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Once Upon a Time in the West Trivia Quiz

Sergio Leone's greatest "Spaghetti Western" didn't feature Clint Eastwood or Lee Van Cleef.

A multiple-choice quiz by astorian. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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Author
astorian

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
161,257

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
548

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 207 (6/10), Guest 67 (3/10), Guest 209 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which two veteran Western character actors are gunned down by Harmonica (Charles Bronson), at the start of the film? Hint

George "Gabby" Hayes & Ward Bond

Jack Elam & Woody Strode

Walter Brennan & Randolph Scott

Jack Palance & Horst Buchholz

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Question 2 of 10

2. What does Brett McBain have on his land, that is so valuable that the railroad sends Frank (Henry Fonda) to kill him and his family? Hint

water

gold

oil

coal

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Question 3 of 10

3. What's the name of the outlaw, played by Jason Robards, who is framed for the murder of the McBain family? Hint

Cherokee

Cheyenne

Dakota

Apache

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Question 4 of 10

4. What's the name of the crippled railroad magnate? Hint

Vanderhaven

Mortimer

Randolph

Morton

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Question 5 of 10

5. Complete this quote from Frank, "How can you trust a man who _____?" Hint

always tells the truth

wears both a belt and suspenders

salts his food before he tastes it

beats his wife, but not his horse

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Question 6 of 10

6. What's the name of the New Orleans prostitute who came West to marry Brett McBain? Hint

Jill

Molly

Shenandoah

Dominique

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is Harmonica doing just before Frank comes to take him on, in a final gun battle? Hint

Writing something in a journal

Carving a piece of wood

Playing a lively Irish jig on his harmonica

Napping under a tree

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Question 8 of 10

8. Frank knows why Harmonica wants to kill him.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. In a flashback, viewers are shown why Harmonica wants revenge against Frank. Years earlier, Frank killed Harmonica's _____. Hint

wife

son

mother

brother

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Question 10 of 10

10. What two noted Italian directors shared credit with Sergio Leone for writing the story behind "Once Upon a Time in the West"? Hint

Dario Argento & Bernardo Bertolucci

Federico Fellini & Roberto Rosselini

Bernardo Bertolucci & Lina Wertmuller

Federico Fellini & Pier Paolo Pasolini

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 10 2024 : Guest 207: 6/10
Apr 03 2024 : Guest 67: 3/10
Apr 02 2024 : Guest 209: 7/10
Mar 23 2024 : Guest 71: 9/10
Mar 22 2024 : Guest 1: 7/10
Mar 18 2024 : Guest 72: 4/10
Mar 08 2024 : Guest 94: 9/10
Feb 28 2024 : Guest 172: 3/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which two veteran Western character actors are gunned down by Harmonica (Charles Bronson), at the start of the film?

Answer: Jack Elam & Woody Strode

While waiting for Harmonica's arrival at the train station, Elam is annoyed by a pesky fly, while Strode has to cope with a leaky roof dripping water on his head.

2. What does Brett McBain have on his land, that is so valuable that the railroad sends Frank (Henry Fonda) to kill him and his family?

Answer: water

Frank and his gang make one mistake, they don't realize that Bret McBain has gotten married, and that his new wife has not yet arrived. So, the land isn't free and clear for the railroad to take, it belongs to her.

3. What's the name of the outlaw, played by Jason Robards, who is framed for the murder of the McBain family?

Answer: Cheyenne

Harmonica captures Cheyenne, and turns him in for a $5,000 bounty, which he uses to buy the McBain spread.

4. What's the name of the crippled railroad magnate?

Answer: Morton

Morton knows he hasn't long to live, and wants only to see his transcontinental railroad completed before he dies.

5. Complete this quote from Frank, "How can you trust a man who _____?"

Answer: wears both a belt and suspenders

"How can you trust a man who wears both a belt and suspenders? The man can't even trust his own pants."

6. What's the name of the New Orleans prostitute who came West to marry Brett McBain?

Answer: Jill

Jill knows there must be something on the McBain estate that's worth a lot of money, but for a long time, she can't figure out what it is.

7. What is Harmonica doing just before Frank comes to take him on, in a final gun battle?

Answer: Carving a piece of wood

As Cheyenne describes it, "He's whittling on a piece of wood. I have a feeling when he stops whittling, something's going to happen."

8. Frank knows why Harmonica wants to kill him.

Answer: False

Even after Harmonica shoots him, Frank doesn't know who Harmonica is, or why he bears Frank a grudge. Harmonica doesn't reveal the answer until seconds before Frank dies.

9. In a flashback, viewers are shown why Harmonica wants revenge against Frank. Years earlier, Frank killed Harmonica's _____.

Answer: brother

We see Frank and his gang gleefully putting a noose around a man's neck, and making him stand on his younger brother's shoulders. As soon as the boy tires, and can no longer bear his brother's weight, his brother will be hanged. That little boy, of course, grows up to be Harmonica.

10. What two noted Italian directors shared credit with Sergio Leone for writing the story behind "Once Upon a Time in the West"?

Answer: Dario Argento & Bernardo Bertolucci

Dario Argento is best-known as a director of gory horror films, while Bertolucci directed the Oscar winning film "The Last Emperor".

Source: Author astorian

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