OT - WWII quiz

[monkla]

I'm pretty sure that the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary were built between the wars. But for some reason, I think that the liner we're after is a well known ship anyhow. The only other one's that I can think of are Lusitania and Mauretania. It's obviously not Lusitania. So, I'll try Mauretania.

ORIGINAL: micheljq

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Which was the only ocean liner to serve as a troopship in BOTH world wars?

I think it is a great english ocean liner, the Queen Elizabeth?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: monkla



I'm pretty sure that the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary were built between the wars. But for some reason, I think that the liner we're after is a well known ship anyhow. The only other one's that I can think of are Lusitania and Mauretania. It's obviously not Lusitania. So, I'll try Mauretania.

ORIGINAL: micheljq

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Which was the only ocean liner to serve as a troopship in BOTH world wars?

I think it is a great english ocean liner, the Queen Elizabeth?

Warspite1

You are on the right track. Clue: it is an "ania" but no not the Mauretania which was scrapped in the thirties.

[composer99]

ORIGINAL: Frederyck

ORIGINAL: paulderynck
Yes, another mistake like that and we'll send over the B-52s. [:-]

You have to make mistakes to get someone to send you Kahlúa-based drinks?!? For future references, I prefer mine with Grand Marnier, and not Cointreau. [:D]

There is also a rather sucky pop rock band called the B-52s. They could be sent over instead of the drinks. I believe you will find that they are not nearly as fascinating as the bombers nor as appetizing as the beverages.

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: monkla



I'm pretty sure that the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary were built between the wars. But for some reason, I think that the liner we're after is a well known ship anyhow. The only other one's that I can think of are Lusitania and Mauretania. It's obviously not Lusitania. So, I'll try Mauretania.

ORIGINAL: micheljq




I think it is a great english ocean liner, the Queen Elizabeth?

Warspite1

You are on the right track. Clue: it is an "ania" but no not the Mauretania which was scrapped in the thirties.

Soooo glad to see others make mistakes as well [:D]
There is also the Empress of Russia

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: monkla



I'm pretty sure that the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary were built between the wars. But for some reason, I think that the liner we're after is a well known ship anyhow. The only other one's that I can think of are Lusitania and Mauretania. It's obviously not Lusitania. So, I'll try Mauretania.

ORIGINAL: micheljq




I think it is a great english ocean liner, the Queen Elizabeth?

Warspite1

You are on the right track. Clue: it is an "ania" but no not the Mauretania which was scrapped in the thirties.

And will then guess on the only other -ania I know; Aquitania?

[iamspamus]

b-52s with Luv Shack...oh come on. THAT's great!

"When you see a faded sign by the side of the road that say 15 miles to the LUUUUVVVVVV SHHHAAAAAACCCCKKK..." I'm going to go listen to that on my IPOD, right now.

ORIGINAL: composer99

ORIGINAL: Frederyck

ORIGINAL: paulderynck
Yes, another mistake like that and we'll send over the B-52s. [:-]

You have to make mistakes to get someone to send you Kahlúa-based drinks?!? For future references, I prefer mine with Grand Marnier, and not Cointreau. [:D]

There is also a rather sucky pop rock band called the B-52s. They could be sent over instead of the drinks. I believe you will find that they are not nearly as fascinating as the bombers nor as appetizing as the beverages.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: terje439

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: monkla



I'm pretty sure that the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary were built between the wars. But for some reason, I think that the liner we're after is a well known ship anyhow. The only other one's that I can think of are Lusitania and Mauretania. It's obviously not Lusitania. So, I'll try Mauretania.

Warspite1

You are on the right track. Clue: it is an "ania" but no not the Mauretania which was scrapped in the thirties.

Soooo glad to see others make mistakes as well [:D]
There is also the Empress of Russia

Warspite1

Terje - not exactly - yours was a case of mistaken identity K-A-T-H-E-R-I-N-E not A-U-D-R-E-Y [:D]. Mine was a case of duff sources of information - something by the way that has been a regular occurence since researching the naval wite ups. I can`t believe the number of times a supposedly good book (that costs a fortune) comes up with some utter bilge [&:]. Did you know the Germans had a troopship called Bhicker that was sunk in Oslo fjord during Weserubung? No - thought not.................and that staggeringly useless bit of "info" cost £25 [:@] [:@]

P.S Oh and by the way - how could you "Guess" at Empress of Russia? You are either a great knowledge in all matters relating to merchant shipping of the Canadian Pacific Railway - in which case [&o] OR you are cheating [;)]...I couldn`t possibly comment.

