80 War Movies Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which actor plays Captain von Trapp in the 1965 war-era film The Sound of Music?
Answer
Christopher Plummer
In Platoon, which actor plays Sergeant Elias Grodin?
Answer
Willem Dafoe
In Dunkirk, which actor plays civilian boat owner Dawson?
Answer
Mark Rylance
Who directed the 2011 World War I film War Horse?
Answer
Steven Spielberg
Which actor played the child Florya in the 1985 war film Come and See?
Answer
Aleksei Kravchenko
Who directed the 1981 German war film Das Boot?
Answer
Wolfgang Petersen
Which actor won the Academy Award for Best Actor for The Last King of Scotland?
Answer
Forest Whitaker
In The Hurt Locker, which actor plays bomb-disposal specialist William James?
Answer
Jeremy Renner
In The Battle of Britain, which 1940 air campaign is fought over the United Kingdom?
Answer
The Battle of Britain
In The Deer Hunter, which actor plays steelworker Michael Vronsky?
Answer
Robert De Niro
In Das Boot, what type of vessel is the crew commanded to operate?
Answer
A German U-boat
In Casablanca, which actor plays nightclub owner Rick Blaine?
Answer
Humphrey Bogart
Which actor played Captain Keith Mallory in The Guns of Navarone?
Answer
Gregory Peck
Which World War II operation is depicted in the 1977 film A Bridge Too Far?
Answer
Operation Market Garden
Who directed the 1985 Soviet war film Come and See?
Answer
Elem Klimov
In Jojo Rabbit, which actor plays the imaginary Adolf Hitler?
Answer
Taika Waititi
In 1917, which war does the British mission take place during?
Answer
World War I
Which director made the 1970 historical war film Patton?
Answer
Franklin J. Schaffner
Who directed the 1963 prisoner-of-war film The Great Escape?
Answer
John Sturges
In The Pianist, who directed the 2002 film about Władysław Szpilman?
Answer
Roman Polanski
Who directed Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 war film Full Metal Jacket?
Answer
Stanley Kubrick
In The Wind That Shakes the Barley, which actor plays Damien O’Donovan?
Answer
Cillian Murphy
In The Battle of Algiers, who plays the revolutionary leader Ali La Pointe?
Answer
Brahim Hadjadj
In The Big Red One, which division does Sergeant Possum represent?
Answer
1st Infantry Division
In 12 Years a Slave, which actor portrayed Solomon Northup?
Answer
Chiwetel Ejiofor
In Apocalypse Now, which actor played Captain Benjamin Willard?
Answer
Martin Sheen
In The Thin Red Line, which actor played Private Edward Witt?
Answer
Jim Caviezel
In Lawrence of Arabia, which desert crossing earns T. E. Lawrence the nickname “El Aurens”?
Answer
The Nefud Desert
In Black Hawk Down, what is the military operation called that begins the 1993 battle?
Answer
Operation Gothic Serpent
Which actor played Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett in The Great Escape?
Answer
Richard Attenborough
In The Deer Hunter, which war does Michael return from to Pennsylvania?
Answer
Vietnam War