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"Blue Max" W.W. 1 Air Combat Trivia Quiz

Maybe my favorite movie ever. George Peppard plays a German infantryman who rises from the trenches to become a pilot in this epic W.W.I tale of air combat's early days. This might be a tough quiz if you have only seen it once.

A multiple-choice quiz by sandro442. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
sandro442

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
344,394

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
113

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Question 1 of 10

1. Our hero Bruno Stachel's first kill is what type of aircraft? Hint

British SE-5

Britsh Sopwith Camel

American Spad

British Harrier

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Question 2 of 10

2. When Bruno Stachel arrives at his first squadron assignment he is not accepted by his fellow pilots. They are mostly aristocrats from wealthy families. What did Stachel's father do for a living? Hint

He was a farmer

He worked in a stable

He worked in a hotel

He worked in a hospital

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Question 3 of 10

3. After escorting a disabled British plane to his own airfield, Stachel shoots it down in front of a crowd of shocked witnesses. Bruno Stachel is then verbally reprimanded by his commander. Stachel tells him "_______________". Hint

Does this one count?

We fight to win Otto

It's a cruel world Herr Hauptmann, you said so yourself

This is 1918 for god's sake

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Question 4 of 10

4. Willi tells Stachel he will never get the countess, to which Stachel replies "If the impossible shall happen I will buy you a ____________". Hint

bottle of champagne

dinner

pony

box of cigars

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Question 5 of 10

5. When Bruno Stachel gives Willie a bottle of his favorite champagne this signifies that Stachel has slept with the Countess. Willi is furious and barks out " ____________ ". Hint

I've had it with you

We have tolerated you here because we've had to

Your days here are numbered

Your father was a stable boy

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Question 6 of 10

6. Toward the end of the film (and the war) Willie and Stachel take off together on a mission in identical planes. Their commander tells them to "Take good care of those planes, they are the last two we are likely to get". What kind of planes were they? Hint

Albatros D.V

Fokker DR.I

Fokker D.VII

Pfalz

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Question 7 of 10

7. Willie is killed how? Hint

Shot down by British ace

Crashed while landing a damaged plane

Shot down by American ace

Crashed while showing off

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Question 8 of 10

8. After Willi dies, the commander tells Stachel that "Willi was a better man than you Stachel". He makes a comment to Stachel "You think you are as good a pilot as Willi?"
Stachel answers him back with "________________". Hint

Better than Willi

What do you think?

Not just Willi

I think the numbers speak for themselves

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Question 9 of 10

9. What actress plays General von Klugerman's wife? Hint

Betty Davis

Marlene Dietrich

Debbie Reynolds

Ursula Andress

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who said this quote?
"I suppose I've had everything in my life too easy. I'm inclined to be lazy.
I have to have a challenge. I need someone around me who is, uh, hard to beat.
And you fulfill that role." Hint

Stachel

Fabian

Otto

Willi

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Our hero Bruno Stachel's first kill is what type of aircraft?

Answer: British SE-5

When his commanding officer is on the phone with a forward unit asking for confirmation, Stachel asks "What about my SE-5?".

Answer: He worked in a hotel

One of the other pilots jokes "Willi, there's something I haven't told you. I have an uncle in the hotel business. I admit he's a baron, and the hotel has 500 bedrooms, but you do see the position it places me in." The rest of the pilots all laugh at Stachel then.

Answer: It's a cruel world Herr Hauptmann, you said so yourself

In the beginning of the film the commander Otto Heideman tells Stachel "It's a cruel world, huh?" when telling Stachel he will fly an older, obsolete plane. In this scene Stachel gives it right back to him and just walks away, leaving the commander there by the wrecked plane speechless. Two of the other answers are from when Otto is talking to the General.

4. Willi tells Stachel he will never get the countess, to which Stachel replies "If the impossible shall happen I will buy you a ____________".

Answer: bottle of champagne

Willi von Klugermann's favorite champagne is 1903. This is clearly stated several times by different characters in the movie. Stachel gives a bottle to Willi as a way to signify that Stachel has finally slept with the countess. This greatly angers Willie.

5. When Bruno Stachel gives Willie a bottle of his favorite champagne this signifies that Stachel has slept with the Countess. Willi is furious and barks out " ____________ ".

Answer: We have tolerated you here because we've had to

This is important, as it marks the first point in the movie where Willi actually admits his true resentment of Stachel. Bruno Stachel always tried to prove he was a good as Willie and getting the countess was just one more way to do that.

Answer: Fokker DR.I

The Dr.I was the triplane made famous by the Red Baron. It wasn't as fast as some other fighters of the times, but in the words of the Red Baron himself "It climbed like a monkey, and maneuvered like the devil".

7. Willie is killed how?

Answer: Crashed while showing off

This is the famous bridge scene. Willi makes it under the bridge, only to hit a stone column as he looks over his shoulder and behind him.

Answer: Not just Willi

Bruno Stachel is fighting through the whole movie to prove that he is as good as everyone else. It could be argued that this is the point of the whole movie. This scene says it all.

9. What actress plays General von Klugerman's wife?

Answer: Ursula Andress

She played the promiscuous Countess whom Stachel has his eye on. She also appeared in the 007 film "Dr. No".

10. Who said this quote? "I suppose I've had everything in my life too easy. I'm inclined to be lazy. I have to have a challenge. I need someone around me who is, uh, hard to beat. And you fulfill that role."

Answer: Willi

Willi says this to Stachel when Stachel is shot down and Willi picks him up with a truck. They share champagne in the back of the truck on the way home.
Otto is the commander and Fabian was shot down early in the movie when Stachel got his unconfirmed SE-5.

Source: Author sandro442

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