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1 According to the prosecution, what was Dawson and Downey's motive for their attack on Pfc. William Santiago?
Answer: Santiago had witnessed Dawson's fenceline shooting.

This point is made several times, including: once when Lt. Cmdr. Galloway (Demi Moore) meets with Captain West, and again when Lt. Kaffee (Tom Cruise) first meets with Dawson and Downey in the brig. At trial, the fenceline shooting is the central point made during the prosecution's examination of N.I.S. agent McGuire.
2 The film centers around an alleged murder that takes place on a U.S. military base. Which base?
Answer: Guantanamo Bay

Guantanamo Bay, nicknamed 'Gitmo', is located in Cuba and the land within its boundaries is considered American soil, despite the fact that Cuba and the United States are not friendly with one another. The base was established on the southern part of the island in 1898 and as of 2007 there were nearly 10,000 U.S. troops encamped at this installation. This movie was written by Aaron Sorkin, and in the DVD commentary Sorkin says that the inspiration for the film came from a hazing incident in the U.S. military that had caught Sorkin's eye. Some U.S. soldiers had been exonerated on the hazing charges only when their commanding officer confessed in court that he had ordered the assault.
3 What does Jo (Demi Moore) tell Sam (Kevin Pollak) the Marines at Guantanamo are fanatical about?
Answer: being Marines

Jo: "Tell your friend not to get cute down there. The marines in Guantanamo are fanatical."
Sam: "About what?"
Jo: "About being Marines."
4 What is the man's name that Kaffee is hitting ground balls to on the softball field?
Answer: Sherby

Sherby needs to look the ball into his glove.
Question Reference: Quiz: A Few Good Men.
5 When Galloway requests to be assigned as counsel for the accused, it's obvious her superiors don't feel she is "cut out for litigation." What department, within the JAG offices, has Galloway been working in for the past 12 months?
Answer: Internal affairs

Captain West tells Galloway she's "much too valuable in her present assignment to be wasted on what I'm sure will boil down to a five minute plea bargain and a week's worth of paperwork." West uses this 'excuse' after being told by his subordinates that Galloway has "been working a desk in internal affairs" after disposing of just three cases in the previous two years.
6 Name the speaker: "Is there anyone in this command that you don't either drink or play softball with?" The annoyed speaker of this quote is addressing Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise). Who says this?
Answer: Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway (Demi Moore)

This clever scene takes place after Galloway - who doesn't initially like the slick Kaffee - tries to get Kaffee replaced as lead counsel for the defense of the two Marines who are to stand trial for the murder of a fellow Marine. She finally gives up this effort when she realizes how well-connected Kaffee is around the JAG Corps in Washington, D.C. and attempts to make peace with him. By the end of the film, she comes to respect Kaffee's considerable litigation talents.
7 More than once in the movie, we see Kaffee (Tom Cruise) exchanging witticisms with a newsstand operator. What is the operator's name?
Answer: Luther

At one point, Kaffee and Luther are exchanging quips when Lt. Colonel Markinson (J.T. Walsh) slips into Kaffee's car unnoticed.
8 What Major League Baseball team logo appears on the baseball cap Kaffee wears while playing softball?
Answer: Boston Red Sox

The Curse of the Bambino must haunt Kaffee. I'll also bet he's not a big Bill Buckner fan.
Question Reference: Quiz: A Few Good Men.
9 When Kaffee first gets assigned the case, he is busy preparing his softball team for their big game against the team from which other military unit?
Answer: Bethesda Medical

When Weinberg and Kaffee first meet with Galloway, she is clearly not impressed with either of them, especially Kaffee. Weinberg explains to Galloway that Kaffee "...is a little bit preoccupied right now. The team is playing Bethesda Medical next week." Bethesda Medical refers to a nearby military hospital.
10 As Kaffee attempts to explain the charges that have been levied against the two accused Marines, one of the two - Lance Corporal Harold Dawson - responds by reciting the code that Marines live by. What is this code he gives?
Answer: "Unit, Corps, God, Country"

Kaffee is asking the two Marines standing trial whether they assaulted Private Santiago with the intention of killing him, and the response that they only intended to train him. When Kaffee asks, "Train him to do what?" Dawson replies, "To think of his unit before himself. To respect the code." The code is, of course, "Unit, Corps, God, Country." Kaffee is stunned by this and responds, "The government of The United States wants to charge you two with murder. You want me to go to the prosecutor with: 'Unit, Corps, God, Country'?" Dawson says, "That's our code, sir."
Wolfgang Bodison is the actor who plays Lnc. Cpl. Dawson, and director Rob Reiner cast him even though he had never acted before. Bodison had been serving as Reiner's personal assistant, and when Reiner started pre-production on this movie, Bodison was helping him scout locations for the film. But Reiner liked his look so much (and felt he fit the image of a hard core Marine) that he gave him a pivotal part in the movie.
11 Lt. Colonel Markinson (J.T. Walsh) did counterintelligence for how many of his first 21 years in the corps?
Answer: 17

