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The Ultimate True Grit Quiz | Movies

John Wayne's greatest film role deserves at least one more quiz. This is my personal favorite of all The Duke's films. Hope you enjoy, pilgrims.

A multiple-choice quiz by terrydd333. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
terrydd333

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
103,994

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
3356

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (12/15), Guest 75 (15/15), Guest 172 (15/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Rooster shot "Lucky" Ned Pepper in the lower lip. What was he aiming for? Hint

targets made from Glen Campbell records

his leg

his upper lip

his gun hand

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Question 2 of 15

2. For what crime was Tom Chaney wanted in Texas? Hint

getting the mayor's daughter "in trouble"

rustling cattle

killing a state senator named Bibbs

robbing a train

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is "Rooster" Cogburn's full, given name? Hint

Rufus T. Cogburn

Reuben J. Cogburn

Alfred E. Cogburn

Samuel L. Cogburn

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Question 4 of 15

4. LaBoeuf tells Rooster that Mattie should continue on the mission because... Hint

she's won her spurs.

she's bought her ticket.

she's paid her dues.

he's sick of hearing her whine.

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Question 5 of 15

5. La Boeuf is a member of what law enforcement agency? Hint

the U.S. Marshall Service

the Texas Rangers

the Pinkerton Detective Agency

the U.S. Secret Service

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Question 6 of 15

6. Rooster was married once and had a child. What was the child's name? Hint

Michael

Stanley

Irving

Horace

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Question 7 of 15

7. How did Rooster introduce his "family"? Hint

my brother Chen Lee and my sister Gen. Sterling Price

my uncle Chen Lee and my mother Gen. Sterling Price

my father Chen Lee and my nephew Gen. Sterling Price

my Grandpa Chen Lee and my cat Gen. Sterling Price

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Question 8 of 15

8. General Sterling Price is...? Hint

Rooster's brother

the "hanging" judge

Rooster's old commanding officer

Rooster's cat

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who accompanies Mattie to claim her father's body? Hint

Tom Chaney

her mother

Yarnell, the hired man

Rooster

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Question 10 of 15

10. What does Mattie's father take along on his horse buying trip for good luck? Hint

Two lucky gold pieces

a pocket watch with a picture of his wife inside

his lucky saddle

Mattie's baby booties

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who is the "famous pleader" that Col. Stonehill was "happily ignorant of" until Mattie mentions him about a hundred times? Hint

F. Lee Bailey

Johnnie Cochran

Edward Bennett Williams

J. Noble Daggett

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Question 12 of 15

12. What is Rooster's pet name for Mattie? Hint

mouth almighty

baby sister

honey bunny

sugar bush

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Question 13 of 15

13. When Mattie boldly plunges her horse into the icy river and swims across, who does Rooster compare her to? Hint

himself

her father

his own daughter

his mother

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Question 14 of 15

14. What now famous super star actor played "Lucky" Ned Pepper? Hint

Robert Duvall

Richard Gere

Harrison Ford

Jack Nicholson

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Question 15 of 15

15. In the last scene of the film, what does Rooster ask Mattie to do? Hint

adopt Gen. Sterling Price

bury him in her family cemetery

approve of him marrying her mother

come see a fat old man sometime.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Rooster shot "Lucky" Ned Pepper in the lower lip. What was he aiming for?

Answer: his upper lip

Rooster: "He was lucky that day, alright."

2. For what crime was Tom Chaney wanted in Texas?

Answer: killing a state senator named Bibbs

Rooster: "$500. Very little for a man who's killed a senator."
LaBoeuf: "Bibbs was a little senator."

3. What is "Rooster" Cogburn's full, given name?

Answer: Reuben J. Cogburn

4. LaBoeuf tells Rooster that Mattie should continue on the mission because...

Answer: she's won her spurs.

Rooster: (contemptuously) "I don't care who's won whose spurs."

5. La Boeuf is a member of what law enforcement agency?

Answer: the Texas Rangers

Rooster: "We buried him in his Ranger suit. No girl showed up."

6. Rooster was married once and had a child. What was the child's name?

Answer: Horace

Rooster: "A clumsier child you'll never see than Horace. I'll bet he broke 40 cups."

7. How did Rooster introduce his "family"?

Answer: my father Chen Lee and my nephew Gen. Sterling Price

Mattie: (to Gen. Sterling Price after she throws out rat shot by Rooster) "This was your job in the first place."

8. General Sterling Price is...?

Answer: Rooster's cat

Rooster's old commanding officer was Capt. Quantrill. The "hanging" judge was Judge Parker.

9. Who accompanies Mattie to claim her father's body?

Answer: Yarnell, the hired man

At the hanging, one of the condemned men is played by Jay Silverheels, none other than Tonto of "Lone Ranger" fame.

10. What does Mattie's father take along on his horse buying trip for good luck?

Answer: Two lucky gold pieces

Mattie: "You'll need more luck than they put in at the mint."

11. Who is the "famous pleader" that Col. Stonehill was "happily ignorant of" until Mattie mentions him about a hundred times?

Answer: J. Noble Daggett

Mattie: "Have you ever heard of the Great Arkansas River Vicksburg Gulf and Steamship Company?"
Col. Stonehill: "I have done business with the G A V & G, yes"
Mattie: "Well, he was the one who forced them into receivership."
Col. Stonehill: "Oh."
Mattie: "They tried to mess with him."

12. What is Rooster's pet name for Mattie?

Answer: baby sister

Kim Darby's real name: Deborah Zerby.
John Wayne's real name: Marion Morrison.
Glen Campbell's real name: Glen Campbell.

13. When Mattie boldly plunges her horse into the icy river and swims across, who does Rooster compare her to?

Answer: himself

Rooster: (in admiration) "By God, she reminds me of me."

14. What now famous super star actor played "Lucky" Ned Pepper?

Answer: Robert Duvall

One of Duvall's earliest roles was of "Boo" Radley in "To Kill a Mockingbird". He still had some hair then.

15. In the last scene of the film, what does Rooster ask Mattie to do?

Answer: come see a fat old man sometime.

In the final scene, it is John Wayne himself, not a stunt double, who jumps the horse over the fence. Not bad for a "one-eyed fat man".

Source: Author terrydd333

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