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Quiz about Audie Murphy Mergers
Quiz about Audie Murphy Mergers

Audie Murphy Mergers Trivia Quiz


The movie mergers in this quiz all involve at least one Audie Murphy film. Your answer is the word, or words, that are common to both titles.

A multiple-choice quiz by spanishliz. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
spanishliz
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
387,244
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1054
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Question 1 of 10
1. What word connects a 1951 American Civil War drama starring Audie as a young soldier in his first battle with a 1996 movie in which Denzel Washington investigates a potential Medal of Honor recipient?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 2 of 10
2. Murphy's character inherits a ranch in the 1959 western that is connected to a 1943 Alfred Hitchcock mystery starring Joseph Cotten and Teresa Wright, by what word?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 3 of 10
3. Which word, which links two Audie Murphy westerns, had "no name" on it in 1959, but was "for a badman" in 1964?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 4 of 10
4. A word that follows "Kansas" in 1950 and "Arizona" in 1965, links these two Audie Murphy vehicles to a 1981 film that is the first in a series starring Harrison Ford. What is that word?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 5 of 10
5. What nationality links a 1958 Audie Murphy movie, based on a Graham Greene novel, and remade in 2002, with a 2013 Oscar-nominated movie about a con man played by Christian Bale?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 6 of 10
6. Audie Murphy has a small role as a newspaper copy boy in a 1948 piece of fluff starring Guy Madison and Diana Lynn, that is linked to a 1978 fantasy romance starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie by what single word?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 7 of 10
7. The 1955 movie in which Audie Murphy plays himself is linked to the 1985 first film of a trilogy starring Michael J. Fox, by what single word?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 8 of 10
8. Two words form the link between an Audie Murphy western from 1954, in which he tries to keep the peace between miners and the Ute nation, and a 1994 adventure in which Kevin Bacon is amongst those who menace Meryl Streep and her family. What are those words?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 9 of 10
9. Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen head the cast of a 1960 western that is connected by a lucky number to a western from the same year, in which Audie Murphy has an unusual name.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 10 of 10
10. Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert's 1934 Oscar winner shares a word with a 1957 western for which top billing is shared by James Stewart and Audie Murphy. What word joins these two?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What word connects a 1951 American Civil War drama starring Audie as a young soldier in his first battle with a 1996 movie in which Denzel Washington investigates a potential Medal of Honor recipient?

Answer: Courage

"The Red Badge of (Courage) Under Fire" is the merged title.

"The Red Badge of Courage" is based on Stephen Crane's novel about a young Union soldier's baptism of fire and his reactions to battle. Audie plays the Youth, Henry Fleming in a cast which includes Royal Dano, Bill Mauldin and Andy Devine.

"Courage Under Fire" involves Washington's character investigating the actions of a helicopter pilot played by Meg Ryan, to determine if the award of the Medal of Honor is warranted. Lou Diamond Phillips and Matt Damon also appear in the cast.
2. Murphy's character inherits a ranch in the 1959 western that is connected to a 1943 Alfred Hitchcock mystery starring Joseph Cotten and Teresa Wright, by what word?

Answer: Shadow

The merger is "Cast a Long (Shadow) of a Doubt".

"Cast a Long Shadow" is of the "illegitimate son inherits ranch" variety of western, with the usual objections raised by those who think they have a better claim. John Dehner and James Best are also in the cast.

"Shadow of a Doubt" involves a young woman's suspicions about her favourite uncle, after whom she is named, and who may or may not be a murderer. The cast also includes Hume Cronyn and Macdonald Carey.
3. Which word, which links two Audie Murphy westerns, had "no name" on it in 1959, but was "for a badman" in 1964?

Answer: Bullet

"No Name on the (Bullet) for a Badman" is the merged title.

In "No Name on the Bullet" Audie plays a hired killer named John Gant who rides into town one day. Such are the secrets and feuds of the townsfolk that almost everybody thinks that he has come to kill them. Charles Drake and Warren Stevens are also in the cast.

In "Bullet for a Badman" Murphy plays a retired Texas Ranger who ends up at odds with a former friend and colleague who has turned to crime and whose ex-wife Audie's character has married. Darren McGavin plays the former friend, and the cast also includes Ruta Lee, Beverley Owen and Skip Homeier.
4. A word that follows "Kansas" in 1950 and "Arizona" in 1965, links these two Audie Murphy vehicles to a 1981 film that is the first in a series starring Harrison Ford. What is that word?

Answer: Raiders

The mergers are either "Kansas (Raiders) of the Lost Ark" or "Arizona (Raiders) of the Lost Ark".

"Kansas Raiders" would have us believe that young Jesse James (Murphy) joined Quantrill's Raiders towards the end of the American Civil War to right perceived wrongs done to his family, after which he rode off into the sunset to pursue his life of crime. Brian Donlevy is Quantrill, and other gang members include Tony Curtis, James Best and Richard Long.

In "Arizona Raiders" Audie is an ex-Quantrill's Raider named Clint, who is recruited to hunt his former gang down, becoming an Arizona Ranger to do so. Fred Graham plays Quantrell/Quantrill, and Buster Crabbe and Ray Stricklyn also appear.

