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Posted by Slimdaddy101 (U2553470) on Friday, 19th May 2006
Good morning comrades. Its Friday, my colleagues have run off and deserted me. I'm bored.
It鈥檚 a few hours to the weekend and I鈥檓 wishing the day away. The devil does find work for riddle hands and I鈥檝e devised the
all new WORLD WAR TWO (and some other stuff) E-QUIZ!!
Lets be bored together?
The winner to be crowned the King (or Queen!) of the HISTORY BOARD (da da daa)
Best out of 20 questions. Its either this or I鈥檒l have to play solitaire. Help!
Remember, if your not in it 鈥 YOU CANNY WIN IT!
I don't understand, are we having a quiz?
Yup.
How, do I ask a question?
Do you ask a question, do we all ask questions?
I'll ask 2 batches of 10 questions. The highest score after that is the champ. The champ of course is free to devise the next quiz to pass on the crown.
Any particular field? Or are we doing all history?
I'll concentrate on the 2nd WW, but throw in a couple of other questions too. I need to go for am early lunch, but I'll start when I come back.
When is this quiz starting?
In 20 mins Deployboy.
NO CHEATING - answers at 2pm. 2 point for each correct answer. Referees decision in final.....
Questions 1 -10
1.What date did the Second World War kick off?
2.Who is credited with leading the first assault on D-day and where did this assault take place?
3.What was the first ever-capital city to fall to paratroopers?
4.In 1938 what was significant about the 7th Fliegerdivision?
5.Who was the Allies star goalkeeper in 鈥楨scape to Victory鈥?
6.Which US general uttered the immortal line 鈥渢he only good Indian is a dead Indian鈥?
7.Which German General shared the same surname as a world famous entertainer?
8.The Enola Gay was the name of the bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb. Where did the moniker Enola Gay originate?
9. What was the name of the small Austrian town where Hitler came from?
10. What was the name of Hitler鈥檚 dog?
extra 5 points bonus for 1st correct entry
2. Major Howard at the bridges over the Orne river (Pegasus Bridge)
5. Sylvester Stallone
7. Sepp Dietrich
10. Spot
What do I get for last place?!
1. Most common date given is 3rd Spetember 1939
2. I'd credit Major John Howard at Pegasus bridge
3. At a guess Brussels?
4. Errm, have to go away and think
5. Do you mean Sly Stallone?
6. I'm tempted to say Custer, but I've a feeling it may have been Sheridan, I'd have to check.
7. No idea von Hope?
8. It was the name of the mother of one of the crew
9. Branau
10. Blondi
Cheers AA.
Excellent idea!!
OK, here's my guesses.
1. There's two possibles-3rd September 1939 when Britain declared war, or 1st September if you're Polish/German.
2. Major Howard, led the glider assaulr on Pegasus Bridge.
3. Athens? Guessing.
4. No idea.
5. Sylvester Stallone. How embarrassing...
6. William Tecumseh Sherman? Guessing again.
7. Sepp Dietrich
8. Enola Gay was the name of Col Paul Tibbetts (mission commander) mother.
9 Braunau am Inn.
10. Blondi.
How did I do?
Spot?!??
Excellent, you can almost picture it!
Hitler " OK, that's it. Invade Poland. Right, come on Spot, Walkies!!!!"
7. Sepp Dietrich聽
AA.
No Googling AA!!!
That's like texting your brainy mate in the middle of a pub quiz!! Just not cricket!!
Here's a thought, what if Paul Tibbets family had been a bit formal, we could have had the world's first use of an A bomb in anger being dropped by a B29 called Mrs Tibbets...
OMD would never have made a song out of that one!!!
No Googling AA!!!
That's like texting your brainy mate in the middle of a pub quiz!! Just not cricket!!聽
Harumphhh, splutter, sir, withdraw that remark or I fear we shall have an appointment on the sands of Calais.
AA.
1, 3rd September 1939
5, Sylvester Stallone
6, General Phillip Sheridan
9, Leonding
10, Hans ??
He he he
Think I must have been hanging around with that evil "Darkplace" bloke too long,,,
You getting nervous about Sunday AA?
Oh yeah, it's gone 2pm, lets have the results then!!
.What date did the Second World War kick off?
2.Who is credited with leading the first assault on D-day and where did this assault take place?
3.What was the first ever-capital city to fall to paratroopers?
4.In 1938 what was significant about the 7th Fliegerdivision?
5.Who was the Allies star goalkeeper in 鈥楨scape to Victory鈥?
6.Which US general uttered the immortal line 鈥渢he only good Indian is a dead Indian鈥?
7.Which German General shared the same surname as a world famous entertainer?
8.The Enola Gay was the name of the bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb. Where did the moniker Enola Gay originate?
9. What was the name of the small Austrian town where Hitler came from?
10. What was the name of Hitler鈥檚 dog?
1. 3rd September 1939
2. John Howard at Pegasus Bridge
3. Oslo, Norway
4. The first German paratrooper division
5. Sly Stallone
6. General Sheridan
7. Sepp Dietrich and Marlene Dietrich
8. Named after the pilots mother
9. Braunau am Inn.
10. Blondi.
OK, the scores are....
