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How many times have you watched Band of Brothers?
How well do you know the series?
How well do you know the characters in the company?
Test your knowledge, and you battle through this quiz.........
How well do you know the series?
How well do you know the characters in the company?
Test your knowledge, and you battle through this quiz.........
During D-Day, why is Lt. Winters abruptly in charge of Easy Company?
During the parachute drop, the company
commander is killed. Winters is left as the top officer and
must somehow regroup his scattered men to form some sort
of attack on the Nazi lines.
commander is killed. Winters is left as the top officer and
must somehow regroup his scattered men to form some sort
of attack on the Nazi lines.
the commander becomes lost
the commander is inadvertently left behind
The commander is killed
The show is based on a unit in the 101st Airborne Division. What's the company's nickname?
Alpha Company
Delta Company
Easy Company
Fox Company
The story begins with paratroopers training at which military training facility?
Camp Pendleton
Fort Gordon
Camp Toccoa
Who Said That? "I'm not a Quaker."
Answer: Winters
Guarnere has somehow got the idea in his
head that Winters is a Quaker. Winters sets
the record straight in "Day of Days."
Guarnere has somehow got the idea in his
head that Winters is a Quaker. Winters sets
the record straight in "Day of Days."
Nixon
Winters
Roe
Liebgott
The story follows the harrowing adventures of Easy Company. Who leads this unit?
Richard Davis "Dick" Winters, who
eventually becomes a major, is the leader of Easy Company.
He is portrayed by Damian Lewis, who has appeared in
movies such as "Queen of the Desert" and "Will."
eventually becomes a major, is the leader of Easy Company.
He is portrayed by Damian Lewis, who has appeared in
movies such as "Queen of the Desert" and "Will."
Donald Malarkey
Dick Winters
Eugene Roe
Which central character has "no vices, no flaws, no sense of humor," at least according to Nixon?
Richard Winters
Nixon explains Winters to the newly-arrived
Welsh in this manner. Winters does not drink
and rarely swears.
Nixon explains Winters to the newly-arrived
Welsh in this manner. Winters does not drink
and rarely swears.
Richard Winters
Carwood Lipton
Ronald Speirs
Thomas Meehan
There is an episode told from his point of view in the second half of the series.) Aside from veterans, who is the first person you see in the series?
Answer: Roe
He's first, then Compton, then Welsh and
Ranney, and so on.
He's first, then Compton, then Welsh and
Ranney, and so on.
Eugene Roe
Harry F. Welsh
Carwood Lipton
The show as well-received by critics. How many Emmy Awards did it win? 1
The show's high production values and
excellent direction made it a slam-dunk during awards
season. It took home seven Emmy,s, including Outstanding
Miniseries and Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie,
or Special.
excellent direction made it a slam-dunk during awards
season. It took home seven Emmy,s, including Outstanding
Miniseries and Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie,
or Special.
7
23
16
Why do the men of Easy Company feel about Herbert Sobel
The men in the company can't stand
Sobel. He s constantly brutalizing them for even the most
trivial (or imagined) slights. But his hard treatment of the
men actually toughens them to the realities of life in a war
zone.
Sobel. He s constantly brutalizing them for even the most
trivial (or imagined) slights. But his hard treatment of the
men actually toughens them to the realities of life in a war
zone.
They feel indifferent to him
They hate him
They love him
In the episode titled "Bastogne," the men participate in which major World War ll battle?
In "Bastogne," the Nazis launch a huge
surprise counterattack, and the men of Easy Company are
right in the thick of the action. The Battle of the Bulge has
begun.
surprise counterattack, and the men of Easy Company are
right in the thick of the action. The Battle of the Bulge has
begun.
Battle of France
Battle of Kursk
Battle of the Bulge
Who was the first commander of Easy Company at the time of its inception in July of 1942?
Thomas Meehan took over command just
prior to DDAY, after the NCO "mutiny" (which
re-assigned Sobel to Chilton Foliat to
oversee chaplains and news correspondents
jump training) and was killed on DDAY when
the plane he was in was shot down. The
command then was given to Richard
Winters.
prior to DDAY, after the NCO "mutiny" (which
re-assigned Sobel to Chilton Foliat to
oversee chaplains and news correspondents
jump training) and was killed on DDAY when
the plane he was in was shot down. The
command then was given to Richard
Winters.