Ross (Kevin Bacon): "You can try, but you won't find him. You know what Markinson did for the first 17 of his 21 years in the corps? Counterintelligence. Markinson's gone. There is no Markinson."
12 What's Sam Weinberg's wife's name?
Answer: Sally

Tough one -- Sam only mentions this once, while walking his daughter with Kaffee.
Question Reference: Quiz: A Few Good Men.
13 When Galloway visits Pfc. Downey in the brig she brings him something he had been asking for. What does she bring him?
Answer: Comic books

JoAnne tells this to Danny during the same conversation where Kaffee threatens to have Galloway dis-barred if she ever has contact with his client without permission. Poor Downey; he has no idea why he's been arrested.
14 Ross (Kevin Bacon) offers Kaffee a final plea bargain before going to court the next morning. What is his offer for defendants Dawson and Downey?
Answer: 2 years

Ross says to Kaffee: "I'll knock it all down to assault. 2 years. They're home in 6 months."
15 What sentence for Dawson and Downey was Kaffee originally looking for when he was first assigned the case?
Answer: 12 years

This was before he'd even talked to a witness or looked at a piece of paper. Pretty impressive.
Question Reference: Quiz: A Few Good Men.
16 At the softball field, Galloway tells Kaffee she doesn't believe he is fit to handle the defense, and threatens to talk with his supervisor and have him removed from the case. Where does Kaffee tell her to go?
Answer: The White House

Kaffee says, "Go straight up Pennsylvania Avenue, it's the big white house with the pillars out front." That's a pretty darn good set of directions to the "Executive Mansion" aka "The White House."
17 The first night Kaffee, Jo, and Sam meet in Kaffee's apartment to strategize defense, what kind of food does Jo bring for dinner?
Answer: Chinese food

Jo: "I've got medical reports and Chinese food. I say we eat first."
(According to Kaffee, Yoo-Hoo and Cocoa Puffs are the "only things I have to eat", so Jo brings Chinese food.)
18 By whom or what was Kaffee requested to serve as Dawson and Downey's lawyer?
Answer: Division

'Seems Danny is moving up in the world -- he's been requested by Division. '
Question Reference: Quiz: A Few Good Men.
19 As the defense team of Kaffee, Galloway and Weinberg begins to prepare for trial, Kaffee tells his two colleagues that if they want anything to eat they should bring it themselves. What are the only two edible items that he says are in his house?
Answer: Yoo-Hoo and Cocoa Puffs

The three of them end up spending quite a bit of time in Kaffee's apartment, preparing for the trial. JoAnne Galloway takes Kaffee's warning seriously, and arrives at his house with "Chinese food and medical reports... I say we eat first."
20 Trying to convince Dawson that he should take the deal and plead guilty to the reduced charges, Kaffee says they will be out in six months. "Six months. It's nothing. It's a ___________." Complete the quote.
Answer: hockey season

Dawson stands his ground. "I won't dishonor myself, my unit or the Corps, so that I can go home in six months, sir." Looks like Kaffee won't get that set of steak knives for pleading out his 45th case.
21 What was Kaffee's beverage of choice?
Answer: Yoo-Hoo

He tells Sam and Jo that all he has at his place is Yoo-Hoo and Cocoa Puffs.
Question Reference: Quiz: A Few Good Men.
22 Christopher Guest plays the role of the doctor who testifies to the cause of Santiago's death. Dr. Stone is an officer in which branch of the armed service?
Answer: Navy

Stone is referred to at least three times as "Commander Stone", and that rank and title are exclusive to the Navy (of these choices). His blue uniform and gold insignia clearly identify him as a Naval officer, as are Kaffee, Weinberg and Galloway. The US Navy has maintained a base at Guantanamo Bay (with ground support from Marines) since 1898.
23 What does Kaffee see in his closet which makes him suddenly realize Santiago was never really supposed to be transferred from Guantanamo?
Answer: his clothes

Kaffee went into the closet to get his baseball bat. "I think better with my bat." But, it's his hung-up clothes which remind him of Santiago's locker down in Guantanamo. Everything was neatly hung, not packed, which made Kaffee realize Santiago was never really supposed to be transferred.
24 On the softball field, Jo Galloway hints that there is some sort of cover-up in the Dawson and Downey case. Kaffee gives a sarcastic theory as to how Santiago really was killed. What was it?
Answer: It was Professor Plum, in the library, with the candlestick

Kaffee must have been a Clue fan.
Question Reference: Quiz: A Few Good Men.
25 On what date was Santiago killed?
Answer: September 6, 1992

Hope that wasn't his birthday.
Question Reference: Quiz: A Few Good Men.