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Saving Private Ryan . There are 124 questions on this topic. Last updated May 01 2024.
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76 How much is the pool up to for John Miller?
Answer: $300

Upham: "Reiben, where's the Captain from?"
Reiben: "You figure that one out, you got yourself a nice prize."
Jackson: "300 bucks last I heard."
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77 The first Private Ryan located by the squad was the wrong one. What was his middle name?
Answer: Frederick

James Frederick Ryan's brothers turned out to still be at home in grammar school. It was then that Captain Miller realized he had the wrong Private Ryan. He was looking for James FRANCIS Ryan.
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78 The pilot of the plane that crashes, when carrying the General says one word when he is found afterwards, stuck in the cock-pit. What is this word?
Answer: Stars

He says "stars" and the whole team says "fubar."
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79 The squad's sniper is played by which actor?
Answer: Barry Pepper

Barry Pepper plays a sniper who picks off Germans left and right.
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80 When Medic Wade is first seen on the beach, what was the name of the soldier he was working on?
Answer: Deforest

Deforest was going to die from his wound but Wade didn't want to leave him because he was a battalion surgeon. They ended up closing up his wound, only for him to be shot in the head seconds later.
Question Reference: Quiz: "Saving Private Ryan" D-Day Remembered.
81 What is Sgt. Horvath's first name?
Answer: Michael

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82 What is the rank of the highest-ranking member of the unit guarding the bridge at Romelle when the squad joins them?
Answer: Corporal

'So who's your CO?' 'That would have been Captain Jennings, Sir. But all we can muster up right now is a Corporal.'
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83 Which television 'Cheers' star had a tiny role in the movie?
Answer: Ted Danson

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84 On Omaha Beach Captain Miller dragged a soldier who was hit low and eventually blown up. What was this soldier's name?
Answer: Briggs

Captain Miller was making his way onto Omaha Beach. Then he saw a wounded soldier on the ground screaming in pain. Captain Miller yelled "Briggs!" then started to drag him to cover. Briggs was then hit by a landmine.
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85 Who said, "Saving Private Ryan"?
Answer: Sgt. Horvath

After Private Ryan refused to abandon his post at the bridge at Ramelle with his squad, Captain Miller and Sergeant Horvath walked away from the crowd to discuss how they were going to incorporate this change of events into their plans, as they both agreed with Ryan when he asked why he should be so privileged to go home when all the men around him had fought just as diligently. Miller asked Horvath what he thought they should do. Horvath explained that there were two ways he could see. They could either leave Ryan at the village and go home, or they could stay, and hope to make it through the mess they'd gotten into, and that "someday they might look back and decide that saving Private Ryan was the one decent thing they were able to pull out the whole God-awful mess."
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86 What airborne unit were the dead men part of outside the radar station?
Answer: 82nd

Outside the radar station Melish said, "Maybe one of them's our boy."
Miller: "Those patches were 82nd so your luck's not that good."
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87 Where was the now-elderly Private James Ryan shown at the end of the movie?
Answer: Captain Miller's grave

After the war was over, Private Ryan went back to his own life. Finally, as an elderly man, he went to a war cemetery in France to pay his respects to Captain Miller, who... as he lay dying on the bridge at Ramelle... had said to James, "Earn this, Ryan." James wanted to be sure that, in his wife's opinion, he had lived a good life, thereby fulfilling Captain Miller's last words. He is last shown in the movie standing in front of Capt. Miller's headstone.
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88 What is the surname of the sniper of the group?
Answer: Jackson

He died with Parker in the bell tower, as a result of gunfire from a German tank.
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89 Which soldier said this to Captain Miller, "...If (you) put me and this sniper rifle anywhere up to and including one mile of Adolf Hitler with a clear line of sight, Sir-- pack your bags, fellas. War's over."
Answer: Private Jackson

Private Jackson (Barry Pepper) says this to Captain Miller to express his thoughts on their mission. He is basically saying that the mission is pointless and that he is, and I quote, "a fine instrument of warfare" would be of better use somewhere else in the war, than trying to save Private Ryan.
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90 On Omaha Beach, during Operation Overlord, John Miller picks up a gun from a wounded soldier, what kind of gun is it?
Answer: Thompson

This one was a tough one, but if you look closely you can see that he picks up a gun from the soldier whose stomach was shot.
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91 There were two possible cuts that could have been the Dog One exit. Captain Miller knew it was the cut on the right, because he knew this city was to the west.
Answer: Vierville

Neuville was the town that Private Ryan was believed to be in early in the movie. Cherbourg was the deep water port that needed to be captured before moving on Paris, which is of course the French capital.
Question Reference: Quiz: "Saving Private Ryan" D-Day Remembered.
92 What does Sgt. Hill complain to be in his boot?
Answer: Hitchhiker

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93 What crafty devices were made to stop the German tanks at Romelle?
Answer: Sticky Bombs

'Well, we could try a sticky bomb.'
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94 When Caparzo (Vin Diesel) got shot, what did he fall on before hitting the ground?
Answer: Piano

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95 Capt. Miller said he wanted Pvt. Jackson, the sniper, up in the bell tower, and then asked if he wanted any company up there. What did Jackson request?
Answer: A 30 caliber machine gun

Miller was formulating his plan to counter the German offensive that was sure to come. The first thing he did was ask Jackson to be up in the bell tower. Jackson asked for a 30 caliber machine gun with about 1000 rounds. The bell tower is where Jackson and Parker, the soldier operating the 30 cal., met their demise when a German tank blew apart the top of the tower.
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96 This weapon is Private Reiben's weapon of choice. He had to ditch his first one because it tried to drown him, so Sergeant Horvath told him to find a replacement.
Answer: Browning Automatic Rifle (B.A.R.)

The B.A.R. was a high power automatic rifle that was in a class of its own. A very cool weapon.
Question Reference: Quiz: "Saving Private Ryan" D-Day Remembered.
97 What language does the squad tell Upham that FUBAR is?
Answer: German

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98 How does Private Caparzo die?
Answer: Shot in the Chest

He was shot in the chest by a German sniper, who was in turn killed by Jackson.
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99 What film won Best Picture which was up against 'Saving Private Ryan'?
Answer: Shakespeare in Love

Most people at the Oscars that year were stunned by this upset.
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100 After he was helped across the bridge, and shot a few times, what did Sgt. Horvath say?
Answer: "I'm fine, just got the wind knocked out of me."

Horvath had a tough time in the battle of Ramelle. He took out multiple Germans, including armored vehicles, as well as saving the lives of many Americans, most notably, Upham. He ran out of ammo and even resorted to throwing his helmet to beat the Germans back. He was shot many times, in the leg, back, side, etc. but continued to fight the pain and Germans. He actually made it behind the barricades on the other side of the bridge, and merely said, "I'm fine, just got the wind knocked out of me," when Miller asked if he was alright. He soon died afterwards.
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