My father raised me on westerns with actors such as John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, and Alan Ladd. I still have an appreciation for a good western and have added countless titles to my personal collection. My knowledge of movie quotes sometimes borders on the “have no life” edge but I thought I would challenge one and all to a test their knowledge against mine.

Here are a 12 trivia questions relating to westerns. See how many you know; answers are the bottom.

   1) The movie: Giant

     What was Jett Rink’s response to being told “money isn’t everything”?

   2) In what movie does John Wayne say, “Fill your hands, you son of a bitch”?

   3) The movie: Shane

     What was Shane’s reply to being asked, “What are you?”

    4) The movie: Unforgiven

     Ned tells Will Munny that they “ain’t bad men no more”. What does he say they are?

    5) The movie: Unforgiven

     Who is Will Munny talking to when he states, “That’s right. I’ve killed women and children. I’ve killed   everything that walks or crawls at one time or another, and I’m here to kill you.”?

    6) The movie: A Few Dollars More

     What is Wild’s response to Colonel Mortimer’s “I generally smoke just after I eat. Why don’t you come back in ten minutes?”

7) The movie: The Shootist

     What was J.B. Books response when told that he swears too much?

8) The movie: The Wild Bunch

     What does Dutch Engstrom believe counts in this world?

9) The movie: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

     Sundance is accused of cheating by a fellow card player who states, “If I draw on you, you’ll kill me.” What   was Sundance’s response?

10) The movie: The Searchers

     Ethan says he will find the Indians “just as sure as” what?

11) The movie: High Noon

        What were the first words said by Will Kane?

12) The movie: High Noon

        Helen says, “If Kane was my man, I’d never leave him like this.” What would she do?

 

Answers:

1) John Rink replied, “Not when you got it.”

2) The film is True Grit.

3) Shane replied, “Nothing.”

4) Ned says they’re “farmers”.

5) Will Munny is talking to Little Bill.

6) Wild’s response is, “Ten minutes you’ll be smoking in hell.”

7) J.B. Books responded, “The hell I do.”

8) Dutch Engstrom believes what counts is; to whom he gives his word.

9) Sundance replies, “There’s that possibility.”

10) The turning of the earth.

11) Kane’s first words were, “I do.”

12) Helen says she would “die beside him.”