Western Stars Trivia Quizzes

Gary Cooper

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

1. Gary Cooper won 2 Academy Award for Best Actor. The first was for Sergeant York. What was the second movie?

• For Whom the Bell Tolls
• It's a Big Country
• High Noon

2. Frank James Cooper (Gary) was born on May 7, 1901. What was the town?

• Plymouth, Massachusetts
• Kent, England
• Helena, Montana

3. Cooper found he could earn money as an "extra" in the motion picture industry, usually cast as a cowboy.

• True or False?

4. Cooper gets his first starring role in what 1929 film?

5. Cooper play Wild Bill Hickok in what film?

6. Cooper turned down the lead role and claimed the movie would be a Hollywood flop. What was the movie?

7. In 1933 Cooper married his only wife. Who was his wife?

• Clara Bow
• Grace Kelly
• Veronica Balfe

8. “Puttin' on the Ritz” with the line, “Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper, (super duper)”.

• True or False?

9. What was Gary’s mother’s name?

• Betty
• Mabel
• Alice

10. Cooper appeared in 107 movies, 82 of which he starred in. Only 16 of those were filmed in color. And he starred in 14 silent movies. How many Westerns did he star in?

• 10
• 15
• 20

Check Your Answers

• 1. High Noon
• 2. Helena, Montana
• 3. True
• 4. The Virginian
• 5. The Plainsman
• 6. Gone with the Wind
• 7. Veronica Balfe
• 8. True
• 9. Alice
• 10. 20 with 3 being silent films