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  • 1. Who is the main actor in the movie High Noon?
A) Kevin Costner
B) Clint Eastwood
C) Gary Cooper
D) John Wayne
  • 2. In what year was the movie High Noon released?
A) 1960
B) 1949
C) 1952
D) 1956
  • 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) Robert J. Wilke
B) Lloyd Bridges
C) Thomas Mitchell
D) Ian MacDonald
  • 5. Who composed the score for the movie High Noon?
A) Ennio Morricone
B) Elmer Bernstein
C) Dimitri Tiomkin
D) Max Steiner
  • 6. Where is the town located in the movie High Noon?
A) Laramie
B) Dodge City
C) Tombstone
D) Hadleyville
  • 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) 11:00
B) 12:00
C) 2:00
D) 1:00
  • 9. What is the name of Marshal Will Kane's new wife in 'High Noon'?
A) Grace Kelly
B) Mildred Fuller
C) Amy Fowler
D) Helen Ramírez
  • 10. Who is the main antagonist that Marshal Will Kane must face in 'High Noon'?
A) Jack Colby
B) Frank Miller
C) Jim Pierce
D) Ben Miller
  • 11. What position does Judge Percy Mettrick hold in the film 'High Noon'?
A) Deputy Marshal
B) Mayor
C) Marshal
D) Judge
  • 12. Which character is a young deputy who turns against Kane?
A) Harvey Pell
B) Herb Baker
C) Martin Howe
D) Jimmy
  • 13. What is the name of Marshal Will Kane's predecessor in 'High Noon'?
A) Sam Fuller
B) Harvey Pell
C) Martin Howe
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) 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) Martin Howe
B) Harvey Pell
C) Herb Baker
D) Jimmy
  • 17. Who is the young boy that offers to help Kane but is refused?
A) Johnny
B) Martin Howe
C) Herb Baker
D) Jimmy
  • 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) Judge Percy Mettrick
C) Helen Ramírez
D) Mildred Fuller
  • 19. What does Amy Fowler reveal as the reason for her conversion to Quakerism?
A) Influence from Helen Ramírez
B) The gunning down of her brother and father by criminals
C) Advice from Judge Percy Mettrick
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) 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) Jack Colby
B) Harvey Pell
C) Jim Pierce
D) Marshal Will Kane
  • 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) Gives it to Johnny
D) Wears it proudly
  • 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) John W. Cunningham
C) Stanley Kramer
D) Carl Foreman
  • 25. What is the title of the 1947 short story that influenced High Noon?
A) Darkness at High Noon
B) The Clay Pigeon
C) The Tin Star
D) The Virginian
  • 26. Who directed and wrote 'Outland', a film inspired by High Noon?
A) Karen Sharpe Kramer
B) Peter Hyams
C) Stanley Kramer
D) Elmore Leonard
  • 27. Where was most of the street scenes for 'High Noon' filmed?
A) Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
B) Warnerville
C) Columbia Movie Ranch in Burbank
D) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
  • 28. What is the alternate title for the movie's theme song 'High Noon'?
A) "Midday Melody"
B) "Till Noon We Ride"
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) 75th
B) 100th
C) 50th
D) 25th
  • 30. 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) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
D) Warnerville
  • 31. Which U.S. president cited 'High Noon' as his favorite film?
A) Jimmy Carter
B) George H.W. Bush
C) Ronald Reagan
D) Lyndon B. Johnson
  • 32. Who played the role of Will Kane's bride in High Noon?
A) Shirley MacLaine
B) Elizabeth Taylor
C) Grace Kelly
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) London
D) New York City
  • 34. Which magazine listed High Noon among 'The Best Movies That Lost Best Picture at the Oscars' in February 2020?
A) Variety
B) New York Magazine
C) Time Magazine
D) Entertainment Weekly
  • 35. In which AFI list did High Noon appear at number 20?
A) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Thrills
B) AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores
C) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Songs
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) High Noon Revisited
B) Stanley Kramer and His Films
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) Lee Majors
B) Peter Boyle
C) Tom Skerritt
D) Michael Madsen
  • 38. In what year was the television sequel 'High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane' aired?
A) 1979
B) 1981
C) 1980
D) 1982
  • 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) "A Man for All Seasons"
C) "The Godfather"
D) "To Kill a Mockingbird"
  • 40. 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 Movies
C) AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores
D) AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Songs
  • 41. Which director criticized Gary Cooper's performance as 'rather mousy' in 'High Noon'?
A) Alfred Hitchcock
B) Howard Hawks
C) John Ford
D) Frank Capra
  • 42. Where were the opening scenes of 'High Noon' filmed?
A) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
B) Columbia State Historic Park
C) Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
D) Warnerville
  • 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) Stanley Kramer
B) Elmore Leonard
C) Stephen Jaffe
D) Peter Hyams
  • 45. Which actor starred in the 1981 science fiction thriller 'Outland'?
A) Sean Connery
B) Peter Boyle
C) Lee Majors
D) Tom Skerritt
  • 46. Which location was used for exterior shots of the Hadleyville church?
A) Columbia Movie Ranch in Burbank
B) Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
C) Iverson Movie Ranch near Los Angeles
D) St. Joseph's Church in Tuolumne City
  • 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) Stephen Jaffe
B) Karen Sharpe Kramer
C) Elmore Leonard
D) Peter Hyams
  • 49. Who described High Noon as a 'straight remake' of another film?
A) Carl Foreman
B) Richard Fleischer
C) Stanley Kramer
D) An unspecified source
  • 50. What genre does 'High Noon' belong to?
A) Drama
B) Revisionist Western
C) Science Fiction
D) Romantic Comedy
  • 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) 50 times
B) 12 times
C) 36 times
D) 24 times
  • 53. What was High Noon's ranking in AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Cheers?
A) No. 20
B) No. 10
C) No. 27
D) No. 33
  • 54. Who claimed to have helped Carl Foreman develop the story of High Noon?
A) Richard Fleischer
B) John W. Cunningham
C) Victor Navasky
D) Bosley Crowther
  • 55. What was Will Kane's ranking on AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Heroes and Villains?
A) Hero No. 5
B) Villain No. 20
C) Hero No. 15
D) Villain No. 10
  • 56. What position did High Noon achieve in AFI's 10 Top 10 for Western films?
A) No. 1
B) No. 3
C) No. 5
D) No. 2
  • 57. What was the theatrical rental earnings of 'High Noon' in North America in 1952?
A) $3.75 million
B) $5 million
C) $4.5 million
D) $2 million
  • 58. Which artist first made 'High Noon' a major hit on the country-and-western charts?
A) Johnny Cash
B) Gene Autry
C) Tex Ritter
D) Frankie Laine
  • 59. Who authored 'Naming Names', an account related to the Hollywood blacklist?
A) Carl Foreman
B) Victor Navasky
C) Stanley Kramer
D) Richard Fleischer
  • 60. In which year was High Noon ranked number 33 in AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies?
A) 1998
B) 2001
C) 2003
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) Tom Skerritt
B) Sean Connery
C) Lee Majors
D) Michael Madsen
  • 63. In what year did Karen Kramer sign an agreement with Relativity Studios for a feature film remake of High Noon?
A) 1981
B) 2016
C) 2000
D) 2024
  • 64. Which U.S. president hosted 17 White House screenings of 'High Noon'?
A) George W. Bush
B) Barack Obama
C) Ronald Reagan
D) Bill Clinton
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