The Great Escape Quiz

The Great Escape Quiz

The Great Escape Quiz Questions

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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

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