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20 Question Movie Quiz: Stalag 17 | Movies

A classic '53 film that, unfortunately, had to compete with "From Here To Eternity" for Oscar honors.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ben41. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Ben41

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
88,933

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
14 / 20

Plays
1526

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (9/20), Johnmcmanners (20/20), Guest 73 (17/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. Who directed this film? Hint

Michael Curtiz

William Wyler

Billy Wilder

Otto Preminger

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Question 2 of 20

2. William Holden played the leading role of J.J. Sefton and won the Best Actor Oscar for '53?

True

False

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Question 3 of 20

3. What famous actor-director played the part of the camp commander, Oberst Von Sherbach? Hint

William Wyler

Otto Preminger

Billy Wilder

John Huston

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Question 4 of 20

4. Who played the part of Price/"Security"? Hint

James Arness

Robert Strauss

Peter Graves

Richard Egan

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Question 5 of 20

5. Robert Strauss played the part of: Hint

Hoffy-chief of barracks #4

Stanislas "Animal" Kasava

Harry "Sugarlips" Shapiro

James Tyler Dunbar

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Question 6 of 20

6. Harvey Lembeck played the part of: Hint

Stanislas "Animal" Kasava

Harry "Sugarlips" Shapiro

Hoffy

Duke

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Question 7 of 20

7. What branch of the German armed forces ran the camp? Hint

Wermacht

Kriegsmarine

The Luftwaffe

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Question 8 of 20

8. What were the names of the two prisoners who were killed while attempting to escape at the beginning of the film? Hint

Miller and Johnson

Manfredi and Johnson

Dunbar and Johnson

Miller and Manfredi

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Question 9 of 20

9. What was the nickname of Sefton's go-fer and narrator of the film? Hint

Duke

Animal

Joey

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Question 10 of 20

10. What was the military rank of all the prisoners (except Dunbar)? Hint

Private

The ranks were mixed

Lieutenant

Sergeant

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Question 11 of 20

11. Whenever Marco the Mailman wanted the men to quiet down, what did he say? Hint

Attention!

Shaddup!

Quiet!

At Ease!

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Question 12 of 20

12. Why did Animal and Shapiro pretend to be painting a white line down a muddy roadway? Hint

To get into the German guards' compound and steal food.

To get out of the camp and escape

To get into the Russian women's compound to watch them shower.

To avoid having to go through delousing.

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Question 13 of 20

13. Feldwebel Schulz had been to the U.S. before the war. What was his job there? Hint

Circus strongman

Professional wrestler

Military attache

Butcher

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Question 14 of 20

14. After his capture, Lieutenant Dunbar blew up an ammunition train using a simple incendiary device fabricated from what common items? Hint

Liquid soap and gasoline

Cigarette and a matchbook

Baking soda and gasoline

Whiskey and baking soda

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Question 15 of 20

15. Price and Schulz used hollowed out chess pieces to pass written messages to each other.

True

False

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Question 16 of 20

16. What was the visible signal between Price and Schulz that a message was waiting to be picked up? Hint

Chess pieces arranged in a certain pattern

An unscrewed light bulb

An overturned bucket

A loop in the barracks light cord

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Question 17 of 20

17. What items were ground up to make the smoke bomb used to cover the rescue of Dunbar from the Gestapo? Hint

ping pong balls

mattress stuffing

old shoes

a volleyball

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Question 18 of 20

18. What was Sefton's stated reason for volunteering to take Dunbar out of the camp? Hint

To get a medal

So he wouldn't have to see his fellow prisoners' ugly faces

To win a bet

To get a big reward from Dunbar's rich mama

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Question 19 of 20

19. Where was Dunbar hidden until the escape? Hint

Under the latrine

In the watertower

Under the barracks

In a tunnel

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Question 20 of 20

20. After the escape, Animal speculated that the reason that Sefton volunteered was so that he could "steal our _________". What was the item? Hint

flashlight

compass

wirecutters

maps

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who directed this film?

Answer: Billy Wilder

He won Best Director Oscars for "The Apartment" and "The Lost Weekend". This was one of his best films.

