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  • 1. Who is the main actor in the movie High Noon?
A) Kevin Costner
B) Gary Cooper
C) John Wayne
D) Clint Eastwood
  • 2. In what year was the movie High Noon released?
A) 1949
B) 1952
C) 1960
D) 1956
  • 3. Who directed the movie High Noon?
A) Howard Hawks
B) Sergio Leone
C) John Ford
D) Fred Zinnemann
  • 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) Max Steiner
B) Dimitri Tiomkin
C) Elmer Bernstein
D) Ennio Morricone
  • 6. Where is the town located in the movie High Noon?
A) Hadleyville
B) Dodge City
C) Tombstone
D) Laramie
  • 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) 12:00
C) 11:00
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) Grace Kelly
D) Amy Fowler
  • 10. Who is the main antagonist that Marshal Will Kane must face in 'High Noon'?
A) Jim Pierce
B) Jack Colby
C) Frank Miller
D) Ben Miller
  • 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) Herb Baker
B) Harvey Pell
C) Jimmy
D) Martin Howe
  • 13. What is the name of Marshal Will Kane's predecessor in 'High Noon'?
A) Harvey Pell
B) Martin Howe
C) Sam Fuller
D) Jimmy
  • 14. Which character offers to help Kane despite being blind in one eye?
A) Jimmy
B) Martin Howe
C) Harvey Pell
D) Herb Baker
  • 15. Who is the local pastor that refuses to assist Marshal Will Kane?
A) The unnamed pastor
B) Judge Percy Mettrick
C) Sam Fuller
D) Martin Howe
  • 16. Which character tries to help but backs out due to being the only volunteer?
A) Herb Baker
B) Jimmy
C) Martin Howe
D) Harvey Pell
  • 17. Who is the young boy that offers to help Kane but is refused?
A) Johnny
B) Martin Howe
C) Jimmy
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) Harvey Pell
C) Judge Percy Mettrick
D) Mildred Fuller
  • 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) A personal spiritual experience
D) The gunning down of her brother and father by criminals
  • 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) Returns to his office to write out his will
D) Leaves town with Amy Fowler
  • 21. Which character kills Frank Miller's brother, Ben, in the opening salvo?
A) Harvey Pell
B) Jim Pierce
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) Gives it to Johnny
B) Hands it to Amy Fowler
C) Wears it proudly
D) Drops it to the street
  • 23. How does Marshal Will Kane's story end in 'High Noon'?
A) He retires peacefully
B) He is killed by Frank Miller
C) He leaves town alone
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) Richard Fleischer
B) Stanley Kramer
C) John W. Cunningham
D) Carl Foreman
  • 25. What is the title of the 1947 short story that influenced High Noon?
A) The Tin Star
B) Darkness at High Noon
C) The Clay Pigeon
D) The Virginian
  • 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) John W. Cunningham
B) Victor Navasky
C) Bosley Crowther
D) Richard Fleischer
  • 28. Who described High Noon as a 'straight remake' of another film?
A) Carl Foreman
B) Stanley Kramer
C) An unspecified source
D) Richard Fleischer
  • 29. Who authored 'Naming Names', an account related to the Hollywood blacklist?
A) Victor Navasky
B) Stanley Kramer
C) Carl Foreman
D) Richard Fleischer
  • 30. Who played the role of Will Kane's bride in High Noon?
A) Grace Kelly
B) Audrey Hepburn
C) Elizabeth Taylor
D) Shirley MacLaine
  • 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) Columbia Movie Ranch in Burbank
B) St. Joseph's Church in Tuolumne City
C) Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
D) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
  • 33. Where was the railroad used for filming 'High Noon'?
A) Warnerville
B) Columbia State Historic Park
C) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
D) The old Sierra Railroad in Jamestown, now known as Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
  • 34. 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
  • 35. What is the alternate title for the movie's theme song 'High Noon'?
A) "Till Noon We Ride"
B) "The Ballad of High Noon"
C) "Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling"
D) "Midday Melody"
  • 36. 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
  • 37. How many times is the theme song heard throughout 'High Noon'?
A) 36 times
B) 24 times
C) 12 times
D) 50 times
  • 38. What was the theatrical rental earnings of 'High Noon' in North America in 1952?
A) $2 million
B) $5 million
C) $4.5 million
D) $3.75 million
  • 39. Which director criticized Gary Cooper's performance as 'rather mousy' in 'High Noon'?
A) Howard Hawks
B) Alfred Hitchcock
C) Frank Capra
D) John Ford
  • 40. Which U.S. president hosted 17 White House screenings of 'High Noon'?
A) Barack Obama
B) George W. Bush
C) Ronald Reagan
D) Bill Clinton
  • 41. Which film did John Wayne and Howard Hawks make in response to 'High Noon'?
A) True Grit
B) Stagecoach
C) Rio Bravo
D) The Searchers
  • 42. What percentage of critics on Rotten Tomatoes gave positive reviews for 'High Noon'?
A) 75%
B) 65%
C) 95%
D) 85%
  • 43. Which U.S. president cited 'High Noon' as his favorite film?
A) George H.W. Bush
B) Lyndon B. Johnson
C) Jimmy Carter
D) Ronald Reagan
  • 44. 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"
  • 45. In which year was High Noon ranked number 33 in AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies?
A) 2003
B) 1998
C) 2004
D) 2001
  • 46. What position did High Noon hold on the Writers Guild of America West's list of 101 Greatest Screenplays?
A) 25th
B) 50th
C) 100th
D) 75th
  • 47. 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
  • 48. What was Will Kane's ranking on AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Heroes and Villains?
A) Hero No. 5
B) Hero No. 15
C) Villain No. 10
D) Villain No. 20
  • 49. 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 Thrills
D) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Songs
  • 50. What position did High Noon achieve in AFI's 10 Top 10 for Western films?
A) No. 5
B) No. 2
C) No. 1
D) No. 3
  • 51. What was High Noon's ranking in AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Cheers?
A) No. 27
B) No. 20
C) No. 33
D) No. 10
  • 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 Thrills
C) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)
D) AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores
  • 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) Revisionist Western
D) Drama
  • 55. What film is compared to 'High Noon' due to thematic similarities?
A) 'Outland'
B) 'Star Wars'
C) '2001: A Space Odyssey'
D) 'Blade Runner'
  • 56. 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
  • 57. Who wrote the original screenplay for 'High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane'?
A) Stephen Jaffe
B) Stanley Kramer
C) Elmore Leonard
D) Peter Hyams
  • 58. Who directed and wrote 'Outland', a film inspired by High Noon?
A) Elmore Leonard
B) Karen Sharpe Kramer
C) Stanley Kramer
D) Peter Hyams
  • 59. Which actor starred in the 1981 science fiction thriller 'Outland'?
A) Lee Majors
B) Peter Boyle
C) Tom Skerritt
D) Sean Connery
  • 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) Peter Boyle
C) Michael Madsen
D) Lee Majors
  • 63. In what year did Karen Kramer sign an agreement with Relativity Studios for a feature film remake of High Noon?
A) 1981
B) 2000
C) 2016
D) 2024
  • 64. Where was the modernized version of High Noon set in the agreement with Relativity Studios?
A) US-Mexico border
B) Outer space
C) New York City
D) London
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