Sabre Wulf 6
AA 11
Maurading Saxon 6
and taking an early lead
DL with 14
Questions 11-15...
Hurrah for the uneducated common soldiery!!!
11. Who did 鈥楤omber鈥 Harris replace as the RAF top-dog?
12. In the Western theatre of the war, the Allies launched 5 amphibious attacks, where where did these take place? (1 point for each correct answer)
13. What was the name of Hitler鈥檚 special (private) train?
14. What does SHAEF stand for?
15. Who commanded the US 1st army on D-day?
Answers and scores at 2.45 - NO CHEATING!
I missed the first lot, let's see about these ones.
11.
12. Dieppe, Normandy, Anzio, another part of Italy and Sicily
13. Thomas the Panzer Engine
14. Supreme Headquarters of Allied Expeditionary Force
15. The Lone Ranger
11. Portal
12. Normandy, Sicilly, Dieppe, Anzio, Salerno and Nice (or the south of France). That's six!
13. Amerika
14. Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
15. Omar Bradley
Cheers, most stimulating AA.
11. Not a scooby.
12. Dieppe, Normandy Invasion, Invasion of Sicily, Salerno and Anzio. Also there's a couple more- the Commando raid on St Nazaire, and the Lofoten Islands.
13. Fuhrerzug? guess...
14. Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
15. Omar Bradley.
Thomas the Panzer Engine - ha ha ha!! Almost worth a point!
Come on Thomas the Panzer Engine has got to be worth at least half a point!!!
Portal, that's the one
Come on then, do your worst!!!
Let's have the answers!
1. Who did 鈥楤omber鈥 Harris replace as the RAF top-dog?
12. In the Western theatre of the war, the Allies launched 5 amphibious attacks, where where did these take place? (1 point for each correct answer)
13. What was the name of Hitler鈥檚 special (private) train?
14. What does SHAEF stand for?
15. Who commanded the US 1st army on D-day?
OK, the answers are...(drum roll)...
Sir Hugh Trenchard
North Africa
Scicily
Salerno
Dieppe
Normandy
Nice - I never knew about that one - still only five points up for grabs!
Amerika
Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Force
Omar Bradley
Hmmm....now lets have a look at the scores..
How can you not count Anzio?
As we move into the final leg, the score are;
Sabre-wulf 6
AA 22
Tunnel Rat (a late entry) 6
DL 23
The tension is killing me!
What there's more!
Damn it I was just going to log off and go home!!!
How can you not count Anzio?
I stand corrected, my arithmatic let me down
DL 24
slimdaddy101,
The landings in the South of France as part of Operation Dragoon 15th August 1944. I was a bit out with Nice, (I have lousy geography), on checking the three beaches were at Cavalaire sur Mer, Saint Tropez and Saint Raphael. Plus an airborne assault in the Le May le Luc area together with supporting french commando raids.
Cheers AA.
What was the name of the assassin who shot Archduke Ferdinand?
Who had his own 鈥榩rivate army鈥 in 1942 in North Africa and later Italy?
What was the exact time and date of the end of WW1
When replaced Roosevelt as the American president?
Who invesnted the SAS?
Right, I'm cancelling the rest of my meetings for this afternoon if I'm going to miss out on any more points!
5 extra point for first completed and correct answers. Answers at 3.15. Almost home-time. Time flies!
1. G Princip
2. Popski
3. 11am 11th November 1918
4. H Trueman
5. David Stirling
How can you not count Anzio?
I stand corrected, my arithmatic let me down
DL 24聽
Cough? AA.
Right, I'm cancelling the rest of my meetings for this afternoon if I'm going to miss out on any more points!
Good man Sabre-Wulf - get your priorities sorted!
What was the name of the assassin who shot Archduke Ferdinand? Gavrilo Princip
Who had his own 鈥榩rivate army鈥 in 1942 in North Africa and later Italy? Monty?
What was the exact time and date of the end of WW1? 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month 1918
When replaced Roosevelt as the American president? Truman 1945
Who invesnted the SAS? Stirling?
16. Gavrilo Princip
17. I think he was called Popinski or Popski? Polish bloke, specialised in behind the lines raids.
18. 11 AM 11th November 1918.
19 When Replaced? Is that who? if so Harry S Truman if it is when, April 1945 can't remember the day.
20 David Stirling
Assasin - Gavrilo Prinip
Private Army - Errrm, is this something obscure to do with an ancient right of the Duke of Northumberland or something, no idea otherwise.
End of WW1 - 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month 1918 (or 11:00 hours 11/11/1918) is generally given.
Roosevelt - Harry S Truman
SAS - Stirling
Cheers AA.
"17. I think he was called Popinski or Popski? Polish bloke, specialised in behind the lines raids."
He was Russian. And they had an astrolabe as their cap badge. Weird, huh?
Glad none of these questions were on the Crusades or the destruction of the Cathars!!!
AA would have stuffed us!!!
Right I'm off home now, see you all later for the results!!
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