TV Westerns Trivia 11

Bret Maverick, Broken Arrow, Bronco, Buckskin, Buckskin, Cade’s County, The Californians, and Casey Jones

Choose an answer from the four choices offered after each question and then click "Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz to see the answers.

Bret Maverick

1. The show stars James Garner playing his legendary Bret Maverick. The lasted how many episodes?

• 2
• 12
• 22
• 32

Broken Arrow

2. In this Western, Michael Ansara played Native Americans in many TV shows and movies. Actually, where was he born?

• Reservation in Western Canada
• Apache Reservation, Arizona
• Syria
• Cuba

3. The character of Tom Jeffords, based on a novel, is about a real person in Arizona.

• True or False?

Bronco

4. Bronco aired from 1958 to 1962. Who played the lead character Bronco Layne?

• Clint Walker
• Will Hutchins
• Jack Kelley
• Ty Hardin

5. What was the studio that produced the series?

• Warner Brothers
• Republic
• MGM
• Paramount

Buckskin

6. This short-lived series ran from July 1958 to January 1959. It was about a mother, who ran a boarding house, and her son in Buckskin, Montana. It was replacement show for what popular variety show?

• The Smother’s Brothers
• Toast of the Town
• Tennessee Ernie Ford
• Steve Allen

Buffalo Bill Jr.

7. This was another from the Gene Autry Flying A Productions’ stable of TV shows. Dick Jones stars as the lead Buffalo Bill Jr. Bill had a little sister named Calamity. Who was Calamity?

• Nancy Gilbert
• Sallie Brophy
• Darleen Carr
• Kim Winna

Cade’s County

8. This is a modern day Western staring Glenn Ford. Glenn played the Western county sheriff. What was the name of the county?

• Cade
• Maricopa
• Pima
• Madrid

9. A veteran character actor of both film and TV played his Deputy J. J. Jackson. Who played J. J. Jackson?

• Taylor Lacher
• Edgar Buchanan
• Victor Campos
• Richard Coogan

10. How many seasons did the series run?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

The Californians

11. This series is about the California Gold Rush in 1850’s. Richard Coogan played a newspaper reporter fighting corruption. His character is Dion Patrick. Who originally played Patrick?

• Victor Campos
• Taylor Lacher
• Adam Kennedy
• Alan Hale Jr.

Casey Jones

12. Alan Hale Jr. played the famous Casey Jones the engineer of the Cannonball Express. The program filmed 78 half-hour episodes. However, what TV show made Alan Hale Jr. a household name?

• Man from UNCLE
• Gilligan’s Island
• The Alan Hale Show
• Gunsmoke

13. What famous Western sidekick played the conductor on the Cannonball Express?

• Dub “Cannonball” Taylor
• Smiley Burnette
• Rufe Davis
• Bob Denver

Answers

Bret Maverick

• 1. 22

Broken Arrow

• 2. Apache Reservation, Arizona
• 3. True

Bronco

• 4. Ty Hardin
• 5. Warner Brothers

Buckskin

• 6. Tennessee Ernie Ford

Buffalo Bill Jr.

• 7. Nancy Gilbert

Cade’s County

• 8. Madrid
• 9. Edgar Buchanan
• 10. 1

The Californians

• 11. Adam Kennedy
• 12. Gilligan’s Island
• 13. Dub “Cannonball” Taylor

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