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Quiz about Death and Glory War in Movies
Quiz about Death and Glory War in Movies

Death and Glory: War in Movies Quiz


Other than love, no theme or topic has inspired movie-makers in quite the way that war and conflict have. Some have glamourised it, more have tried to show it for the tragic waste that it is. See how much you know.

A multiple-choice quiz by swbhoy. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
swbhoy
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
106,285
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
11 / 20
Plays
3715
Last 3 plays: angostura (19/20), Guest 164 (12/20), Guest 50 (14/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. Which 2001 movie saw a Siberian shepherd locked in a deadly sniper duel with a German nobleman? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. The excellent "To End All Wars" with Robert Carlyle and Kiefer Sutherland tells the story of a group of Scottish soldiers in which war? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. What were the respective "specialities" of Donald Pleasance and James Coburn in the 1963 classic, "The Great Escape". Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. Which Oscar-winning movie was inspired by the events surrounding a real life soldier, Fritz Niland? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. Which war-time thriller was accused of Americanising an action carried out in real life by an heroic British crew? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. Classic World War II actioner, "Guns of Navarone" was followed up in 1978 by which lacklustre sequel starring Robert Shaw and Harrison Ford? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. Two names are missing from the list below, which two?
Bronson, Cassavetes, Brown, Lopez, Savalas, Cooper, Carruthers, Busby, Maitland, Mancini.
Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. Tom Clancy aside, few authors of military books have had their works so readily adapted to film as Scotsman Alistair MacLean. Only one of MacLean's books, however, was written specifically at the request of a producer who "needed a good war story". Which? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Which star-studded Richard Attenborough-directed epic boasted a cast that includes, amongst others: Sean Connery, James Caan, Laurence Olivier, Dirk Bogarde, Gene Hackman, Michael Caine, Anthony Hopkins, Robert Redford, Ryan O'Neal, Elliot Gould and Edward Fox? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. In 1969's "Hannibal Brooks", Oliver Reed played a British POW who escaped from Germany with what? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. In which 1957 Kubrick WWI drama did Kirk Douglas play French army officer, Colonel Dax? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. David Lean's WWI classic, "Lawrence of Arabia", was unusual in many ways but which of the following statements actually applies to the movie? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. Which of the following statements applies to 1979 classic, "Apocalypse Now"? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. Which legendary actor starred with Toshiro Mifune in the two man feature film, "Hell in the Pacific"?

Answer: (Two Words, or just surname)
Question 15 of 20
15. Which singer-turned-actor starred in Japanese POW drama, "Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence"? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. The British Lancaster bomber was immortalised in which movie? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. Which war movie, apparently set in a tropical climate, was shot almost entirely around Ft. Benning, Georgia and thus had a somewhat less than authentic pine forest background? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. Who took the title role in World War II escape drama "Von Ryan's Express" where an American officer leads a group of British POWs out of Germany by train?

Answer: (Two Words, or just surname)
Question 19 of 20
19. In the Tom Clancy penned "Hunt for Red October", what was the name of the manouvre performed by the Russian U-Boats to see if they were being trailed? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. Which movied dramatised the heroic stand of the 2nd Battalion, 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot at Rorke's Drift?

Answer: (One Word)

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1. Which 2001 movie saw a Siberian shepherd locked in a deadly sniper duel with a German nobleman?

Answer: Enemy at the Gates

The duel was between Russian sniper Vasily Zaitsev and German marksman, Major Koenig in the frozen ruins of Stalingrad.
During the winter of 1942/43, after a disastrous advance by the Wermacht, the Russian army encircled the German invaders and laid seige. In just over two months, they encircled Germans fought a defensive action in sub-zero temperatures before their eventual surrender to the Russian command in February. In those two months almost quarter of a million German soldiers lost their lives.
2. The excellent "To End All Wars" with Robert Carlyle and Kiefer Sutherland tells the story of a group of Scottish soldiers in which war?

Answer: World War II

The film tells the story of a group of Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, captured in South East Asia and put to work by their Japanese captors on building the Burmese Railway. The railway ran from Thanbyuzyat in Burma (Myanmar) to Nong Pladuk in Thailand and was built entirely by captured Allied prisoners, held in horrific conditions.

The railway ran for 415 km and for every single kilometre of track built, 38 Allied prisoners lost their lives.
3. What were the respective "specialities" of Donald Pleasance and James Coburn in the 1963 classic, "The Great Escape".

Answer: Forger and Manufacturer

Charles Bronson, who portrays the chief tunneler, brought his own expertise to the set: he had been a coal miner before turning to acting and gave director Sturges advice on how to move the earth.
4. Which Oscar-winning movie was inspired by the events surrounding a real life soldier, Fritz Niland?

Answer: Saving Private Ryan

Fritz Niland, a New Yorker serving with the American infantry in Normandy, was removed from combat after the army realised that he was the last survivor of four brothers who were all serving in WWII. This conclusion turned out to be incorrect when it was discovered that one of the other brothers, MIA in South East Asia was alive and being held captive.

The two remaining brothers were reunited after the war.
5. Which war-time thriller was accused of Americanising an action carried out in real life by an heroic British crew?

