High Noon - Quiz
High Noon
  • 1. Who is the main actor in the movie High Noon?
A) Kevin Costner
B) John Wayne
C) Clint Eastwood
D) Gary Cooper
  • 2. In what year was the movie High Noon released?
A) 1960
B) 1956
C) 1949
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) Lloyd Bridges
C) Thomas Mitchell
D) Robert J. Wilke
  • 5. Who composed the score for the movie High Noon?
A) Elmer Bernstein
B) Max Steiner
C) Ennio Morricone
D) Dimitri Tiomkin
  • 6. Where is the town located in the movie High Noon?
A) Laramie
B) Hadleyville
C) Tombstone
D) Dodge City
  • 7. Who played the role of Helen Ramírez in the movie High Noon?
A) Olga Fabian
B) Eve McVeagh
C) Katy Jurado
D) Grace Kelly
  • 8. What time does the train arrive in the movie High Noon?
A) 2:00
B) 11:00
C) 12:00
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) Jim Pierce
B) Jack Colby
C) Ben Miller
D) Frank Miller
  • 11. What position does Judge Percy Mettrick hold in the film 'High Noon'?
A) Marshal
B) Mayor
C) Deputy Marshal
D) Judge
  • 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) Martin Howe
B) Harvey Pell
C) Herb Baker
D) Jimmy
  • 15. Who is the local pastor that refuses to assist Marshal Will Kane?
A) Judge Percy Mettrick
B) The unnamed pastor
C) Martin Howe
D) Sam Fuller
  • 16. Which character tries to help but backs out due to being the only volunteer?
A) Harvey Pell
B) Jimmy
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) Harvey Pell
B) Helen Ramírez
C) Mildred Fuller
D) Judge Percy Mettrick
  • 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) Influence from Helen Ramírez
D) A personal spiritual experience
  • 20. What does Marshal Will Kane do after knocking Harvey Pell senseless?
A) Returns to his office to write out his will
B) Leaves town with Amy Fowler
C) Goes to the church for help
D) Attempts to form a posse
  • 21. Which character kills Frank Miller's brother, Ben, in the opening salvo?
A) Marshal Will Kane
B) Jack Colby
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) Hands it to Amy Fowler
B) Drops it to the street
C) Wears it proudly
D) Gives it to Johnny
  • 23. How does Marshal Will Kane's story end in 'High Noon'?
A) He departs with Amy Fowler after killing Frank Miller
B) He is killed by Frank Miller
C) He retires peacefully
D) He leaves town alone
  • 24. Who originally wrote the four-page plot outline that became similar to 'The Tin Star'?
A) Carl Foreman
B) John W. Cunningham
C) Richard Fleischer
D) Stanley Kramer
  • 25. What is the title of the 1947 short story that influenced High Noon?
A) The Clay Pigeon
B) The Tin Star
C) The Virginian
D) Darkness at High Noon
  • 26. Who directed and wrote 'Outland', a film inspired by High Noon?
A) Elmore Leonard
B) Karen Sharpe Kramer
C) Stanley Kramer
D) Peter Hyams
  • 27. Where was most of the street scenes for 'High Noon' filmed?
A) Warnerville
B) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
C) Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
D) Columbia Movie Ranch in Burbank
  • 28. What is the alternate title for the movie's theme song 'High Noon'?
A) "Till Noon We Ride"
B) "Midday Melody"
C) "Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling"
D) "The Ballad of High Noon"
  • 29. What position did High Noon hold on the Writers Guild of America West's list of 101 Greatest Screenplays?
A) 25th
B) 75th
C) 50th
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) 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) Shirley MacLaine
B) Grace Kelly
C) Elizabeth Taylor
D) Audrey Hepburn
  • 33. Where was the modernized version of High Noon set in the agreement with Relativity Studios?
A) Outer space
B) US-Mexico border
C) New York City
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) Variety
C) Time Magazine
D) Entertainment Weekly
  • 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 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)
D) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Thrills
  • 36. What is the name of the documentary that discusses Carl Foreman's role in High Noon?
A) Darkness at High Noon: The Carl Foreman Documents
B) The Tin Star Documentary
C) Stanley Kramer and His Films
D) High Noon Revisited
  • 37. Who played Frank Miller in the 2000 TV movie remake of High Noon?
A) Tom Skerritt
B) Peter Boyle
C) Lee Majors
D) Michael Madsen
  • 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) "12 Angry Men"
B) "The Godfather"
C) "To Kill a Mockingbird"
D) "A Man for All Seasons"
  • 40. 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
  • 41. Which director criticized Gary Cooper's performance as 'rather mousy' in 'High Noon'?
A) John Ford
B) Alfred Hitchcock
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) Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
D) Columbia State Historic Park
  • 43. What film is compared to 'High Noon' due to thematic similarities?
A) 'Blade Runner'
B) 'Outland'
C) 'Star Wars'
D) '2001: A Space Odyssey'
  • 44. Who wrote the original screenplay for 'High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane'?
A) Elmore Leonard
B) Stanley Kramer
C) Peter Hyams
D) Stephen Jaffe
  • 45. Which actor starred in the 1981 science fiction thriller 'Outland'?
A) Lee Majors
B) Sean Connery
C) Peter Boyle
D) Tom Skerritt
  • 46. Which location was used for exterior shots of the Hadleyville church?
A) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
B) Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
C) St. Joseph's Church in Tuolumne City
D) Columbia Movie Ranch in Burbank
  • 47. 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
  • 48. Who produced a remake of High Noon as a TV movie for TBS in 2000?
A) Stephen Jaffe
B) Elmore Leonard
C) Karen Sharpe Kramer
D) Peter Hyams
  • 49. Who described High Noon as a 'straight remake' of another film?
A) Stanley Kramer
B) Richard Fleischer
C) Carl Foreman
D) An unspecified source
  • 50. What genre does 'High Noon' belong to?
A) Revisionist Western
B) Drama
C) Science Fiction
D) Romantic Comedy
  • 51. Which list ranked Will Kane as one of the coolest heroes in pop culture?
A) Writers Guild of America West
B) New York Magazine
C) Entertainment Weekly
D) AFI
  • 52. How many times is the theme song heard throughout 'High Noon'?
A) 50 times
B) 24 times
C) 12 times
D) 36 times
  • 53. What was High Noon's ranking in AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Cheers?
A) No. 10
B) No. 27
C) No. 33
D) No. 20
  • 54. Who claimed to have helped Carl Foreman develop the story of High Noon?
A) John W. Cunningham
B) Bosley Crowther
C) Victor Navasky
D) Richard Fleischer
  • 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. 1
B) No. 2
C) No. 3
D) No. 5
  • 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) Frankie Laine
D) Johnny Cash
  • 59. Who authored 'Naming Names', an account related to the Hollywood blacklist?
A) Stanley Kramer
B) Richard Fleischer
C) Victor Navasky
D) Carl Foreman
  • 60. In which year was High Noon ranked number 33 in AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies?
A) 2003
B) 2001
C) 2004
D) 1998
  • 61. What percentage of critics on Rotten Tomatoes gave positive reviews for 'High Noon'?
A) 95%
B) 75%
C) 65%
D) 85%
  • 62. Who starred as Will Kane in the 2000 TV movie remake of High Noon?
A) Michael Madsen
B) Lee Majors
C) Sean Connery
D) Tom Skerritt
  • 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) 2000
D) 2024
  • 64. Which U.S. president hosted 17 White House screenings of 'High Noon'?
A) Barack Obama
B) George W. Bush
C) Bill Clinton
D) Ronald Reagan
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