TV Westerns
Trivia Quizzes
TV Western Trivia 11
Bret Maverick, Broken Arrow,
Bronco, Buckskin, Buckskin, Cade’s County, The Californians, and Casey Jones
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 Bret Maverick
1. The show stars James Garner
playing his legendary Bret Maverick. The lasted how many episodes?
Broken Arrow
2. In this Western, Michael
Ansara played Native Americans in many TV shows and movies.
Actually, where was he born?
- Reservation in Western
Canada
- Apache Reservation, Arizona
- Syria
- Cuba
3. The character of Tom Jeffords,
based on a novel, is about a real person in Arizona.
Bronco
4. Bronco aired from 1958 to
1962. Who played the lead character Bronco Layne?
- Clint Walker
- Will Hutchins
- Jack Kelley
- Ty Hardin
5. What was the studio that
produced the series?
- Warner Brothers
- Republic
- MGM
- Paramount
Buckskin
6. This short-lived series ran
from July 1958 to January 1959. It was about a mother, who ran a
boarding house, and her son in Buckskin, Montana. It was
replacement show for what popular variety show?
- The Smother’s Brothers
- Toast of the Town
- Tennessee Ernie Ford
- Steve Allen
Buffalo Bill Jr.
7. This was another from the Gene
Autry Flying A Productions’ stable of TV shows. Dick Jones stars
as the lead Buffalo Bill Jr. Bill had a little sister named
Calamity. Who was Calamity?
- Nancy Gilbert
- Sallie Brophy
- Darleen Carr
- Kim Winna
Cade’s County
8. This is a modern day Western
staring Glenn Ford. Glenn played the Western county sheriff. What
was the name of the county?
- Cade
- Maricopa
- Pima
- Madrid
9. A veteran character actor of
both film and TV played his Deputy J. J. Jackson. Who played J. J.
Jackson?
- Taylor Lacher
- Edgar Buchanan
- Victor Campos
- Richard Coogan
10. How many seasons did the
series run?
The Californians
11. This series is about the
California Gold Rush in 1850’s. Richard Coogan played a
newspaper reporter fighting corruption. His character is Dion
Patrick. Who originally played Patrick?
- Victor Campos
- Taylor Lacher
- Adam Kennedy
- Alan Hale Jr.
Casey Jones
12. Alan Hale Jr. played the
famous Casey Jones the engineer of the Cannonball Express. The
program filmed 78 half-hour episodes. However, what TV show made
Alan Hale Jr. a household name?
- Man from UNCLE
- Gilligan’s Island
- The Alan Hale Show
- Gunsmoke
13. What famous Western sidekick
played the conductor on the Cannonball Express?
- Dub “Cannonball” Taylor
- Smiley Burnette
- Rufe Davis
- Bob Denver
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