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: terje439

ORIGINAL: warspite1


Warspite1

You are on the right track. Clue: it is an "ania" but no not the Mauretania which was scrapped in the thirties.

Soooo glad to see others make mistakes as well [:D]
There is also the Empress of Russia

Warspite1

Terje - not exactly - yours was a case of mistaken identity K-A-T-H-E-R-I-N-E not A-U-D-R-E-Y [:D]. Mine was a case of duff sources of information - something by the way that has been a regular occurence since researching the naval wite ups. I can`t believe the number of times a supposedly good book (that costs a fortune) comes up with some utter bilge [&:]. Did you know the Germans had a troopship called Bhicker that was sunk in Oslo fjord during Weserubung? No - thought not.................and that staggeringly useless bit of "info" cost £25 [:@] [:@]

P.S Oh and by the way - how could you "Guess" at Empress of Russia? You are either a great knowledge in all matters relating to merchant shipping of the Canadian Pacific Railway - in which case [&o] OR you are cheating [;)]...I couldn`t possibly comment.

I did not have the full name by memory, only remembered something Russia, so to get the full name I had to look it up, I'll admit. I came upon her name during a naval writeup when I first started on them.
And about useless books...I've actually wrote quite a few mails (e- and snail-) to quite a few publishers. Last time not long ago, when a book that was argued as a good book for young people wanting to know more about the life of Hitler. It's main error was not about his life, but about the war, were they stated "Germany poured HUGE ammounts of personell and vehicles into Africa in 1941".... Not heard anything back thou, doubt that I will either [:D].

If you want to see how bad things really can get, take THIS test!

[warspite1]

If you want to see how bad things really can get, take THIS test!

[/quote] Warspite1

Good Grief....

Okay,
1. What was Operation Fork?
2. What was Operation Menace?
3. Which RN carrier was loaned to the US Fleet in 1943?
4. Which US carrier was loaned to the Eastern Fleet in 1944?
5. Which two Japanese cruisers collided with each other after Midway?
6. Which three German ships made the "Channel Dash" in 1942?
7. Which ship did Warspite hit from 13 miles away at Calabria in 1940?
8. A boarding party from which British destroyer freed British seamen from the supply ship Altmark in 1940?
9. Which was the first Royal Navy capital ship lost in WW11?
10. Why was Grand Admiral Raeder so annoyed by the torpedoing of the merchant ship Athenia by U-30 in September 1939?

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: terje439

If you want to see how bad things really can get, take THIS test!

Now I have taken that test. I must confess that my knowledge of WWII was not as good as I tought. Unfortunately, most of my books seems to have the same faulty facts.

On the serious side. Is that quiz a joke or what? Can it be possible to make a serious test that bad?

-Orm

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

1. What was Operation Fork?

Me last day when I tried to find a fork so I could eat...

[paulderynck]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Okay,
1. What was Operation Fork?
2. What was Operation Menace?
3. Which RN carrier was loaned to the US Fleet in 1943?
4. Which US carrier was loaned to the Eastern Fleet in 1944?
5. Which two Japanese cruisers collided with each other after Midway?
6. Which three German ships made the "Channel Dash" in 1942?
7. Which ship did Warspite hit from 13 miles away at Calabria in 1940?
8. A boarding party from which British destroyer freed British seamen from the supply ship Altmark in 1940?
9. Which was the first Royal Navy capital ship lost in WW11?
10. Why was Grand Admiral Raeder so annoyed by the torpedoing of the merchant ship Athenia by U-30 in September 1939?

Wow, I know one of these remote esoteric things...
9. The Royal Oak - before the end of September, 39 I think. Hey... I could just look at the back of the counter...

I'll take a WAG at #3 - HMS Victorious

[Frederyck]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

7. Which ship did Warspite hit from 13 miles away at Calabria in 1940?

I know this one! Giulio Cesare. I remember it from reading the naval write-ups! [:D]

[Stabilo]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

If you want to see how bad things really can get, take THIS test!

Warspite1

Good Grief....

