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Quiz about The Great Escape
Quiz about The Great Escape

The Ultimate The Great Escape Quiz | Movies


I noticed that there weren't many quizzes on "The Great Escape", which is one of my favourite movies, and so I decided to make one.

A multiple-choice quiz by happy_hippy. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
happy_hippy
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
137,355
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
4111
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 207 (10/10), Guest 47 (3/10), dj144 (4/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the title of the head of the escape group? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. One of the tunnel diggers has claustrophobia.


Question 3 of 10
3. How many escapees were shot? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "If you try to escape again, and are caught, you will be shot." Who was this said to? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What happened to Colin, the forger? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who spotted Roger at the train station? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "I used to do some riding meself." "Motorbikes?" "No! Horses!" Where did this conversation take place? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The scrounger was killed.


Question 9 of 10
9. How many identifiable Americans are in the camp? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What does Steve McQueen's character use to amuse himself in the cooler? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 14 2024 : Guest 207: 10/10
Mar 02 2024 : Guest 47: 3/10
Feb 24 2024 : dj144: 4/10
Feb 23 2024 : Guest 92: 9/10
Feb 22 2024 : Guest 99: 9/10

Score Distribution

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the title of the head of the escape group?

Answer: Big X

We first hear of Big X, whose name is Roger, at the start of the movie, when two of the prisoners are discussing him.
2. One of the tunnel diggers has claustrophobia.

Answer: True

The tunnel diggers were two of only three people who actually escaped clean away, after they struggled through the tunnel whilst fighting Danny's claustrophobia.
3. How many escapees were shot?

Answer: 50

Although 50 of them were shot, there were 11 who were caught and brought back to the camp. Three successfully eluded recapture, and others were sent to other camps. In total, 76 got out of the camp through tunnel Harry.
4. "If you try to escape again, and are caught, you will be shot." Who was this said to?

Answer: Roger

This is said at the start of the movie, and is a premonition, of sorts. It is said by one of the Nazis to Roger.
5. 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.
6. Who spotted Roger at the train station?

Answer: The Nazi from the start of the film

This is the part of the film that I find especially sad, where Ashley-Pitt dies for Roger. He is also on the platform, and sees what has happened. He draws attention to himself and starts to run toward the opposite direction, is shot and dies on the railway tracks. Roger and Mac are able to get away during the diversion thus created.
7. "I used to do some riding meself." "Motorbikes?" "No! Horses!" Where did this conversation take place?

Answer: In the cooler

This is one of the conversations between Steve McQueen's character, Hilts, and the quaint little Scottish fellow, Ives, who later cracks, tries to escape by climbing the wire, and is shot. It is a show of the bonding that happens between these two characters.
8. The scrounger was killed.

Answer: False

The scrounger, played by James Garner, is one of the eleven brought back to the camp near the end of the movie.
9. How many identifiable Americans are in the camp?

Answer: three

The three Americans are the ones that make the very strong alcohol to celebrate the 4th of July.
10. What does Steve McQueen's character use to amuse himself in the cooler?

Answer: A ball and glove

This is a very famous part of the movie, taken up by the animated movie "Chicken Run".
Source: Author happy_hippy

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