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1) How many total Westerns were on the air during the 50's and 60's?

2) Early Westerns were geared toward what age group?

3) How many years was "Gunsmoke" on the air?

4) What show was the first "adult" Western?

5) What 3 Westerns made their debut in 1957?

6) During which decade did Westerns begin to broadcast in color?

7) What 1960's Western was a 'winner' in the ratings?

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8) Why did producer William Boyd originally create the character 'Hopalong Cassidy?'

9) Who was known as the singing cowboy? 

10) What former U.S. President was one the host of "Death Valley Days?"

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11) What character was famous for saying "I arrest you in the name of the crown?"

12) What show featured story lines that spanned over 100 years?

13) What show was set in Wyoming in the 1870's?

14) What show was later turned into a movie starring Paul Newman?

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15) What show featured a secret agent in the old west?

16) What show was loosely based on a James Fenimore Cooper book?

17) What show followed a journalist in Yellowstone?

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18) What show on NBC copied the idea of newspaper man hoping his pen could solve conflicts?

19) What show was set much earlier than most Westerns taking place during the French and Indian Wars?

20) What show was one of several produced as part of Walt Disney Presents in an attempt to recreate the wild success of Davy Crockett?