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Quiz about What Did You Do in the War Daddy 2

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? #2 Quiz

Famous actors and entertainers who have served their countries during wartime.

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

Author
mountaingoat

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
345,432

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
578

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 198 (6/10), Guest 108 (4/10), Guest 69 (4/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. Which famous actor served on a destroyer escorting the Doolittle Raid during WWII? Hint

Rod Steiger

Will Rogers

William Holden

Buddy Ebsen

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which famous actor joined they army in 1942 and stayed in for 16 years, establishing the Army Information Office, which provided technical support for film and television? Hint

George Kennedy

Spencer Tracy

John Wayne

Glenn Ford

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which famous actor was a Scout Sniper with the 4th Marine Division at Saipan? Hint

Charles Bronson

Jerry Lewis

Lee Marvin

James Coburn

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which famous actor joined the army in 1917 and served in WW1 in France as an Artillery Observer with the 2nd Trench Mortar Battalion? Hint

Rudolph Valentino

Roy Rogers

Gene Kelly

Randolph Scott

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which famous "Hoofer" and actor joined the US Naval Air Service in 1944 as a lieutenant? Hint

Fred Astaire

Buddy Ebsen

Ginger Rogers

Gene Kelly

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Question 6 of 10

6. What famous actor who received an Oscar relating to water, served for 3 years in the Navy, in the Pacific, on the USS Satteree? Hint

Jack Klugman

Henry Fonda

Kirk Douglas

Jack Palance

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which famous actor was a US Army staff sergeant in WWII and stationed in Hawaii? Hint

Alan Alda

Peter Graves

Eli Wallach

Robert Redford

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which famous entertainer and actor was a combat engineer at the Battle of the Bulge? Hint

Mel Brooks

Gary Cooper

Jack Palance

John Wayne

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which famous actor was a rifleman with the US 3rd Infantry Division when it landed at Anzio, Italy in WW2? Hint

Paul Newman

James Arness

Robert Redford

William Holden

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which famous actor applied for the US Navy during WWII but was refused. He then served as a lieutenant in the Coast Guard? Hint

Mr Ed

Gene Kelly

Buddy Ebsen

Don Rickles

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Dec 16 2024 : Guest 198: 6/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which famous actor served on a destroyer escorting the Doolittle Raid during WWII?

Answer: Rod Steiger

He said many years later that he regretted having to kill the people in the fishing boats that discovered the fleet so they could not radio their position. The raid was launched early because they couldn't be sure if they had been reported.

2. Which famous actor joined they army in 1942 and stayed in for 16 years, establishing the Army Information Office, which provided technical support for film and television?

Answer: George Kennedy

He later suffered depression for eight years after a triple bypass operation. He had five wives and it is not known if this added to the depression.

3. Which famous actor was a Scout Sniper with the 4th Marine Division at Saipan?

Answer: Lee Marvin

He was wounded on Saipan when a machine gun bullet severed his sciatic nerve. He later said in an interview that marines, who are often laying on a beach either get shot in the head or the behind.

4. Which famous actor joined the army in 1917 and served in WW1 in France as an Artillery Observer with the 2nd Trench Mortar Battalion?

Answer: Randolph Scott

After the war he stayed in France and enrolled in an Artillery Officers School. He received a commission and returned home to America in 1919.

5. Which famous "Hoofer" and actor joined the US Naval Air Service in 1944 as a lieutenant?

Answer: Gene Kelly

He wrote and directed documentaries. He was a member of the "Committee for the first Amendment" Hollywood delegation to protest the Macarthy Anti-Communist Hearings.

6. What famous actor who received an Oscar relating to water, served for 3 years in the Navy, in the Pacific, on the USS Satteree?

Answer: Henry Fonda

He was later commissioned a lieutenant in Air Combat Intelligence. He was awarded the Bronze Star. He shared a house in Hollywood with James Stewart before they were famous and they remained close friends for the rest of their lives, spending many hours together making model airplanes. He won an Oscar for "On Golden Pond."

7. Which famous actor was a US Army staff sergeant in WWII and stationed in Hawaii?

Answer: Eli Wallach

He later went to Officer Candidate School. He was commissioned as a lieutenant and went to France.

8. Which famous entertainer and actor was a combat engineer at the Battle of the Bulge?

Answer: Mel Brooks

Being a combat engineer was very dangerous as it meant working while under fire and defusing landmines.

9. Which famous actor was a rifleman with the US 3rd Infantry Division when it landed at Anzio, Italy in WW2?

Answer: James Arness

He was wounded and had several operations in 1945. He had bad leg pain during his life and it hurt for him to mount a horse. He received the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.

10. Which famous actor applied for the US Navy during WWII but was refused. He then served as a lieutenant in the Coast Guard?

Answer: Buddy Ebsen

He served as Damage Control Officer and then Executive Officer on the USS Pocatello while it acted as a Weather Station.

Source: Author mountaingoat

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