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"Deadwood" Quotes - No. 1 Trivia Quiz

HBO's new series "Deadwood" offers numerous witty, funny and memorable lines from the excellent cast.

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

Author
rblayer

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
180,912

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1140

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (3/10), ctulu24 (4/10), Guest 147 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. To whom was hotel owner E.B. Farnum speaking when he said: "Separate rooms, I'll arrange that by tomorrow, but today I can't fix it,...unless you kill a guest." Hint

Seth Bullock

Al Swearengen

Calamity Jane

Wild Bill Hickok

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Question 2 of 10

2. To whom was Wild Bill Hickok referring when he said: "He meant me harm." Hint

Jack McCall

Tom Mason

Ned Mason

Eddie Sawyer

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Question 3 of 10

3. To whom was Wild Bill Hickok speaking when he said, "If irritating me is the jackpot, you got the job done." Hint

Calamity Jane

Charlie Utter

E.B. Farnum

Jack McCall

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who said: "Let's leave it all alone. I'm stupidest when I try to be funny." Hint

Sol Star

Al Swearengen

Trixie

Seth Bullock

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who said: "I wonder how cavalier your attitude'll be if a pig is gnawing through your vitals." Hint

Mr. Wu

Cy Tolliver

E.B. Farnum

Al Swearengen

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who did Wild Bill Hickok warn with the admonition: "Listen to the thunder." Hint

Jack McCall

Seth Bullock

Al Swearengen

Alma Garrett

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who made the offer: "How about a nap, a bath and sex with an unfamiliar women." Hint

E. B. Farnum

Wild Bill Hickok

Cy Tolliver

Al Swearengen

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who made the statement, "My visions of locust return, I see Pinkertons coming in swarms." Hint

Seth Bullock

Doc Cochran

A.W. Merrick

Al Swearengen

9. Deadwood's two rival saloon owners are discussing business. Al Swearengen comments, "Sometimes I wish we could just hit 'em over the head, rob 'em, and throw their bodies in the creek." What was Cy Tolliver's reply? Hint

"What creek do you suggest?"

"But that would be wrong"

"I agree. What's my share?"

"In that order?"

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who said, "May I say Dan, having resumed drinking alcohol, I cannot for the life of me understand how I ever could've given it up." Hint

A.W. Merrick

E.B. Farnum

Calamity Jane

Reverend Smith

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. To whom was hotel owner E.B. Farnum speaking when he said: "Separate rooms, I'll arrange that by tomorrow, but today I can't fix it,...unless you kill a guest."

Answer: Wild Bill Hickok

In episode 1, Farnum was aware of Wild Bill's reputation as he sought lodgings in the Grand Central Hotel. Hickok was not amused at the hotel owners attempt at humor.

2. To whom was Wild Bill Hickok referring when he said: "He meant me harm."

Answer: Tom Mason

Al Swearengen had enlisted Tom Mason to kill Hickok, who had recently gunned down Tom's brother Ned. In episode 2 Wild Bill sensed danger and shot Tom as he approached his table, even before Tom had touched his pistol.

3. To whom was Wild Bill Hickok speaking when he said, "If irritating me is the jackpot, you got the job done."

Answer: Jack McCall

Jack McCall was an insulting loudmouth at the poker table. In episode 2, Hickok confronts him about his annoying manners, which was mostly ignored by McCall.

4. Who said: "Let's leave it all alone. I'm stupidest when I try to be funny."

Answer: Al Swearengen

For a ruthless and coldblooded man, Al Swearengen often makes attempts at humor. In episode 2 he said something to the people around him at this bar, and no one thought it was funny.

5. Who said: "I wonder how cavalier your attitude'll be if a pig is gnawing through your vitals."

Answer: E.B. Farnum

In episode 3, Farnum discusses with another Swearengen employee the peril of angering their boss. Mr. Wu's pigs are often uses a means of disposing of recently murdered bodies.

6. Who did Wild Bill Hickok warn with the admonition: "Listen to the thunder."

Answer: Alma Garrett

In episode 4 Wild Bill Hickok desperately attempts to get the beautiful, recently widowed Mrs. Garrett to leave town after the murder of her husband. She is unmoved by Hickok's plea and remains in Deadwood.

7. Who made the offer: "How about a nap, a bath and sex with an unfamiliar women."

Answer: Cy Tolliver

Cy's old friend Andy Cramed arrives in Deadwood in episode 4. He is too sick with smallpox to take Cy up on his offer.

8. Who made the statement, "My visions of locust return, I see Pinkertons coming in swarms."

Answer: Al Swearengen

Unable to intimidate Brom Garrett's widow to leave town, Swearengen in episode 4 becomes increasingly concerned about the feared detective agency.

Answer: "But that would be wrong"

In episode 5 the new business competitors are still on fairly friendly terms. While more sophisticated than Swearengen, Tolliver is just as ruthless.

10. Who said, "May I say Dan, having resumed drinking alcohol, I cannot for the life of me understand how I ever could've given it up."

Answer: A.W. Merrick

In episode 6, Merrick is having drinks served by bartender Dan Dority. Apparently the newspaper editor has a slight drinking problem.

Source: Author rblayer

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