Audie Murphy
Choose an answer
from the three choices and True/False offered after each
question and then "Check Your Answers" at the end of the
quiz.
 1.
On January 26, 1945 in cold temperatures and with 24
inches of snow on the ground, the battle at Holtzwihr
(France) began with Murphy's unit at an effective
strength of 19 out of 128. Wounded in the leg during
heavy fire, he continued this nearly single-handed
battle for almost an hour. What award did he win for the
fight?
- Silver Star
- Gold Star
- Medal of Honor
2. He enlisted in World War Two as a private. When
the war ended and he was discharged from the Army, what
was his rank?
- Major
- Captain
- First Lieutenant
3. After seeing the young hero's photo on the cover
of the July 16 edition of Life Magazine and
sensing star potential, actor James Cagney invited
Murphy to Hollywood in September 1945. Despite Cagney's
expectations, the next few years in California were
difficult for Murphy.
4. In 1950, he stars in The Kid from Texas .
What famous Old West character does he play?
- Billy Stanton
- Billy the Kid
- John Wesley Hardin
5. What is the 1951 Civil War movie that he plays
“The Youth”?
- The Red Badge of Courage
- Bad Boy
- Beyond Glory
6. In the 1955, To Hell and Back. Audie is the
star. He plays himself during the Korean War.
7. What is the 1953 movie he plays Reb Kittridge?
- Bonanza
- Wagon Train
- Gunsmoke
8. The neighbors of a frontier family turn on them
when it is suspected that their adopted daughter was
stolen from the local Kiawa tribe. Audie plays Cash
Zachary. Who plays his big brother Ben?
- Burt Lancaster
- Kirk Douglas
- James Garner
9. To Hell and Back grossed almost ten million
dollars during its initial theatrical release, and at
the time became Universal's biggest hit of the studio's
43-year history. This movie held the record as the
company's highest-grossing motion picture until 1975.
What is the movie that broke the record?
- Jaws
- Star Wars
- Happy Days
10. In 1959, he starred in the No Name on the
Bullet western, in which his performance was
well-received despite being cast as the villain, a
professional killer who managed to stay within the law.
Where is Audie Murphy Buried?
Check Your Answers
- Medal of Honor
- First Lieutenant
- True
- Billy the Kid
- The Red Badge of Courage
- False. The movie’s setting is World War II.
- Gunsmoke
- Burt Lancaster
- Jaws
- True
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