QUIZ

SIX-GUN JUSTICE QUIZ #2

GUNSMOKE

Gunsmoke remains one of the biggest successes in television history. Generations have grown up with Marshal Matt Dillon, Miss Kitty, Doc Adams and the rest of the gang.

While some questions in this quiz will be easy for the longtime Gunsmoke fans, hopefully some of the others will cause at least a little thought before answering... 

First entry with all answers correct emailed to sixgunjusticewesterns.com/ will win a holster full of new Westerns for your reading pleasure.

However, if you can get more than 20 of these questions correct, consider yourself an honorary Six-Gun Justice deputy. 

Good luck, partner!

Gunsmoke takes place in what town?

Tombstone

Virginia City

Dodge City

And that town is located in which state?

New Mexico

Kansas

Nevada

This actor starred as Marshal Matt Dillon.

James Arness

Chuck Connors

Robert Horton

What actor portrayed Matt Dillon in the radio edition of Gunsmoke?

Raymond Burr

William Conrad

Robert Conrad

Gunsmoke was the longest-running primetime live-action TV series of the 20th century. How many seasons were there?

14

20

24

James Arness appears in all of those seasons. What other actor appears in every season?

Dennis Weaver

Ken Curtis

Milburn Stone

What is Festus' last name?

Asper

Bodine

Haggen

Several TV movies followed the season. The final Gunsmoke made-for-TV movie was called 'Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice.' It aired in what year?

1983

1987

1994

This iconic Hollywood star introduced the first episode?

John Wayne

Roy Rogers

Clint Eastwood

What was Doc's first name?

Wilbur

Galen

Mortimer

What was the name of Miss Kitty's saloon?

Pioneer Saloon

Long Branch Saloon

Silver Spur Saloon

Who was the bartender in the saloon?

Barney Danches

Louie Pheeters

Sam Noonan

Gunsmoke spawned just one spin-off television series. What was it called?

Alias Smith and Jones

The High Chaparral

Dirty Sally

The actor who portrayed Doc Adams on the Gunsmoke radio program went on to become which iconic Andy Griffith Show character?

Floyd the Barber

Brisco Darling

Ernest T. Bass

The first 12 seasons originally aired on which day of the week on CBS?wa

Monday

Thursday

Saturday

James Arness' younger brother was a famous TV star, too. Who was his brother?

Ray Walston

Peter Graves

Fred MacMurray

Chester Goode was played by this future star of McCloud.

Robert Fuller

Dennis Weaver

Burt Reynolds

Which character appeared on Gunsmoke first: Quint or Festus?

Quint

Festus

How many seasons were produced in black & white?

6

11

14

The name Matt Dillon's horse is given in one episode, "The Bullet." What was the horse's name?

Pronto

Buck

Champ

What is the name of the woman who takes over the saloon for Miss Kitty in season 20?

Hannah

Sally

Margaret

Chester obsesses over which beverage?

Whiskey

Coffee

Root beer

This Star Trek actor appeared in four episodes, playing four different characters, including a Native American.

Leonard Nimoy

William Shatner

DeForest Kelley

This Star Wars star appeared in two episodes, "The Sodbusters" and "Whelan's Men."

Carrie Fisher

Mark Hamill

Harrison Ford

Which of the following characters was NOT a deputy of Matt Dillon?

Thad Greenwood

Percy Crump

Newly O'Brien

This gunman shoots Matt Dillon in the first episode—and becomes the first character to die on the series.

Vernon Tippert

Dan Grat

Tip Corey

This famous actor played the LAST character to be killed on Gunsmoke.

Gary Busey

Nick Nolte

Dennis Hopper

Doc Adams has a photo of which president hanging in his office?

Abraham Lincoln

Andrew Jackson

John Adams

What city was Kitty's hometown?

Chicago

San Francisco

New Orleans

After Gunsmoke ended, James Arness starred in two more TV series. Pick the show that did NOT feature James Arness.

McClain's Law

The Oregon Trail

How the West Was Won

SIX-GUN JUSTICE QUIZ #1
WHAT’S THE WESTERN—OPENING LINES

First Response emailed to sixgunjusticewesterns @gmail.com 

Will Receive Two Review Copies of Current Westerns.

CAN YOU IDENTIFY THE WESTERN MOVIE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE OPENING LINES?

“Somebody’s coming, Pa.”

“My name is Joe Harmony. This is my stampin’ ground.”

“I was sheriff of this county when I was twenty-five years old. Hard to believe."

“He was growing in to middle-age and was living then in a bungalow on Woodland Avenue."

“Just where is it I can find bear, beaver, and other critters worth cash money when skinned?”

“They come closer every day, Pa.”

“Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou nor thy sons with thee least ye shall die...”

“Joe, you’re under arrest.”

“Sorry, old timer, but you’re only part poison and I’m hungry for meat.”

“I am beyond doubt, the last of the old timers.”

 *Questions Taken From The Western Quiz Book

By Graeme Ross

Published By Bear Manor Media

Used With Permission