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Quiz about What Did You Do in the War Daddy 2
Quiz about What Did You Do in the War Daddy 2

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? #2 Quiz


Famous actors and entertainers who have served their countries during wartime.

A multiple-choice quiz by mountaingoat. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
mountaingoat
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
345,432
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
553
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 50 (2/10), Guest 69 (3/10), Guest 2 (5/10).
Question 1 of 10
1. Which famous actor served on a destroyer escorting the Doolittle Raid during WWII? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which famous actor joined they army in 1942 and stayed in for 16 years, establishing the Army Information Office, which provided technical support for film and television? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which famous actor was a Scout Sniper with the 4th Marine Division at Saipan? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which famous actor joined the army in 1917 and served in WW1 in France as an Artillery Observer with the 2nd Trench Mortar Battalion? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which famous "Hoofer" and actor joined the US Naval Air Service in 1944 as a lieutenant? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What famous actor who received an Oscar relating to water, served for 3 years in the Navy, in the Pacific, on the USS Satteree? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which famous actor was a US Army staff sergeant in WWII and stationed in Hawaii? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which famous entertainer and actor was a combat engineer at the Battle of the Bulge? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which famous actor was a rifleman with the US 3rd Infantry Division when it landed at Anzio, Italy in WW2? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which famous actor applied for the US Navy during WWII but was refused. He then served as a lieutenant in the Coast Guard? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which famous actor served on a destroyer escorting the Doolittle Raid during WWII?

Answer: Rod Steiger

He said many years later that he regretted having to kill the people in the fishing boats that discovered the fleet so they could not radio their position. The raid was launched early because they couldn't be sure if they had been reported.
2. Which famous actor joined they army in 1942 and stayed in for 16 years, establishing the Army Information Office, which provided technical support for film and television?

Answer: George Kennedy

He later suffered depression for eight years after a triple bypass operation. He had five wives and it is not known if this added to the depression.
3. Which famous actor was a Scout Sniper with the 4th Marine Division at Saipan?

Answer: Lee Marvin

He was wounded on Saipan when a machine gun bullet severed his sciatic nerve. He later said in an interview that marines, who are often laying on a beach either get shot in the head or the behind.
4. Which famous actor joined the army in 1917 and served in WW1 in France as an Artillery Observer with the 2nd Trench Mortar Battalion?

Answer: Randolph Scott

After the war he stayed in France and enrolled in an Artillery Officers School. He received a commission and returned home to America in 1919.
5. Which famous "Hoofer" and actor joined the US Naval Air Service in 1944 as a lieutenant?

Answer: Gene Kelly

He wrote and directed documentaries. He was a member of the "Committee for the first Amendment" Hollywood delegation to protest the Macarthy Anti-Communist Hearings.
6. What famous actor who received an Oscar relating to water, served for 3 years in the Navy, in the Pacific, on the USS Satteree?

Answer: Henry Fonda

He was later commissioned a lieutenant in Air Combat Intelligence. He was awarded the Bronze Star. He shared a house in Hollywood with James Stewart before they were famous and they remained close friends for the rest of their lives, spending many hours together making model airplanes. He won an Oscar for "On Golden Pond."
7. Which famous actor was a US Army staff sergeant in WWII and stationed in Hawaii?

Answer: Eli Wallach

He later went to Officer Candidate School. He was commissioned as a lieutenant and went to France.
8. Which famous entertainer and actor was a combat engineer at the Battle of the Bulge?

Answer: Mel Brooks

Being a combat engineer was very dangerous as it meant working while under fire and defusing landmines.
9. Which famous actor was a rifleman with the US 3rd Infantry Division when it landed at Anzio, Italy in WW2?

Answer: James Arness

He was wounded and had several operations in 1945. He had bad leg pain during his life and it hurt for him to mount a horse. He received the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.
10. Which famous actor applied for the US Navy during WWII but was refused. He then served as a lieutenant in the Coast Guard?

Answer: Buddy Ebsen

He served as Damage Control Officer and then Executive Officer on the USS Pocatello while it acted as a Weather Station.
Source: Author mountaingoat

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