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1.	The commandant of the Germans’ new high-security POW camp is Luftwaffe Colonel:
		von Luger
		von Dreyse
		von Walther
		von Mauser

2.	No sooner do the prisoners arrive than some try to escape. What is not one of the methods used?
		hiding among some trees
		blending in with Russian workers
		climbing the fence at a blind spot between the guard towers
		sneaking a ride in the back of a truck

3.	Sporting one of the least-convincing Australian accents you’ll ever hear is Sedgwick, portrayed by American actor:
		George Kennedy
		Walther Matthau
		James Coburn
		Ned Glass

4.	Danny (Charles Bronson) knows only one sentence in Russian. What is it?
		Do you speak English?
		Good night and sweet dreams.
		Where is the bathroom?
		I love you.

5.	Hilts (Steve McQueen) seems particularly fond of which sport?
		football
		basketball
		baseball
		track

6.	How many attempts to escape has Hilts made?
		17
		19
		23
		28

7.	Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett (Richard Attenborough) is in charge of planning the escape. What’s his nickname?
		Big A
		Big V
		Big T
		Big X

8.	Bartlett plans to dig three tunnels, called:
		Lock, Stock and Barrel
		Tom, Dick and Harry
		Red, White and Blue
		Hook, Line and Sinker

9.	What’s Colin Blythe’s (Donald Pleasance) role in the escape?
		Intelligence
		the Surveyor
		Security
		the Forger

10.	Hendley, the scrounger, is played by:
		Robert Vaughn
		James Garner
		Horst Buchholtz
		John Cassavetes

11.	According to Blythe, what is uncivilized?
		the word ‘hi’
		wearing one’s hat indoors
		tea without milk
		the American accent

12.	While in the cooler, Hilts and Ives concoct an escape plan, which is:
		to go out underneath the commandant’s limousine
		to dig their way out, like moles
		to disguise themselves as guards and walk out the front door
		to cut through the fence at the blind spot

13.	What did Ives (the Mole) do, before the war?
		lorry driver
		filing clerk
		jockey
		milkman

14.	Three tunnels is a lot of dirt. What ingenious method does Ashley-Pitt (David MacCallum) come up with for getting rid of it?
		hiding it in the walls
		leaking it out of trouser legs
		mixing it in with the prisoners’ “leavings”
		digging another tunnel to hide it in

15.	What do Hendley and camp guard Werner (the Ferret) have in common?
		they were both track stars
		they are both amateur boxers
		they are both keen fishermen
		they were both Boy Scouts

16.	What is Blythe’s hobby?
		stamp collecting
		horticulture
		bird watching
		train spotting

17.	What is Hilts’ first name?
		Virgil
		Vernon
		Vernell
		Vermont

18.	How many people does Bartlett tell Hilts he plans to take out?
		150
		200
		250
		300

19.	As part of a secret plan, Hilts, Hendley and the other American, Goff, buy up all of the _________ in camp.
		eggs
		chocolate
		cigarettes
		potatoes

20.	After the Germans find Tom, who cracks and makes a run for it?
		Blythe, the Forger
		Griff, the Tailor
		Goff, the other American
		Ives, the Mole

21.	Danny has a secret. He is:
		losing his vision
		claustrophobic
		an informant
		German

22.	It’s the night of the escape. What do the other escapees jokingly note about Sedgwick?
		the snappiness of his suit
		the shininess of his shoes
		the shabbiness of his clothes
		the bulkiness of his suitcase

23.	Unfortunately, the tunnel is 20 feet short. How many prisoners make it out of the tunnel and escape?
		63
		76
		84
		91

24.	A great amount of effort went into finding the name of the closest town to the prison camp. What is it?
		Neustadt
		Chemnitz
		Altendorf
		Freiberg

25.	Bartlett is seen and recognised by the Gestapo. Who shoots the Gestapo agent, but sacrifices his own life?
		Mac (Gordon Jackson)
		Cavendish (Nigel Stock)
		Ashley-Pitt (David MacCallum)
		Goff (Jud Taylor)

26.	Blythe and Hendley jump off the train, and plan to escape by:
		taking a rowboat
		hiding in a truck
		stowing away on a barge
		stealing an airplane

27.	Mac is taken in by the oldest gag in the book – responding in English. What does the German say to trick Mac?
		Your German is very good.
		Better hurry – you’ll miss your train.
		Safe journey.
		Good luck.

28.	Hilts obtains a motorcycle by:
		punching out a German soldier then stealing it
		setting a wire across a road to knock off the rider
		stealing it from a supply depot
		searching a barn

29.	Of the following, who is the only one not to escape?
		Sedgwick
		Cavendish
		Danny
		Willie

30.	Bonus Question: Several cast members had their own personal military history, including all of the following except:
		Hans Messemer (the Commandant), who was a German soldier and imprisoned in a Russian POW camp
		James Garner (Hendley), who was a scrounger in the Korean War
		Richard Attenborough (Bartlett), who was an aerial gunner on a Lancaster bomber
		Donald Pleasance (Blythe), who was shot down and spent a year in a POW camp