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"In Harm's Way " - Part 3 Trivia Quiz

If you played Parts 1 and 2 of this quiz about John Wayne's WWII heroics in the Pacific, you met 20 members of the all-star cast. You might be interested in finding out what happened to them.

A multiple-choice quiz by rblayer. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
rblayer

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
195,653

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1376

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 216 (6/10), Guest 98 (8/10), Guest 69 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What happened to Liz Eddington, the cheating Navy wife? Hint

Committed suicide

Killed in a car wreck

Went home to Colorado

Became pregnant

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Question 2 of 10

2. How does the beautiful Navy nurse, Analee Dorne die in the movie? Hint

Plane crash

Drowning

Ship explosion

Suicide

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Question 3 of 10

3. What happened to actor Brandon de Wilde's character, Jere Torrey? Hint

Killed in a car wreck

Suicide

Killed in battle

Promoted to his father's staff

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Question 4 of 10

4. What happens to Captain Paul Eddington, played by Kirk Douglas? Hint

Promoted to admiral

His plane is shot down

Arrested for rape

Falls overboard and drowns

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Question 5 of 10

5. How did Intelligence Officer Commander Egan Powell, played by actor Burgess Meredith meet his demise? Hint

Shot by a Japanese sniper

Killed in a sea battle

Heart attack

Bitten by a poisonous snake

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Question 6 of 10

6. What happens to Commander Burke, played by Carroll O'Connor? Hint

Promoted to Torrey's chief of staff

Killed in action

Loses a leg in battle

Murdered by Paul Eddington

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is Admiral Broderick's PR man, Commander Neal Owynn, doing when last seen in the film? Hint

Floating dead in the water

Looking in a mirror

Riding a taxi in Washington, D.C.

Crashing in an airplane

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where is Mack McConnell at the movie's end? Hint

Walking on a beach with his wife

At a court martial

Floating dead in the ocean

Hospital ship

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Question 9 of 10

9. How does the movie end for John Wayne's character? Hint

Promotion

Wounded but dies at the end

Killed in battle

Missing in action

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Question 10 of 10

10. Nurse Maggie Haynes survives until the end of the film. What is she doing in the last scene? Hint

Caring for Admiral Torrey

Throwing flowers into the ocean

Weeping at Admiral Torrey's funeral

Praying in a ship's chapel

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What happened to Liz Eddington, the cheating Navy wife?

Answer: Killed in a car wreck

Liz and her Air Corps lover went over a cliff in a convertible, while racing back to town after the Japanese attack began.

2. How does the beautiful Navy nurse, Analee Dorne die in the movie?

Answer: Suicide

The flirtatious nurse ignored Maggie's warnings about Captain Eddington, and was raped on a beach. When Eddington refused to believe that she might be pregnant, she overdosed on pills.

3. What happened to actor Brandon de Wilde's character, Jere Torrey?

Answer: Killed in battle

Lt. Torrey was killed in action when a Japanese destroyer rammed his P.T. boat.

4. What happens to Captain Paul Eddington, played by Kirk Douglas?

Answer: His plane is shot down

After learning of Analee Dorne's suicide, Eddington, still bearing the nurse's scratch marks on his face, checks out an airplane for a one-way mission. Torrey's chief-of-staff locates the Japanese fleet, but is shot down by enemy fighters.

5. How did Intelligence Officer Commander Egan Powell, played by actor Burgess Meredith meet his demise?

Answer: Killed in a sea battle

Poor Reserve Intelligence Officer Egan Powell, a Hollywood screenwrtier, was more comfortable in front of a typewriter than on the bridge of a warship.

6. What happens to Commander Burke, played by Carroll O'Connor?

Answer: Killed in action

Admiral Torrey chose Burke's heavy cruiser as his flag ship for the final sea battle. Unfortunately, the old 'swayback' was sunk and there were very few survivors.

7. What is Admiral Broderick's PR man, Commander Neal Owynn, doing when last seen in the film?

Answer: Looking in a mirror

Captain Paul Eddington had repeatedly slapped Commander Owynn for spying for Admiral Broderick. Eddington and Commander Powell had flipped a coin to decide who had the honor of running Owynn off the island.

8. Where is Mack McConnell at the movie's end?

Answer: Hospital ship

Mack and Torrey were two of the very few survivors of the sinking of Torrey's flagship. Mack received burns to his hands but was still alive when the film ended.

9. How does the movie end for John Wayne's character?

Answer: Promotion

Torrey lost a leg in the final, decisive battle and thought that he'd be court-martialed for losing his command. CINPAC Admiral Nimitz termed the battle a "decisive victory" and promised Torrey the command of a task force.

10. Nurse Maggie Haynes survives until the end of the film. What is she doing in the last scene?

Answer: Caring for Admiral Torrey

"I'm here, Rock", was Maggie's last line as she cared for the badly wounded admiral.

Source: Author rblayer

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