TV Westerns Trivia 14

Dundee and the Culhane, Dusty’s Trail, Empire, F Troop, Father Murphy, Frontier, Frontier Circus, Frontier Doctor, and The Gray Ghost

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.

Dundee and the Culhane
1. This Western was short-lived with only 13 episodes. Sean Garrison played The Culhane. What actor played Dundee?

• Roger Moore
• Sean Connory
• John Mills
• Anthony Quinn

Dusty’s Trail
2. This Western came on TV in the fall of 1973. The series included Forrest Tucker, Jeannine Riley, Lori Saunders, Ivor Francis and Lynn Wood. Who played the lead Dusty?

• Ryan O’Neal
• Don Knotts
• Bob Denver
• Alan Hale Jr.

Empire
3. This modern Western had a well-known cast in 1962. Who was NOT a cast member?

• Ryan O’Neal
• Richard Egan
• Terry Moore
• Clint Eastwood

F Troop
4. This comedy Western ran for two years from September 1965 to August 1967. Who played the lead character Sergeant Morgan O’Rourke?

• Forrest Tucker
• Larry Storch
• Ken Berry
• Bob Steele

5. One of the support cast included Trooper Duffy. One of the stars of the 1930’s and 1940’s B-Westerns played the role. Who was the actor?

• Allan Lane
• Bob Steele
• Rex Allen
• Wild Bill Elliott

Father Murphy
6. Who created the series?

• Merlin Olsen
• Michael Landon
• Lorne Greene
• Katherine Cannon

7. What did Father Murphy run?

• mine
• orphanage
• church
• restaurant

Frontier
8. It was one of the first Western anthology series. This realistic series only lasted one season. Veteran character actor Walter Coy narrated the series. What year did it first run on TV?

• 1952
• 1954
• 1955
• 1957

Frontier Circus
9. This hour-long Western drama played for one season. Who was NOT one of the show’s stars?

• Richard Jaeckel
• Rex Allen
• Chill Wills
• John Derek

Frontier Doctor
10. This was an early 1950’s syndicated TV Western. Republic Studios produced the series. Who was the star?

• Peter Graves
• Bob Steele
• Allan “Rocky” Lane
• Rex Allen

The Gray Ghost
11. The series was about a real life Confederate commander known as “The Gray Ghost.” Who is this historic figure?

• Robert E. Lee
• J.E.B. Stuart
• John S. Mosby
• Amos McCoy

Answers

1. John Mills
2. Bob Denver
3. Clint Eastwood
4. Forrest Tucker
5. Bob Steele
6. Michael Landon
7. Orphanage
8. 1955
9. Rex Allen
10. Rex Allen
11. John S. Mosby

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