124 Saving Private Ryan Trivia Questions & Answers

Answer: Too many together is a juicy opportunity

On the landing craft Sergeant Horvath is seen addressing his men. He clearly says "I want to see plenty of room between men. One man is a waste of ammo, five men is a juicy opportunity."

Answer: He was face-down

After the D-Day scene, the camera moved across the carnage and eventually zoomed in on a dead soldier. The soldier had the name Ryan. S printed on his backpack. He was one of the three brothers that was killed, which led to a search party for the fourth, James.

Answer: Charlie

After the subtitles fade up that read "Omaha Beach D-Day plus three." Captain Miller says "Miller, Charlie Company."

Answer: Miller

Hanks did a great job of portraying Capt. Miller as an easy-going, hard-to-rile Ranger Captain, yet one who understood and accepted the seriousness of his position. He made it obvious that Captain Miller did not want to be there, but who also was determined to get the job done with minimal loss of life.

Answer: Matt Damon

He played James Francis Ryan. Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett played in "Pearl Harbor".

Answer: 5

"Saving Private Ryan" won 5 Academy Awards which were; Best director, best cinematography, best sound effects, best editing, and best sound in 1998. It was placed in over 150 top ten lists around the country. "Steven Spielberg's often staggeringly powerful World War II epic, "Saving Private Ryan," is hands down the best film of 1998." -CNN.

Answer: Matt Damon

Matt Damon plays Private Ryan. He is the man that the squad, led by Tom Hanks, is looking for.

Answer: Dog Green

The Dog Green sector was east of Vierville and was where the Dog One exit was located.

Answer: Dog Green

On June 6, 1944, men of the 2nd Ranger Battalion, the 16th Combat Infantry Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division 'The Big Red One,' and the 116th Combat Infantry Regiment of the 29th Infantry Division 'The Blue and the Gray' landed on Omaha Beach as part of Operation Overlord. Omaha Beach took over 24 hours to secure after the landings at around 0600 hours on D-Day.

Answer: Robert Rodat

Robert Rodat also wrote this years' 'War Film', 'The Patriot', starring Mel Gibson. Steven Spielberg only directed the movie. Alan Ball won an Oscar this year for the screenplay of 'American Beauty'. And Andrew Niccol wrote and directed the movie 'Gattaca', and also wrote 'The Truman Show', which earned him an Oscar nomination.

Answer: "Parker, job opportunity."

Parker was the main 30. caliber gunner out of the group watching the bridge at the town of Ramelle. When he was in the bell tower manning the 30. caliber, he and Private Jackson were both eventually killed by a tank.

Answer: Tom Sizemore

Sizemore, a native of Detroit, Michigan played Mike Horvath. Mike was a Sergeant for the U.S. Army and known to be very loyal. There was one scene where Mike spoke to Captain Miller that it would be worth it to stay and complete the mission of saving Private Ryan. He said that doing so would mean they could all look back on it as the one miracle which came out of the hell hole that was their combat mission in World War II. Sergeant Horvath believed that completing the mission was sufficient enough to earn everyone's right to go home. In another scene, Sergeant Horvath argued with someone for being too talkative and told the person he ought to learn when to shut up. There was another instance where Captain Miller asked Sergeant Horvath if he was alright after he had been shot. Sergeant Horvath assured him he was fine despite feeling as if the wind got knocked out of him. Sizemore guest starred on the TV series', "CSI: Miami", "Southland" and "China Beach".

Answer: Basic training

Corporal Upham was recruited by Capt. Miller because he could speak both French and German, and both of Miller's men were dead. Upham protested that he only translated and worked with maps, and that he hadn't held a weapon since Basic Training, but Miller took him anyway.

Answer: Utah

A soldier was talking to Colonel Bryce.
Soldier: "This man died at Omaha Beach."
Colonel: "Sean Ryan."
Soldier: "This man at Utah."
Colonel: "Peter Ryan."

Answer: Jackson

Played by Barry Pepper, Private Jackson was an excellent shot who considered himself a "fine instrument of warfare." He was cool-headed, and prayed often while engaged in battle.

Answer: WWII

"Saving Private Ryan" is set during WWII. Eight men risk their lives to save one. They are surrounded by the brutal realities of war, and each man must find his own answer.

Answer: PA30-11

The "Higgins" boats brought the Allies ashore the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. They were incredibly fast and could carry tanks, as well as troops.

Answer: eleven

It ended up winning five.

Answer: Private Jackson

When Captain Miller was given the bag of dogtags of paratroopers that had been killed, he told some of the squad to look and see if Ryan's was in it. Jackson spat on one of the tags, then incorrectly pronounced the name on it.

Answer: His Daughter

The family was living in a half-destroyed house. Caparzo decided to take the child down from the second floor, even though the entire squad protested, claiming it reminded him of his niece. The child was taken away, and Caparzo thoughtlessly moved backwards into the open, while trying to explain himself, where he was shot.

Answer: 101st

Captain Miller said this to Horvath: "Some Private in the 101st lost three of his brothers and he's got a ticket home."

Answer: Caparzo

In the show, Caparzo disobeyed Captain Miller's orders when he took the little girl from her parents. He wanted to take her with them to a safer place, which is what the parents also wanted. Unfortunately, a sniper in the bell tower fatally wounded Caparzo with a single shot.