Q 01/05

In The Rifleman, how did Lucas McCain make his living when he wasn't reaching for his rifle?

A) As a town marshal

B) As a rancher

C) As a bounty hunter

D) As a blacksmith

Answer · why

B) As a rancher

As a rancher: he buys a spread outside North Fork in the pilot, and the producers armed him with a customised rifle, not a six-gun, to set the show ap...

Q 02/05

What was the name of Lucas McCain's son in The Rifleman?

A) Luke

B) Mark

C) Matt

D) John

Answer · why

B) Mark

Mark is why his father loses on purpose in the pilot: the town boss, who has bet on another shooter, threatens the boy unless Lucas throws the contest...

Q 03/05

Which child actor played Lucas McCain's son and earned an Emmy nomination at age 13?

A) Jay North

B) Ron Howard

C) Johnny Crawford

D) Bobby Diamond

Answer · why

C) Johnny Crawford

Johnny Crawford shared the 1959 Emmy ballot with his own family: his brother Robert was nominated for a Playhouse 90 role and their father for film ed...

Q 04/05

The Rifleman was set in North Fork, a fictional town in which territory?

A) Arizona

B) Dakota

C) Wyoming

D) New Mexico

Answer · why

D) New Mexico

New Mexico did not become a state until 1912, so the North Fork of the 1880s lies in a territory; the town itself was invented for the series.

Q 05/05

On which network did The Rifleman air from 1958 to 1963?

A) ABC

B) NBC

C) CBS

D) DuMont

Answer · why

A) ABC

ABC bought the series after its pilot had been shown on a rival network's anthology, then ran the same film again as the first episode in September 19...