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Dossier Dilemnas Trivia Quiz

Can you identify these characters from Tom Clancy's "Jack Ryan" fiction, based on "excerpts" from their dossiers?

A multiple-choice quiz by Stillman. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Stillman

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
145,544

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1373

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Question 1 of 10

1. US Navy, former F-14 pilot. Callsign "Spade One". Former CAG, USS Theodore Roosevelt. Hint

Timothy Jackson

Joshua Painter

Bart Mancuso

Robert Jackson

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Question 2 of 10

2. Irish national. Deceased. Suspected ties with IRA or ULF. Owned and operated a bookstore in London. Hint

Padraig O'Neill

Alex Dobbens

John Donoho

Dennis Cooley

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Question 3 of 10

3. Soviet national. Current whereabouts unknown. Former KGB. Suspected involvement with interrogation of American POWs in Vietnam. Hint

Sergey Golovko

Oleg Kadishev

Pavel Ivanov

Nikolay Grishanov

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Question 4 of 10

4. CIA employee, former field operative. Prior service in Budapest station. Consultant on "Boxwood Green" operation. Former Deputy Director of Operations. Hint

James Greer

Robert Fowler

James Cutter

Robert Ritter

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Question 5 of 10

5. Born 1922. Board-certified neurosurgeon. Prior employment at Johns Hopkins University. Suspected association with one John Kelly. Hint

Sandy Richter

Sam Rosen

Sarah Rosen

Charles Scott

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Question 6 of 10

6. British national, served in Royal Navy. Commanding officer, HMS Invincible. Aided in search for missing Soviet submarine. Hint

James Owens

Owen Williams

John White

Peter Stanford

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Question 7 of 10

7. Chief of Staff to three successive Presidents. Notoriously reluctant to wear formal attire unless forced. Hint

Roger Durling

Jeffrey Pelt

Arnold Van Damm

Geoffrey Watkins

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Question 8 of 10

8. West Point graduate. Senior scientific team lead on "Tea Clipper" project. Engaged to Candi Long. Hint

Candi Long

Alan Gregory

William Greville

Zachary Eaton

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Question 9 of 10

9. Colombian national. Deceased. One of the chiefs in the Medellin drug cartel. Wanted in the the United States. Hint

Ernesto Escobedo

Luis Fuentes

Felix Cortez

Jesus Castillo

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Question 10 of 10

10. CIA employee, administrative staff. Executive secretary to the Deputy Director of Intelligence, worked for two seperate DDI's. Hint

Elizabeth Elliot

Moira Wolfe

Maureen Dwyer

Nancy Cummings

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. US Navy, former F-14 pilot. Callsign "Spade One". Former CAG, USS Theodore Roosevelt.

Answer: Robert Jackson

Admiral Robert "Bobby" Jackson has appeared in most of the Jack Ryan novels. He went from a Commander in "Patriot Games" to a Rear Admiral on the Joint Chiefs of Staff in "Executive Orders". He unfortunately falls to an assassin's bullet just prior to "The Teeth of the Tiger".

2. Irish national. Deceased. Suspected ties with IRA or ULF. Owned and operated a bookstore in London.

Answer: Dennis Cooley

Dennis Cooley aided and abbetted the ULF in their mission against the Royals in "Patriot Games"... but ultimately paid the price.

3. Soviet national. Current whereabouts unknown. Former KGB. Suspected involvement with interrogation of American POWs in Vietnam.

Answer: Nikolay Grishanov

Colonel Nikolay Yevgeniyevich Grishanov was the KGB liaison to a Vietnamese POW camp... a camp which would be targeted for a rescue operation led by John Kelly in "Without Remorse".

4. CIA employee, former field operative. Prior service in Budapest station. Consultant on "Boxwood Green" operation. Former Deputy Director of Operations.

Answer: Robert Ritter

Bob Ritter was brought to Langley from Budapest station just prior to "Without Remorse". He served as DDO in "Clear and Present Danger" and "The Hunt for Red October".

5. Born 1922. Board-certified neurosurgeon. Prior employment at Johns Hopkins University. Suspected association with one John Kelly.

Answer: Sam Rosen

Dr. Sam Rosen and his wife Sarah (a pharmacologist) help John Kelly in the treatment of a drug-addicted Pamela Madden in "Without Remorse".

6. British national, served in Royal Navy. Commanding officer, HMS Invincible. Aided in search for missing Soviet submarine.

Answer: John White

Admiral Lord John White was acquainted with Jack Ryan and welcomed him aboard HMS Invincible in "The Hunt for Red October".

7. Chief of Staff to three successive Presidents. Notoriously reluctant to wear formal attire unless forced.

Answer: Arnold Van Damm

Arnold "Arnie" Van Damm was a bit out of place in Washington circles, but his skill and political understanding could not be overestimated. His first appearance was in "Clear and Present Danger".

8. West Point graduate. Senior scientific team lead on "Tea Clipper" project. Engaged to Candi Long.

Answer: Alan Gregory

Please tell me you didn't choose "Candi Long". Dr. (or Major) Alan T. Gregory was the senior Tea Clipper scientist in "Cardinal of the Kremlin".

9. Colombian national. Deceased. One of the chiefs in the Medellin drug cartel. Wanted in the the United States.

Answer: Ernesto Escobedo

Ernesto Escobedo was responsible for the murder of several of the President's friends in "Clear and Present Danger".

10. CIA employee, administrative staff. Executive secretary to the Deputy Director of Intelligence, worked for two seperate DDI's.

Answer: Nancy Cummings

Nancy Cummings filled the role of executive secretary for James Greer and Jack Ryan, from "The Hunt for Red October" to "The Sum of All Fears".

Source: Author Stillman

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