Take on "Walker, Texas Ranger"—the Quiz!

By: Jim Moore
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Take on "Walker, Texas Ranger"—the Quiz!
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For nearly a decade, Chuck Norris portrayed Walker, a Texas Ranger who stopped bad guys, gave back to the community and maintained a high moral standard. How much do you remember about this popular show?
Chuck Norris played the title character. What was Walker's first name?
Chuck
Cordell
Cordell Walker was the titular Texas Ranger.
Floyd
Jason

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Walker was a veteran of which war?
World War I
World War II
Gulf War
Vietnam
Walker served as a Marine in Vietnam.

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What type of combat did Walker teach?
Boxing
Martial arts
One of Walker's former students, Trnet Malloy, was a recurring character who often helped on cases.
Stage fighting
Wrestling

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What city was Walker based out of?
Dallas
Walker worked for the Texas Rangers' Dallas-Fort Worth division.
Houston
Lubbock
San Antonio

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To which Native American tribe did Walker belong?
Hopi
Cheyenne
Navaho
Cherokee
Throughout the run of Walker, many references were made to Walker's paternal Cherokee heritage.

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What was the name of Walker's partner and best friend?
Bruce Barnes
Fletcher Reese
Jimmy Trivette
James "Jimmy" Trivette was in nearly every episode of the series.
Jeremiah Ward

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What pro football team did Jimmy Trivette play for?
Rams
Cowboys
In the pilot episode, we learned that an injury ended Trivette's career with the Dallas Cowboys.
Pariots
Broncos

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What actor portrayed Trivette?
Rex Linn
Clarence Gilyard
Clarence Gilyard Jr. may be best known for his role as Trivette, but he has also appeared in movies such as Top Gun and Die Hard.
Michael Peterson
Paul Winfield

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Trivette said he used to watch what show, which made him want to become a Texas Ranger?
Bonanza
Gunsmoke
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger ran on TV from 1949-1957.
Perry Mason

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What was the name of Walker’s partner before Trivette?
Cabe Wallace
Karl Storm
Paul Grady
Bob Mobley
Jimmy Trivette became Walker's partner due to the death of Ranger Bob Mobley.

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What was the first name of the assistant district attorney, who was also Walker's love interest?
Alex
Alexandra "Alex" Cahill was a key part of the entire series.
Francis
Maggie
Sydney

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What actress portrayed Alex?
Mary Drake
Jensen Farnsworth
April Stevens
Sheree J. Wilson
Along with her role on Walker, Sheree J. Wilson portrayed April Stevens on the long-running series, Dallas.

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What kept Walker from proposing to Alex at the end of Season 5?
She got put in protective custody.
She got lost in a storm.
She got kidnapped.
She got shot.
Alex Cahill was shot when gunmen led by a vengeful ex-con attacked a wedding, after which Walker had intended to propose to Alex.

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What name did Alex and Walker give their baby girl?
Angela
At the end of the final regular series episode, we meet Baby Angela Walker.
Trivetta
Cordella
Kasey

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What was the name of the woman Walker loved before he knew Alex?
Katharine Prather
Ellen Garrett
We learned in Season 4 that Walker had a fiancee, Ellen Garrett, who died in his arms after being shot.
Vickie Hurley
Merrilee Summers

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Who is the only character to regularly call Walker by his first name?
Alex
C.D.
C.D. Parker was a former Texas Ranger.
Gage
Trivette

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What was Trivette’s nickname for C.D.?
Big Dog
Many times, Jimmy Trivette can be heard calling C.D., "Big Dog."
Seedy
Big Sir
Old Dog

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C.D. owned and operated what type of establishment?
Bar and grill
C.D.'s Bar and Grill was a popular setting in the series.
Barber shop
Record store
Western wear store

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What criminal was responsible for the death of C.D. Parker?
Roy Buchanan
Victor LaRue
Emile Lavocat
The final regular series episode of Walker featured an epic showdown with Emile Lavocat, who poisoned C.D. Parker.
Kurt Nypo

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Who raised Walker?
His sister
His grandparents
Bears
His uncle
Walker was raised by his uncle, Ray Firewalker.

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What happened to Walker's parents, leading him to grow up with Uncle Ray?
They were imprisoned
They were murdered
Walker's parents, John and Elizabeth Firewalker, were murdered.
They become hooked on drugs
They left with no explanation

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According to the show's theme song, what should you do "when you're in Texas"?
Mess with it
Look behind you
"When you're in Texas, look behind you, for that's where the Ranger's gonna be."
Try to find Walker
Get out

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Also according to the theme song, what had the unsuspected stranger better know?
Which line he should not cross
The best road out of town
The truth of wrong from right
Everybody sing, "In the eyes of a ranger/The unsuspected stranger/Had better know the truth of wrong from right."
The good guys from the bad

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What was the name of Walker's martial arts teacher?
Soseki
Araki
Sakai
Walker was instructed in the martial arts by the father of his friend, Yoshi Sakai.
Yoshi

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What is the name of the martial arts youth group Walker worked with?
Punch Temptation Out
A Gang for Good
Kick Drugs Out of America
Kick Drugs Out of America was also a real-life Chuck Norris cause.
Belted for Success

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What is the Ranger motto sometimes quoted on the show?
Rangers fear no danger
Know wrong from right.
No ranger is a stranger.
One riot, One ranger.
It's not an official motto, but you can even find "One riot, One ranger." referred to on the for-real Texas Rangers website.

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What historical Texas Ranger would Walker become in flashback episodes ?
Wolf McQuade
Hayes Cooper
Several Walker episodes featured Old West flashbacks to the exploits of fictional Ranger, Hayes Cooper.
Trent Malloy
Emile Lavocat

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What future superhero and "Great Gatsby" star appeared in a 1994 episode of Walker, Texas Ranger?
Tobey Maguire
Future Spider Man, Tobey Maguire, appeared in The Prodigal Son (Season 1).
Chris Evans
Scarlett Johnasson
Mark Ruffalo

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On what network did Walker, Texas Ranger originally air?
ABC
CBS
The series aired from 1993-2001 on CBS, and still airs frequently in syndication.
FOX
NBC

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Gage's sister went missing while working. What was her job?
Police officer
Reporter
Gage's sister, Julie, was a reporter who got taken prisoner by bad guys while on assignment for a newspaper called The Parkerville Gazette,
Lawyer
Naval investigator

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What food was C.D.'s Bar and Grill most known for?
Chili
Trivette would often tease CD about his chili.
Fried chicken
Hamburgers
Pecan pie

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Who is the criminal mastermind who Walker battled, at a senator's request, for much of Season 8?
The Chairman
The Chairman was such a tough customer, he took up four episodes in Season 8.
The Director
The General
The Kingpin

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Walker wasn’t the first Texas Ranger Chuck Norris played. Which was?
Dan Reid
Lone Wolf McQuade
In 1983, Chuck Norris starred in the film, "Lone Wolf McQuade."
Hayes Cooper
Robert McAlpin Williamson

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