Okay,
1. What was Operation Fork?
2. What was Operation Menace?
3. Which RN carrier was loaned to the US Fleet in 1943?
4. Which US carrier was loaned to the Eastern Fleet in 1944?
5. Which two Japanese cruisers collided with each other after Midway?
6. Which three German ships made the "Channel Dash" in 1942?
7. Which ship did Warspite hit from 13 miles away at Calabria in 1940?
8. A boarding party from which British destroyer freed British seamen from the supply ship Altmark in 1940?
9. Which was the first Royal Navy capital ship lost in WW11?
10. Why was Grand Admiral Raeder so annoyed by the torpedoing of the merchant ship Athenia by U-30 in September 1939?

1: Plan of an invasion of Iceland
2: British attack on the French ships in Dakar
6: Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Prinz Eugen
8: HMS Cossak
10: He was in fear this could be a second "Lusitania" incident

[mlees]

3. Which RN carrier was loaned to the US Fleet in 1943?

HMS Victorious (Called "USS Robin" in this role, IIRC)

4. Which US carrier was loaned to the Eastern Fleet in 1944?

USS Saratoga 

5. Which two Japanese cruisers collided with each other after Midway?

Mikuma & Mogami

6. Which three German ships made the "Channel Dash" in 1942?

Prinz Eugen, Gneisenau, Scharnhorst

9. Which was the first Royal Navy capital ship lost in WW11?

HMS Royal Oak

10. Why was Grand Admiral Raeder so annoyed by the torpedoing of the merchant ship Athenia by U-30 in September 1939?

It violated standing orders not to fire on merchant ships without warning. (Germany initially attempted to honor the agreements on treating civilian ships different from men-of-war.)

[monkla]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

If you want to see how bad things really can get, take THIS test!

Warspite1

Good Grief....

Okay,
1. What was Operation Fork?
2. What was Operation Menace?
3. Which RN carrier was loaned to the US Fleet in 1943?
4. Which US carrier was loaned to the Eastern Fleet in 1944?
5. Which two Japanese cruisers collided with each other after Midway?
6. Which three German ships made the "Channel Dash" in 1942?
7. Which ship did Warspite hit from 13 miles away at Calabria in 1940?
8. A boarding party from which British destroyer freed British seamen from the supply ship Altmark in 1940?
9. Which was the first Royal Navy capital ship lost in WW11?
10. Why was Grand Admiral Raeder so annoyed by the torpedoing of the merchant ship Athenia by U-30 in September 1939?

[/quote]

I say. Those test questions are almost worthy of the History Channel...[:D]

But on more serious questions

3. Victorious
5. Mikuma & Mogami
6. Gneisenau, Scharnhorst & Prinz Eugen
7. An Italian batteship - so I'll guess. Um....Littorio.
9. Royal Oak

[monkla]

ORIGINAL: mlees

3. Which RN carrier was loaned to the US Fleet in 1943?

HMS Victorious (Called "USS Robin" in this role, IIRC)

4. Which US carrier was loaned to the Eastern Fleet in 1944?

USS Saratoga 

5. Which two Japanese cruisers collided with each other after Midway?

Mikuma & Mogami

6. Which three German ships made the "Channel Dash" in 1942?

Prinz Eugen, Gneisenau, Scharnhorst

9. Which was the first Royal Navy capital ship lost in WW11?

HMS Royal Oak

10. Why was Grand Admiral Raeder so annoyed by the torpedoing of the merchant ship Athenia by U-30 in September 1939?

It violated standing orders not to fire on merchant ships without warning. (Germany initially attempted to honor the agreements on treating civilian ships different from men-of-war.)

D'oh. Those answers weren't there when I started my reply [:)]

[brian brian]

I believe the Royal Navy CV Furious was sunk on September 14, 1939 by a U-Boat. Possibly on September 15. Ironically, it was out on anti-U-Boat patrol, and really it didn't have much chance of ever sinking a U-Boat, as it had no depth charges on board. I might have the name wrong, it might have been the Courageous, I forget which.

The British destroyer used to rescue prisoners from the Altmark was the HMS Cossack.


Q: What happened to the first two British planes to attempt to drop bombs on a submarine?

[brian brian]

The Royal Oak wasn't sunk at Scapa Flow until early October, I think.

The Athenia was sunk on about September 3rd I think, generating huge negative headlines across the world for Germany just as the war began, and awakening many memories of the sinking of the Lusitania in WWI, which generated a whole lot of US Entry chits in that war.

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: brian brian

which generated a whole lot of US Entry chits in that war.

[:-] Now now, this is an OT topic! [:D]