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1. Actor John Wayne, born Marion Morrison, starred in many Westerns during his long and distinguished career. In the early 1930s he found success as a Western actor and years later won a Best Actor Oscar for the Western "True Grit." His last role, that of a dying gunfighter trying to live out his final days in peace, was filmed in 1976. Along with Wayne, it also starred Lauren Bacall and Ron Howard. What is the name of this film?
2. This tall, handsome actor is as comfortable behind the camera as he is in front of it. In the 1960s he starred in several Spaghetti Westerns as well as the television series "Rawhide." His name? Clint Eastwood. Name the 1992 Western that earned him several Academy Awards.
3. Gary Cooper played a marshal in a 1952 classic Western. The role he played was that of Will Kane, a marshal faced with the prospect of protecting a town all by himself. Grace Kelly also starred as his wife. What is the movie's title?
4. Actor Henry Fonda starred in many Westerns during his lengthy career. In which of the following Westerns did he appear?
5. Alan Ladd starred in this 1953 Western with a one-name title. A mysterious stranger comes to the rescue of Wyoming homesteaders struggling to cope with enemies who want the land for themselves. The film is considered a classic of the Western genre. Name this movie.
6. Actor and director, Kevin Costner, starred in and directed an epic Western that many critics consider a masterpiece of filmmaking. The film won seven Academy Awards. What is the title of this epic film?
7. Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson starred in a 1994 Western based on a 1950s television series with the same name. The film has all the comedy of the original series. To what film am I referring?
8. Actor Steve McQueen was known as the "King of Cool" because the movie roles he played were often that of an anti-hero. In 1980, not long before he died, McQueen played the role of a real-life gunfighter. The name of the gunfighter is also the name of the movie. What is it?
9. In 1957, a Western was made about an actual incident that took place in 1881 at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Both Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas starred, respectively, as Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. What is the title of this film?
10. Robert Redford, founder of the Sundance Film Festival, appeared with Paul Newman in a Western about the exploits of outlaws Butch Cassidy and Henry Longbaugh, known as the Sundance Kid. Name this film.
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