🎬 The Great Escape Quiz
1. Who directed The Great Escape (1963)?
A. John Ford
B. John Sturges
C. Howard Hawks
D. David Lean
2. Steve McQueen played which character?
A. Roger Bartlett
B. Danny Velinski
C. Virgil Hilts
D. Colin Blythe
3. What nickname did McQueen’s character have?
A. The Scrounger
B. The Big X
C. The Cooler King
D. The Tunnel King
4. The film is based on whose real-life account?
A. Winston Churchill
B. Paul Brickhill
C. Eric Williams
D. Roald Dahl
5. Where are the POWs being held?
A. A Japanese camp
B. A French prison
C. A German POW camp
D. A Soviet gulag
6. What nationality are most of the POWs in the camp?
A. American
B. French
C. British
D. Canadian
7. What is the main goal of the POWs?
A. Sabotage the camp
B. Rescue fellow prisoners
C. Escape in large numbers
D. Steal enemy documents
8. How many tunnels are planned for the escape?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
9. What are the tunnels named?
A. Alpha, Bravo, Charlie
B. Tom, Dick, and Harry
C. Red, White, and Blue
D. Eagle, Hawk, and Fox
10. Which character suffers from claustrophobia?
A. Virgil Hilts
B. Roger Bartlett
C. Danny Velinski
D. Colin Blythe
11. What item do the POWs steal to aid the escape?
A. A radio
B. Uniforms and documents
C. Weapons
D. Maps only
12. What famous object is Steve McQueen associated with in the film’s ending?
A. A plane
B. A bicycle
C. A motorcycle
D. A car
13. How many prisoners actually escape the camp?
A. About 20
B. About 40
C. About 76
D. Over 200
14. What happens to most of the escapees?
A. They reach freedom
B. They hide successfully
C. They are recaptured
D. They join resistance forces
15. How does the film end for McQueen’s character?
A. He escapes to Switzerland
B. He is killed
C. He returns to the cooler
D. He is rescued by Allies
16. Which actor played the “Scrounger,” the one who gets materials for the escape?
A. James Garner
B. Richard Attenborough
C. Charles Bronson
D. Steve McQueen
17. Which POW is a brilliant forger and creates fake documents?
A. Danny Velinski
B. Colin Blythe
C. Roger Bartlett
D. Virgil Hilts
18. What musical motif is famously played when the prisoners march to work?
A. “Colonel Bogey March”
B. “The Great Escape Theme”
C. “Ride of the Valkyries”
D. “Ode to Joy”
19. Who is the senior officer coordinating the escape plan?
A. Virgil Hilts
B. Roger Bartlett
C. Danny Velinski
D. Louis Sedgwick
20. What real-life POW inspired Steve McQueen’s motorcycle escape scene?
A. Johnny Walker
B. The “Cooler King” himself, unknown alias
C. George Bailey
D. Steve McQueen invented it for the film
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Answers
1. B
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. C
7. C
8. C
9. B
10. C
11. B
12. C
13. C
14. C
15. C
16. B
17. C
18. A
19. B
20. D
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