All About Hogan's Heroes Quiz: Be a Hero by Acing this Trivia!
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“Sometimes, this war is so exciting, I can hardly stand it.” – Colonel Hogan, Hogan's Heroes
"If you like WWII, then you'll love Hogan's Heroes!" That's what a tagline for this comedy series read when it came out in the '60s. Only two decades after the end of WWII, the show took off, bringing comedy to the most unlikely of subjects. Though the theme was controversial, much of the cast had either served in WWII or were victims of it.
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Hogan's Heroes Quiz Questions
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Question 1
How do the prisoners of Stalag 13 secretly travel throughout the camp?
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AThey have free reign of the prison
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BMopeds
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CTunnels
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DBribes
Tunnels
The trap doors are, of course, hiding an intricate underground tunnel system. The POWs manage to travel around the prison right under the noses of the Nazi prison guards, who are none the wiser.
Question 2
A star is born. Who plays the title character, Hogan?
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ABob Crane
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BRichard Dawson
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CTom Hanks
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DJohn Banner
Bob Crane
Hogan – Bob Crane – was the head of the crew. Seeing two Emmy nods for his work in the role, Crane received accolades for his comedic talent.
Question 3
What is Hogan's role in the series?
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AThe prison guard
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BThe senior ranking Nazi officer
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CThe person who determines who's a hero
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DThe senior ranking POW officer
The senior ranking POW officer
The leader of the bunch, Colonel Robert Hogan was the senior ranking officer at the POW camp. His goal? To outsmart the Nazis...which proved to be none too difficult.
Question 4
What branch of the military is Hogan in?
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AFrench Armed Forces
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BU.S. Coast Guard
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CU.S. Navy
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DU.S. Army Air Forces
U.S. Army Air Forces
Hogan was a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, according to the series. The thing is, the U.S. Air Force didn't exist until after the war. From June 1941 until the U.S. Air Force was created in 1947, the branch was called the U.S. Army Air Forces. So, it's safe to say Colonel Hogan belonged to that branch.
Question 5
What are the resistance groups with which the Allied POWs communicate?
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AThe Underground
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BThe Elite Forces
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CThe Resistance
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DThe Gulag
The Underground
Several episodes refer to the Underground. This is a team of resistance fighters from all over, undermining the Nazi cause.
Question 6
Throughout the tunnel system, how do the prisoners see what's going on outside?
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APeriscopes
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BLookouts
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CBinoculars
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DSpy glasses
Periscopes
You might see periscopes around the camp, peeking from silly places. This is what Hogan's heroes use to make their way through the tunnels and spy on the guards.
Question 7
How do the prisoners hide the entrances to their secret tunnels?
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ASomeone guards them
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BDirt
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CTrapdoors
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DFalse walls
Trapdoors
With trap doors hidden all over the camp, the team is able to conceal their hiding places, like a fake tree stump over an entrance in the ground.
Question 8
What leader does Kinch sometimes impersonate when he gains control of the prison's radio?
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ABenito Mussolini
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BAdolf Hitler
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CCharlie Chaplin
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DJoseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
On occasion, Kinch takes hold of the Nazi prison radio to broadcast his own messages to the prison. He goes so far as to impersonate the Chancellor himself, Adolf Hitler, to great comedic effect.
Question 9
What prison camp is Hogan's Heroes set in?
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AStalag 155
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BStalag 17
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CStalag 13
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DStalag 15
Stalag 13
Set in Stalag 13 in Germany, it's unclear exactly where the POW camp is located. But we do know it's in Nazi territory.
Question 10
Many of the series's actors were veterans. Which Hogan's actor did NOT serve in WWII?
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AWerner Klemperer
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BJohn Banner
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CLeon Askin
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DBob Crane
Bob Crane
Several of the cast actually did serve in the U.S. Army Air Forces in WWII. These veterans included John Banner who was a master sergeant, Leon Askin who was a supply sergeant, and Werner Klemperer who was a technical sergeant. Howard Caine also served in the U.S. Navy during the war.
Question 11
War, what is it good for?...What war is unfolding during Hogan's Heroes?
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AWWII
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BWWI
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CCivil War
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DVietnam War
WWII
<i>Hogan's Heroes</i> is set during WWII in 1942. That's shortly after Pearl Harbor was bombed, prompting the U.S. to enter the war.
Question 12
How many prisoners have escaped under Colonel Klink's watch...according to official record?
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A0
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B1
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C3
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D101
0
Although his perfect record is fraudulent, Klink has never allowed any prisoner to escape so far as paperwork goes. Hogan and his crew help preserve his image because it keeps their cover up too.
Question 13
It was always one season on Hogan's Heroes. What season was it?
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AYesteryear
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BFall
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CWinter
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DSummer
Winter
As the show was not sequential, episodes could be shown in any order. To preserve continuity, production decided never to change seasons. So it was always winter in Stalag 13. Although it may have looked bleak, it was actually sometimes 90+ degrees when the actors were filming in winter coats.
Question 14
And so, it begins...What year did Hogan's Heroes premiere?
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A1975
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B1965
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C1955
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D2005
1965
Created only twenty years after WWII ended, <i>Hogan's Heroes</i> premiered on September 17, 1965. Reviews were mixed, with some saying the concept was insensitive.
Question 15
Bon voyage! To which two cities did the characters travel outside of Germany?