"Raiders of the Lost Ark" is the movie that introduces us to Indiana Jones and his quest for adventure, the ark and defeating the bad guys including some nasty Nazis. Karen Allen, John Rhys-Davies and Denholm Elliott also appear.
5. What nationality links a 1958 Audie Murphy movie, based on a Graham Greene novel, and remade in 2002, with a 2013 Oscar-nominated movie about a con man played by Christian Bale?

Answer: American

The merger is "The Quiet (American) Hustle".

"The Quiet American" is set in Vietnam in the early 1950s, when the French were still in power. Murphy plays the young American who becomes interested in a young Vietnamese woman who is also entangled with an older British diplomat named Fowler (Michael Redgrave). The 2002 remake has Brendan Fraser as the American and Michael Caine as Fowler (this time a reporter).

"American Hustle" is an entertaining crime caper that keeps the audience guessing about what is happening all the way through the movie. Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Bradley Cooper are all among the cast. Despite ten nominations, however, no Oscar is on the shelf.
6. Audie Murphy has a small role as a newspaper copy boy in a 1948 piece of fluff starring Guy Madison and Diana Lynn, that is linked to a 1978 fantasy romance starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie by what single word?

Answer: Heaven

"Texas, Brooklyn & (Heaven) Can Wait" is the merged title.

"Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven" is one of Audie Murphy's first two films, both made in 1948. (The other is "Beyond Glory".) His character works with Madison's character at a Texas newspaper, and disappears from the film when the hero takes off for Brooklyn to seek his fortune.

"Heaven Can Wait" is about an American football quarterback (Beatty) who is whisked away to heaven only to discover that it is not his time yet. A problem arises when his body is cremated before his soul can be returned to earth, and the action involves finding a suitable replacement. James Mason and Jack Warden also appear.
7. The 1955 movie in which Audie Murphy plays himself is linked to the 1985 first film of a trilogy starring Michael J. Fox, by what single word?

Answer: Back

The merged title is "To Hell and (Back) to the Future"

"To Hell and Back" features Murphy playing himself as he becomes one of the most decorated American soldiers ever, receiving not only the Medal of Honor, but nearly every other award for which he is eligible, all before reaching voting age. Marshall Thompson, Charles Drake and Jack Kelly are among those who play his buddies.

"Back to the Future" and its sequels in 1989 and 1990 feature a young Fox as Marty McFly who engages in time travel alongside Dr Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd) in a specially-fitted DeLorean automobile.
8. Two words form the link between an Audie Murphy western from 1954, in which he tries to keep the peace between miners and the Ute nation, and a 1994 adventure in which Kevin Bacon is amongst those who menace Meryl Streep and her family. What are those words?

Answer: The River

"Drums Along (the River) Wild" is the merger.

In "Drums Along the River" a miner played by Lyle Bettger is trying to stir up a war because he wants to get at the gold that is on Ute land. Audie's character and his father (Walter Brennan) try to prevent that from happening. Hugh O'Brian and Jay Silverheels also are in the cast.

"The River Wild" is an intense thriller set, as one might expect, on a fast-flowing river upon which Streep and her family (including David Strathairn) are taking a rafting journey. Initially, Bacon and his crony played by John C. Reilly, approach the family for help as they are inexperienced at river travel, and Meryl is an expert. Before long they show their true nature, and survival becomes far from assured.
9. Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen head the cast of a 1960 western that is connected by a lucky number to a western from the same year, in which Audie Murphy has an unusual name.

Answer: Seven

Merged, the title is "The Magnificent (Seven) Ways from Sundown".

"The Magnificent Seven" comprise Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter and Horst Buchholz as the seven gunmen hired by a Mexican village to protect them from Eli Wallach and his band of ruffians. The 2016 remake with Denzel Washington and some other guys is OK, but the 1960 version is truly magnificent (in the opinion of this fan girl). Note that I don't say 'original' as that label belongs to Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" (1954).

"Seven Ways from Sundown" is the unusual first name of Audie Murphy's character, who goes by Seven Jones for short. He's a Texas Ranger taking in a bad guy played by Barry Sullivan, with whom he forms something of a friendship as they face dangers together. Other cast members include Kenneth Tobey and John McIntire.
10. Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert's 1934 Oscar winner shares a word with a 1957 western for which top billing is shared by James Stewart and Audie Murphy. What word joins these two?

Answer: Night

"It Happened One (Night) Passage" is the merged title.

Director Frank Capra's "It Happened One Night" has the distinction of being the first movie to have won the "big five" Academy Awards. These are Best Picture, Best Director (Capra), Best Actor (Gable), Best Actress (Colbert) and Best Writing (Robert Riskin). The story is a romantic comedy following the antics of socialite Colbert and reporter Gable as they travel the country by bus and later hitch hiking, together.

In "Night Passage", Stewart is hired to get the railroad payroll past a gang of outlaws of which Murphy is a member. Dan Duryea plays the gang leader, and Brandon deWilde and Jay C. Flippen are also in the cast.
Source: Author spanishliz

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