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Quiz about General George S Patton
Quiz about General George S Patton

General George S. Patton Trivia Quiz


Love or despise Patton, there's no question he was one of the great characters of WWII. This quiz explores the remarkable life of the ultimate fighting general.

A multiple-choice quiz by bertho. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
bertho
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
145,599
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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Top 10% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. George Patton was quoting Iliad and Odyssey at age 7. His military destiny was forged from a very young age. Which military college did he graduate from in 1909? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. During his years of learning, Patton allowed himself plenty of time for sport. He went on to represent the U.S.A. at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm. In which event did he compete? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In 1915 Lt. Patton was posted at Fort Bliss along the Mexican Border. It was here he first saw combat when he killed General Cardenas during a foraging raid over the border. Cardenas was head of the bodyguard detail for which Mexican rebel general? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In 1917, the newly promoted Captain Patton was in Europe getting his first taste of WWI. An attachment to a particular British division during the battle of Cambrai was to give his career a course in which new military field? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. With two battlefield promotions, Lt. Col. Patton led his men in the battle of St. Mihiel and the subsequent Meuse-Argonne Offensive. He was awarded the Silver Star, Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart. Why was he awarded a Purple Heart? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. When the U.S.A. joined WWII, Patton was sent to Africa and took over command of the 2nd Corps after they sustained considerable losses on which Atlas Mountains battlefield? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. After Patton's successes in Africa he was assigned to lead the new 7th Army for the invasion of Sicily. He landed on the western half of the island. Which other Allied general was to land on the eastern side of the island? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Patton was given command of the U.S. 3rd Army for the liberation of Europe. After breaking out of the beachhead on D-Day, the 3rd Army was the only army which managed to reach stranded pockets of Airborne troops at Le Mont St-Michel.


Question 9 of 10
9. Perhaps one of Patton's greatest moments in WWII was turning his army northward and hitting the southern flank of the Ardennes Offensive. His swift action saved thousands of cut-off airborne troops in which strategically important town? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. One of Patton's trademarks was his outspokenness and his ability to motivate men both through action and word. Only one of the following quotes belongs to General Patton. Which quote? Hint



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1. George Patton was quoting Iliad and Odyssey at age 7. His military destiny was forged from a very young age. Which military college did he graduate from in 1909?

Answer: West Point

Patton didn't start his school education until the age of 12. He graduated from West Point in 1909, ranked 46th from a class of 103.
2. During his years of learning, Patton allowed himself plenty of time for sport. He went on to represent the U.S.A. at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm. In which event did he compete?

Answer: Modern Pentathlon

Patton finished a credible fifth in the competition. Remarkably it was the shooting element that let him down. In true Patton style he used his military .38 revolver instead of the lighter .22 favoured by most of the athletes. The .38 blew larger holes in the target and it is commonly believed that he was not credited with one shot because a round that had supposedly missed the target actually passed through an already established hole. However, in "Patton, A Genius for War" by Carlo D 'este, it has been established that he did indeed miss the target entirely. This was probably due to the fatigue factor of Patton taking weeks to arrive by ship and not having enough time to prepare for the shooting event.

Patton was also an expert fencer. He re-wrote the armies manuals on swordsmanship removing the 'parry.' His idea was for all attack. Defence just wasted energy.
3. In 1915 Lt. Patton was posted at Fort Bliss along the Mexican Border. It was here he first saw combat when he killed General Cardenas during a foraging raid over the border. Cardenas was head of the bodyguard detail for which Mexican rebel general?

Answer: Francisco Pancho Villa

After the raid, Patton strapped the bodies of Cardenas, one of Villa's captains and a private, to the hood of his car. He drove back to the U.S. base at Dublin and the war correspondents got a first hand account of Patton's adventure. The stories they filed to their respective newspapers made Patton a national hero for the first time.
4. In 1917, the newly promoted Captain Patton was in Europe getting his first taste of WWI. An attachment to a particular British division during the battle of Cambrai was to give his career a course in which new military field?

Answer: Tank Warfare

The battle of Cambrai was unique as it introduced large-scale tank warfare for the first time. The Brits secretly brought in 376 tanks to break the fortified stalemate of the Hindenburg line. The tanks smashed their objectives but the allied manpower was not sufficient to hold the ground. Patton must have loved what he saw because he went on to command and train the first 500 American tankers while in France.
5. With two battlefield promotions, Lt. Col. Patton led his men in the battle of St. Mihiel and the subsequent Meuse-Argonne Offensive. He was awarded the Silver Star, Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart. Why was he awarded a Purple Heart?

Answer: He was shot

The battle of Meuse-Argonne was the last Great War action Patton would see. He was hit by machine gun fire while trying to rescue some tanks that where mired in the mud. The war ended during his recovery and he went home to command the newly formed US Tank Corps, but in peacetime and with no budget, the US Tank Corps didn't gain momentum until congress and the military learnt a new word - blitzkrieg.
6. When the U.S.A. joined WWII, Patton was sent to Africa and took over command of the 2nd Corps after they sustained considerable losses on which Atlas Mountains battlefield?

Answer: Kasserine Pass

Eisenhower needed a general of Patton's calibre to restore morale and get the tankers going forward. By March 1943 Patton had reorganised the 2nd Corps, restored discipline and confidence with the men, and with a counter-offensive, he had the Germans on the retreat. (Montgomery's Brits where pushing from the east.)
7. After Patton's successes in Africa he was assigned to lead the new 7th Army for the invasion of Sicily. He landed on the western half of the island. Which other Allied general was to land on the eastern side of the island?

Answer: Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery

Starting with their armoured-ego clashes in Africa, Montgomery and Patton's relationship was to be a continual feud. Both generals were extremely driven and competitive. While they still shared the ultimate objective, Berlin, it was who would get there first and how that mattered.
8. Patton was given command of the U.S. 3rd Army for the liberation of Europe. After breaking out of the beachhead on D-Day, the 3rd Army was the only army which managed to reach stranded pockets of Airborne troops at Le Mont St-Michel.

Answer: False

Patton's reputation with the Germans was such that they believed he would lead the main thrust into Europe. Eisenhower exploited this reputation and the 3rd Army was held back and didn't participate on D-Day. The Germans also held back critical Panzer units from the beachheads believing the main thrust would come elsewhere (with Patton).
9. Perhaps one of Patton's greatest moments in WWII was turning his army northward and hitting the southern flank of the Ardennes Offensive. His swift action saved thousands of cut-off airborne troops in which strategically important town?

Answer: Bastogne

It was during the siege of Bastogne that General McAuliffe gave his famous reply to the German request to surrender, 'Nuts!' For their heroism in holding Bastogne, the 101st was awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation, the first ever to be awarded to an entire division.
10. One of Patton's trademarks was his outspokenness and his ability to motivate men both through action and word. Only one of the following quotes belongs to General Patton. Which quote?

Answer: "The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his."

By armistice, Patton's 3rd Army had liberated 80,000 square miles of territory, captured hundreds of thousands of enemy troops and inflicted nearly 1.5 million casualties. He was killed due to a traffic accident while in occupied Germany on the 21st of December 1945. Quotes: "Never surrender" - Winston Churchill; "Nuts" - General McAuliffe; "Sometimes it is entirely appropriate to kill a fly with a sledge hammer" - Major Holdridge.
Source: Author bertho

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