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Omaha Beach Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on "Bloody Omaha", the beach that suffered the most number of casualties on D-Day.

A multiple-choice quiz by Bob0120. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Bob0120

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
275,206

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
668

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Question 1 of 10

1. When the Rangers got up the cliff, they found that the guns were not there.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. By 06.40 (ten minutes after H-Hour) how many officers were left in A Company, 116th Regiment? Hint

All

None

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Question 3 of 10

3. At what time did the Rangers take possession of their objective? Hint

12.00

06.00

19.00

09.00

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the signal that Lieutenant Eikner sent, signalling that the men had reached the top of the cliff? Hint

Praise the Lord!

Victory is sweet!

OK, We're done!

To hell with Hitler!

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Question 5 of 10

5. What ship was Gen. Omar Bradley on as a forward observer? Hint

Frankford

Corry

Texas

Augusta

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Company got up the bluff at Verville first? Hint

A Company, 116 Regiment

D Company, 16 Regiment

E Company, 16 Regiment

C Company, 116 Regiment

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the nickname of the US 1st Infantry division, which assaulted Omaha beach. Hint

The Red Devils

England's Own

Merril's Marauders

The Big Red One

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which General on Omaha Beach "personally supervised placing a bangalore torpedo for blowing the wire and was one of the first three men to go through", in the words of a Lieutenant Shea? Hint

Norman Cota

George S. Patton

Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

Omar N. Bradley

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who said, "There are only two kinds of people on this beach: The dead and those about to die. So let's get the hell out of here!"? Hint

Thedore Roosevelt Jr.

George Taylor

Norman Cota

James Rudder

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Question 10 of 10

10. Lieutenant Spalding of E Company, 16th Regiment, took what point? Hint

WN 65

WN 62

WN 61

WN 64

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When the Rangers got up the cliff, they found that the guns were not there.

Answer: True

There were tracks leading out of the casemates, and some of the men followed them. They later found them with minimal protection, and with explosives disabled them. It was then 09.00hrs.

2. By 06.40 (ten minutes after H-Hour) how many officers were left in A Company, 116th Regiment?

Answer: 1

Company A was part of the first wave. H-Hour was 06.30. By 06.40 only Lt. E. Ray Nance had survived the onslaught out of the officers, and he had already been hit in the heel and the belly. The following day, only eight of them were ready for duty.

3. At what time did the Rangers take possession of their objective?

Answer: 09.00

At 09.00 the guns that had been missing from Pointe du Hoc were located and destroyed.

4. What was the signal that Lieutenant Eikner sent, signalling that the men had reached the top of the cliff?

Answer: Praise the Lord!

At the base of the cliff at around 07.30, Lieutenant Eikner sent out the message. But it would only be one and a half hours later that the guns were located and destroyed.

5. What ship was Gen. Omar Bradley on as a forward observer?

Answer: Augusta

Bradley's command post was a twenty by ten foot steel cabin on the Augusta's deck. He was seldom there, however, choosing instead to be on the bridge and watching the advance with cotton in his ears to muffle the blast of the Augusta's guns.

6. Which Company got up the bluff at Verville first?

Answer: C Company, 116 Regiment

The Rangers extended their line to the south in order to attempt to outflank Vierville. Company C moved through the village without opposition and linked up with Company B. Then advance was stalled by German rifle and automatic weapon fire.

7. What was the nickname of the US 1st Infantry division, which assaulted Omaha beach.

Answer: The Big Red One

The Big Red one had also served in North Africa and Sicily.

8. Which General on Omaha Beach "personally supervised placing a bangalore torpedo for blowing the wire and was one of the first three men to go through", in the words of a Lieutenant Shea?

Answer: Norman Cota

General Cota, assistant commander of the 29th Infantry Division, exposed himself to enemy fire, went over the seawall giving encouragement, directions and orders, and went through the wire immediately after it had been blown. He was an inspiration to those that fought on the beach.

9. Who said, "There are only two kinds of people on this beach: The dead and those about to die. So let's get the hell out of here!"?

Answer: George Taylor

Colonel George Taylor, the forty seven year old commander of the 16th regiment, made it to the seawall and said to the officers, "If we're going to die, let's die up there." He was another "Norman Cota", an older officer inspiring the young men to take the beach.

10. Lieutenant Spalding of E Company, 16th Regiment, took what point?

Answer: WN 64

After a two hour long battle, his small group of three men effectively neutralized the point in mid morning, taking twenty one prisoners and taking it just in time to prevent WN 64 from engaging the fresh landings occuring below.

Source: Author Bob0120

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