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'The Great Escape' - A Mixture Quiz

A mixture of trivia about the movie 'The Great Escape' in no particular order.

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

Author
spanishliz

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
48,892

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
4189

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 37 (6/10), Guest 99 (9/10), Guest 98 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was Ives' civilian occupation? Hint

bank clerk

jockey

farm labourer

factory worker

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the meaning of the one phrase in Russian that Danny knows? Hint

help me, please

may I help you?

where is the toilet?

I love you

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Question 3 of 10

3. Why does Bartlett consider that letting Blythe escape through the tunnel would be risky? Hint

Blythe looks too English

Blythe is too old

Blythe is going blind

Blythe can't speak German

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Question 4 of 10

4. What number does Danny write on the floor before starting the trap for the first tunnel?

Answer: (number under twenty)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who does Werner the Ferret describe as a butcher? Hint

Hitler

the Kommandant

Churchill

the camp dentist

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Question 6 of 10

6. What did Hilts study at college? Hint

medicine

history

chemical engineering

physical education

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of the train station (the first one we see) near the camp? Hint

Freistadt

Sagan

Neustadt

it isn't mentioned

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Question 8 of 10

8. How tall is Ives? Hint

6 feet

5' 6"

5' 10"

5' 4"

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Question 9 of 10

9. Of the following, which one is not a pilot? Hint

Danny

Bartlett

Ives

Hendley

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does Roger tell Mac just before they are shot? Hint

I'm so depressed

I don't like this

I've never been happier

I hope they feed us

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Dec 21 2024 : Guest 37: 6/10
Dec 19 2024 : Guest 99: 9/10
Dec 17 2024 : Guest 98: 5/10
Dec 02 2024 : Guest 216: 9/10
Dec 01 2024 : Guest 166: 9/10
Nov 29 2024 : Guest 155: 9/10
Nov 22 2024 : Guest 68: 8/10
Nov 08 2024 : Guest 96: 8/10
Nov 05 2024 : Guest 98: 10/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Ives' civilian occupation?

Answer: jockey

This is one of the facts that emerges during the discussion between Hilts and Ives when they are in the cooler.

2. What is the meaning of the one phrase in Russian that Danny knows?

Answer: I love you

Danny and Sedgewick are trying a 'blitz out' amongst the Russian prisoners near the start of the film. Sedgewick asks 'What bloody use is that?' when Danny tells him what the phrase means, and Danny says 'I wasn't planning to use it myself.'

3. Why does Bartlett consider that letting Blythe escape through the tunnel would be risky?

Answer: Blythe is going blind

Colin Blythe, the forger, suffers from progressive myopia. He tries to trick Roger into believing that he can see well enough but is caught out. Hendley convinces Bartlett to allow Colin to escape with him, that he will be his eyes.

4. What number does Danny write on the floor before starting the trap for the first tunnel?

Answer: 17

It is the seventeenth tunnel he has started during his time as a p.o.w.

5. Who does Werner the Ferret describe as a butcher?

Answer: the camp dentist

Werner is telling Hendley about his bad teeth when he makes this less than intelligent comment. He quickly begs Hendley not to repeat what he has said or 'Zzzzt, the Russian Front...'

6. What did Hilts study at college?

Answer: chemical engineering

This is another bit of information from the discussion in the cooler. Ives guesses that he studied physical education, but Hilts replies 'chemical engineering.'

7. What is the name of the train station (the first one we see) near the camp?

Answer: Neustadt

The name of the station can be seen clearly when all of the escapers who have missed their trains are piled up on the platform waiting. (Sagan was the real-life name of the town nearest the camp).

8. How tall is Ives?

Answer: 5' 4"

Another snippet from the cooler conversation. When Hilts asks how tall he is, Ives replies "Five feet four", then asks why Hilts wants to know.

9. Of the following, which one is not a pilot?

Answer: Ives

The other three wear RAF pilot's wings, as do many of the other characters. Ives' half-wing clearly shows the letters AG indicating that he was an Air Gunner.

Please note that Flying Officer was simply Ives' rank, equivalent to a First Lieutenant in the USAAF, and has no bearing on his aircrew duties.

10. What does Roger tell Mac just before they are shot?

Answer: I've never been happier

Bartlett, MacDonald and the others have been let out of the trucks to 'stretch their legs'. Roger says that the tunnelling, planning and the escape have kept him alive. He has just said that he has never been happier when they turn and see the machine gun pointing at them.

Source: Author spanishliz

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