High Noon - Quiz
High Noon
  • 1. Who is the main actor in the movie High Noon?
A) Clint Eastwood
B) John Wayne
C) Gary Cooper
D) Kevin Costner
  • 2. In what year was the movie High Noon released?
A) 1956
B) 1949
C) 1952
D) 1960
  • 3. Who directed the movie High Noon?
A) Sergio Leone
B) Fred Zinnemann
C) John Ford
D) Howard Hawks
  • 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) Laramie
C) Hadleyville
D) Tombstone
  • 7. Who played the role of Helen Ramírez in the movie High Noon?
A) Olga Fabian
B) Grace Kelly
C) Eve McVeagh
D) Katy Jurado
  • 8. What time does the train arrive in the movie High Noon?
A) 2:00
B) 1:00
C) 11:00
D) 12:00
  • 9. What is the name of Marshal Will Kane's new wife in 'High Noon'?
A) Mildred Fuller
B) Grace Kelly
C) Amy Fowler
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) Mayor
B) Deputy Marshal
C) Marshal
D) Judge
  • 12. Which character is a young deputy who turns against Kane?
A) Harvey Pell
B) Jimmy
C) Martin Howe
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) Jimmy
B) Herb Baker
C) Martin Howe
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) Harvey Pell
B) Martin Howe
C) Herb Baker
D) Jimmy
  • 17. Who is the young boy that offers to help Kane but is refused?
A) Jimmy
B) Johnny
C) Martin Howe
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) Judge Percy Mettrick
C) Harvey Pell
D) Mildred Fuller
  • 19. What does Amy Fowler reveal as the reason for her conversion to Quakerism?
A) The gunning down of her brother and father by criminals
B) Influence from Helen Ramírez
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) Leaves town with Amy Fowler
D) Returns to his office to write out his will
  • 21. Which character kills Frank Miller's brother, Ben, in the opening salvo?
A) Jack Colby
B) Marshal Will Kane
C) Jim Pierce
D) Harvey Pell
  • 22. What does Marshal Will Kane do with his marshal's star at the end of 'High Noon'?
A) Gives it to Johnny
B) Wears it proudly
C) Hands it to Amy Fowler
D) Drops it to the street
  • 23. How does Marshal Will Kane's story end in 'High Noon'?
A) He departs with Amy Fowler after killing Frank Miller
B) He retires peacefully
C) He is killed by 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) Richard Fleischer
C) John W. Cunningham
D) Carl Foreman
  • 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 Tin Star
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) Victor Navasky
B) John W. Cunningham
C) Bosley Crowther
D) Richard Fleischer
  • 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) Carl Foreman
C) Victor Navasky
D) Stanley Kramer
  • 30. Who played the role of Will Kane's bride in High Noon?
A) Elizabeth Taylor
B) Shirley MacLaine
C) Audrey Hepburn
D) Grace Kelly
  • 31. Where were the opening scenes of 'High Noon' filmed?
A) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
B) Columbia State Historic Park
C) Warnerville
D) Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
  • 32. Which location was used for exterior shots of the Hadleyville church?
A) St. Joseph's Church in Tuolumne City
B) Columbia Movie Ranch in Burbank
C) Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
D) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
  • 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) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
B) Columbia Movie Ranch in Burbank
C) Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
D) Warnerville
  • 35. What is the alternate title for the movie's theme song 'High Noon'?
A) "Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling"
B) "Till Noon We Ride"
C) "Midday Melody"
D) "The Ballad of High Noon"
  • 36. Which artist first made 'High Noon' a major hit on the country-and-western charts?
A) Gene Autry
B) Frankie Laine
C) Johnny Cash
D) Tex Ritter
  • 37. How many times is the theme song heard throughout 'High Noon'?
A) 50 times
B) 36 times
C) 24 times
D) 12 times
  • 38. What was the theatrical rental earnings of 'High Noon' in North America in 1952?
A) $4.5 million
B) $5 million
C) $3.75 million
D) $2 million
  • 39. Which director criticized Gary Cooper's performance as 'rather mousy' in 'High Noon'?
A) John Ford
B) Alfred Hitchcock
C) Frank Capra
D) Howard Hawks
  • 40. Which U.S. president hosted 17 White House screenings of 'High Noon'?
A) Barack Obama
B) Bill Clinton
C) Ronald Reagan
D) George W. Bush
  • 41. Which film did John Wayne and Howard Hawks make in response to 'High Noon'?
A) Rio Bravo
B) Stagecoach
C) The Searchers
D) True Grit
  • 42. What percentage of critics on Rotten Tomatoes gave positive reviews for 'High Noon'?
A) 75%
B) 95%
C) 85%
D) 65%
  • 43. Which U.S. president cited 'High Noon' as his favorite film?
A) George H.W. Bush
B) Lyndon B. Johnson
C) Ronald Reagan
D) Jimmy Carter
  • 44. Which film is 'High Noon' compared to in terms of its story about a man's conflict of conscience?
A) "12 Angry Men"
B) "The Godfather"
C) "To Kill a Mockingbird"
D) "A Man for All Seasons"
  • 45. In which year was High Noon ranked number 33 in AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies?
A) 2004
B) 2001
C) 1998
D) 2003
  • 46. What position did High Noon hold on the Writers Guild of America West's list of 101 Greatest Screenplays?
A) 100th
B) 75th
C) 25th
D) 50th
  • 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) Time Magazine
D) Variety
  • 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 Thrills
B) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Songs
C) AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores
D) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies
  • 50. What position did High Noon achieve in AFI's 10 Top 10 for Western films?
A) No. 5
B) No. 1
C) No. 3
D) No. 2
  • 51. What was High Noon's ranking in AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Cheers?
A) No. 33
B) No. 10
C) No. 20
D) No. 27
  • 52. In which AFI list did High Noon appear at number 20?
A) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)
B) AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores
C) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Songs
D) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Thrills
  • 53. Which list ranked Will Kane as one of the coolest heroes in pop culture?
A) Writers Guild of America West
B) AFI
C) Entertainment Weekly
D) New York Magazine
  • 54. What genre does 'High Noon' belong to?
A) Romantic Comedy
B) Science Fiction
C) Revisionist Western
D) Drama
  • 55. What film is compared to 'High Noon' due to thematic similarities?
A) 'Star Wars'
B) 'Blade Runner'
C) '2001: A Space Odyssey'
D) 'Outland'
  • 56. In what year was the television sequel 'High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane' aired?
A) 1981
B) 1982
C) 1979
D) 1980
  • 57. Who wrote the original screenplay for 'High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane'?
A) Peter Hyams
B) Stanley Kramer
C) Elmore Leonard
D) Stephen Jaffe
  • 58. Who directed and wrote 'Outland', a film inspired by High Noon?
A) Elmore Leonard
B) Peter Hyams
C) Karen Sharpe Kramer
D) Stanley Kramer
  • 59. Which actor starred in the 1981 science fiction thriller 'Outland'?
A) Sean Connery
B) Lee Majors
C) Peter Boyle
D) Tom Skerritt
  • 60. Who produced a remake of High Noon as a TV movie for TBS in 2000?
A) Elmore Leonard
B) Stephen Jaffe
C) Peter Hyams
D) Karen Sharpe Kramer
  • 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) Tom Skerritt
B) Michael Madsen
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) 2016
B) 2024
C) 2000
D) 1981
  • 64. Where was the modernized version of High Noon set in the agreement with Relativity Studios?
A) London
B) New York City
C) US-Mexico border
D) Outer space
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