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15 Questions about Support Your Local Sheriff | Movies

"Support Your Local Sheriff", a great western parody from the late 1960s.

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

Author
laughinggirl

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
117,542

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
406

Last 3 plays: Guest 144 (15/15), Guest 107 (12/15), Guest 174 (14/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who played the lead as Jason McCullough? Hint

James Garner

Harry Morgan

Jack Elam

Burt Kennedy

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Question 2 of 15

2. What country was Jason saving up his money to move to?

Answer: (One Word - not just a country, but a continent, too!)

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Question 3 of 15

3. Did Prudie discover the gold during her sister's wedding?

Yes

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Question 4 of 15

4. What was wrong with the new jail? Hint

There wasn't a jail.

It didn't have any bars on the doors and windows.

It didn't have a roof.

There were no locks.

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Question 5 of 15

5. How did Jason solve the problem with the jail? Hint

He roped off the jail.

He poured red paint on the floor.

He put the prisoners in the stables.

He put beams across the top.

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Question 6 of 15

6. What was the name of the house of ill-repute? Hint

Madame Orr's House

The Queen's Castle

Lady Anne's Place

Suzie's House

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Question 7 of 15

7. What was the name of the clan that terrorized the town? Hint

Winston

Brady

Danby

James

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Question 8 of 15

8. Where does this movie take place? Hint

Elephant's Breath, Montana

the movie doesn't say

Calander, Colorado

Sagging Bag, Arizona

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Question 9 of 15

9. What was the name of the "sequel" that was made to this movie? Hint

Support Your Local Desperado

Support Your Local Gunfighter

Support Your Local Train Robber

Support Your Local Barkeep

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Question 10 of 15

10. How did Jason show his qualifications to be sheriff? Hint

He shot through a washer.

He quickly stopped a fight in the streets.

He shot the mayor's hat off.

He talked his way into the job without showing his qualifications.

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which of these didn't happen to Prudie as she cooked dinner? Hint

Her sleeve got caught in the door and ripped off.

She ended up with flour all over her face.

Her dress caught on fire.

Jason dumped water on her.

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Question 12 of 15

12. What did Prudie's father say was her problem? Hint

Puberty hit her hard.

She took her mother's death hard.

She had never been quite right since the "accident".

All of these were Prudie's problems.

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Question 13 of 15

13. What was Prudie covered in after the big street fight at the beginning of the movie?

Answer: (One Word - dirty!)

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Question 14 of 15

14. How many sheriffs did the town have before Jason? Hint

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Question 15 of 15

15. What was Jake known as before Jason made him deputy? Hint

town derelict

town bandit

doctor

longest-residing resident of the jail

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who played the lead as Jason McCullough?

Answer: James Garner

James Garner played the new sheriff. Jack Elam was his deputy, Harry Morgan was the mayor, and Burt Kennedy directed the movie.

2. What country was Jason saving up his money to move to?

Answer: Australia

Jason was always explaining that he was planning to go to Australia because they have sticks that come back when you throw them and animals that can box you!

3. Did Prudie discover the gold during her sister's wedding?

Answer: no

The small town was attending the funeral of a stranger when Prudie discovered the gold in the grave. Prudie didn't have a sister, she was an only child.

4. What was wrong with the new jail?

Answer: It didn't have any bars on the doors and windows.

The mayor and town council were very proud of their new jail, the bars just hadn't arrived, yet.

5. How did Jason solve the problem with the jail?

Answer: He poured red paint on the floor.

To solve the whole issue of no bars, He poured red paint on the floor and told his prisoner that that was blood from the last man who tried to escape. Amazingly, it worked! If only criminals were really that gullible!

6. What was the name of the house of ill-repute?

Answer: Madame Orr's House

Madame Orr's House got demolished with a cannon at the end of the movie.

7. What was the name of the clan that terrorized the town?

Answer: Danby

Danby and his three sons took pleasure in terrorizing and stealing from the town. However, they weren't known for their smarts, as evidenced by question five.

8. Where does this movie take place?

Answer: Calander, Colorado

Both Sagging Bag, Arizona and Elephant's Breath, Montana were towns that didn't support their local sheriff, as mentioned in the theatrical trailer... disaster ensued.

9. What was the name of the "sequel" that was made to this movie?

Answer: Support Your Local Gunfighter

Though this was a sequel and many of the original cast returned, they weren't playing the same parts.

10. How did Jason show his qualifications to be sheriff?

Answer: He shot through a washer.

Not only did he shoot through the coin, but he did it twice, hitting the same spot both time! Now that's some shooting!

11. Which of these didn't happen to Prudie as she cooked dinner?

Answer: Her sleeve got caught in the door and ripped off.

Poor Prudie... it just doesn't pay to try to impress a guy!

12. What did Prudie's father say was her problem?

Answer: Puberty hit her hard.

The mayor said that "puberty [pronounced poo-berty] hit her real hard." Though her mother was gone, she wasn't dead, just gone.

13. What was Prudie covered in after the big street fight at the beginning of the movie?

Answer: mud

The whole street was mud and this led to people becoming angry with one another and fighting. Prudie got knocked into it as she was trying to cross the street. After that, her temper took over, and she joined in the fight.

14. How many sheriffs did the town have before Jason?

Answer: 3

Three... two were killed and the third didn't have "the right kind of temperament for the job."

15. What was Jake known as before Jason made him deputy?

Answer: town derelict

Jason chose Jake to be his deputy after Jake saved his life.

Source: Author laughinggirl

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