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Military History in Film and Television

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Which 1979 war film follows a group of U.S. Marines during the Battle of Iwo Jima?

  1. Apocalypse Now

  2. The Deer Hunter

  3. Full Metal Jacket

  4. Flags of Our Fathers


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Flags of Our Fathers is a 2006 war film directed by Clint Eastwood and based on the book of the same name by James Bradley and Ron Powers.

In the 1962 film "Lawrence of Arabia", what was the name of the Arab chieftain who allied with T.E. Lawrence?

  1. Faisal I of Iraq

  2. Abdullah I of Jordan

  3. Hussein bin Ali

  4. Saud bin Abdulaziz


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Faisal I of Iraq was the first king of Iraq and a key figure in the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

Which 1998 war film follows the story of a U.S. Army Ranger battalion during the Battle of Mogadishu?

  1. Black Hawk Down

  2. Saving Private Ryan

  3. The Thin Red Line

  4. We Were Soldiers


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war film directed by Ridley Scott and based on the book of the same name by Mark Bowden.

In the 2017 film "Dunkirk", what was the name of the British commander who oversaw the evacuation of Allied troops from France?

  1. Winston Churchill

  2. Bernard Montgomery

  3. Alan Turing

  4. Harold Alexander


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Harold Alexander was a British field marshal who served as commander-in-chief of the British Army during World War II.

Which 1970 film follows the story of a group of U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War?

  1. The Deer Hunter

  2. Apocalypse Now

  3. Platoon

  4. Full Metal Jacket


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Apocalypse Now is a 1979 war film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and loosely based on Joseph Conrad's novella "Heart of Darkness".

In the 2000 film "Gladiator", what was the name of the Roman general who becomes emperor after the death of Marcus Aurelius?

  1. Commodus

  2. Maximus Decimus Meridius

  3. Lucius Verus

  4. Septimius Severus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Commodus was the Roman emperor from 180 to 192 AD and the son of Marcus Aurelius.

Which 1989 film follows the story of a group of U.S. soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge?

  1. Saving Private Ryan

  2. The Thin Red Line

  3. Band of Brothers

  4. A Bridge Too Far


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A Bridge Too Far is a 1977 war film directed by Richard Attenborough and based on the book of the same name by Cornelius Ryan.

In the 2014 film "Fury", what was the name of the U.S. Army tank commander played by Brad Pitt?

  1. Don "Wardaddy" Collier

  2. Boyd "Bible" Swan

  3. Norman "Coon-Ass" Ellison

  4. Trini "Gordo" Garcia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Don "Wardaddy" Collier is the commander of the U.S. Army tank crew in the film "Fury".

Which 1966 film follows the story of a group of British soldiers during World War I?

  1. Lawrence of Arabia

  2. A Bridge Too Far

  3. The Great Escape

  4. Zulu


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Zulu is a 1964 war film directed by Cy Endfield and based on the Battle of Rorke's Drift during the Anglo-Zulu War.

In the 2003 miniseries "Band of Brothers", what was the name of the U.S. Army paratrooper company featured in the series?

  1. Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment

  2. Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment

  3. Dog Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment

  4. Baker Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment was a company of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division during World War II.

Which 2017 film follows the story of a group of British soldiers during the Battle of Dunkirk?

  1. Dunkirk

  2. The Darkest Hour

  3. Their Finest

  4. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dunkirk is a 2017 war film directed by Christopher Nolan and based on the Dunkirk evacuation during World War II.

In the 1993 film "Schindler's List", what was the name of the German businessman who saved over a thousand Jews from the Holocaust?

  1. Oskar Schindler

  2. Itzhak Stern

  3. Miep Gies

  4. Raoul Wallenberg


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Oskar Schindler was a German businessman who saved over a thousand Jews from the Holocaust by employing them in his factories.

Which 1970 film follows the story of a group of U.S. soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge?

  1. Patton

  2. The Battle of the Bulge

  3. A Bridge Too Far

  4. The Great Escape


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Patton is a 1970 biographical war film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring George C. Scott as U.S. Army General George S. Patton.

In the 2016 film "Hacksaw Ridge", what was the name of the U.S. Army medic who refused to carry a weapon and saved over seventy-five men during the Battle of Okinawa?

  1. Desmond Doss

  2. Audie Murphy

  3. Alvin York

  4. Eddie Slovik


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Desmond Doss was a U.S. Army medic who refused to carry a weapon and saved over seventy-five men during the Battle of Okinawa.

Which 2001 film follows the story of a group of U.S. soldiers during the Battle of Mogadishu?

  1. Black Hawk Down

  2. Saving Private Ryan

  3. The Thin Red Line

  4. We Were Soldiers


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war film directed by Ridley Scott and based on the book of the same name by Mark Bowden.

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