2. William Holden played the leading role of J.J. Sefton and won the Best Actor Oscar for '53?

Answer: True

"From Here To Eternity" took Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Frank Sinatra), Best Supporting Actress (Donna Reed), and Best Director (Fred Zinneman). Good year for the military!

3. What famous actor-director played the part of the camp commander, Oberst Von Sherbach?

Answer: Otto Preminger

He was dreaming of a white Christmas, you know, like in the song written by that "little man who stole his name from out capital--Irving Berlin".

4. Who played the part of Price/"Security"?

Answer: Peter Graves

His brother, James Arness, not only played Matt Dillon on "Gunsmoke" but also played the part of the monster in the original "The Thing" movie.

5. Robert Strauss played the part of:

Answer: Stanislas "Animal" Kasava

He was heartbroken when he learned that Betty Grable had married Harry James.

6. Harvey Lembeck played the part of:

Answer: Harry "Sugarlips" Shapiro

When dancing with "Animal" at the Christmas party in his Betty Grable get-up, he knew that he was in trouble when Animal started talking drunkingly about his gorgeous legs and his cute, button-nose.

7. What branch of the German armed forces ran the camp?

Answer: The Luftwaffe

The name of the camp was actually Stalag Luft 17. Herman Goering retained some feeling that fellow "Knights of the Sky" should be treated with some degree of chivalry, and Luftwaffe prisoners fared better than those of other services.

8. What were the names of the two prisoners who were killed while attempting to escape at the beginning of the film?

Answer: Manfredi and Johnson

The men of Barracks #4 were a little piqued when Sefton bet that they wouldn't make it.

9. What was the nickname of Sefton's go-fer and narrator of the film?

Answer: Cookie

His full name was Clarence Harvey Cook, and when Sefton escaped, he inherited Sefton's trunk full of goodies.

10. What was the military rank of all the prisoners (except Dunbar)?

Answer: Sergeant

Although it is not mentioned in the film, it is a fact that when the U.S. learned that the Germans treated sergeants better than other enlisted men, all of the enlisted fliers in the Air Corp. were promoted to that rank. Lieutenant Dunbar was not a regular prisoner; he was just passing through.

11. Whenever Marco the Mailman wanted the men to quiet down, what did he say?

Answer: At Ease!

Who can forget his nasally voice?

12. Why did Animal and Shapiro pretend to be painting a white line down a muddy roadway?

Answer: To get into the Russian women's compound to watch them shower.

This was one of the most hilarious scenes of this or any other film. I can still see Animal and Shapiro walking along and whitewashing a line in the mud while an incredulous guard followed along.

13. Feldwebel Schulz had been to the U.S. before the war. What was his job there?

Answer: Professional wrestler

Remember? He talked about "Zinzinnati".

14. After his capture, Lieutenant Dunbar blew up an ammunition train using a simple incendiary device fabricated from what common items?

Answer: Cigarette and a matchbook

In the film, the Germans needed to know how he blew up the train before they could charge and execute him for sabotage.

15. Price and Schulz used hollowed out chess pieces to pass written messages to each other.

Answer: True

As I recall, they used hollowed out queens.

16. What was the visible signal between Price and Schulz that a message was waiting to be picked up?

Answer: A loop in the barracks light cord

When a message was picked up, the loop would be yanked out of the cord. After Sefton was beaten for being an informer and was lying on his bunk, the shadow of the looped cord attracted his attention. And the game was afoot!

17. What items were ground up to make the smoke bomb used to cover the rescue of Dunbar from the Gestapo?

Answer: ping pong balls

The highly improbable source of the ping pong balls? Red Cross packages, of course!

18. What was Sefton's stated reason for volunteering to take Dunbar out of the camp?

Answer: To get a big reward from Dunbar's rich mama

Throwing Price out in the camp yard to create a diversion increased his chances of escape.

19. Where was Dunbar hidden until the escape?

Answer: In the watertower

He remained in the tower in freezing weather with his legs submerged in water during the day and most of the night. Yet he managed, although with some difficulty, to climb down from the tower and escape from the camp. I guess that he never heard of hypothermia!

20. After the escape, Animal speculated that the reason that Sefton volunteered was so that he could "steal our _________". What was the item?

Answer: wirecutters

A fitting end to the film.

Source: Author Ben41

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