OT - WWII quiz

[Mad Russian]

ORIGINAL: Froonp

And who Mad Russian's avatar really is ?

I think it's some Soviet dude....

Good Hunting.

MR

[Shannon V. OKeets]

47) The British tried to deploy the Mosquito aircraft to the Pacific theater. Why was it called back?

- They were afraid it would transmit malaria?

[Mad Russian]

ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets

12) What are the two places known in WWII as the most bombed place on earth? One was bombed by the Axis, the other was bombed by the Allies. Malta is the place most bombed by the Axis. What is the place most bombed by the Allies?

14) What is the largest successful military operation of all time?

12 - Bremen?

14 - Napoleon's 1806 invasion of Austria?

12) Nope it's not Bremen. If this will help it's not even in Germany.

14) [:D] [:D] [:D] I do believe this is WWII trivia...but even then the answer is a WWII operation.

Think BIG...where do you find BIG in WWII?

Good Hunting.

MR

[GI_Tom]

33) What did the term "rock soup" mean?
 
Was this the term used for the method of scrounging for resources any way possible? Or perhaps using what was available around you?
 
43) What does the term "cat fur" refer to when talking about German tanks?

I believe this means the tanks named after a cat, such as Tiger or Panther, and referred to their extremely thick armor.

[Mad Russian]

Here are those of the original 50 questions that haven't been answered yet and some clues.

1) Which Soviet tank during WWII caused Soviet infantry to flee from it in "tank terror"? The tank was available in the Red Army in June of 1941. The first few times it went into combat Soviet troops fled from it as it passed through their own lines.

2) What was Patton's Headquarters known as? Has a connection with answer 44.

7) Which was the highest scoring American tanker? What was the name of the tank he rode in? He served in NWE from June 1944. He was in three tanks two of them were named the same...the second one had a "2" in the name...go figure.

12) What are the two places known in WWII as the most bombed place on earth? One was bombed by the Axis, the other was bombed by the Allies. Malta is the place most bombed by the Axis. What is the place most bombed by the Allies?

The most Allied bombed place in the world was NOT in Germany.

14) What is the largest successful military operation of all time? It was in the largest land theater of the war.

20) The US, British and German aces are all well known. What about some of the others though, who was Italy's highest scoring ace in WWII and what was his score?

22) Who in the German Army was simply known as "The Count"? Graf means count in German.

24) How many Soviet Tank and Mechanized Corps were there from 1942 to the end of the war? Counting Guards units as well. There were 9 Guards Mechanized Corps by the end of the war. How many Guards Tank Corps were there? How many Tank and Mechanized Corps?

25) The United States had how many cavalry divisions during WWII?

26) By the end of the war Canada was making 60% of which Allied machinegun? How many Allied machineguns were there???

30) Which American fighter was shown to be the most maneuverable during test trials at the end of the war? It was not an early war fighter.

33) What did the term "rock soup" mean? The term means to make soup out of water and adding a rock, then you get other things to add to it. Where you start with nothing and end up with soup...what military meaning does that have? I'm surprised that nobody seems to know this one. It's a well known phrase. At least I thought it was.

35) What was Churchill referring to when he was talking about "the Beast"? Few things in the war affected Churchill's thinking or kept his attention like this particular entity.

36) Who was Finland's highest scoring ace?

38) Which German Panzer Divisions used the Pz35(t) as their main equipment during the fighting in Russia? 6th Panzer is one of them...what was the other? There was one more.

40) What was the single most effective weapon that airforces of all nations employed during WWII not counting the atomic bomb? After the atomic bomb what air delivered weapons system caused the most damage during the war?

41) Who was the first foreign soldier to capture an intact Soviet T-34 tank and drive it? He was not German.

42) Which German Panzer Division entered Russia by driving submerged under a river? They trained for another operation that involved the use of submerged tanks.

43) What does the term "cat fur" refer to when talking about German tanks? This is a reference made by Guderian late in the war. But what was he talking about?

46) The T-34 was the most produced vehicle by the Soviet Union. What was the Soviet Union's second most produced vehicle? It wasn't an early war or late war tank.

