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Great War Movies Trivia Quiz

A war movie has the ability to shock, stir the blood, and excite the senses like no other. Can you guess the title?

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

Author
nimaine

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
107,097

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2762

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which 1992 film was based on a novel by William Wharton and features a young Ethan Hawke? Hint

A Midnight Clear

Cockleshell Heroes

The Hill

Attack

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which 1964 film is set in the battlefield of Rorke's Drift, Natal, South Africa? Hint

The Deer Hunter

The Cruel Sea

Von Ryan's Express

Zulu

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Question 3 of 10

3. James Woods appears as a hard-drinking War Correspondent in which Oliver Stone film? Hint

The Deer Hunter

Salvador

The Red Badge of Courage

49th Parallel

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which film, entitled "Stairway to Heaven" in the USA, deals with a heavenly jury deciding the fate of a wounded RAF pilot? Hint

A Matter of Life and Death

Life & Death of the RAF

The Wooden Horse

Reach for the Sky

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which British classic takes place over the skies of Britain and France, and features a career-best performance by Kenneth More? Hint

Skies over Antwerp

Paths of Glory

Battle of Britain

Reach For the Sky

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which film has Montgomery Clift, Frank Sinatra and Burt Lancaster in a 1953 film set in a lush paradise? Hint

Catch-22

Sands of Iwo Jima

From Here to Eternity

The Big Red One

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which extremely loud and fun war-movie features a manic Donald Sutherland and friends robbing 14,000 bars of Nazi Gold from behind enemy lines, plus a catchy theme tune? Hint

Paths of Glory

The Colditz Story

Kelly's Heroes

Three Kings

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which film is based on a real-life adventure of RAF wing commander Guy Gibson and Dr. Barnes Wallis who invented the "Bouncing Bomb"? Hint

The Dam Busters

Gallipolli

All Quiet on the Western Front

Paths of Glory

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which 1957 David Lean classic has POW's whistling a catchy tune? Hint

Cross of Iron

Guns of Navarone

The Great Escape

The Bridge on the River Kwai

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which film features a Vietnamese forest being napalmed as The Doors sing "The End"? Hint

Platoon

The Longest Day

Good Morning Vietnam

Apocalypse Now

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which 1992 film was based on a novel by William Wharton and features a young Ethan Hawke?

Answer: A Midnight Clear

The battlefield is in the Ardennes Forest, France. This is a little seen gem.

2. Which 1964 film is set in the battlefield of Rorke's Drift, Natal, South Africa?

Answer: Zulu

Michael Caine and Stanley Baker lead 120 redcoats into skirmish in a movie which required 4,000 real Zulu extras, and the British won the battle!

3. James Woods appears as a hard-drinking War Correspondent in which Oliver Stone film?

Answer: Salvador

The powerful film dealt with the Civil War in El Salvador.

4. Which film, entitled "Stairway to Heaven" in the USA, deals with a heavenly jury deciding the fate of a wounded RAF pilot?

Answer: A Matter of Life and Death

One of my absolute favourite movies of all time - featuring David Niven who starred in this after returning from WWII.

5. Which British classic takes place over the skies of Britain and France, and features a career-best performance by Kenneth More?

Answer: Reach For the Sky

Based on the true story of RAF pilot Douglas Bader who, after losing both legs in a crash, learns to walk on artificial legs and becomes a famous flying ace.

6. Which film has Montgomery Clift, Frank Sinatra and Burt Lancaster in a 1953 film set in a lush paradise?

Answer: From Here to Eternity

Set in Hawaii just before the infamous attack, this film is vastly superior to the 2001 "Pearl Harbour".

7. Which extremely loud and fun war-movie features a manic Donald Sutherland and friends robbing 14,000 bars of Nazi Gold from behind enemy lines, plus a catchy theme tune?

Answer: Kelly's Heroes

"Kelly's Heroes" was written by Troy Kennedy Martin, the guy who invented Z-cars!

8. Which film is based on a real-life adventure of RAF wing commander Guy Gibson and Dr. Barnes Wallis who invented the "Bouncing Bomb"?

Answer: The Dam Busters

This film is famous for sticking to scientific fact and also stars Richard Todd and Michael Redgrave.

9. Which 1957 David Lean classic has POW's whistling a catchy tune?

Answer: The Bridge on the River Kwai

A beautifully-made film with brilliant casting of Sir Alec Guinness, William Holden and Jack Hawkins.

10. Which film features a Vietnamese forest being napalmed as The Doors sing "The End"?

Answer: Apocalypse Now

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen and Dennis Hopper, this is arguably the best war movie ever made.

Source: Author nimaine

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