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Quiz about Honoring DDay Heroes

Honoring D-Day Heroes Trivia Quiz


This quiz, about the movie "The Longest Day", is in memory of HurricaneBill and my father, two true gentlemen, and for all the brave men and women who lived "the longest day"!

A multiple-choice quiz by sally0malley. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
sally0malley
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
368,175
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
651
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 12 (7/10), Guest 24 (10/10), Guest 73 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Within the first few minutes of the movie we saw a man running in a field, being chased by a German General in a military car. The man was shot from behind and killed. What did Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel take from the dead man before getting back in his car? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. While German guards were checking a large wagon carrying hay, a pretty woman distracted them. The man pulling the wagon was hastily given permission to go and the guards dismissed him. As she passed the wagon she exchanged glances with the man. What was smuggled in the wagon? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. While awaiting orders paratroopers were shooting dice and a young man named Schultz won big money. As he counted his money on his bunk he also received an envelope in the mail from his mother. What was in the envelope? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. On Sword Beach the Mayor of Coleville welcomed the soldiers with a bottle of champagne and invited Lord Lovat to drink with him and celebrate the invasion. Lovat very politely told the Mayor that the champagne had to wait because there was a war to fight. Which charming English actor portrayed Lord Lovat? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What did Field Marshall Erwin Rommel give his wife as a birthday present? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. On a destroyer headed for Normandy two men were discussing the pending invasion. Rod Steiger (credited simply as Destroyer Commander) told the younger man to remember every detail of the coming events "because we are on the eve of a day that people are going to talk about long after we are dead and gone".


Question 7 of 10
7. Which singer (who portrayed a very nervous Army private who continually wore a life vest, even on land, because he couldn't swim) wrote the theme song for "The Longest Day"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. After the British landed on Sword Beach what method did journalists use to get the news to the public? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What medical infirmity did General Theodore Roosevelt (Henry Fonda) attempt to play down when he requested to go ashore with the first wave of troops on a Utah Beach? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In the final scene Gen. Cota, portrayed by Robert Mitchum, oversaw his men and equipment moving off Omaha Beach in an orderly, steady stream. How did he decide to reward himself? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Within the first few minutes of the movie we saw a man running in a field, being chased by a German General in a military car. The man was shot from behind and killed. What did Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel take from the dead man before getting back in his car?

Answer: a briefcase

The beginning of the film was a series of vignettes. This scene was five years into the occupation of France. When Major General Pemsel took the briefcase and opened it we had a quick glimpse of papers or documents.
2. While German guards were checking a large wagon carrying hay, a pretty woman distracted them. The man pulling the wagon was hastily given permission to go and the guards dismissed him. As she passed the wagon she exchanged glances with the man. What was smuggled in the wagon?

Answer: people being smuggled through the German lines

Janine Boitard, portrayed by Irina Demick, was a French Resistance fighter and the man pulling the wagon was her husband, also a member of the Resistance. Later in the film the two helped paratroopers set up explosives and destroy a railroad bridge guarded by German soldiers.
3. While awaiting orders paratroopers were shooting dice and a young man named Schultz won big money. As he counted his money on his bunk he also received an envelope in the mail from his mother. What was in the envelope?

Answer: rosary beads

While Schultz (Richard Beymer) counted his winnings, his bunk mate told him he was always lucky and reminded him of a previous occasion in Fort Bragg, when he also won at dice. Schultz recalled that after he won he broke his leg in a jump and spent two months in traction. He stared at the rosary beads and decided to play to lose the money and hoped that would insure a "clean jump".
4. On Sword Beach the Mayor of Coleville welcomed the soldiers with a bottle of champagne and invited Lord Lovat to drink with him and celebrate the invasion. Lovat very politely told the Mayor that the champagne had to wait because there was a war to fight. Which charming English actor portrayed Lord Lovat?

Answer: Peter Lawford

As Brigadier Lord Lovat, Peter Lawford arrrived with his own personal piper playing the bagpipes, much to the annoyance of Pvt. Flanagan (Sean Connery) who claimed "it takes an Irishman to play the pipes", as he stuck cotton in his ears! Peter Lawford was married to Patricia Kennedy from 1954 untill 1966. During that time he and other members of Hollywood's Rat Pack campaigned for his brother-in-law, John F. Kennedy. Andre Bourvil, who played the Mayor was one of France's most renowned actors, particularly in comedies.

He died in 1970, at age 53.
5. What did Field Marshall Erwin Rommel give his wife as a birthday present?

Answer: pair of shoes

Convinced that the invasion would not take place in bad weather, Rommel was on leave and returned to Germany to celebrate his wife's birthday on June 6. He gave her a pair of shoes, handmade in Paris.
6. On a destroyer headed for Normandy two men were discussing the pending invasion. Rod Steiger (credited simply as Destroyer Commander) told the younger man to remember every detail of the coming events "because we are on the eve of a day that people are going to talk about long after we are dead and gone".

Answer: True

This was one of the most prophetic lines in the movie. Here we are, decades later talking about it! As the Commander, Rod Steiger called the invasion "the biggest armada the world has ever known" and with a wide grin he added "It gives me goose pimples just to think about it."
7. Which singer (who portrayed a very nervous Army private who continually wore a life vest, even on land, because he couldn't swim) wrote the theme song for "The Longest Day"?

Answer: Paul Anka

His cameo in "The Longest day" marked his first acting role. The Canadian singer, songwriter and actor also wrote "My Way" made famous by Frank Sinatra, "She's a Lady", "Puppy Love", "Put Your Head on my Shoulder", to name a few.

The lyrics are:
"Many men came here as soldiers
Many men will pass this way
Many men will count the hours
As they live the longest day

Many men are tired and weary
Many men are here to stay
Many men won't see the sunset
When it ends the longest day

The longest day, the longest day
This will be the longest day
Filled with hopes and filled with fears
Filled with blood and sweat and tears

Many men, the mighty thousands
Many men to victory
Marching on, right into battle
In the longest day in history".
8. After the British landed on Sword Beach what method did journalists use to get the news to the public?

Answer: carrier pigeons

Denied the use of official communications equipment they decided to use the pigeons. When the pigeons flew off in the wrong direction, heading straight to the German troops one Canadian correspondent accused the wayward carrier pigeons of being traitors!
9. What medical infirmity did General Theodore Roosevelt (Henry Fonda) attempt to play down when he requested to go ashore with the first wave of troops on a Utah Beach?

Answer: arthritis

When he requested to go ashore he deliberately went to talk to his commanding officer without his cane. He was the highest-ranking officer on Utah Beach that day and the only General to land with the first wave--walking cane and all! His presence and leadership proved essential when his division landed a mile out of position. "We'll start the war from here," he said confidently!
10. In the final scene Gen. Cota, portrayed by Robert Mitchum, oversaw his men and equipment moving off Omaha Beach in an orderly, steady stream. How did he decide to reward himself?

Answer: He treated himself to a fresh cigar.

Robert Mitchum had the same cigar stub throughout the entire film! It was great to see him throw it away, take new one from his pocket and smile as he got in his jeep and told the driver "Take me up the hill, son!"
Source: Author sally0malley

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