High Noon - Quiz
High Noon
  • 1. Who is the main actor in the movie High Noon?
A) Clint Eastwood
B) Kevin Costner
C) John Wayne
D) Gary Cooper
  • 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) Fred Zinnemann
D) Sergio Leone
  • 4. Who portrays the character Frank Miller in the film?
A) Ian MacDonald
B) Lloyd Bridges
C) Robert J. Wilke
D) Thomas Mitchell
  • 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) Tombstone
B) Hadleyville
C) Laramie
D) Dodge City
  • 7. Who played the role of Helen Ramírez in the movie High Noon?
A) Grace Kelly
B) Olga Fabian
C) Eve McVeagh
D) Katy Jurado
  • 8. What time does the train arrive in the movie High Noon?
A) 11:00
B) 1:00
C) 2:00
D) 12:00
  • 9. What is the name of Marshal Will Kane's new wife in 'High Noon'?
A) Grace Kelly
B) Helen Ramírez
C) Amy Fowler
D) Mildred Fuller
  • 10. Who is the main antagonist that Marshal Will Kane must face in 'High Noon'?
A) Frank Miller
B) Jim Pierce
C) Jack Colby
D) Ben Miller
  • 11. What position does Judge Percy Mettrick hold in the film 'High Noon'?
A) Marshal
B) Deputy Marshal
C) Mayor
D) Judge
  • 12. Which character is a young deputy who turns against Kane?
A) Jimmy
B) Herb Baker
C) Martin Howe
D) Harvey Pell
  • 13. What is the name of Marshal Will Kane's predecessor in 'High Noon'?
A) Martin Howe
B) Harvey Pell
C) Jimmy
D) Sam Fuller
  • 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) Judge Percy Mettrick
B) Martin Howe
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) Harvey Pell
C) Martin Howe
D) Herb Baker
  • 17. Who is the young boy that offers to help Kane but is refused?
A) Herb Baker
B) Jimmy
C) Johnny
D) Martin Howe
  • 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) Judge Percy Mettrick
C) Harvey Pell
D) Mildred Fuller
  • 19. What does Amy Fowler reveal as the reason for her conversion to Quakerism?
A) Advice from Judge Percy Mettrick
B) The gunning down of her brother and father by criminals
C) A personal spiritual experience
D) Influence from Helen Ramírez
  • 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) Jim Pierce
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) Drops it to the street
B) Gives it to Johnny
C) Wears it proudly
D) Hands it to Amy Fowler
  • 23. How does Marshal Will Kane's story end in 'High Noon'?
A) He leaves town alone
B) He retires peacefully
C) He is killed by Frank Miller
D) He departs with Amy Fowler after killing Frank Miller
  • 24. Who originally wrote the four-page plot outline that became similar to 'The Tin Star'?
A) John W. Cunningham
B) Stanley Kramer
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) Darkness at High Noon
C) The Virginian
D) The Tin Star
  • 26. What is the name of the documentary that discusses Carl Foreman's role in High Noon?
A) The Tin Star Documentary
B) High Noon Revisited
C) Darkness at High Noon: The Carl Foreman Documents
D) Stanley Kramer and His Films
  • 27. Who claimed to have helped Carl Foreman develop the story of High Noon?
A) Victor Navasky
B) John W. Cunningham
C) Richard Fleischer
D) Bosley Crowther
  • 28. Who described High Noon as a 'straight remake' of another film?
A) An unspecified source
B) Carl Foreman
C) Richard Fleischer
D) Stanley Kramer
  • 29. Who authored 'Naming Names', an account related to the Hollywood blacklist?
A) Richard Fleischer
B) Stanley Kramer
C) Carl Foreman
D) Victor Navasky
  • 30. Who played the role of Will Kane's bride in High Noon?
A) Grace Kelly
B) Shirley MacLaine
C) Elizabeth Taylor
D) Audrey Hepburn
  • 31. Where were the opening scenes of 'High Noon' filmed?
A) Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
B) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
C) Warnerville
D) Columbia State Historic Park
  • 32. Which location was used for exterior shots of the Hadleyville church?
A) Columbia Movie Ranch in Burbank
B) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
C) Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
D) St. Joseph's Church in Tuolumne City
  • 33. Where was the railroad used for filming 'High Noon'?
A) Columbia State Historic Park
B) The old Sierra Railroad in Jamestown, now known as Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
C) Warnerville
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) Warnerville
C) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
D) Columbia Movie Ranch in Burbank
  • 35. What is the alternate title for the movie's theme song 'High Noon'?
A) "Midday Melody"
B) "The Ballad of High Noon"
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) Frankie Laine
D) Gene Autry
  • 37. How many times is the theme song heard throughout 'High Noon'?
A) 24 times
B) 50 times
C) 12 times
D) 36 times
  • 38. 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
  • 39. 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
  • 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) Stagecoach
B) The Searchers
C) True Grit
D) Rio Bravo
  • 42. What percentage of critics on Rotten Tomatoes gave positive reviews for 'High Noon'?
A) 75%
B) 85%
C) 95%
D) 65%
  • 43. Which U.S. president cited 'High Noon' as his favorite film?
A) Ronald Reagan
B) Lyndon B. Johnson
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) "12 Angry Men"
D) "The Godfather"
  • 45. In which year was High Noon ranked number 33 in AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies?
A) 2003
B) 1998
C) 2001
D) 2004
  • 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) 25th
D) 100th
  • 47. Which magazine listed High Noon among 'The Best Movies That Lost Best Picture at the Oscars' in February 2020?
A) New York Magazine
B) Entertainment Weekly
C) Variety
D) Time Magazine
  • 48. What was Will Kane's ranking on AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Heroes and Villains?
A) Villain No. 20
B) Hero No. 15
C) Villain No. 10
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 ... 100 Songs
B) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies
C) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Thrills
D) AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores
  • 50. What position did High Noon achieve in AFI's 10 Top 10 for Western films?
A) No. 2
B) No. 5
C) No. 3
D) No. 1
  • 51. What was High Noon's ranking in AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Cheers?
A) No. 10
B) No. 33
C) No. 27
D) No. 20
  • 52. 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 of Film Scores
D) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Thrills
  • 53. Which list ranked Will Kane as one of the coolest heroes in pop culture?
A) AFI
B) Writers Guild of America West
C) New York Magazine
D) Entertainment Weekly
  • 54. What genre does 'High Noon' belong to?
A) Science Fiction
B) Romantic Comedy
C) Drama
D) Revisionist Western
  • 55. What film is compared to 'High Noon' due to thematic similarities?
A) 'Blade Runner'
B) '2001: A Space Odyssey'
C) 'Star Wars'
D) 'Outland'
  • 56. In what year was the television sequel 'High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane' aired?
A) 1980
B) 1979
C) 1981
D) 1982
  • 57. 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
  • 58. Who directed and wrote 'Outland', a film inspired by High Noon?
A) Peter Hyams
B) Elmore Leonard
C) Stanley Kramer
D) Karen Sharpe Kramer
  • 59. Which actor starred in the 1981 science fiction thriller 'Outland'?
A) Peter Boyle
B) Tom Skerritt
C) Sean Connery
D) Lee Majors
  • 60. Who produced a remake of High Noon as a TV movie for TBS in 2000?
A) Karen Sharpe Kramer
B) Stephen Jaffe
C) Elmore Leonard
D) Peter Hyams
  • 61. Who starred as Will Kane in the 2000 TV movie remake of High Noon?
A) Michael Madsen
B) Tom Skerritt
C) Lee Majors
D) Sean Connery
  • 62. Who played Frank Miller in the 2000 TV movie remake of High Noon?
A) Michael Madsen
B) Tom Skerritt
C) Lee Majors
D) Peter Boyle
  • 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) London
B) US-Mexico border
C) New York City
D) Outer space
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