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So Proudly We Hail Trivia Quiz

How much do you know about the 1943 film 'So Proudly We Hail', starring Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard and Veronica Lake? Why not test your skills at this WWII drama which is based on actual events. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Claudette88. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Claudette88

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
349,223

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
159

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Question 1 of 15

1. In the beginning of the film, it states that eight US women nurses arrived by plane in Australia after surviving the tragedies of Bataan and Corregidor. On what date was this? Hint

May 5th, 1942

April 28th, 1942

Dec 7th, 1942

Oct 10th, 1942

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Question 2 of 15

2. When Lt. Joan O'Doul is asked what she would like more then anything else in the world, what does she ask for? Hint

Some chocolate

A tomato

A juicy steak

A nice cool drink

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Question 3 of 15

3. What port do the nurses leave from as they board the ship to Honolulu? Hint

San Francisco

Seattle

San Diego

None of these

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Question 4 of 15

4. One night the Japanese attack the convoy. The ship carrying our nurses rescues many marines and one nurse. What was her name? Hint

Lt. Sadie Schwartz

Lt. Joan O'Doul

Lt. Olivia D'Arcy

Lt. Rosemary Larson

5. Celebrating Christmas one last time before reaching Bataan, the nurses and soldiers have a party. What gift does Lt. John Summers give Lt. Janet "Davy" Davidson before the festivities start? Hint

A hair clip

A bar of soap

Earrings

A poem

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Question 6 of 15

6. Olivia emotionally tells a shocked Davy why she became a nurse. What was her reason? Hint

To save lives

She wanted to travel

Because it was the only outfit she could join

To kill the Japanese

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Question 7 of 15

7. With the Japanese closing in on the hospital base, everyone is forced to evacuate into the jungle. Davy and her nurses are about to leave when Joan rushes back to get something. As a result, their escorts are shot by the approaching Japanese, leaving the women stranded. What item had Joan insisted on going back for? Hint

Some food

A Bible

Her black nightgown

Her canteen

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Question 8 of 15

8. Trapped by the enemy, the nurses fear for their lives. Before anyone can stop her, Olivia runs out of the building they have hidden inside. Determined to give the others a chance to escape, what does Olivia do? Hint

Blows herself up with a grenade as she surrenders to the enemy

Runs away from the building, causing the enemy to chase her

Grabs the guns from the dead escorts and fights back

Hands herself over to the attackers and insists she is the only one left that is alive

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Question 9 of 15

9. What did the nurses call themselves after they reached Hospital Kilometer 163.5 in the jungle? Hint

The Bataan Fighters

The Battling Orphans of Bataan

Angels of 163.5

Uncle Sam's Nurses

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Question 10 of 15

10. Mixed in with the drama of war, some of the nurses unexpectedly find love. Who does Joan end up falling for? Hint

Sailor

Freddie

Kansas

Kentucky

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Question 11 of 15

11. After reaching a third hospital base, the Japanese attack once more, leaving many people injured or dead. What happens to Davy during the attack? Hint

She passes out.

She is shot in the leg.

Her hands are badly burned.

She escapes the attack with the other nurses.

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Question 12 of 15

12. When fleeing from the harbor at Mariveles in a row boat, Davy and Ling Chee see lights back on the bank. When Ling Chee asks what the lights mean, what does Davy tell him? Hint

She did not know what they were

The enemy making its way to the harbor

That it is people flashing S.O.S.

Fires started by the refugees

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Question 13 of 15

13. When the first batch of nurses are ordered off Corregidor, to be sent to safety in Australia, what does Joan leave behind for the soldiers in her ward? Hint

The little food she has left

Her travel radio

A pen, her watch and letters

A stack of paper and pens

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Question 14 of 15

14. The nurses want to allow others to leave in their place, but they are not allowed to make such a sacrifice. They accept that they must leave and head for the boat. However, one woman refuses to get in and leave. Which nurse was it? Hint

Joan

Davy

Olivia

Sadie

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Question 15 of 15

15. In the end, what finally brings Davy out of her depression? Hint

Seeing the Statue of Liberty

Some sleep

A letter

A good meal

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the beginning of the film, it states that eight US women nurses arrived by plane in Australia after surviving the tragedies of Bataan and Corregidor. On what date was this?

