General Knowledge Trivia Quiz

Answer: Douglas MacArthur

The infamous feud resulted from MacArthur's continuing disregard to follow Truman's wishes of having a "limited war". MacArthur made public statements in regard to his being in favor of invading mainland China. In April 1951, Truman relieved MacArthur and replaced him with Matthew Ridgeway.

Answer: George C. Scott

Scott usually appeared in more serious roles. He is perhaps most well-known for his revealing portrayal of the embattled WWII American general George Patton in the 1970 film "Patton" for which he won an Academy Award, but refused to accept it. Some of his other movies were "Anatomy of a Murder" (1959), "The Hustler" (1961) and "The List of Adrian Messenger" (1963).

He also appeared in dozens of other movies and TV shows. He passed away in 1999 at age 71.

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Garfield held the rank of Major General in the Civil War, Pierce was a Brigadier General in the Mexican-American War and Harrison achieved the rank of Major General in the War of 1812. The highest rank achieved by Roosevelt was Colonel.

Answer: "G. I. Joe" cartoons and comics

Lawrence Flagg was the first commander of the "G.I. Joe" team and was responsible for creating special counter-terrorist group Delta, which usually fought against the evil Cobra organization. He was also the father of General James L. Flagg III, who also followed in his father's bootsteps. They both came from a long line of military men.

Answer: Dwight Eisenhower

Eisenhower commanded the European theater of World War II, attaining the rank of General of the Army. Arthur was a general in the Civil War, McKinley never achieved the rank of general and Wilson never served in the armed forces.

Answer: Waverly

Major General Thomas Waverly was played by a toupee-wearing Dean Jagger. Waverly was the proprietor of a failing inn in the fictional town of Pine Tree, Vermont. Two of his former military subordinates, played by Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye, became successful show business entertainers.

They accompany a singing sister act (Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen) who were hired by Waverly to entertain over the holidays. When they find their beloved former commander doing KP at his own hotel, they cook up an elaborate idea to try to help Waverly out of his financial difficulties.

Answer: He stayed in the army a few more years, then became a businessman.

After World War II, Groves was appointed the chief of the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project in 1947. He remained there only one year until he retired. After this he became vice president of the Sperry-Rand Corporation, an electronics business, until his retirement from there in 1961. He passed away in 1970 after suffering a heart attack.

Answer: The Night of the Generals

In "The Night of the Generals" (1967), O'Toole played a sadistic German officer during World War II who was investigated when evidence of the murder of a prostitute implicated him. Omar Sharif played Major Grau, the investigating officer.

Answer: Bernard Montgomery

Also known affectionately as "Monty", he saw his first military service in World War I where he was badly wounded in the chest in a battle at Méteren in northern France. He is best known for his World War II desert battles in northern Africa against German commander Edwin Rommel.

He continued to lead a colorful life after the war and retired from military service in 1958. He passed away in 1976 at age 88.

Answer: Yes

In 1 Chronicles 27:34, Joab is the only person designated as a general in the KJV. In the KJV, other military leaders are referred to as captains, chief captains, or captains of the host. These are translated as "generals" in the New Revised Version and "commanders" in the New International Version.