
B) Martin Howe
C) Harvey Pell
D) Jimmy
  • 17. Who is the young boy that offers to help Kane but is refused?
A) Martin Howe
B) Jimmy
C) Herb Baker
D) Johnny
  • 18. In 'High Noon', who does Amy Fowler confront at the hotel regarding her husband's decision to stay in town?
A) Judge Percy Mettrick
B) Harvey Pell
C) Mildred Fuller
D) Helen Ramírez
  • 19. What does Amy Fowler reveal as the reason for her conversion to Quakerism?
A) Influence from Helen Ramírez
B) Advice from Judge Percy Mettrick
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) 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) Marshal Will Kane
B) Harvey Pell
C) Jack Colby
D) Jim Pierce
  • 22. What does Marshal Will Kane do with his marshal's star at the end of 'High Noon'?
A) Wears it proudly
B) Drops it to the street
C) Hands it to Amy Fowler
D) Gives it to Johnny
  • 23. How does Marshal Will Kane's story end in 'High Noon'?
A) He retires peacefully
B) He departs with Amy Fowler after killing Frank Miller
C) He leaves town alone
D) He is killed by Frank Miller
  • 24. Who originally wrote the four-page plot outline that became similar to 'The Tin Star'?
A) Richard Fleischer
B) Carl Foreman
C) John W. Cunningham
D) Stanley Kramer
  • 25. What is the title of the 1947 short story that influenced High Noon?
A) The Tin Star
B) The Clay Pigeon
C) Darkness at High Noon
D) The Virginian
  • 26. Who directed and wrote 'Outland', a film inspired by High Noon?
A) Elmore Leonard
B) Peter Hyams
C) Karen Sharpe Kramer
D) Stanley Kramer
  • 27. Where was most of the street scenes for 'High Noon' filmed?
A) Columbia Movie Ranch in Burbank
B) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
C) Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
D) Warnerville
  • 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) 75th
B) 25th
C) 100th
D) 50th
  • 30. Where was the railroad used for filming 'High Noon'?
A) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
B) Columbia State Historic Park
C) Warnerville
D) The old Sierra Railroad in Jamestown, now known as Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
  • 31. Which U.S. president cited 'High Noon' as his favorite film?
A) Ronald Reagan
B) George H.W. Bush
C) Jimmy Carter
D) Lyndon B. Johnson
  • 32. Who played the role of Will Kane's bride in High Noon?
A) Elizabeth Taylor
B) Shirley MacLaine
C) Audrey Hepburn
D) Grace Kelly
  • 33. Where was the modernized version of High Noon set in the agreement with Relativity Studios?
A) London
B) Outer space
C) US-Mexico border
D) New York City
  • 34. Which magazine listed High Noon among 'The Best Movies That Lost Best Picture at the Oscars' in February 2020?
A) Variety
B) Time Magazine
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) High Noon Revisited
B) Darkness at High Noon: The Carl Foreman Documents
C) The Tin Star Documentary
D) Stanley Kramer and His Films
  • 37. Who played Frank Miller in the 2000 TV movie remake of High Noon?
A) Michael Madsen
B) Peter Boyle
C) Lee Majors
D) Tom Skerritt
  • 38. In what year was the television sequel 'High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane' aired?
A) 1979
B) 1981
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) "A Man for All Seasons"
B) "The Godfather"
C) "To Kill a Mockingbird"
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 ... 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) Howard Hawks
B) Frank Capra
C) Alfred Hitchcock
D) John Ford
  • 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) 'Outland'
C) 'Star Wars'
D) 'Blade Runner'
  • 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) Sean Connery
B) Tom Skerritt
C) Peter Boyle
D) Lee Majors
  • 46. Which location was used for exterior shots of the Hadleyville church?
A) Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
B) Columbia Movie Ranch in Burbank
C) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
D) St. Joseph's Church in Tuolumne City
  • 47. Which film did John Wayne and Howard Hawks make in response to 'High Noon'?
A) True Grit
B) Rio Bravo
C) The Searchers
D) Stagecoach
  • 48. Who produced a remake of High Noon as a TV movie for TBS in 2000?
A) Elmore Leonard
B) Stephen Jaffe
C) Karen Sharpe Kramer
D) Peter Hyams
  • 49. Who described High Noon as a 'straight remake' of another film?
A) An unspecified source
B) Richard Fleischer
C) Stanley Kramer
D) Carl Foreman
  • 50. What genre does 'High Noon' belong to?
A) Revisionist Western
B) Drama
C) Romantic Comedy
D) Science Fiction
  • 51. Which list ranked Will Kane as one of the coolest heroes in pop culture?
A) AFI
B) Writers Guild of America West
C) Entertainment Weekly
D) New York Magazine
  • 52. How many times is the theme song heard throughout 'High Noon'?
A) 50 times
B) 36 times
C) 12 times
D) 24 times
  • 53. What was High Noon's ranking in AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Cheers?
A) No. 33
B) No. 27
C) No. 20
D) No. 10
  • 54. Who claimed to have helped Carl Foreman develop the story of High Noon?
A) Victor Navasky
B) Richard Fleischer
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. 20
B) Hero No. 5
C) Villain No. 10
D) Hero No. 15
  • 56. What position did High Noon achieve in AFI's 10 Top 10 for Western films?
A) No. 5
B) No. 2
C) No. 3
D) No. 1
  • 57. What was the theatrical rental earnings of 'High Noon' in North America in 1952?
A) $4.5 million
B) $2 million
C) $5 million
D) $3.75 million
  • 58. Which artist first made 'High Noon' a major hit on the country-and-western charts?
A) Tex Ritter
B) Gene Autry
C) Johnny Cash
D) Frankie Laine
  • 59. Who authored 'Naming Names', an account related to the Hollywood blacklist?
A) Victor Navasky
B) Carl Foreman
C) Richard Fleischer
D) Stanley Kramer
  • 60. In which year was High Noon ranked number 33 in AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies?
A) 2001
B) 1998
C) 2003
D) 2004
  • 61. What percentage of critics on Rotten Tomatoes gave positive reviews for 'High Noon'?
A) 65%
B) 75%
C) 85%
D) 95%
  • 62. Who starred as Will Kane in the 2000 TV movie remake of High Noon?
A) Michael Madsen
B) Lee Majors
C) Tom Skerritt
D) Sean Connery
  • 63. In what year did Karen Kramer sign an agreement with Relativity Studios for a feature film remake of High Noon?
A) 2016
B) 2000
C) 2024
D) 1981
  • 64. Which U.S. president hosted 17 White House screenings of 'High Noon'?
A) Barack Obama
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Bill Clinton
D) George W. Bush
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