Answer: May 5th, 1942

"One day May the fifth, 1942 in the skies above Melbourne there appeared a plane, bearing these eight tired, hungry girls, still in their ragged field uniforms _ _"

2. When Lt. Joan O'Doul is asked what she would like more then anything else in the world, what does she ask for?

Answer: A tomato

"A tomato. A nice big red cool round juicy tomato." In the next scene she is seen eating three of them while her and the other girls tell their story.

3. What port do the nurses leave from as they board the ship to Honolulu?

Answer: San Francisco

The orders are to sail to Honolulu, but due to the attack on Pearl Harbor they are instructed to join a convoy out in the Pacific instead.

4. One night the Japanese attack the convoy. The ship carrying our nurses rescues many marines and one nurse. What was her name?

Answer: Lt. Olivia D'Arcy

The role of Lt. Olivia D'Arcy was played by Veronica Lake. Everyone predicted she would be nominated for an Academy Award for her performance; however, she was passed over.

5. Celebrating Christmas one last time before reaching Bataan, the nurses and soldiers have a party. What gift does Lt. John Summers give Lt. Janet "Davy" Davidson before the festivities start?

Answer: A bar of soap

With it came a note: "In memory of that first wonderful day together when I was so hot and lathered. -John" He was one of the men rescued after the convoy was attacked. Davy had nursed his wounds, and in the process, they had fallen in love.

6. Olivia emotionally tells a shocked Davy why she became a nurse. What was her reason?

Answer: To kill the Japanese

"I'm going to kill Japs! Every bloodstained one I can get my hands on." She had watched her fiance get killed during Pearl Harbor and vowed revenge. She got her chance in Bataan when she volunteered to treat the wounded Japanese prisoners. However, she could not find it in herself to do it.

Answer: Her black nightgown

Insisting it kept her morale up, Joan had worn it every night and could not see leaving it behind.

Answer: Blows herself up with a grenade as she surrenders to the enemy

One of the most shocking scenes from the movie. Her self-sacrifice enables her fellow nurses to get to a jeep and reach the others in the jungle.

9. What did the nurses call themselves after they reached Hospital Kilometer 163.5 in the jungle?

Answer: The Battling Orphans of Bataan

"No father. No mother. No Uncle Sam, as we wondered where the reinforcements were."

In real life, the nurses became known as the 'Angels of Bataan and Corregidor'. After the war, all the US Army and US Navy nurses from this group received (among other things) the Bronze Star of Valor.

10. Mixed in with the drama of war, some of the nurses unexpectedly find love. Who does Joan end up falling for?

Answer: Kansas

Played by Sonny Tufts, he and his character both played on their college football teams. Tufts, however, was unable to join the army due to a injury he received while playing.

11. After reaching a third hospital base, the Japanese attack once more, leaving many people injured or dead. What happens to Davy during the attack?

Answer: Her hands are badly burned.

As the attack rages on, a bomb is dropped on the surgical building in the camp. Davy rushes in to the burning building and finds fellow nurse Rosemary Larson trapped beneath fiery debris. Davy tries to save her, but it is too late. Rosemary is dead and Davy is injured.

12. When fleeing from the harbor at Mariveles in a row boat, Davy and Ling Chee see lights back on the bank. When Ling Chee asks what the lights mean, what does Davy tell him?

Answer: That it is people flashing S.O.S.

By this time the Japanese had taken control of Bataan, forcing the nurses, soldiers and civilians to evacuate. As they all run for their lives, heading for safety in Corregidor, the Japanese attack by air and ground. Many did not make it.

13. When the first batch of nurses are ordered off Corregidor, to be sent to safety in Australia, what does Joan leave behind for the soldiers in her ward?

Answer: A pen, her watch and letters

She gave one man her pen because he did not have one. The watch was a gift to a soldier who she knew liked it. She left the letters for all the boys so they would "have something interesting to read."

Answer: Davy

The week before this forced evacuation, Davy and John (with the help of the chaplain) had been married. Afterwards, he and a small group had left on a secret mission and Davy promised to be there waiting when he returned.

When Capt. "Ma" McGregor tells Davy that he and his men were believed to be dead, she loses it. As Ma fights to control Davy, the Japanese strike with another bomb attack. Overcome by everything, she goes into shock, giving the other nurses a chance to force her on the boat.

15. In the end, what finally brings Davy out of her depression?

Answer: A letter

The letter is from John, letting her know he is safe. He includes the deed to his farm house and tells her he will meet her there after the war. Knowing he is alive, she breaks her silence and says his name.

Source: Author Claudette88

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