The Great Escape Quiz Questions
1. What is the name of the POW camp depicted in the film?
(a) Stalag Luft III
(b) Stalag Luft IV
(c) Stalag Luft V
(d) Stalag Luft VI
2. Who plays the role of Captain Virgil “Virge” Hilts, the rebellious American?
(a) James Garner
(b) Steve McQueen
(c) Richard Attenborough
(d) Charles Bronson
3. What is the nickname given to Captain Hilts?
(a) The Cooler King
(b) The Tunnel King
(c) The Scrounger
(d) The Houdini
4. Which character is responsible for forging documents ?
(a) Captain Bartlett
(b) Blythe
(c) Flight Lieutenant Andy MacDonald
(d) Squadron Leader “Slasher” Martin
5. What is the name of the tunnel used for the escape?
(a) Tom
(b) Dick
(c) Harry
(d) George
6. Who is the lead tunneler in the film?
(a) Captain Bartlett
(b) Squadron Leader Danny Bartlett
(c) Flight Lieutenant Andy MacDonald
(d) “Big X”
7. What is the name of the German guard captain?
(a) Von Luger
(b) Von Rahm
(c) Von Schiller
(d) Von Luck
8. Which character famously escapes on a motorcycle?
(a) Captain Bartlett
(b) Squadron Leader Danny Bartlett
(c) Flight Lieutenant Andy MacDonald
(d) Captain Virgil “Virge” Hilts
9. How many prisoners successfully escape through the tunnel?
(a) 50
(b) 76
(c) 100
(d) 150
11. How many of the escapees ultimately survive?
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 10
12. What is the name of the character who plays the role of Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett?
(a) James Garner
(b) Steve McQueen
(c) Richard Attenborough
(d) Charles Bronson
13. What is the name of the character who plays the role of Flight Lieutenant Andy MacDonald?
(a) Gordon Jackson
(b) Steve McQueen
(c) Richard Attenborough
(d) James Coburn
14. What is the name of the character who plays the role of Group Captain Ramsey?
(a) James Garner
(b) Steve McQueen
(c) Richard Attenborough
(d) James Donald
15. What is the name of the character who plays the role of “The Mole”?
(a) James Garner
(b) Steve McQueen
(c) Richard Attenborough
(d) Angus Lennie
16. What is the name of the character who plays the role of Flight Lieutenant Colin Blythe?
(a) James Garner
(b) Donald Pleasence
(c) Richard Attenborough
(d) James Donald
17. What is the name of the character who plays the role of Flight Lieutenant Bob Hendley?
(a) James Garner
(b) Donald Pleasence
(c) Richard Attenborough
(d) James Donald
18. What is the name of the character who plays the role of “Big X”?
(a) James Garner
(b) Donald Pleasence
(c) Richard Attenborough
(d) Charles Bronson
19. What is the name of the character who plays the role of Flight Lieutenant Willie Dickes?
(a) James Garner
(b) Donald Pleasence
(c) Richard Attenborough
(d) John Leyton
20. What is the name of the character who plays the role of “Digger” (the tunneler)?
(a) James Garner
(b) Donald Pleasence
(c) Richard Attenborough
(d) Charles Bronson
21. What is the name of the character who plays the role of Lieutenant-Commander Eric Ashley-Pitt?
(a) James Garner
(b) Donald Pleasence
(c) Richard Attenborough
(d) David McCallum
22. What is the name of the character who plays the role of Oberst von Luger ?
(a) James Garner
(b) Donald Pleasence
(c) Richard Attenborough
(d) Hannes Messemer
23. What is the name of the character who plays the role of Flying Officer Sedgwick?
(a) James Garner
(b) Donald Pleasence
(c) Richard Attenborough
(d) James Coburn
24. Who is the author of the book “The Great Escape”?
(a) Barbara Cartland
(b) Danielle Steel
(c) Paul Brickhill
(d) Agatha Christie
25. Who is the director of the movie “The Great Escape”?
(a) John Sturges
(b) Steven Spielberg
(c) Martin Scorsese
(d) Alfred Hitchcock
The Great Escape Quiz Questions with Answers
1. What is the name of the POW camp depicted in the film?
(a) Stalag Luft III
2. Who plays the role of Captain Virgil “Virge” Hilts, the rebellious American?
(b) Steve McQueen
3. What is the nickname given to Captain Hilts?
(a) The Cooler King
4. Which character is responsible for forging documents ?
(b) Blythe
5. What is the name of the tunnel used for the escape?
(c) Harry
6. Who is the lead tunneler in the film?
(a) Captain Bartlett
7. What is the name of the German guard captain?
(a) Von Luger
8. Which character famously escapes on a motorcycle?
(d) Captain Virgil “Virge” Hilts
9. How many prisoners successfully escape through the tunnel?
(b) 76
11. How many of the escapees ultimately survive?
(a) 3
12. What is the name of the character who plays the role of Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett?
(c) Richard Attenborough
13. What is the name of the character who plays the role of Flight Lieutenant Andy MacDonald?
(a) Gordon Jackson
14. What is the name of the character who plays the role of Group Captain Ramsey?
(d) James Donald
15. What is the name of the character who plays the role of “The Mole”?
(d) Angus Lennie
16. What is the name of the character who plays the role of Flight Lieutenant Colin Blythe?
(b) Donald Pleasence
17. What is the name of the character who plays the role of Flight Lieutenant Bob Hendley?
(a) James Garner
18. What is the name of the character who plays the role of “Big X”?
(c) Richard Attenborough
19. What is the name of the character who plays the role of Flight Lieutenant Willie Dickes?
(d) John Leyton
20. What is the name of the character who plays the role of “Digger” (the tunneler)?
(d) Charles Bronson
21. What is the name of the character who plays the role of Lieutenant-Commander Eric Ashley-Pitt?
(d) David McCallum
22. What is the name of the character who plays the role of Oberst von Luger ?
(d) Hannes Messemer
23. What is the name of the character who plays the role of Flying Officer Sedgwick?
(d) James Coburn
24. Who is the author of the book “The Great Escape”?
(c) Paul Brickhill
25. Who is the director of the movie “The Great Escape”?
(a) John Sturges
