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Great Escape, The . There are 90 questions on this topic. Last updated May 01 2024.
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26 When MacDonald brings Hendley the 'X' food stocks, he calls the American by his first name. What is it?
Answer: Bob

Admittedly, it's heard very briefly, and never heard again after this scene.
Question Reference: Quiz: These Inspired 'The Great Escape'.
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27 Why does Bartlett consider that letting Blythe escape through the tunnel would be risky?
Answer: Blythe is going blind

Colin Blythe, the forger, suffers from progressive myopia. He tries to trick Roger into believing that he can see well enough but is caught out. Hendley convinces Bartlett to allow Colin to escape with him, that he will be his eyes.
Question Reference: Quiz: 'The Great Escape' - A Mixture.
28 Besides going to college, what did Hilts do in the States before the war?
Answer: rode motorcycles

During their first stint in the cooler Ives asked Hilts if he played baseball in the States. Hilts replies that he went to college and did a bit of bike riding. Ives says 'Bicycles?' and Hilts says no, motorcyles.
Question Reference: Quiz: 'The Great Escape' - Hilts.
29 Where does Ashley-Pitt die?
Answer: Railroad Tracks

Ashley-Pitt (AKA Eric), is killed by an officer at a railroad station in Germany. He kills the Gestapo officer who has recognized Bartlett. He dies to save Bartlett and MacDonald, who die a little later.
Question Reference: Quiz: The Great Escape.
30 What nationality is Sedgewick "The Manufacturer"?
Answer: Australian

One way that we know Sedgewick is Australian because he says "mate" in the movie. Sedgewick is played by James Coburn.
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31 "I haven't seen Berlin yet, from the ground or from the air; and I plan on doing both before _________."
Answer: the war is over

Said by Virgil Hilts. He says this to Colonel Von Luger, clearly expressing that he intends to keep trying to escape. These escape attempts eventually earned Hilts the nickname "The Cooler King."
Question Reference: Quiz: "The Great Escape" Quotes.
32 What mode of transportation did Hendley and Blythe use when they first escaped?
Answer: train

They rode a train then stole a plane but crashed before they could fly to Switzerland.
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33 One of the tunnel kings was Danny, who was the other?
Answer: Willie

This was the only job they had in the camp. Danny was from Poland, Willie from England.
Question Reference: Quiz: The Movie "The Great Escape".
34 James Donald, who plays Ramsey, the SBO, also appeared as a POW in two other excellent war movies. Which two?
Answer: 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' and 'King Rat'

Donald gave two of the best performances of his long career, first as Major Clipton in 'The Bridge on the River Kwai', and then as the weary Dr. Kennedy in 'King Rat'.
Question Reference: Quiz: These Inspired 'The Great Escape'.
35 What number does Danny write on the floor before starting the trap for the first tunnel?
Answer: 17

It is the seventeenth tunnel he has started during his time as a p.o.w.
Question Reference: Quiz: 'The Great Escape' - A Mixture.
36 What was Hilts' rank?
Answer: Captain

The fact that Hilts stresses his rank to the Kommandant prolongs the length of his first confinement in the cooler.
Question Reference: Quiz: 'The Great Escape' - Hilts.
37 Which board game is Colin Blythe seen playing, in the barracks, with his roommate, Hendley, during a scene in "The Great Escape"?
Answer: chess

Blythe and Hendley are playing a game of chess when a venal camp guard named Werner (Robert Graf) enters their barracks. Hendley introduces Werner to Blythe and assures the guard that it is quite safe to speak candidly in front of Blythe. After Werner leaves the room, Blythe declares "checkmate" on his roommate.
Question Reference: Quiz: Colin Blythe, The Forger.
38 What five letters are on the red sign in the Cafe, where Sedgewick gets help in his escaping?
Answer: BYRRH

Byrrh, a French aperitif, is a blend of red wine and tonic water. It sold well in the early twentieth century.
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39 What day do the Germans find Tom?
Answer: July 4

On that day the Americans gave out "moonshine" to every one in the camp, leaving the huts unattended and allowing the guards to find the trap door to tunnel Tom. That was the day when Ives got killed when trying to escape over the wire.
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40 "How many you taking out?" "_________." "_________? You're crazy. You ought to be locked up. _________ guys, just walking down the road like that?"
Answer: 250

Said by Virgil Hilts and Roger Bartlett. Bartlett tries to recruit Hilts into their plan by using him as an explorer so he can find out what's beyond the camp. Hilts thinks the plan is crazy, but agrees to help dig the tunnel.
Question Reference: Quiz: "The Great Escape" Quotes.
41 What happened to Colin, the forger?
Answer: He went blind.

He actually was almost successful, but because he was blind he was an easy target to be shot, after the aircraft Hendley stole for them ran out of fuel and crashed. They were still in Germany, and a Nazi patrol spotted Colin and shot him.
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42 Who was the last escapee to be brought back to the camp?
Answer: Hilts

Hilts was brought back by car and talked to Von Luger before going to the cooler.
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43 How many men got out through the tunnel?
Answer: 76

76 before they were discovered.
Question Reference: Quiz: The Movie "The Great Escape".
44 During the July 4th booze-up, MacDonald refers to Ives by which nickname?
Answer: Piglet

Ives' character in the movie was probably very loosely based on Henry 'Piglet' Lammond, who originated the original mole tunnel idea.
Question Reference: Quiz: These Inspired 'The Great Escape'.
45 Who does Werner the Ferret describe as a butcher?
Answer: the camp dentist

Werner is telling Hendley about his bad teeth when he makes this less than intelligent comment. He quickly begs Hendley not to repeat what he has said or 'Zzzzt, the Russian Front...'
Question Reference: Quiz: 'The Great Escape' - A Mixture.
46 What does Hilts tell the Kommandant he plans to do before the war is over?
Answer: see Berlin from the ground and the air

At the end of the film, as the Kommandant is being removed from his command and Hilts is returned to the camp, Von Luger tells Hilts 'It appears that you will see Berlin before I do.'
Question Reference: Quiz: 'The Great Escape' - Hilts.
47 What item does Colin Blythe indirectly request from a camp guard named Werner in the movie "The Great Escape"?
Answer: a 35mm camera

Hendley is an adroit pickpocket; he lifts Werner's wallet in order to pass identity papers and documents along to Blythe, who then expertly forges them. In a friendly tone of voice, Hendley promises to help Werner locate his "lost" wallet. In exchange, however, Werner must obtain a 35 mm camera with a focal plane. Blythe then uses the camera to take photos of the prisoners in order to make their forged passports look authentic.
Question Reference: Quiz: Colin Blythe, The Forger.
48 Which two escapees jump from a moving caboose?
Answer: Hendley and Colin

During all of the railroad sequences, an old engine and two cars were rented for the scenes, actors and camera equipment. Scenes were shot on a single rail line, in Germany and a railroad worker had to alert them when to pull over to avoid hitting scheduled trains.
Hendley and Colin jumped off the train because the Gestapo men were checking for passes and they didn't have them. They would have gotten killed if they'd been caught.
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49 Who has claustrophobia?
Answer: Danny

Claustrophobia is the fear of tight enclosed spaces, and Danny panics in the tunnel when the lights go out. Danny is played by Charles Bronson.
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50 "Thank you for _______ me out."
Answer: getting

Said by Collin Blythe to Bob Hendley, just before he dies on the hilltop.
Question Reference: Quiz: "The Great Escape" Quotes.
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