Q 01/05

On which American network did Hogan's Heroes originally run?

A) NBC

B) ABC

C) CBS

D) DuMont

Answer · why

C) CBS

CBS. The network ended up in court over its hit, sued by two playwrights who said the sitcom copied their prison-camp play, and it won.

Q 02/05

Which instrument does Colonel Klink play, enthusiastically and very badly?

A) The accordion

B) The violin

C) The piano

D) The cello

Answer · why

B) The violin

The violin. His scraping is a running gag, and Hogan puts it to use, coaxing a recital out of him at dinner to keep a visiting general busy while his ...

Q 03/05

Hogan's Heroes co-creator Albert S. Ruddy later won an Oscar for producing which film?

A) Patton

B) The Godfather

C) The Sting

D) The French Connection

Answer · why

B) The Godfather

The Godfather. Ruddy went from a prison-camp sitcom to the 1972 best picture winner within a decade, and took a second Oscar for Million Dollar Baby.

Q 04/05

What is the prison camp in Hogan's Heroes called?

A) Stalag Luft III

B) Oflag 9

C) Stalag 13

D) Colditz

Answer · why

C) Stalag 13

Stalag 13. The pilot actually calls it Camp 13; the German name, short for Stammlager, only arrived once the show went to series.

Q 05/05

Near which real German town does Hogan's Heroes place its prison camp?

A) Hanover

B) Hammelburg

C) Hamelin

D) Heidelberg

Answer · why

B) Hammelburg

Hammelburg. The real town did have prison camps on its edge, and in spring 1945 General Patton sent a raid there that failed to free his captured son-...