TV Western Trivia 1

Hopalong Cassidy, Gene Autry, and The Cisco Kid

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

Hopalong Cassidy

1. The TV Series began in June 1949. What network showed the half-hour shows?

• Mutual
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

2. In the series original shows, who played Hopalong’s sidekick?

• Slim Pickens
• Andy Devine
• Gabby Hayes
• Edgar Buchanan

Gene Autry

3. During it half-hour run on TV, Gene produced 85 shows. Who played his sidekick on TV?

• Pat Buttram
• Slim Pickens
• Pat Brady
• Smiley Burnette

The Cisco Kid

4. What actor did NOT play The Cisco Kid in either movies or television?

• Duncan Renaldo
• Cesar Romero
• Gilbert Roland
• Desi Arnaz

5. What year did the syndicated TV series begin?

• 1948
• 1949
• 1950
• 1951

6. In 1945, Duncan Renaldo first played Cisco on the silver screen. What was his first Cisco movie?

• In Old Arizona
• South of the Border
• The Cisco Kid Returns
• South of the Rio Grande

7. On the TV series, Leo Carrillo plays Poncho. In Renaldo’s first film, who played Poncho?

• Martin Garralaga
• Esteban Guzman
• Dominique Beauchard
• Leo Carrillo

8. How may half-hour episodes were film of the TV series?

• 56
• 100
• 126
• 156

9. On the TV series, what was Cisco’s horse’s name?

• Diablo
• Devil
• Loco
• Crazy

10. On the TV series, what was Pancho’s horse’s name?

• Diablo
• Devil
• Loco
• Crazy

Answers

• 1) National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
• 2) Edgar Buchanan
• 3) Pat Buttram
• 4) Desi Arnaz
• 5) 1951
• 6) The Cisco Kid Returns
• 7) Martin Garralaga
• 8) 156
• 9) Diablo
• 10) Loco

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