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ABudapest and Istanbul
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BParis and Vienna
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CVienna and London
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DLondon and Paris
London and Paris
On various occasions, some of our friends traveled abroad. Hogan accompanied Klink to London on one trip and to Paris on another, while LeBeau, Kinchloe, and Schultz joined the latter trip to the French capital.
Question 16
The prison guards nicknamed one special place in the prison. What's solitary confinement called?
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AThe breakroom
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BThe cooler
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CThe hole
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DThe corner
The cooler
If you need to cool off, get ready to go solo in solitary confinement. While the "cooler" was supposed to make the POWs more cooperative, it usually didn't.
Question 17
"10-4, what's your 20?" What is Hogan's code name when he broadcasts radio responses to the Allies?
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ABrad Pitt
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BGoldilocks
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CLittle Mermaid
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DRed Riding Hood
Goldilocks
The secret ring of POWs working to sabotage the Nazi war effort each had code names. Colonel Hogan's organization was sometimes known as Goldilocks.
Question 18
On which network did Hogan's Heroes air?
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ACBS
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BHBO
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CABC
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DNBC
CBS
The pilot was initially pitched to NBC by Bing Crosby Productions. NBC execs passed on the show, because they didn't think future episodes could live up to the pilot. CBS nabbed it instead.
Question 19
Which character acts like a coward...though his military decorations say otherwise?
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AKinchloe
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BKlink
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CEisenhower
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DNewkirk
Klink
Klink is a coward in every sense of the word, but his military decorations speak for themselves. According to his medals, he was a combat hero of WWI and WWII.
Question 20
Which actor at various points played a POW, a German soldier, and a British pilot?
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AKenneth Washington
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BLeon Askin
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CTom Riddle
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DWilliam Christopher
William Christopher
William Christopher was recycled over and over again in different roles for the show. <i>Hogan's Heroes</i> wasn't the only war series Christopher appeared in. He's also known for his role as Father Mulcahy on <i>M*A*S*H</i>.
Question 21
Although the location of Stalag 13 is never specified, what was the nearest town?
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ABerlin
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BHamelburg
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CRome
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DWarsaw
Hamelburg
Hammelburg was the closest town to the stalag. In fact, there was a real POW camp near Hammelburg called Stalag 13-C.
Question 22
Hogan and crew often eavesdrop on Colonel Klink's conversations. What do they use?
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AVents
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BHigh-tech sonar gear
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CA cup to a wall
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DA secret microphone
A secret microphone
Somehow, Hogan and his team managed to hide a secret microphone in Colonel Klink's office. In doing so, the crew hears all the details of the Nazis plotting, allowing them to sabotage their schemes.
Question 23
How did the pilot episode of Hogan's Heroes differ from the rest of the show?
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AIt was a comedy
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BIt was in black-and-white
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CThere were female guards
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DIt was a drama
It was in black-and-white
The pilot episode was filmed in black-and-white, while the rest of the show moved to color. One other addition to the pilot was the Russian character played by Leonid Kinskey. He didn't sign on for the rest of the series as he felt uncomfortable with the comedic tone.
Question 24
Which character had been the president of a successful toy-making company before the war?
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ASergeant Schultz
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BColonel Klink
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CGeneral MacArthur
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DCorporal Newkirk
Sergeant Schultz
Often feigning ignorance about what was going on in the prison camp, Sergeant Schultz likely just wanted to get back to his pre-war job: being president of a toy manufacturing company. Fun Fact: Klink tried to become the company's bookkeeper following the war.
Question 25
Nothing is as it seems. What is the POW camp in reality?
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AA Nazi supercenter
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BA spa retreat
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CAn allied spy base
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DA prisoner-run prison
An allied spy base
As Hogan and the gang are able to report Nazi plotting to the Allies, Stalag 13 is an allied spy camp. Unlike most Nazi camps, where the prisoners might try to escape, Hogan and his crew do whatever they can to stay in it, so they can continue their espionage operations.
Question 26
What did the good-natured Schultz often call Hogan and his men?
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ACool guys
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BJolly jokers
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CNumskulls
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DJoshers
Jolly jokers
Whenever Hogan and the gang tried to trick Schultz, he took it in good humor, calling them "jolly jokers". Little did he know, they were up to something.
Question 27
Which actor was an actual Holocaust survivor?
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ABob Crane
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BLarry Hovis
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CElie Wiesel
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DRobert Clary
Robert Clary
Robert Clary, who plays LeBeau, miraculously survived the Holocaust. He was the only one of twelve of his immediate family members to have survived.
Question 28
Hogan sometimes gave a fake name to test new POWs. What was it?
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AMajor Major
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BMajor Campbell
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CBuffalo Bill
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DColonel Helmsley
Major Campbell
On occasion, Hogan would call himself "Major Campbell". This was his pseudonym when testing new POWs to ensure that they weren't Nazi double agents sent to report on the group.
Question 29
Home, sweet home. Which barracks did Hogan's men live in through most of the series?
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A13
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B10
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C2
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D101
2
Although Hogan and his crew were housed in Barracks 7 during the pilot, through the rest of the series, they're housed in Barracks 2. The switch between Barracks is never explained.
Question 30
In one episode, General Burkhalter confiscates a painting called "The Boy with the Fife". Who is the artist?
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AMonet
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BVan Gogh
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CWarhol
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DManet
Manet
In "Art For Hogan's Sake," the general gets his hands on the painting by Edouard Manet. LeBeau doesn't want to return it, of course, and in response, Kinch says, "Yea, no Frenchman ever gave up something worth less than a million without a fight."
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