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Quiz about Movies That John Wayne Has Died In

Movies That John Wayne Has Died In Quiz

This quiz is about John Wayne movies where the character that he portrays, dies.

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

Author
kcookie

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
138,491

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. In this 1949 movie John Wayne portrays Sergeant John M. Stryker during World War II.
Co-stars include John Agar and Forrest Tucker. Hint

The Fighting Seabees

Sands Of Iwo Jima

The Undefeated

Chisum

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Question 2 of 10

2. In this 1960 epic John Wayne is the famous Davy Crockett.
This movie has a full star cast, Frankie Avalon and Richard Widmark to name a few. Hint

Davy Crockett

How The West Was Won

The Alamo

The Horse Soldiers

3. This movie was released in 1955.
John Wayne plays Captain Karl Ehrlich, a German freight Captain who is anti-nazi.
Co-stars include Lana Turner and Tab Hunter.
Although his death is not visible it is presumed. Hint

The Sea Chase

Dark Command

Operation Pacific

Wake Of The Red Witch

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Question 4 of 10

4. John Wayne portrays gunfighter J.B. Books in this 1976 movie.
This movie also stars Lauren Bacall, Jimmy Stewart, and Ron Howard. Hint

Big Jake

True Grit

The Shootist

Stage Coach

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Question 5 of 10

5. John stars with Paulette Goddard and Ray Milland in this 1942 movie, set in Key West in the 1840's. John portrays Captain Jack Stuart. Hint

Reap The Wild Wind

Seven Sinners

Long Voyage Home

Rio Grande

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Question 6 of 10

6. In this 1944 movie John stars as Navy construction worker, Wedge Donovan. His team is on the front lines during World War II, where he dies saving his men. Hint

Sands of Iwo Jima

The Fighting Seabees

In Harm's Way

Flying Tigers

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Question 7 of 10

7. We don't actually see John Wayne die in this 1962 movie.
James Stewart is telling the story of Tom Doniphan. Hint

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Horse Soldiers

The Green Berets

She Wore A Yellow Ribbon

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1933 John Wayne played a small part in this movie. The stars were Richard Barthelmess and Sally Eilers. He plays a co-pilot. Hint

Jet Pilot

Tall In The Saddle

Central Airport

In Harm's Way

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Question 9 of 10

9. This movie is from 1949. Co-stars are Gail Russell and Gig Young.
Wayne plays Captain Ralls, a sailor of the South Seas. Hint

Red River

The Sea Chase

Flying Leathernecks

Wake Of The Red Witch

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Question 10 of 10

10. In this 1972 movie, John Wayne portrays Will Anderson, a sixty-year-old rancher who needs to get his cattle to market. Hint

Rooster Cogburn

McLintock

The Cowboys

The Three Godfathers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In this 1949 movie John Wayne portrays Sergeant John M. Stryker during World War II. Co-stars include John Agar and Forrest Tucker.

Answer: Sands Of Iwo Jima

John Wayne received his first Academy Award nomination for his role in this film.
Stryker was a hard nose leader preparing his troops for battle.
He made it all the way to the end of the movie, when a sniper takes him out.

2. In this 1960 epic John Wayne is the famous Davy Crockett. This movie has a full star cast, Frankie Avalon and Richard Widmark to name a few.

Answer: The Alamo

John Wayne produced and directed this movie with the help of John Ford.
In the movie Davy Crockett died from a Mexican lance while swinging his empty gun like a club.
There has been some controversy about his death in real life, some critics say he may have been taken as a prisoner and executed.

3. This movie was released in 1955. John Wayne plays Captain Karl Ehrlich, a German freight Captain who is anti-nazi. Co-stars include Lana Turner and Tab Hunter. Although his death is not visible it is presumed.

Answer: The Sea Chase

The movie is set at the beginning of World War II.
The ship sinks at the end of the movie with John and Lana on board, leaving the viewer to decide if they survived or not.

4. John Wayne portrays gunfighter J.B. Books in this 1976 movie. This movie also stars Lauren Bacall, Jimmy Stewart, and Ron Howard.

Answer: The Shootist

This was John Wayne's last movie.
Like the character he was portraying, John was dying of cancer.
The Duke died June 11, 1979.

5. John stars with Paulette Goddard and Ray Milland in this 1942 movie, set in Key West in the 1840's. John portrays Captain Jack Stuart.

Answer: Reap The Wild Wind

This movie was originally set for Gary Cooper but he was in the middle of making "Pride of The Yankees" so John Wayne stepped in and dies at the end, by a giant sea squid.

6. In this 1944 movie John stars as Navy construction worker, Wedge Donovan. His team is on the front lines during World War II, where he dies saving his men.

Answer: The Fighting Seabees

John Wayne made many movies about wars but this one is one of only four that was actually made during war time.

7. We don't actually see John Wayne die in this 1962 movie.
James Stewart is telling the story of Tom Doniphan.

Answer: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Although we don't see him die, we see his grave.
James Stewart's character portrays the friend of Tom Doniphan (John Wayne) and narrates the story while attending John's funeral.
John's character dies of natural causes.

8. In 1933 John Wayne played a small part in this movie. The stars were Richard Barthelmess and Sally Eilers. He plays a co-pilot.

Answer: Central Airport

In this movie John never spoke.
Near the end of the movie we see him trying to save one of his passengers after his plane crashes into the sea, and he drowns.

9. This movie is from 1949. Co-stars are Gail Russell and Gig Young. Wayne plays Captain Ralls, a sailor of the South Seas.

Answer: Wake Of The Red Witch

While trying to retrieve gold from a ship that is dangerously hanging from a reef, the reef gives way and Captain Ralls (Wayne) dies. The final scene shows him and his loved one (who died earlier) sailing away into the sunset on the ghost ship.

10. In this 1972 movie, John Wayne portrays Will Anderson, a sixty-year-old rancher who needs to get his cattle to market.

Answer: The Cowboys

The most famous of John's deaths in a movie. Actor Bruce Dern plays the bad guy, Asa Watts, who shoots John in the back.
The boys avenge his death and get the cattle to market.

Source: Author kcookie

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