Q 01/05

Which leader asked to shake Louis Zamperini's hand after his 1936 Olympic race?

A) Benito Mussolini

B) Hermann Göring

C) Adolf Hitler

D) Joseph Goebbels

Answer · why

C) Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler asked to meet the teenager whose 56-second final lap had caught his eye. Louie had finished only eighth, but his closing lap set a record...

Q 02/05

In Unbroken, how long did Louis Zamperini drift across the Pacific on a life raft before his capture?

A) 11 days

B) 23 days

C) 47 days

D) 98 days

Answer · why

C) 47 days

47 days of raw fish and rainwater left Louie and Phil at about half their normal weight. The boat that finally reached them was Japanese, not American...

Q 03/05

In Unbroken, which evangelist's 1949 tent revival in Los Angeles turns Louie Zamperini's life around?

A) Billy Graham

B) Oral Roberts

C) Billy Sunday

D) Fulton Sheen

Answer · why

A) Billy Graham

Billy Graham's sermon brought back a vow Louie had made on the raft. He stormed out of the first meeting, returned another night, and his nightmares a...

Q 04/05

Which Japanese guard, nicknamed the Bird, singles out Louie Zamperini for constant beatings in Unbroken?

A) Yukichi Kano

B) Mutsuhiro Watanabe

C) Sueharu Kitamura

D) Yoshitomo Tokugawa

Answer · why

B) Mutsuhiro Watanabe

Mutsuhiro Watanabe came from a wealthy family and never got over the army's refusal to make him an officer. Prisoners picked a nickname with no insult...

Q 05/05

Before Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand wrote which 2001 bestseller about a Depression-era racehorse?

A) Secretariat

B) War Admiral

C) Man o' War

D) Seabiscuit

Answer · why

D) Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit led her to Louie: while researching the horse she came across a 1938 newspaper article about the young runner. Both books were later filmed...