Herbert Sobel
Thomas Meehan
Dick Winters
What number on the dart board does Heffron say he will hit?
All the men were enjoying a nice night in an
English Pub when they heard the news that
they were heading out to Holland.
Episode
4 "Replacements"
English Pub when they heard the news that
they were heading out to Holland.
Episode
4 "Replacements"
Double 20
Double 7
Triple 6
How many British troops needed to be rescued?
Easy went in, with Canadian Engineers and
rescued 140 trapped British soldiers.
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rescued 140 trapped British soldiers.
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5 "Crossroads"
140
80
200
Whose idea was it to make a single thrust into Germany, which turned out to be the strategy for Operation: Market Garden?
General Montgomery
This was a highly risky Operation that, with
victory, would have ensured a clear path to
Berlin for the Allies. It, of course, failed and
many casualties resulted.
This was a highly risky Operation that, with
victory, would have ensured a clear path to
Berlin for the Allies. It, of course, failed and
many casualties resulted.
General Montgomery
Colonel Edward D. Shames
Colonel Sink
Lt. Colonel Norman S. Dike
Whose canteen is not full after the 12 mile hike?
Christenson
As a result, Sobel orders him to walk the hike
over again.
As a result, Sobel orders him to walk the hike
over again.
John W. Martin
Charles E. Grant
Burton P. Christenson
"Be careful if he offers you a cigarette!" From whom should the men be wary of accepting cigarettes?
Throughout the series, the men tell stories
about how, on D-Day, Speirs supposedly gave
cigarettes to some German prisoners of war
before shooting them all. Speirs lets the
rumors circulate so that the men will fear
and respect him. To this day, nobody knows
for sure what really happened because
Speirs died in 2007, having never told
anybody the truth.
about how, on D-Day, Speirs supposedly gave
cigarettes to some German prisoners of war
before shooting them all. Speirs lets the
rumors circulate so that the men will fear
and respect him. To this day, nobody knows
for sure what really happened because
Speirs died in 2007, having never told
anybody the truth.
Captain Jack E. Foley
1st Lieutenant Robert B. Brewer
Ronald Speirs
1st Lieutenant Frederick T. Heyliger
What brand of cigarettes did Luz give the German girl?
Luz was trying to "get some dice“ from the
German girl, but was in turn slapped.
German girl, but was in turn slapped.
Chesterfield
Camel
Lucky Strike
What percentage of the soldiers are unaccounted for?
It comes up in a status report between
Compton and Winters. There was so much
confusion and pandemonium in the skies
that the pilots lost their berrings and
dropped all of the Airborne anywhere but the
DZ. Some paratroopers ended up miles from
their designated DZ.
Compton and Winters. There was so much
confusion and pandemonium in the skies
that the pilots lost their berrings and
dropped all of the Airborne anywhere but the
DZ. Some paratroopers ended up miles from
their designated DZ.
50%
70%
90%
Who is the first Easy Company soldier that Winters runs into after the jump? Answer:
After the jump, many paratroopers had to
form their own squads with men from other
outfits. They would later rejoin their own
platoons.
form their own squads with men from other
outfits. They would later rejoin their own
platoons.
Carl Lipton
Earl E. McClung
Darrell C. Powers
"Lieutenant Nixon thinks this is a can of peaches."
Sobel has just tossed around the men's
bunks, looking for contraband. He finds the
can of peaches and asks what it is. Nixon
replies, "Uh, it's a can of peaches, sir." Sobel
says the above and adds that Nixon's
weekend pass is revoked as punishment for
giving a wrong answer, as the correct
answer was "United States Army property."
The man who stole the peaches was
transferred out of the company.
bunks, looking for contraband. He finds the
can of peaches and asks what it is. Nixon
replies, "Uh, it's a can of peaches, sir." Sobel
says the above and adds that Nixon's
weekend pass is revoked as punishment for
giving a wrong answer, as the correct
answer was "United States Army property."
The man who stole the peaches was
transferred out of the company.
Evans
Sobel
Horton
Fink
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