Sam Peckinpah
A few questions about one of the most popular U.S. film-makers and his films
Quiz created by: Dino
1. What was Peckinpah's full name?
(#) David Samuel Peckinpah
(#) Samuel William Peckinpah
(#) Donald Samuel Peckinpah
(#) Samuel Martin Peckinpah
2. Who are the two aging Western stars starring in "Ride the High Country"?
(#) Joel McCrea and Randolph Scott
(#) Joel McCrea and Robert Preston
(#) William Holden and Ernest Borgnine
(#) Randolph Scott and Robert Ryan
3. What was Peckinpah's first big-budget movie?
(#) Major Dundee
(#) The Getaway
(#) Straw Dogs
(#) The Wild Bunch
4. What movie begins with a failed bank robbery and concludes with a suicidal battle against the Mexican Army?
(#) Major Dundee
(#) Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
(#) The Wild Bunch
(#) Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
5. What does Cable Hogue discover in the desert in "The Ballad of Cable Hogue"?
(#) water
(#) diamonds
(#) gold
(#) oil
6. Who stars in Peckinpah's 1971 movie "Straw Dogs"?
(#) Richard Basehart
(#) Dustin Hoffman
(#) Richard Burton
(#) Laurence Harvey
7. What Hollywood stars played Steve McQueen's parents in "Junion Bonner"?
(#) Ernest Borgnine and Maureen O'Hara
(#) Robert Ryan and Barbara Stanwyck
(#) Robert Preston and Ida Lupino
(#) William Holden and Susan Hayward
8. What actor, known for his appearances in many John Ford's classic Westerns, played a supporting role in four Peckinpah's movies?
(#) Robert Ryan
(#) Warren Oates
(#) Ben Johnson
(#) Ward Bond
9. What prolific character actor played the lead role in "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia"?
(#) L.Q. Jones
(#) Warren Oates
(#) Strother Martin
(#) Bo Hopkins
10. Who composed the music for "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid"?
(#) Bob Dylan
(#) Graham Nash
(#) James Taylor
(#) Jackson Browne
11. What action-thriller starring James Caan was filmed on location in San Francisco?
(#) The Osterman Weekend
(#) Rollerball
(#) The Killer Elite
(#) Freebie and the Bean
12. What Austrian-born actress co-starred in two Peckinpah's movies?
(#) Ursula Andress
(#) Senta Berger
(#) Elke Sommer
(#) Anita Ekberg
13. For what movie did Peckinpah use footage of World War II documentaries?
(#) The Osterman Weekend
(#) Stalag 17
(#) Cross of Iron
(#) The Dirty Dozen
14. What occupation does Kris Kristofferson have in "Convoy"?
(#) Newshawk
(#) Cab Driver
(#) Truck Driver
(#) Private Eye
15. What was Sam's last movie?
(#) Convoy
(#) The Osterman Weekend
(#) Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
(#) The Killer Elite
16. What Western movie starring Henry Fonda paid tribute to Sam by naming a gang of outlaws "The Wild Bunch"?
(#) How the West Was Won
(#) Once Upon a Time in the West
(#) My Name is Nobody
(#) Firecreek
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