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"Combat!" Friend or Foe? Trivia Quiz

An all-multiple choice quiz. Many Hollywood stars appeared during the five-year run of "Combat!". This quiz simply asks were they ally or enemy. Considering the actors chosen, it shouldn't be too difficult.

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

Author
SusanPip

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
123,149

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
12 / 20

Plays
653

Last 3 plays: Guest 99 (20/20), Guest 162 (14/20), Guest 68 (10/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. Gary Merrill in "The Walking Wounded". Hint

German

Italian

French

American

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Question 2 of 20

2. John Cassavetes in "S.I.W." Hint

French

German

American

Polish

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Question 3 of 20

3. Richard Jaeckel in "Gideon's Army."
Hint

Polish

American

French

German

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Question 4 of 20

4. Sal Mineo appeared in three separate episodes playing two nationalities in "The Hard Way Back", "Nothing to Lose" and "The Brothers. Hint

French, American, French

American, American, French

American, French, British

All American

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Question 5 of 20

5. Ted Knight portrayed this nationality in all four of his "Combat!" appearances. Hint

British

French

German

American

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Question 6 of 20

6. Fernando Lamas appeared in two episodes portraying the same nationality. Hint

French

American

German

Polish

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Question 7 of 20

7. Jeffrey Hunter in "Lost Sheep, Lost Shepherd". Hint

British

French

American

German

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Question 8 of 20

8. James Franciscus in "Decision". Hint

American

French

British

German

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Question 9 of 20

9. Roddy McDowell in "The Long Walk". Hint

French

American

German

British

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Question 10 of 20

10. Leonard Nimoy appears in two episodes as what? Hint

French

German

American

British

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Question 11 of 20

11. Telly Savalas appeared in two separate episodes as two different nationalities. What were they? Hint

German and Greek

Greek and French

German and American

American and English

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Question 12 of 20

12. Keenan Wynn appeared in two separate episodes as the same nationality. What was it? Hint

German

French

American

British

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Question 13 of 20

13. Joan Hackett in "The Chateau". Hint

German

American

French

British

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Question 14 of 20

14. Dennis Hopper in "A Little Jazz". Hint

American

British

German

Polish

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Question 15 of 20

15. Dan Duryea appeared in two episodes as the same nationality. What was it? Hint

German

French

British

American

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Question 16 of 20

16. James Coburn in "Masquerade." Hint

American

German

French

British

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Question 17 of 20

17. Nick Adams also appears in two episodes, but only one nationality. What is it?

Hint

German

American

British

French

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Question 18 of 20

18. Claude Akins appears in three episodes, "Ask Me No Questions", "Ollie Joe" and "Nightmare on the Red Ball Run". What were his nationalities in each episode? Hint

American, Greek, German

German, American, French

German, German, American

German, American, American

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Question 19 of 20

19. Beau Bridges was what nationality in "The Short Day of Private Putname"? Hint

British

German

American

French

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Question 20 of 20

20. James Caan was what kind of sergeant? Hint

American

German

French

British

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Gary Merrill in "The Walking Wounded".

Answer: American

Gary Merrill portrayed an American doctor who has doubts about his chosen profession. Merrill was the one-time husband of Bette Davis.

2. John Cassavetes in "S.I.W."

Answer: American

Cassavetes played a G.I. who everyone suspects of a self-inflicted wound.

3. Richard Jaeckel in "Gideon's Army."

Answer: German

Jaeckel portrayed a German Sergeant captured by the squad in a liberated concentration camp.

4. Sal Mineo appeared in three separate episodes playing two nationalities in "The Hard Way Back", "Nothing to Lose" and "The Brothers.

Answer: American, American, French

Mineo portrayed a frightened G.I. in "The Hard Way Back", a wanted man back in the states in "Nothing to Lose" and a French Resistance fighter in "The Brothers".

5. Ted Knight portrayed this nationality in all four of his "Combat!" appearances.

Answer: German

Knight appeared in "The Volunteer", "Weep No More", "The Volunteer" and "Cat and Mouse".

6. Fernando Lamas appeared in two episodes portraying the same nationality.

Answer: French

He portrayed a heavy-equipment owner/operator in "Breakout" and a Resistance fighter in "The Brothers".

7. Jeffrey Hunter in "Lost Sheep, Lost Shepherd".

Answer: American

Hunter portrayed a sergeant who is a failed priest.

8. James Franciscus in "Decision".

Answer: American

Franciscus is a former physician turned demolition expert.

9. Roddy McDowell in "The Long Walk".

Answer: German

McDowell portrays a German pretending to be American.

10. Leonard Nimoy appears in two episodes as what?

Answer: American

Nimoy portrays an American in both episodes "The Wounded Can't Cry" and "The Raider". Although both characters are fluent in German.

11. Telly Savalas appeared in two separate episodes as two different nationalities. What were they?

Answer: Greek and French

He appeared as a Greek Colonel in "Vendetta" and a Frenchman distraught over the deaths of his wife and daughter in "Anniversary".

12. Keenan Wynn appeared in two separate episodes as the same nationality. What was it?

Answer: American

He appeared as a grumpy Colonel in "The Prisoner" and an unorthodox pilot in "The Flying Machine".

13. Joan Hackett in "The Chateau".

Answer: French

She portrayed a French Count's daughter.

14. Dennis Hopper in "A Little Jazz".

Answer: American

He portrays a member of a U.S.O. jazz troupe.

15. Dan Duryea appeared in two episodes as the same nationality. What was it?

Answer: American

He plays part of a U.S.O. jazz troupe in "A Little Jazz" and a captured correspondent in "Dateline".

16. James Coburn in "Masquerade."

Answer: German

Coburn portrays a German infiltrator.

17. Nick Adams also appears in two episodes, but only one nationality. What is it?

Answer: American

He appears as an American in "The Masquers" and "Bridgehead".

18. Claude Akins appears in three episodes, "Ask Me No Questions", "Ollie Joe" and "Nightmare on the Red Ball Run". What were his nationalities in each episode?

Answer: German, American, American

Although he appeared to be American in all three, he was actually an imposter in an American P.O.W. camp placed there to gather information from fellow prisoners.

19. Beau Bridges was what nationality in "The Short Day of Private Putname"?

Answer: American

Private Putnam was only fifteen-years old.

20. James Caan was what kind of sergeant?

Answer: German

Caan was a German sergeant in "Anatomy of a Patrol".

Source: Author SusanPip

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