Answer: U-571

"U-571" depicts the capture in the autumn of 1941 of an Enigma code book from a German submarine. The vessel and crew were portrayed entirely in an American context despite the fact that the US had not even entered WWII by autumn of '41.
6. Classic World War II actioner, "Guns of Navarone" was followed up in 1978 by which lacklustre sequel starring Robert Shaw and Harrison Ford?

Answer: Force Ten From Navarone

In "Guns of Navarone", David Niven wears a Rifle Brigade cap badge on his beret, this was the regiment he was commissioned into in WW2.
7. Two names are missing from the list below, which two? Bronson, Cassavetes, Brown, Lopez, Savalas, Cooper, Carruthers, Busby, Maitland, Mancini.

Answer: Sutherland and Walker

Donald Sutherland and Clint Walker are the missing two, playing, as they did, Vernon L. Pinkley and Samson Posey , the remaining the members of 1967's legendary, "Dirty Dozen".
8. Tom Clancy aside, few authors of military books have had their works so readily adapted to film as Scotsman Alistair MacLean. Only one of MacLean's books, however, was written specifically at the request of a producer who "needed a good war story". Which?

Answer: Where Eagles Dare

The impetus actually came from the movie's star Richard Burton who approached producer Elliot Kastner looking for a suitable project after Burton's son had asked to see his father in a war movie. Kastner approached MacLean and the rest is...
9. Which star-studded Richard Attenborough-directed epic boasted a cast that includes, amongst others: Sean Connery, James Caan, Laurence Olivier, Dirk Bogarde, Gene Hackman, Michael Caine, Anthony Hopkins, Robert Redford, Ryan O'Neal, Elliot Gould and Edward Fox?

Answer: A Bridge Too Far

"A Bridge Too Far" was a somewhat overworked dramatisation of the Allied advance through Holland, codename Operation Market Garden. Operation Market Garden also constituted a large part of the award-winning TV series, "Band of Brothers".
10. In 1969's "Hannibal Brooks", Oliver Reed played a British POW who escaped from Germany with what?

Answer: An elephant

Imitating the original Hannibal's legendary crossing of the Alps with his war elephants, this enjoyable romp from director Michael Winner was a minor hit for Oliver Reed.
11. In which 1957 Kubrick WWI drama did Kirk Douglas play French army officer, Colonel Dax?

Answer: Paths of Glory

The title is a quotation from Thomas Grey's "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard": "The paths of glory lead but to the grave".
12. David Lean's WWI classic, "Lawrence of Arabia", was unusual in many ways but which of the following statements actually applies to the movie?

Answer: The movie had no women in speaking parts of any kind

Most, but not all, of the action scenes were shot from left to right as Lean wanted to portray the movie as a journey. Many, but not all, of the weapons used by Turkish soldiers are more modern than they should be and all of the desert scenes were filmed in the Middle East, North Africa or Spain.

As such, the only completely true assertion is that, despite being over 200 minutes long, the movie included no speaking roles for women.
13. Which of the following statements applies to 1979 classic, "Apocalypse Now"?

Answer: Steve McQueen was first choice for Martin Sheen's role of Captain Willard

All have some basis in fact but only the Steve McQueen statement is entirely correct. Harvey Keitel accepted the role of Willard but was later "released" from his obligation. Lucas was unable to commit to the project due to "Star Wars" production and gave his blessing to Coppola to film the movie. Lastly, river scenes on the patrol boat were shot on the Chavon River in the Dominican Republic.
14. Which legendary actor starred with Toshiro Mifune in the two man feature film, "Hell in the Pacific"?

Answer: Lee Marvin

"Hell in the Pacific" was John Boorman's only war movie.
Despite being 101 minutes long it has very little dialogue.
15. Which singer-turned-actor starred in Japanese POW drama, "Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence"?

Answer: David Bowie

The actors playing POWs use their actual names in the hospital roll-call scene.
16. The British Lancaster bomber was immortalised in which movie?

Answer: The Dambusters

"The Dambusters" showed the daring raid carried out by Lancaster bombers carrying the revolutionary "bouncing bomb" as developed by Barnes Wallis.
17. Which war movie, apparently set in a tropical climate, was shot almost entirely around Ft. Benning, Georgia and thus had a somewhat less than authentic pine forest background?

Answer: The Green Berets

Late in the movie John Wayne can be seen to wrap his rappelling rope through a carabineer the wrong way. Called a "fatal hookup" in the army, this would result in an immediate fall once weight was applied.
18. Who took the title role in World War II escape drama "Von Ryan's Express" where an American officer leads a group of British POWs out of Germany by train?

Answer: Frank Sinatra

As the Padre begins to type the change orders for the train to be re-routed, he says (in German) the date of 11 Sep 1941. The U.S. was not involved in the war until December 1941. The year should have been 1943.
19. In the Tom Clancy penned "Hunt for Red October", what was the name of the manouvre performed by the Russian U-Boats to see if they were being trailed?

Answer: Crazy Ivan

US $20,000 was spent on Sean Connery's hairpiece for the movie.
20. Which movied dramatised the heroic stand of the 2nd Battalion, 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot at Rorke's Drift?

Answer: Zulu

This action was at Rorke's Drift, Wednesday 22- Thursday 23 January, 1879, when some 150 soldiers defended a supply station against some 4000 Zulus, aided by the Martini-Henry rifle "with some guts behind it".
Source: Author swbhoy

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