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Quiz about Military Titles in Entertainment

Military Titles in Entertainment Quiz

Pick the correct title or name of military personnel in films, books and on TV.

A multiple-choice quiz by nyirene330. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
nyirene330

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
324,082

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Gregory Peck starred in which 1963 movie, "Captain ______, M.D."? Hint

Newman

O'Malley

Morgan

Courage

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Question 2 of 10

2. Abbott and Costello came to prominence in what 1941 comedy? Hint

No Time for Sergeants

Major Blunders

The Colonel's Daughter

Buck Privates

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Question 3 of 10

3. What role did Larry Storch play on the comedy show "F Troop"? Hint

Captain Parmenter

Corporal Agarn

Sergeant O'Rourke

Lieutenant Bligh

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Question 4 of 10

4. Another 1965 comedy, "I Dream of Jeannie", starred Larry Hagman as Major ____? Hint

Nelson

Rogers

Healy

Minor

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the rank of both Elvis Presley's manager and Harland Sanders? Hint

General

Colonel

Admiral

Commander

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Question 6 of 10

6. A quiz like this would not be complete without including Harry Morgan's role in the TV show "M*A*S*H" as which likable leader? Hint

Lt; Colonel Henry Blake

Major Charles Winchester

Captain John McIntyre

Colonel Sherman T. Potter

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the 1955 movie "Mister Roberts", Jack Lemmon won a best supporting actor Oscar for playing which naval officer? Hint

Ensign Pulver

Captain Morton

Lt, JG Roberts

Chief Petty Officer Dowdy

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Question 8 of 10

8. One of the leading characters in Joseph Heller's World War II novel, "Catch-22" was which Major?
Hint

Major Houlihan

Major Styles

Major Stewart

Major Major

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Question 9 of 10

9. From Herman Wouk's 1951 Pulitzer Prize winning novel, "The Caine Mutiny", we get which unforgettable and unstable character? Hint

Commander Kelvey

Lt. Commander Challee

Lt. Commander Queeg

Lt. Commander Dickson

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is the author of the 1969 novel, "The French Lieutenant's Woman"? Hint

John Fowles

John Cheever

John Updike

John Steinbeck

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Gregory Peck starred in which 1963 movie, "Captain ______, M.D."?

Answer: Newman

Peck portrayed Josiah Newmman, a psychiatrist in a World War II military hospital. The movie was both tragic and comic; it also starred a young Bobby Darrin in a memorable performance.

2. Abbott and Costello came to prominence in what 1941 comedy?

Answer: Buck Privates

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello starred in their first movie together. They played two guys who enlist in the army during World War II in order to escape being jailed.

3. What role did Larry Storch play on the comedy show "F Troop"?

Answer: Corporal Agarn

"F Troop" was on television from 1965 through 1967. It was a show about a bumbling cavalry troop which guarded Fort Courage from the Hakawis and from their own ineptitude.

4. Another 1965 comedy, "I Dream of Jeannie", starred Larry Hagman as Major ____?

Answer: Nelson

Major Anthony Nelson plays an astronaut whose spacecraft malfunctions and lands him on an island where he finds a bottle which contains (you guessed it) a genie. He takes the genie (Jeannie), played by Barbara Eden, back to his Air Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Florida and the "hi-jinks" begin.

5. What was the rank of both Elvis Presley's manager and Harland Sanders?

Answer: Colonel

Elvis Presley's manager was former pitchman Colonel Tom Parker. The Colonel managed his career from 1955 until Elvis' death in August, 1977.
Colonel Harland Sanders (1890-1980) was the creator of the Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise in 1956.

6. A quiz like this would not be complete without including Harry Morgan's role in the TV show "M*A*S*H" as which likable leader?

Answer: Colonel Sherman T. Potter

"M*A*S*H" was a dramedy which ran from 1972 to 1983, i.e., longer than the Korean War it portrayed. It gave us many great characters like Captain Pierce (Alan Alda), Max Klinger (Jamie Farr) and Major Houlihan (Loretta Swit); at the time, its final episode was the most watched TV program ever.

7. In the 1955 movie "Mister Roberts", Jack Lemmon won a best supporting actor Oscar for playing which naval officer?

Answer: Ensign Pulver

This wonderful movie starred Henry Fonda in the title role, James Cagney as Captain Morton and Jack Lemmon as Ensign Frank Thurlowe Pulver. In 1964, it was, unfortunately, spun off into the TV show "Ensign Pulver", starring Robert Walker, Junior.

8. One of the leading characters in Joseph Heller's World War II novel, "Catch-22" was which Major?

Answer: Major Major

This is the story of a bombardier trying to be declared insane so he can stop flying missions. Joseph Heller's 1961 novel was later made into a 1970 movie, with Bob Newhart playing the part of Maj. Major Major Major and Alan Arkin in the lead role of Yossarian.

9. From Herman Wouk's 1951 Pulitzer Prize winning novel, "The Caine Mutiny", we get which unforgettable and unstable character?

Answer: Lt. Commander Queeg

The original Naval Commander of the Caine is replaced by the "no-nonsense" Captain Queeg whose actions become questioned by his Executive Officers. The book was made into a 1954 movie, with Humphrey Bogart assaying the role of the unbalanced Philip Francis Queeg.

10. Who is the author of the 1969 novel, "The French Lieutenant's Woman"?

Answer: John Fowles

"The French Lieutenant's Woman" was inspired by the 1823 period novel,
"Ourika" by Claire de Duras. The book was later adapted by Harold Pinter into a 1981 film with Meryl Streep in the lead role.

Source: Author nyirene330

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