Q 01/05

On the TV version of Gunsmoke, who played Marshal Matt Dillon?

A) Richard Boone

B) William Conrad

C) Ward Bond

D) James Arness

Answer · why

D) James Arness

On the earlier radio series the marshal was voiced by William Conrad, whom CBS considered too heavy for television.

Q 02/05

Gunsmoke is set in which Kansas cattle town?

A) Wichita

B) Abilene

C) Dodge City

D) Ellsworth

Answer · why

C) Dodge City

The stories take place in the 1870s during the settlement of the West.

Q 03/05

How many seasons did the television Gunsmoke run after its 1955 debut?

A) 20

B) 14

C) 17

D) 25

Answer · why

A) 20

Episodes were half an hour until 1961 and an hour thereafter, through 1975.

Q 04/05

Which Gunsmoke deputy, played by Ken Curtis, replaced Chester in 1964?

A) Newly O'Brien

B) Quint Asper

C) Festus Haggen

D) Thad Greenwood

Answer · why

C) Festus Haggen

Burt Reynolds also served a stint as blacksmith-deputy Quint Asper from 1962 to 1965.

Q 05/05

Gunsmoke's Doc Adams was allowed to choose his character's first name. What did actor Milburn Stone pick?

A) Ezekiel

B) Hippocrates

C) Ambrose

D) Galen

Answer · why

D) Galen

He named the doctor after the ancient Greek physician and medical researcher.

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