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101 What was the name of the soldier who used a flamethrower to clear out a German pillbox?
Answer: Doyle

Jackson and Mellish were of course part of the group of eight who set out to find Private Ryan. Debernardo was the name of one of the soldiers who was sent out to make their way up the hill when they were all hiding in cover behind a small wall.
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The first Private Ryan located by the squad was the wrong one. What was his middle name?




102 What rank is Henderson, the leader of the group in Ramelle?
Answer: Corporal

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103 How did Private Mellish die?
Answer: Stabbed in the heart

He was stabbed in the heart by a German soldier in that upstairs room in Romelle after a long hand-to-hand fight.
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104 Who out of the men on the mission survived 'till the end?
Answer: Reiben and Upham

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105 What was the codename of the fallback point on the bridge, with the detonator?
Answer: The Alamo

The Alamo was a small building with the detonator that would blow the bridge. They would hold the bridge for as long as possible, but if it couldn't't be helped, the last man across would just blow it. They were warned that the last man across would have to hustle, as it had a thirty second fuse.
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106 Private Caparzo found a Hitler Youth knife on one of the dead Germans, he then gave it to Private Mellish, who then said that it was now what?
Answer: a shabbat challah cutter

I don't know what this means, but that's what he said.
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107 What explodes and nearly burns down Pfc. Ryan's barn in his story?
Answer: Kerosene lantern

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108 How many soldiers were part of the squad sent to retrieve Private Ryan?
Answer: 8

They were: Captain Miller, Sergeant 1st Class Horvath, Corporal Upham, T/4 Medic Wade, and Privates Caparzo, Jackson, Mellish, and Reiben.
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109 What was the one reason Steven Spielberg didn't want Matt Damon to play Ryan?
Answer: He thought Matt looked to skinny when he watched him in 'Courage Under Fire'

Steven changed his mind when Robin Williams introduced Matt to him and thought he was perfect for the role.
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110 How many Germans did Upham kill?
Answer: One

Corporal Upham only killed one German in the entire movie. Upham was the French and German translator for the squad, and had a certain sympathy for life, and disliked conflict, regardless of who was shooting and who was dying. That's why he vouched for the German P.O.W. back at the radar station. When Upham saw that same German, who was originally supposed to turn himself into the Americans had really gone back to his own side, to fight again, he was furious that he had taken advantage of Upham's good will. In his disgust, Upham killed the German, after he confirmed that it was the same soldier from the radar station. This particular German was the also the one who was responsible for killing Captain Miller, as he shot him last.
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111 Besides France, Sergeant Horvath had collected dirt from what other two places?
Answer: Africa and Italy

Sergeant Horvath kept a container of dirt from everywhere he fought in the war. The only three that can be read are France, Italy, and Africa.
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112 Who is Caparzo's letter written to?
Answer: His dad

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113 How many members of the squad that left to find Ryan survived through the whole movie?
Answer: 2

Only Two: Reiben and Upham.
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114 In the end, what were the two questions the old Private Ryan asked his wife?
Answer: 'Tell me I've lived a good life? Tell me I'm a good man?'

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115 Medic Wade's mother worked as a what when he was a kid?
Answer: Intern

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116 What was Reiben's weapon of choice?
Answer: Browning Automatic Rifle

B.A.R.- Browning Automatic {Rifle;} a VERY cool weapon.
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117 What was the date when Capt. Miller died?
Answer: June 15th 1944

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118 What was the coxswain's final farewell to the men in Cpt. Miller's Higgins' boat at the beginning of the movie?
Answer: 'God be with ya!'

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119 In what other movie does Barry Pepper have a southern accent?
Answer: The Green Mile

'The Green Mile' also starred another 'Saving Private Ryan' vet, Tom Hanks.
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120 How many times does Cpt. Miller go deaf in the movie?
Answer: 2

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121 What former member of Cpt. Miller's company do Cpt. Miller and Horvath discuss in the Vierville cathedral?
Answer: Vecchio

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122 Cpl. Upham is an ammunition runner for what weapon?
Answer: .30 caliber machine gun

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123 What type of plane flies overhead at the end of the movie?
Answer: P-51 Mustang

The P-51 also puts in an appearance in Stephen Spielberg's 'Empire of the Sun'.
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124 Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall reads a letter from Abraham Lincoln to what lady?
Answer: Mrs. Bixby

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