The Hurt Locker Quiz | Movies

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1. "The Hurt Locker" follows three soldiers in the Iraq War that are part of the EOD team. EOD stands for Explosive Ordnance ___.

Answer: Disposal

Sergeant James, Sergeant Sanborn and Specialist Eldridge make up the bomb squad in this film. Srg. James is played by Jeremy Renner, Srg. Sanborn is played by Anthony Mackie and Specialist Eldridge is played by Brian Geraghty. The EOD team in this movie is in charge of disarming bombs or checking out areas with mysterious wires (to ensure safety.) Srg. James, being team leader, wears the bomb suit and goes up close to the bombs to disarm them while Srg. Sanborn and Spc. Eldridge stand guard and make sure no one hostile is going to hurt Srg. James (or themselves.)

2. At the beginning of the movie, there is an amazing quote by Chris Hedges. Finish the quote. "The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for ___."

Answer: war is a drug

This beginning quote is from the book "War Is A Force That Gives Us Meaning" by Chris Hedges, and ties the whole movie together. This quote especially stands true for the main character of Srg. William James. He is addicted to adrenaline throughout the film and even after he is sent home, he confesses to his infant son that the only thing he truly loves is being a soldier.

3. When Sergeant James enters his new team, what does Sanborn tell him the new camp's name is?

Answer: Victory

The EOD team needed a new team leader because the original leader of Srg. Sanborn's team was killed when a bomb exploded. Srg. James is to take his place as team leader. Srg. Sanborn meets Srg. James in his room, in which he was playing loud rock music, and welcomes him to Camp Victory. Srg. James asks, "I thought this was Camp Liberty?" Then Sanborn replies, "Oh, they changed that a week ago. Victory sounds better."

4. Finish the quote by Sergeant William James. "If I'm gonna die, I want to die ___."

Answer: comfortable

While taking off the protective bomb suit, Srg. James says this after he notices the large amount of bombs in the back of a trunk at the UN building. He believes if the bomb goes off, with or without the suit, he will be killed. So, in turn, he disregards the bomb suit entirely to disarm the bomb comfortably.

5. According to Sanborn, why does he punch Sergeant James in the face after the call at the UN building?

Answer: James took off his headset

While at the UN building, Srg. James listens to Srg. Sanborn and Spc. Elridge through a radio headset. Srg. Sanborn keeps telling Srg. James to hurry up and that they need to leave as soon as possible. Srg. James gets irritated and takes off his headset. Srg. Sanborn is mad because they are a team and should be working together.

He punches Srg. James, and then warns him, "Never take off your headset."

6. Who has a box under his bed full of stuff that almost killed him?

Answer: Sergeant William James

After completing a mission and they are back on base, Sanborn finds possessions under James's bed. They dig through his box and find components to bombs that Srg. James has disarmed. Srg. James reveals to his other teammates that he thinks it's interesting to hold something in his hands that almost killed him.

7. Name the Iraqi kid that sold DVDs and later befriends Sergeant James.

Answer: Beckham

Srg. James becomes friends with a kid named Beckham, who happens to be a soccer player. Srg. James buys a couple of DVDs from him, jokes around with him, and even plays soccer with him. Later in the movie, Srg. James believes Beckham was used as a body bomb and he was clearly upset to have lost Beckham. Later we find out it wasn't Beckham at all.

8. Who is accidentally shot in the leg during a mission?

Answer: Specialist Owen Eldridge

Srg. James orders the EOD team to pursue three people responsible for a recent supposed "suicide" explosion. The three soldiers split up, and unfortunately, being dark outside, Eldridge, the youngest and less experienced soldier, is accidentally shot by Srg. James. Throughout the movie, Spc. Eldridge is constantly thinking about how Iraq can be deadly and that makes him scared.

He is scared to die, and when he is shot (only in the leg), he panics. Thankfully, he lives.

9. In the desert, the EOD team comes across a private military company. That team was stuck in the desert because they used up their... what?

Answer: Wrench

The private team had a flat tire and asked for help. Srg. James asks if they have a spare. The team's leader says, "Well, we have spares, but we used up our wrench." Srg. James asks, "How do you use up a wrench?" The team leader responds, "Well, the uh, guy over there with the red thing on his head, he threw it at someone."

10. Who says, "You know these detonators misfire all the time," with the detonator in his hands as another teammate approaches an unexploded bomb to get his gloves?

Answer: Sergeant JT Sanborn

The three soldiers are shown testing bombs in the middle of the desert. Spc. Eldridge was about to detonate another bomb when Srg. James interrupts and tells them he forgot his gloves and needs to go and retrieve them. As Srg. James leaves to obtain his gloves down by the bomb area, Srg. Sanborn picks up the detonator, wanting to kill Srg. James and blame it on a supposed misfire.

Source: Author _peyton21_

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