John Wayne

Choose an answer from the four choices offered after each question and then "Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz.

1. John Wayne’s birth place?

• Los Angeles, California
• Phoenix, Arizona
• Deadwood, Colorado
• Winterset, Iowa

2. John Wayne’s birth name?

• James Arness
• Ward Bond
• Marion Morrison
• Richard Carlson

3. John Wayne’s nickname is Duke. Where did the nickname come from?

• His pet dog
• His grandfather
• His uncle’s pet rabbit
• His uncle

4. Which university did he win a football scholarship?

• University of Southern California (USC)
• University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
• Stanford University
• San Diego State

5. How tall was John Wayne?

• 5’-9”
• 6'-4˝"
• 6’
• 6’8”

6. After spending many years as a B-Western star, which film made John Wayne a featured film star?

• Men without Women
• The High and the Mightly
• To Hell and Back
• Stagecoach

7. Which favorite leisure activities did John Wayne NOT enjoy playing?

• bridge
• cribbage
• poker
• chess.

8. John Wayne won his best actor Oscar for his role in which movie?

• True Grit
• Sands of Iwo Jima
• Stagecoach
• The Shootist

9. He is best known for his role in John Fords cavalry series. Which is NOT a movie in the series?

• The Horse Soldiers
• Fort Apache
• She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
• Rio Grande

10. Pictured on a 37˘ USA commemorative stamp in the Legends of Hollywood series, issued 9 September 2004. They held the first-day ceremonies at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Who is the character on the brochure?

• A. Ethan Edwards The Searchers
• B. Ringo Kid, “Stagecoach”
• C. Rooster Cogburn, “True Grit”
• D. Nathan Brittles, “Fort Apache”

Check Your Answers

1. Winterset, Iowa
2. Marion Morrison
3. His pet dog
4. University of Southern California (USC)
5. 6'-4˝"
6. Stagecoach
7. cribbage
8. True Grit
9. The Horse Soldiers
10. Ethan Edwards The Searchers