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When Trumpets Fade Trivia Quiz

This war movie is describing one of the bloodiest battles of WWII, and the destinies of a group of soldiers that fought in the battle.

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

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Author
Spiers

Time
3 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
164,622

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. In what specific place does this movie take place? Hint

Normandy

Ardennes

Hurtgen forest

Hagenau

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Question 2 of 10

2. At the beginning how is Manning promoted? Hint

colonel

sergeant

captain

corporal

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who is not in the group of new recruits Manning has to command? Hint

Loonie

Baxter

Despin

Chamberlain

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Question 4 of 10

4. According to Baxter, who are the German divisions in Hurtgen made up of? Hint

women battalions

elite SS soldiers

old men and small boys

Wehrmacht

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is name of the town that the 28th Infantry Division has to capture?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many of the enemy cannons are destroyed during the attack on the artillery battery? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who from Manning's squad do the Germans capture? Hint

Despin

Baxter

Loonie

Lukas

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who appears as the only survivor (from Manning's squad) at the end? Hint

Loonie

Zernek

Talbot

Sanderson

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who directed this movie? Hint

John Irvin

Roland Emmerich

Robert Jackson

Steven Spielberg

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Question 10 of 10

10. What were the Allied casualties in the whole battle? Hint

45 000

28 000

24 000

3200

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what specific place does this movie take place?

Answer: Hurtgen forest

Other battles of WWII were more decisive, but no battle was so bloody as this one.

2. At the beginning how is Manning promoted?

Answer: sergeant

Private David Manning is promoted to sergeant, as he is the only survivor from his platoon. Later in the movie he is also promoted to lieutenant.

3. Who is not in the group of new recruits Manning has to command?

Answer: Chamberlain

Chamberlain is a medic and Manning's old friend.

4. According to Baxter, who are the German divisions in Hurtgen made up of?

Answer: old men and small boys

There were some of these non-battle-hardened units in the Volksgrenadier divisions, who did fight in the forest, but there were also some normal Wehrmacht soldiers.

5. What is name of the town that the 28th Infantry Division has to capture?

Answer: Schmidt

What seemed to be a classic attack on weak enemy positions, changed to a hell, attended by unstoppable 88mm bombarding, anti-personnel mines and later, a tank counter-attack, taking the lives of many Americans.

6. How many of the enemy cannons are destroyed during the attack on the artillery battery?

Answer: 2

Later German tanks appear to replace the artillery positions.

7. Who from Manning's squad do the Germans capture?

Answer: Despin

After the howitzers are captured, they all quickly retreat back to the others, followed by the Germans. Despin, scared, drops his rifle, gets separated from his squad loose in the huge forest, and later is captured by German patrol.

8. Who appears as the only survivor (from Manning's squad) at the end?

Answer: Sanderson

The movie ends as it began. A soldier is carrying his wounded comrade away from the battle. Sanderson survives, trying to rescue a wounded Manning, who later dies because of an injury caused by direct machine gun fire.

9. Who directed this movie?

Answer: John Irvin

John Irvin has also directed the movies 'Hamburger Hill', and 'Soldiers'.

10. What were the Allied casualties in the whole battle?

Answer: 24 000

24 000 Americans were killed, wounded or captured. Another 9000 succumbed to trench foot and other diseases. Some of the soldiers that survived the hell became mad.

Source: Author Spiers

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