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Classic War Movies Trivia Quiz

A look at some classic movies about various wars. (I've dealt with movies about WW II in another quiz.)

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
94,353

Updated
Jul 25 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1516

Last 3 plays: Guest 112 (9/10), Guest 99 (8/10), Guest 68 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Breaker Morant" is set during the Boer War. Why is Harry Morant known as "Breaker"? Hint

It was a childhood nickname

He was a breaker of women's hearts

He was a breaker of horses

It was his rank

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these World War I movies is based on a novel by Dalton Trumbo? Hint

Gallipoli

All Quiet on the Western Front

Sergeant York

Johnny Got His Gun

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Question 3 of 10

3. "The Charge of the Light Brigade" describes an infamous blunder during the Crimean War. What is unusual about this movie? Hint

Errol Flynn jilts Olivia DeHavilland for another woman

Errol Flynn stars with Olivia DeHavilland - but doesn't end up with her at the end of the movie

Errol Flynn & Olivia DeHavilland are both in the movie, but never have a romantic relationship

Olivia DeHavilland dies in the movie

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which movie is NOT set during the Korean War? Hint

M*A*S*H

Hell to Eternity

Pork Chop Hill

Bridges of Toko-Ri

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Question 5 of 10

5. In "Four Feathers", a young man proves his courage by performing heroic deeds. Where? Hint

Ethiopia

Manchuria

India

The Sudan

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which one of Hemingway's novels uses the Spanish Civil War as a backdrop for romance between Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman? Hint

The Old Man and the Sea

For Whom The Bell Tolls

The Sun Also Rises

A Farewell to Arms

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who starred in the movie version of "The Red Badge of Courage"? Hint

Glenn Ford

Audie Murphy

John Wayne

Robert Mitchum

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Question 8 of 10

8. "The Last of the Mohicans" is set during the French and Indian War. Daniel Day-Lewis starred in the remake; who played his romantic interest? Hint

Sandra Bullock

Madeleine Stowe

Beverly D' Angelo

Uma Thurman

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Question 9 of 10

9. Cary Grant starred in a movie version of "Gunga Din". Who wrote the poem of the same name? Hint

Emil Zola

William Somerset Maugham

Rudyard Kipling

Erich Maria Remarque

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Question 10 of 10

10. The anti-war World War I film "Paths of Glory" takes its title from a line from a poem: "the paths of glory lead but to the grave". Who wrote these lines? Hint

Matthew Arnold

Thomas Gray

Dante Rossetti

Samuel Johnson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Breaker Morant" is set during the Boer War. Why is Harry Morant known as "Breaker"?

Answer: He was a breaker of horses

Interesting movie of the "war is hell" type.

2. Which of these World War I movies is based on a novel by Dalton Trumbo?

Answer: Johnny Got His Gun

Trumbo, a member of the "Hollywood 10" (and talented screenwriter of "Spartacus") wrote this anti-war novel. "York" was Gary Cooper's
movie. "Front" was by Erich Maria Remarque.

3. "The Charge of the Light Brigade" describes an infamous blunder during the Crimean War. What is unusual about this movie?

Answer: Errol Flynn stars with Olivia DeHavilland - but doesn't end up with her at the end of the movie

Olivia prefers Flynn's brother (in the movie) - so Flynn doesn't lose as much when he rides "into the valley of Death". (Re-made later with David Hemmings in the lead.)

4. Which movie is NOT set during the Korean War?

Answer: Hell to Eternity

Anyone who has watched the tv series knows that "M*A*S*H" was set during the Korean War. "Pork Chop Hill" starred Gregory Peck; "Toko-Ri" starred William Holden. "Hell" starred Jeffrey Hunter (and David Janssen), but was set in WW II.

5. In "Four Feathers", a young man proves his courage by performing heroic deeds. Where?

Answer: The Sudan

There are several versions of this story - but they don't get better with time. Good story.

6. Which one of Hemingway's novels uses the Spanish Civil War as a backdrop for romance between Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman?

Answer: For Whom The Bell Tolls

Its age is showing.

7. Who starred in the movie version of "The Red Badge of Courage"?

Answer: Audie Murphy

War hero Murphy starred in the movie version of the Stephen Crane novel. (There have been other versions since.)

8. "The Last of the Mohicans" is set during the French and Indian War. Daniel Day-Lewis starred in the remake; who played his romantic interest?

Answer: Madeleine Stowe

Stick to the original - (Randolph Scott in the mid 30's).

9. Cary Grant starred in a movie version of "Gunga Din". Who wrote the poem of the same name?

Answer: Rudyard Kipling

Remarque wrote the classic "All Quiet on The Western Front".

10. The anti-war World War I film "Paths of Glory" takes its title from a line from a poem: "the paths of glory lead but to the grave". Who wrote these lines?

Answer: Thomas Gray

Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Courtyard". He was right.

Source: Author robert362

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