Gunsmoke

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

1. First aired on TV on September 10, 1955 as a half-hour Western. Who introduced the first episode?

• James Arness
• James Stewart
• John Wayne
• Burt Lancaster

2. In 1967, “Gunsmoke” moved from it Saturday night slot to a new night. What TV show replaced Gunsmoke in that time slot?

• Man from UNCLE
• High Chaparral
• Manix
• Columbo

3. In 1967, when it moved to its new time slot, what show did it replace?

• Gilligan’s Island
• McCloud
• Riverboat
• The Road West

4. In total how may episodes of “Gunsmoke” were filmed?

• 533
• 633
• 733
• 833

5. “Gunsmoke” started as a half-hour Western. It started in 1955 and what year was the last half-hour episode?

• 1961
• 1960
• 1970
• 1971

6. When “Gunsmoke” hit the airwaves who was NOT a cast member?

• Amanda Black
• Dennis Weaver
• Milburn Stone
• Buck Taylor

James Arness

7. How old was Arness when you first played Matt Dillon?

• 32
• 34
• 36
• 42

8. How many years did James Arness play Matt Dillon?

• 15
• 17
• 20
• 22

9. During World War Two, James was wounded in which theater of combat?

• Normandy
• Southern France
• Northern Africa
• Italy

Dennis Weaver

10. What was the character’s name Dennis played from 1955 until 1964?

• Roy Jonas
• Howie Uzzell
• Sam Noonan
• Chester Goode

11. Dennis won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series. What was the year he won his award?

• 1959
• 1955
• 1962
• 1964

12. From 1973 to 1975, Dennis was president of what Hollywood union?

• Screen Actors Guild
• Director’s Guild
• Teamsters
• Academy of Arts and Science

Milburn Stone

13. Of the original cast, Milburn and one other cast member remained a cast member for the entire 20 year run. Who was the other?

• Amanda Blake
• Burt Reynolds
• Ken Curtis
• James Arness

14. Milburn won an Emmy as Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama for “Gunsmoke” for the episode “Baker’s Dozen.” What was the year?

• 1955
• 1960
• 1968
• 1972

15. In Milburn’s first Western, he plays a World War One vet. What is the 1936 movie?

• Sutter’s Gold
• The Three Mesquiteers
• The Texas Rangers
• Three Godfathers

Amanda Blake

16. She has one of the leads in this 1952 Western. What is the movie?

• Carson City
• Cattle Town
• The Cimarron Kid
• Colorado Sundown

17. What was Amanda’s age when she became Kitty Russell in “Gunsmoke?”

• 26
• 30
• 36
• 40

Answers

1. John Wayne
2. Manix
3. Gilligan’s Island
4. 633
5. 1961
6. Buck Taylor
7. 32
8. 20
9. Italy
10. Chester Goode
11. 1959
12. Screen Actors Guild
13. James Arness
14. 1968
15. The Three Mesquiteers
16. Cattle Town
17. 26

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