RE: Another Quiz….
Here are the answers.
1. At the beginning of Angels one-five, P/O Baird sustains an injury, what was it? (Medical term please, as used in the film.)
A) Ligamentum nuceii
2. In ‘Twelve O’clock High’, what did the executive officer buy at the beginning of the film?
A) A toby jug.
3. In ‘One of our aircraft is missing’, who played the part of Jo de Vries?
A) Googie Withers.
4. In which aircraft was Gene Hackman’s character shot down in the Vietnam film ‘BAT-21’?
A) EB-66
5. In ‘Saving Private Ryan’, what was the name of Miller’s platoon sergeant?
A) Sgt. Mike Horvatch.
6. In ‘Midway’, what was the name of the pilot forced to ditch with a dead gunner and a wound to the hand?
A) Ensign Gale.
7.Name the two main actors in Dawn Patrol.
A) Errol Flynn and David Niven.
8. In ‘633 Sqdn’ what was the code word for success?
A) Vesuvius.
9. In which film did Anton Wallbrook play a Polish pilot who was also an accomplished pianist?
A) Dangerous Moonlight.
10. In ‘Went the day well’ what was the name of the English village taken over by the Germans?
A) Bramley End.
11. In ‘Reach for the sky’ what aircraft was Douglas Bader flying at the time of his accident?
A) Bristol Bulldog.
12. In which British war film do the crew of a merchant vessel abandon ship after being torpedoed and set on fire, find her the next day, reboard her and bring her home?
A) San Demetrio, London.
13. For the film ‘Battle of Britain’ who was predominately responsible for obtaining the aircraft employed by the “Luftwaffe”?
A) Hamish Mahaddie.
14. What were the names given to the two Sqdns. featured in Angels One-Five?
A) Hornet and Pimpernel. (Sapper was ground control.)
15. Name the female lead character (not actress) in the film ‘Inn of the sixth happiness’?
A) Gladys Aylward.
16. In which film did John Wayne ‘fly’ a P-40 in the far east?
A) Flying Leathernecks.
17. Which two aircraft types feature predominantly in the film ‘Strategic Air Command’?
A) B36 Peacemaker and B47 Stratojet.
18. In the same film, which actress played James Stewart’s wife?
A) June Alyson.
19. In which other film with an aviation element did the actor and actress from the last two questions play husband and wife?
A) The Glenn Miller Story.
20. In which film did David Niven play a pilot found wandering on a beach before being put on trial?
A) A matter of life and death.
Well done to those who had a go.
Regards,
kev35
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