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Military and War Movies Trivia Quiz

This is a brief and easy quiz about movies that revolve around the military.

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

Author
sanicholas

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
66,568

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
3972

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 136 (10/10), Guest 134 (7/10), Guest 166 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the Vietnam epic film based on a novel by Joseph Conrad? Hint

Born on the Fourth of July

Platoon

Full Metal Jacket

Apocalypse Now

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which movie is a puffed up tale of the first female Navy Seal? Hint

Purple Hearts

Tailhook

GI Jane

Women of Valor

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which movie is a Ridley Scott version of a true war story of the same name written by Mark Bowden? Hint

Black Hawk Down

Behind Enemy Lines

We Were Soldiers

No Man's Land

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which World War II movie was named after a Japanese phrase to commence an attack? Hint

Das Boot

Notorious

Shoah

Tora! Tora! Tora!

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which movie is about an English reporter who conspires to smuggle an orphaned Bosnian girl out of Sarajevo? Hint

Welcome To Sarajevo

Srebrenica: A Cry From The Grave

Calling The Ghosts

Behind Enemy Lines

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which movie is about the true-life exploits of Carl Brashear, the Navy's first black diver? Hint

Glory

From Here To Eternity

The Tuskegee Airmen

Men Of Honor

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Oliver Stone flick told the true tale of an American soldier named Ron Kovic? Hint

We Were Soldiers

Coming Home

Born On The Fourth Of July

The Deer Hunter

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which movie is about a post-Gulf War episode where a trio of soldiers attempt to steal Saddam Hussein's riches? Hint

Courage Under Fire

Three Kings

Steel Rain

Secrets In The Sand

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Keanu Reeves movie starred him as a WWII returning soldier who found he no longer loves his wife and falls for the daughter of a vineyard owner? Hint

Snow Falling On Cedars

The Best Years Of Our Lives

A Walk In The Clouds

Life Is Beautiful

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Question 10 of 10

10. This was Steven Spielberg's grisly realistic account of soldiers sent behind enemy lines to rescue the last son of a devastated Iowa family. Hint

Saving Private Ryan

The Thin Red Line

Where Eagles Dare

The Longest Day

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Nov 12 2024 : Guest 136: 10/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the Vietnam epic film based on a novel by Joseph Conrad?

Answer: Apocalypse Now

Based on the Joseph Conrad novel 'Heart of Darkness.'

2. Which movie is a puffed up tale of the first female Navy Seal?

Answer: GI Jane

Neither a GI nor named Jane, this Demi Moore flick didn't do as well as expected.

3. Which movie is a Ridley Scott version of a true war story of the same name written by Mark Bowden?

Answer: Black Hawk Down

Stars Josh Hartnett, Tom Sizemore, Ewan McGregor, Sam Shepard and William Fichtner.

4. Which World War II movie was named after a Japanese phrase to commence an attack?

Answer: Tora! Tora! Tora!

This 1970 flick was about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and how the U.S. failed to prevent it.

5. Which movie is about an English reporter who conspires to smuggle an orphaned Bosnian girl out of Sarajevo?

Answer: Welcome To Sarajevo

Some of my old professors would call this a journalistic no no - getting emotionally involved with your subject.

6. Which movie is about the true-life exploits of Carl Brashear, the Navy's first black diver?

Answer: Men Of Honor

Robert DeNiro is exceptional in this film as Master Chief Billy Sunday.

7. Which Oliver Stone flick told the true tale of an American soldier named Ron Kovic?

Answer: Born On The Fourth Of July

True story of a Vietname veteran who turns anti-war and pro-human rights political activist, after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for, and lost the use of his legs for.

8. Which movie is about a post-Gulf War episode where a trio of soldiers attempt to steal Saddam Hussein's riches?

Answer: Three Kings

Ok so it was a little out there, but still entertaining! Starred George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube.

9. Which Keanu Reeves movie starred him as a WWII returning soldier who found he no longer loves his wife and falls for the daughter of a vineyard owner?

Answer: A Walk In The Clouds

Charming love story about a man who pretends to be the husband of an unmarried mother-to-be so her father doesn't kill her. In the end, he ends up falling in love with her AND her family.

10. This was Steven Spielberg's grisly realistic account of soldiers sent behind enemy lines to rescue the last son of a devastated Iowa family.

Answer: Saving Private Ryan

This 1998 film starred Tom Hanks, Edward Burns and Tom Sizemore.

Source: Author sanicholas

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