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Quiz about Rat Patrol
Quiz about Rat Patrol

Rat Patrol Trivia Quiz


A short quiz about the 1960s series "Rat Patrol" set in North Africa during World War Two.

A multiple-choice quiz by hessian499. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
hessian499
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
88,255
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
382
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which member of the patrol was British? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which German officer was the main nemesis of the Rat Patrol? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Many episodes of the series were filmed in what European nation? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What was the expression Sergeant Troy usually used to order the patrol to move out? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Actor Hans Gudegast later changed his name to what? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Troy and his men once conducted a mission on what island? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Private Tully was the only member of the patrol to normally wear one of these? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In the episode "The Truce at Aburah Raid", Troy's men and the Germans stopped fighting and teamed up to do something. What was it? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What year did the series premiere on network TV? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which actor appeared in one episode as a German doctor? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which member of the patrol was British?

Answer: Sergeant Moffitt

Sergeant Moffitt was an Englishman who spent much of his childhood in the deserts of North Africa.
2. Which German officer was the main nemesis of the Rat Patrol?

Answer: Captain Dietrich

Captain Dietrich lost huge numbers of troops and vehicles fighting the Rat Patrol, but still kept coming back to face them almost every week.
3. Many episodes of the series were filmed in what European nation?

Answer: Spain

Other scenes were also filmed outside of Yuma, Arizona.
4. What was the expression Sergeant Troy usually used to order the patrol to move out?

Answer: "Let's shake it"

Troy said this line in almost every episode.
5. Actor Hans Gudegast later changed his name to what?

Answer: Eric Braeden

Eric Braeden, who played Captain Dietrich, now often appears on daytime soaps.
6. Troy and his men once conducted a mission on what island?

Answer: Crete

The Rat Patrol raided a German compound on the island of Crete to rescue the son of a British general.
7. Private Tully was the only member of the patrol to normally wear one of these?

Answer: helmet

Tully almost always had a helmet on. None of the patrol wore bullet proof vests and they all wore shirts. Hitch was the one who wore glasses.
8. In the episode "The Truce at Aburah Raid", Troy's men and the Germans stopped fighting and teamed up to do something. What was it?

Answer: save a girl who fell down a well

Sergeant Troy and Captain Dietrich had to work together in a number of episodes, and this was one of the most memorable. The shooting started again after the girl was rescued, by the way.
9. What year did the series premiere on network TV?

Answer: 1966

The series ran two seasons, from 1966 to 1968.
10. Which actor appeared in one episode as a German doctor?

Answer: Ed Asner

A few years before he played Lou Grant, Ed Asner appeared as a doctor at a German field hospital. Hitch had been injured and the nearest hospital was a German one, so they dressed in stolen uniforms and took him in.
Source: Author hessian499

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