OT - WWII quiz

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Froonp

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Q1: What was the name fo the two US nukes that was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Little boy and Fat Man.

Q2: What city was Operation Gomorrah targeting?

Dresde terror bombing ?

Q3: Just before Operation Overlord, what unit did the Germans think Patton commanded, and why did this have am impact of the German plans during Overlord?

An US Armoured Corps. It was a decoy of wooden and inflated ballon tanks in fact.
Defend the Pas de Calais.

Q1 - correct
Q2 - wrong

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: flipperwasirish

ORIGINAL: Froonp

Q3: Just before Operation Overlord, what unit did the Germans think Patton commanded, and why did this have am impact of the German plans during Overlord?

An US Armoured Corps. It was a decoy of wooden and inflated ballon tanks in fact.
Defend the Pas de Calais.

Not correct.

Patton had command of the "fake" 1st US Army Group, whose goal was making the Germans believe the landing was coming at the shortest point across the channel at Calais.

This plan had a name but I don't remember it.

Q3 - correct

[brian brian]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

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Wosung got that one right. The USMC without even any combat veterans repulsed the first Japanese invasion of Wake.

At Dieppe the attacking forces intended to withdraw regardless of results, so I guess that one doesn't count.

What about Operation Menace?

I read up on this one...DeGaulle's idea to land in Vichy Senegal in 1940. The landing forces met more resistance than expected, and DeGaulle decided to withdraw rather than intensify French-on-French fighting at the time. The original hope was that just showing up would lead the Vichy forces to align with the new Free French command, but that didn't happen. So I guess the authors of my quiz book didn't want to count that as a determined invasion either.

Most of the quiz questions have been turning out to be rather easy though. Maybe I'll find another good one yet.

[saintjames]

Froonp

The Sydney is correct lossing all 645 on board.

Whay about the other three??

Brian - seeing as your bored?

[saintjames]

Three more to answer? Froonp has number 2 right.

ORIGINAL: Froonp

ORIGINAL: saintjames

How about a few Australian flavoured questions?

1. Which Australian Militia unit made first contact with the Japanese in New Guinea?

2. What was the name of the Australian ship sunk of the West Australian Coast and recently discovered?

This is the one who perished fighting the German Raider. The raider must be the Kormoran, but I'm not sure about the Australian cruiser. Maybe the Sydney ?

3. Which Australian armoured unit was posted to protect Western Australia?

4. Who other than Blamey was an Australian Field Marshal of WWII?

[paulderynck]

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Q2: What city was Operation Gomorrah targeting?

Dresde terror bombing ?
Q2 - wrong

Hamburg ?

[Froonp]

ORIGINAL: flipperwasirish

ORIGINAL: Froonp

Q3: Just before Operation Overlord, what unit did the Germans think Patton commanded, and why did this have am impact of the German plans during Overlord?

An US Armoured Corps. It was a decoy of wooden and inflated ballon tanks in fact.
Defend the Pas de Calais.

Not correct.

Patton had command of the "fake" 1st US Army Group, whose goal was making the Germans believe the landing was coming at the shortest point across the channel at Calais.

This plan had a name but I don't remember it.

Hey, it was what I was saying ! [:D]
The plan name... Fortitude ?

Ah !!!! I just wikipied it, and found I was right !!!!
I just said it was a corps, when it was an army !

[wworld7]

ORIGINAL: Froonp
Ah !!!! I just wikipied it, and found I was right !!!!
I just said it was a corps, when it was an army !

Almost, go up one more level to an Army Group and you will be right.

[monkla]

[quote]3. Which Australian armoured unit was posted to protect Western Australia?


As we only had 3 armoured divisions all up, and I'm not sure that any but the first were in existance at the time of the Japanese entry into the war. I'll go with 1st Armoured.

[Neilster]

ORIGINAL: flipperwasirish

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Q3: Just before Operation Overlord, what unit did the Germans think Patton commanded, and why did this have am impact of the German plans during Overlord?

An US Armoured Corps. It was a decoy of wooden and inflated ballon tanks in fact.
Defend the Pas de Calais.

Not correct.

Patton had command of the "fake" 1st US Army Group, whose goal was making the Germans believe the landing was coming at the shortest point across the channel at Calais.

This plan had a name but I don't remember it.

It was part of a larger plan called Fortitude North I think. It also involved deception plans for landings in Norway and Denmark (and probably somewhere else).

Cheers, Neilster

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: paulderynck

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ORIGINAL: Froonp

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Q2: What city was Operation Gomorrah targeting?

Dresde terror bombing ?
Q2 - wrong

Hamburg ?

Yup it was the operation that caused a severe firestorm in Hamburg.

[terje439]

Q1: What name is the Dornier Do 200 more known under?

Q2: What was the primary function of a Sherman Crab?

Q3: Krupp made two 800mm railroad gun that were named what?

Q4: What name was the Me 163 known under?

Q5: What part of the British armed forces was refered to as the Senior Service?

[monkla]

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Q1: What name is the Dornier Do 200 more known under?

Q2: What was the primary function of a Sherman Crab?

Q3: Krupp made two 800mm railroad gun that were named what?

Q4: What name was the Me 163 known under?

Q5: What part of the British armed forces was refered to as the Senior Service?

Q2 Mine sweeping tank.

Q3 Gustav and Dora, I think

Q4 Komet

[terje439]

correct

[Froonp]

ORIGINAL: terje439
Q1: What name is the Dornier Do 200 more known under?

Is there a Do200 ?
the "200" number was used for the FW200 Condor, so I don't think that it was available for Dornier.

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Froonp

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Q1: What name is the Dornier Do 200 more known under?

Is there a Do200 ?
the "200" number was used for the FW200 Condor, so I don't think that it was available for Dornier.

There is such a plane, but there is a slight chance this is a trick question [;)]

[Frederyck]

ORIGINAL: terje439

ORIGINAL: Froonp

ORIGINAL: terje439
Q1: What name is the Dornier Do 200 more known under?

Is there a Do200 ?
the "200" number was used for the FW200 Condor, so I don't think that it was available for Dornier.

There is such a plane, but there is a slight chance this is a trick question [;)]

The trick is that it was an American plane. More specifically the B-17 Flying Fortress, or rather captured B-17 Flying Fortress.

[Froonp]

Oh yes, this is true, now that Frederyck says it I remember.

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Frederyck

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Is there a Do200 ?
the "200" number was used for the FW200 Condor, so I don't think that it was available for Dornier.

There is such a plane, but there is a slight chance this is a trick question [;)]

The trick is that it was an American plane. More specifically the B-17 Flying Fortress, or rather captured B-17 Flying Fortress.

Correct. Had thought this one might have been harder...

[Neilster]

ORIGINAL: terje439

Q1: What name is the Dornier Do 200 more known under?

Q2: What was the primary function of a Sherman Crab?

Q3: Krupp made two 800mm railroad gun that were named what?

Q4: What name was the Me 163 known under?

Q5: What part of the British armed forces was refered to as the Senior Service?

Q5: The Royal Navy

Cheers, Neilster