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  • 1. Who is the main actor in the movie High Noon?
A) Clint Eastwood
B) John Wayne
C) Kevin Costner
D) Gary Cooper
  • 2. In what year was the movie High Noon released?
A) 1949
B) 1960
C) 1956
D) 1952
  • 3. Who directed the movie High Noon?
A) Fred Zinnemann
B) Sergio Leone
C) John Ford
D) Howard Hawks
  • 4. Who portrays the character Frank Miller in the film?
A) Ian MacDonald
B) Thomas Mitchell
C) Robert J. Wilke
D) Lloyd Bridges
  • 5. Who composed the score for the movie High Noon?
A) Elmer Bernstein
B) Max Steiner
C) Dimitri Tiomkin
D) Ennio Morricone
  • 6. Where is the town located in the movie High Noon?
A) Hadleyville
B) Dodge City
C) Laramie
D) Tombstone
  • 7. Who played the role of Helen Ramírez in the movie High Noon?
A) Grace Kelly
B) Eve McVeagh
C) Olga Fabian
D) Katy Jurado
  • 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) Amy Fowler
B) Mildred Fuller
C) Grace Kelly
D) Helen Ramírez
  • 10. Who is the main antagonist that Marshal Will Kane must face in 'High Noon'?
A) Ben Miller
B) Jim Pierce
C) Frank Miller
D) Jack Colby
  • 11. What position does Judge Percy Mettrick hold in the film 'High Noon'?
A) Marshal
B) Deputy Marshal
C) Judge
D) Mayor
  • 12. Which character is a young deputy who turns against Kane?
A) Jimmy
B) Martin Howe
C) Herb Baker
D) Harvey Pell
  • 13. What is the name of Marshal Will Kane's predecessor in 'High Noon'?
A) Harvey Pell
B) Martin Howe
C) Jimmy
D) Sam Fuller
  • 14. Which character offers to help Kane despite being blind in one eye?
A) Herb Baker
B) Harvey Pell
C) Jimmy
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) Jimmy
B) Harvey Pell
C) Herb Baker
D) Martin Howe
  • 17. Who is the young boy that offers to help Kane but is refused?
A) Martin Howe
B) Herb Baker
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) Harvey Pell
D) Helen Ramírez
  • 19. What does Amy Fowler reveal as the reason for her conversion to Quakerism?
A) Advice from Judge Percy Mettrick
B) A personal spiritual experience
C) Influence from Helen Ramírez
D) The gunning down of her brother and father by criminals
  • 20. What does Marshal Will Kane do after knocking Harvey Pell senseless?
A) Leaves town with Amy Fowler
B) Returns to his office to write out his will
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) 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) Gives it to Johnny
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 departs with Amy Fowler after killing Frank Miller
C) He is killed by Frank Miller
D) He retires peacefully
  • 24. Who originally wrote the four-page plot outline that became similar to 'The Tin Star'?
A) Carl Foreman
B) Richard Fleischer
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) Stanley Kramer
B) Peter Hyams
C) Elmore Leonard
D) Karen Sharpe Kramer
  • 27. 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) Warnerville
D) Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
  • 28. What is the alternate title for the movie's theme song 'High Noon'?
A) "Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling"
B) "Midday Melody"
C) "The Ballad of High Noon"
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) 50th
B) 25th
C) 75th
D) 100th
  • 30. Where was the railroad used for filming 'High Noon'?
A) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
B) Columbia State Historic Park
C) The old Sierra Railroad in Jamestown, now known as Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
D) Warnerville
  • 31. Which U.S. president cited 'High Noon' as his favorite film?
A) Ronald Reagan
B) Jimmy Carter
C) Lyndon B. Johnson
D) George H.W. Bush
  • 32. Who played the role of Will Kane's bride in High Noon?
A) Shirley MacLaine
B) Audrey Hepburn
C) Elizabeth Taylor
D) Grace Kelly
  • 33. Where was the modernized version of High Noon set in the agreement with Relativity Studios?
A) US-Mexico border
B) New York City
C) Outer space
D) London
  • 34. 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
  • 35. In which AFI list did High Noon appear at number 20?
A) AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores
B) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Songs
C) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Thrills
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) High Noon Revisited
C) Darkness at High Noon: The Carl Foreman Documents
D) The Tin Star Documentary
  • 37. Who played Frank Miller in the 2000 TV movie remake of High Noon?
A) Tom Skerritt
B) Peter Boyle
C) Michael Madsen
D) Lee Majors
  • 38. In what year was the television sequel 'High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane' aired?
A) 1980
B) 1979
C) 1982
D) 1981
  • 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) "12 Angry Men"
C) "To Kill a Mockingbird"
D) "The Godfather"
  • 40. 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 Thrills
C) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies
D) AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores
  • 41. Which director criticized Gary Cooper's performance as 'rather mousy' in 'High Noon'?
A) Alfred Hitchcock
B) John Ford
C) Howard Hawks
D) Frank Capra
  • 42. Where were the opening scenes of 'High Noon' filmed?
A) Warnerville
B) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
C) Columbia State Historic Park
D) Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
  • 43. What film is compared to 'High Noon' due to thematic similarities?
A) 'Blade Runner'
B) 'Star Wars'
C) '2001: A Space Odyssey'
D) 'Outland'
  • 44. 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
  • 45. Which actor starred in the 1981 science fiction thriller 'Outland'?
A) Lee Majors
B) Peter Boyle
C) Tom Skerritt
D) Sean Connery
  • 46. 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) 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) The Searchers
B) Stagecoach
C) Rio Bravo
D) True Grit
  • 48. Who produced a remake of High Noon as a TV movie for TBS in 2000?
A) Elmore Leonard
B) Karen Sharpe Kramer
C) Stephen Jaffe
D) Peter Hyams
  • 49. Who described High Noon as a 'straight remake' of another film?
A) Stanley Kramer
B) Carl Foreman
C) Richard Fleischer
D) An unspecified source
  • 50. What genre does 'High Noon' belong to?
A) Science Fiction
B) Drama
C) Romantic Comedy
D) Revisionist Western
  • 51. Which list ranked Will Kane as one of the coolest heroes in pop culture?
A) AFI
B) New York Magazine
C) Entertainment Weekly
D) Writers Guild of America West
  • 52. How many times is the theme song heard throughout 'High Noon'?
A) 24 times
B) 12 times
C) 50 times
D) 36 times
  • 53. What was High Noon's ranking in AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Cheers?
A) No. 20
B) No. 33
C) No. 27
D) No. 10
  • 54. Who claimed to have helped Carl Foreman develop the story of High Noon?
A) Bosley Crowther
B) Richard Fleischer
C) John W. Cunningham
D) Victor Navasky
  • 55. What was Will Kane's ranking on AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Heroes and Villains?
A) Hero No. 15
B) Villain No. 10
C) Hero No. 5
D) Villain No. 20
  • 56. What position did High Noon achieve in AFI's 10 Top 10 for Western films?
A) No. 3
B) No. 1
C) No. 2
D) No. 5
  • 57. What was the theatrical rental earnings of 'High Noon' in North America in 1952?
A) $5 million
B) $3.75 million
C) $2 million
D) $4.5 million
  • 58. Which artist first made 'High Noon' a major hit on the country-and-western charts?
A) Johnny Cash
B) Frankie Laine
C) Tex Ritter
D) Gene Autry
  • 59. Who authored 'Naming Names', an account related to the Hollywood blacklist?
A) Victor Navasky
B) Richard Fleischer
C) Stanley Kramer
D) Carl Foreman
  • 60. In which year was High Noon ranked number 33 in AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies?
A) 2001
B) 2003
C) 1998
D) 2004
  • 61. What percentage of critics on Rotten Tomatoes gave positive reviews for 'High Noon'?
A) 95%
B) 75%
C) 85%
D) 65%
  • 62. Who starred as Will Kane in the 2000 TV movie remake of High Noon?
A) Lee Majors
B) Tom Skerritt
C) Michael Madsen
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) 1981
C) 2024
D) 2000
  • 64. Which U.S. president hosted 17 White House screenings of 'High Noon'?
A) Ronald Reagan
B) Bill Clinton
C) George W. Bush
D) Barack Obama
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