The Western & Adventure Genres

Adventure films were originally intended to appeal mainly to male audiences.

Which charming, gymnastic actor became the first successful swashbuckler star?

Which of the following would NOT be considered a western cinematic trope?

Known as "The Man With No Name" in the "spaghetti" western trilogy, this iconic actor/director started on TV's Rawhide:

Which former Olympic gold medalist swimmer portrayed Tarzan for MGM from 1932-1942?

Which combat setting would you NOT see used a backdrop for many westerns?

Unforgiven (1992), better known as this type of western, questioned the classic elements of the genre:

What is the term for the borderline between the wilderness and civilization?

Tom Cruise stars as a young Navy pilot in the elite Fighter Weapons School in which 1986 film?

Which anarchic comedy troupe parodied the legend of King Arthur and the Holy Grail in their 1975 film?

Who replaced Gene Autry as the "king of the singing cowboys"?

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) was the FIRST PG-13 film from Walt Disney Pictures.

Which of the following would NOT be considered an archetypal western conflict?

Western protagonists typically hold all of the following jobs EXCEPT:

Dances with Wolves (1990) and Unforgiven (1992) were the FIRST westerns to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Which real-life cowboy became the first western superstar, performing most of his own stunts?

Which actor played both fictional Jewish hero Ben-Hur and Biblical Jewish hero Moses in 1950s adventure films?

This landmark 1903 Edwin S. Porter film contained all the essential conventions of typical westerns:

Most western protagonists are bound by the same chivalrous code as the knights of medieval times.

This Hollywood visionary, known for inventing the studio system, was the first executive to embrace the western.

Which French author's works have been adapted into numerous adventure films?

Which 1962 David Lean film is considered by many to be the quintessential historical epic adventure?

This literary character would NOT be considered an adventure hero:

The most prolific western cinematic era ranged from the 1930s to 1960s.

Which of the following would NOT be labeled as a primary western subgenre?

The first feature film shot entirely in Hollywood was a western, Cecil B. De Mille's The Squaw Man (1914).

This unlikely western star signed a precedent-setting contract to share in the profits of Winchester '73 (1950):

This location, first made famous by director John Ford in Stagecoach (1939), has become synonymous with the western:

While most well-known for Casablanca (1942), he also directed Errol Flynn in several Warner Brothers' swashbucklers:

The suspenseful 1995 Ron Howard film tells the story of NASA's Apollo 11.

Westerns are typically set during the last part of the 18th century.

What is the term for the western hero's opposite, a reflection of his evil side he must destroy?

Starting in 1914, this actor starred in 20 episodes of The Perils of Pauline, ushering in the serial film era:

TV's The Lone Ranger (1949-57) featured a black-masked man who shot solid gold bullets.

Which pioneering filmmaker was responsible for two of the earliest western shorts?

Towering and dominant, this actor remains the most popular and durable of all western film stars:

All of the following are considered categories of adventure films EXCEPT:

Excessive violence/fighting is the primary difference between the action and adventure genres.

This 1961 Akira Kurosawa film served as the prototype for Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars (1964):

Sam Peckinpah's ultra-violent The Wild Bunch (1969) is often interpreted as an allegory about the Korean War.