Q 01/05

In which city was Clint Eastwood born on 31 May 1930?

A) Los Angeles

B) Oakland

C) San Francisco

D) Carmel-by-the-Sea

Answer · why

C) San Francisco

His full name is Clinton Eastwood Jr.

Q 02/05

As a young Army draftee in 1951, Eastwood survived what accident off the California coast?

A) A jeep rolling off a coastal cliff

B) A bomber ditching in the Pacific

C) A parachute failing to open on a jump

D) A troopship fire off San Diego

Answer · why

B) A bomber ditching in the Pacific

He and the pilot used a life raft and swam about two miles to shore near Point Reyes.

Q 03/05

Eastwood's first credited screen role, in 1955, was a minor part in which Universal monster sequel?

A) Tarantula

B) Creature from the Black Lagoon

C) It Came from Outer Space

D) Revenge of the Creature

Answer · why

D) Revenge of the Creature

He was uncredited as a squadron pilot in Tarantula the same year, and played a sailor named Jonesy in Francis in the Navy.

Q 04/05

Which character did Eastwood play in the CBS Western Rawhide from 1959?

A) Rowdy Yates

B) Gil Favor

C) Wishbone

D) Pete Nolan

Answer · why

A) Rowdy Yates

He was the ramrod under Eric Fleming's trail boss Gil Favor, and took over as trail boss in the final season.

Q 05/05

The cattle drovers of Rawhide were driving their herd from Texas to which town?

A) Sedalia, Missouri

B) Dodge City, Kansas

C) Abilene, Kansas

D) Cheyenne, Wyoming

Answer · why

A) Sedalia, Missouri

Frankie Laine sang the theme; the show ran to 217 black-and-white episodes.