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Quiz about Sgt Fury And his Howling Commandos

Sgt. Fury And his Howling Commandos Quiz

One of my favorite Marvel Comics title featured this group of commandos fighting the Nazis in WWII. Sgt. Fury And His Howling Commandos first appeared in issue #1 in May, 1963. The series ran 167 issues (May 1963 - Dec. 1981).

A multiple-choice quiz by craddockjn. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
craddockjn

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
271,186

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was Sgt. Fury's first name? Hint

Tommy

Rick

Nick

Fred

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the trumpet player in the Howling Commandos? Hint

Deano Jones

Izzy Cohen

Louis Dumant

Gabe Jones

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Question 3 of 10

3. What squad was the Howling Commandos arch-rival American commando group? Hint

Maulers

Crushers

Bulls

Wildmen

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the commanding officer of the Howling Commandos? Hint

Major Reno

Captain Sawyer

Captain Figgins

General Adams

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which member of the Howling Commandos carried an umbrella? Hint

Giles Underwood

Percy Pinkerton

Geoffery Smthye

William Brown

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which original member of the Howling Commandos was killed in action? Hint

Rebel Ralston

Junior Juniper

Junior Jenkins

Tommy Boyer

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was Sgt. Fury's girlfriend in the early issues? Hint

Sue Richards

Toni Hawkins

Linda Smith

Pamela Hawley

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who commanded the Nazi commandos known as the Blitzkrieg Squad? Hint

Baron Wolfgang von Strucker

Captain Zemo

The Red Skull

Major Claw

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the Jewish Howling Commando? Hint

Goldy Goldstein

Izzy Cohen

Moses Freeberg

Aaron Cohn

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the former Luftwaffe pilot who later joined the commandos? Hint

Manfred Dierdorf

Wilhelm Hauser.

Eric Koenig

Fritz Hauptman

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Sgt. Fury's first name?

Answer: Nick

Nick Fury was the squad leader for the Howling Commandos. He was introduced in "Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos" issue #1, May 1963. He was usually shown chomping on a cigar. He was tough and a good leader for the racially and ethnically integrated elite unit of commandos.

2. Who was the trumpet player in the Howling Commandos?

Answer: Gabe Jones

Gabriel Jones was the African American Howling Commando. He was a very accomplished musician. He was introduced in "Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos" in issue #1, May 1963.

3. What squad was the Howling Commandos arch-rival American commando group?

Answer: Maulers

The Howling Commandos frequently had brawls with the Sgt. Bull McGiveney and the Maulers, who first appeared in "Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos" in issue 7, May 1964.

4. Who was the commanding officer of the Howling Commandos?

Answer: Captain Sawyer

Happy Sam Sawyer was their commanding officer (CO). He first appeared in "Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos" in issue #1, May 1963. Captain Sawwyer was an very good military leader and an expert in hand-to-hand combatant. He was injured on a mission in 1942. That injury prevented him from actively participating in combat from that time on.

5. Which member of the Howling Commandos carried an umbrella?

Answer: Percy Pinkerton

Percival "Pinky" Pinkerton was the Englishman on the team. He referred to it as his bumpershoot. He was introduced in "Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos" issue #8, November, 1964.

6. Which original member of the Howling Commandos was killed in action?

Answer: Junior Juniper

Pvt. Jonathan "Junior" Juniper was an original member of the squad, He first appeared in "Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos" in issue #1, May 1963. He was killed in action "Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos" in issue #4 November,1963. He was replaced by Percival "Pinky" Pinkerton.

7. Who was Sgt. Fury's girlfriend in the early issues?

Answer: Pamela Hawley

Lady Pamela Hawley was introduced in "Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos" issue #4, November, 1963.She was killed in an air raid in "Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos",issue #18, May, 1965.

8. Who commanded the Nazi commandos known as the Blitzkrieg Squad?

Answer: Baron Wolfgang von Strucker

They were created to stop the Howling Commandos. Each had matching specialties with their Howling Commando counterparts.Baron Wolfgang von Strucker and his men were introduced in "Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos" issue #14, January, 1965.

9. Who was the Jewish Howling Commando?

Answer: Izzy Cohen

Isadore "Izzy" Cohen was introduced in "Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos" issue #1, May, 1963. Izzy was an ace mechanic and a mechanical wizard.

10. Who was the former Luftwaffe pilot who later joined the commandos?

Answer: Eric Koenig

He first appeared in "Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos', issue #27, February, 1966. After several missions with the Howling Commandos, Captain Sawyer made Eric's appointment to the Howling Commandos permanent in issue #36, November, 1966.

Source: Author craddockjn

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