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The Red Baron Trivia Quiz

The champions of the skies!

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

Author
ssace

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
332,312

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
595

Last 3 plays: Guest 1 (9/10), Guest 216 (7/10), Guest 185 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Why did the Red Baron paint his plane red? Hint

To intimidate and draw in enemies

He was dared to do so by his squadron

As a practical joke, to tell everyone who he was

He had only red paint at the time

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many kills is the Red Baron credited with? Hint

90 kills

80 kills

100 kills

70 kills

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the nickname of the Red Baron's squadron? Hint

The Flying Circus

The Flying Carnival

The Flying Saucers

The Flying Aces

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the Red Baron's real name? Hint

Erich Loewenhardt

Ernst Udet

Lothar von Richthofen

Manfred von Richthofen

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Question 5 of 10

5. In what year was the Red Baron shot down and killed? Hint

1917

1918

1925, as a cilivian pilot

1920, while fighting a volunteer for the Tsarist side in the Russian Civil War

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Question 6 of 10

6. What type of plane did the Red Baron fly from October 1917 onwards? Hint

Fokker Dr III triplane

Fokker Dr VI biplane

Fokker Dr II biplane

Fokker Dr I triplane

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Question 7 of 10

7. In what year was the Red Baron born? Hint

1890

1892

1894

1896

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Question 8 of 10

8. How did the Red Baron celebrate his wins? Hint

By tying a knot in a string he kept with him at all times

By adding a mark on his plane

By having an engraved cup with the kill number on it

By carving a "K" for kill on the gun barrels

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Question 9 of 10

9. When did the Red Baron first fly? Hint

In March 1909 as a boy with his father as pilot

May 1915 in his regimental air school

In March 1909 as a boy with an uncle

In August 1913 with a Berlin flying club

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Question 10 of 10

10. What weapon(s) shot his plane down? Hint

A cartridge of bullets in a fuse lit by a fellow man on accident who was a frequent smoker.

A Lee Enfield rifle on the ground.

A Lewis gun on the ground.

A pistol fired from a British plane out of ammo.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Why did the Red Baron paint his plane red?

Answer: To intimidate and draw in enemies

Strange as it sounds, the Red Baron was trying to put fear into his enemies and tell them he was coming by painting his plane red. The color also acted as beacon to rally or group his men in order behind him. The lesser pilots had less distracting colors, whereas the better pilots had more distracting colors.

2. How many kills is the Red Baron credited with?

Answer: 80 kills

He had a total of eighty kills, and one only needed five to be considered an ace. His first kill, however, was not credited to him because the pilot that was with him was more prestigious and called it his kill but in fact it was an assist.

3. What was the nickname of the Red Baron's squadron?

Answer: The Flying Circus

The nickname 'Flying Circus' was used by British and French pilots who saw the strange colored planes.

4. What was the Red Baron's real name?

Answer: Manfred von Richthofen

Lothar von Richthofen (1894-1922) was a younger brother of the Red Baron and was also a World War I ace, with 40 kills. Ernst Udet (1896-1941) was Germany's second highest scoring ace in World War I, with 62 kills.

5. In what year was the Red Baron shot down and killed?

Answer: 1918

He was shot down and killed on 21 April 1918, less than seven months before the end of World War I, but he lived on as a legend. He was succeeded as the commanding officer of Jasta 1 by Hermann Goering.

6. What type of plane did the Red Baron fly from October 1917 onwards?

Answer: Fokker Dr I triplane

He flew it for only a few months, but - along with the Blue Max, it has become one of his icons.

7. In what year was the Red Baron born?

Answer: 1892

Like many World War I pilots, he was very young - and died young, too.

8. How did the Red Baron celebrate his wins?

Answer: By having an engraved cup with the kill number on it

He ordered a trophy cup for each kill until the silversmith ran out of silver because of increasing price in World War I! The last trophy was number 60.

9. When did the Red Baron first fly?

Answer: May 1915 in his regimental air school

By 1909 he was not a boy: he was 17 by then!

10. What weapon(s) shot his plane down?

Answer: A Lewis gun on the ground.

Fired by Snowy Evans, the Lewis gun brought down the legend. However, there has been a lot of controversy about exactly who shot him down.

Source: Author ssace

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