47) The British tried to deploy the Mosquito aircraft to the Pacific theater. Why was it called back? The mosquito was made of all wood construction. The Pacific is hot and humid.

48) Which Allied fighter is credited with destroying more Axis aircraft than any other? This fighter served in more than one air operational theater. Theaters being considered are North Africa, Italy, England, North West Europe, Eastern Front, China/India/Burma, Pacific Ocean area.

49) Which is the only unit to have fought at Normandy, Arnhem, Aachen, the Huertgen Forest, in the Ardennes offensive, at the Reichswald and in the Ruhr Pocket? I've told you earlier the unit is not an infantry unit. The unit is NOT American.

You guys have done a good job. These hints will help with some of them. Others there are no clues that will help that I know of. You either know them or you don't.

While Googling for the answer isn't allowed going to other sites may help. Sites like:

War and Tactics

Good Hunting.

MR

[Mad Russian]

ORIGINAL: GI_Tom

33) What did the term "rock soup" mean?

Was this the term used for the method of scrounging for resources any way possible? Or perhaps using what was available around you?

43) What does the term "cat fur" refer to when talking about German tanks?

I believe this means the tanks named after a cat, such as Tiger or Panther, and referred to their extremely thick armor.

33) Yes, generally speaking. But there was a specific application of rock soup that is famous. What is that application where it applies to WWII?

43) Guderian was referring to the tanks with cat names. He wasn't referring to their armour being extremely thick.

Good Hunting.

MR

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: Mad Russian

12) What are the two places known in WWII as the most bombed place on earth? One was bombed by the Axis, the other was bombed by the Allies. Malta is the place most bombed by the Axis. What is the place most bombed by the Allies?

Monte Cassino?

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: Mad Russian

ORIGINAL: Froonp

ORIGINAL: Orm
Just a note about the Brewster Buffalo. It is my imprsssion that the Buffalo got its bad reputation because it was less manuverable than the Zero. But one must remember that the Japanese Zero was one on the most agile planes of WWII.

The Finnish made excellent use from the Buffalo.

But they also made excellent use of some mediocre fighters too, such as the Morane MS.406 French Fighter, and the Fiat G.50 Italian Fighter. I wonder how they became so good riding such bad planes.

Maybe their opponents were poor quality russian pilots, I don't know. The russians had the I-16 type 24 that was a superior plane compared to the French & Italian fighters.

Anyone here with a clue as to how the Finns dominated the Russians so much ?

Planes are like tanks. They are a balance of power, maneuverability, firepower and speed.

To see how a plane stacks up just looking at them sitting on the ground is pretty easy.

Big engine? Fast and powerful.

Long thin wings? Very maneuverable.

Big engine, short stubby wings? Fast but not maneuverable. That's the category of the Brewster Buffalo. Most successful American fighters fit that description. The P-47, F4F, F6F, F4U, F8F, P-36, Brewster Buffalo...etc...

A few tried to be maneuver fighters instead of speed/power fighters. The P-39, P-40 and P-51 are the most notable of those. Interestingly the P-51 wasn't made for the USAAF but for the RAF whose combat planes fit that model much more closely than USAAF fighters did.

Why the Finns did better is two fold.

1) They were better trained. The VVS pilots were in about the same state of training and readiness and the Soviet tank forces were.

2) They had better tactics. The Soviet pilots with little training were able to do only rudimentary combat formations the Finns on the other hand were well trained and very good in combat.

Good Hunting.

MR

I am sure you are correct in general. But on the subject of the Brewster Buffalo I turned to Wikipedia to have a look if my memory was that bad. It turns out we are both right in some way. At least according to the ace "Pappy" Boyington.

Cut from wikipedia:
Both the F2A-1 and the F2A-2 variants of the Brewster were liked by early Navy and Marine pilots, including Pappy Boyington, who praised the good turning and maneuvering abilities of the aircraft."Pappy" Boyington observed: "But the early models, before they weighed it all down with armor-plate, radios, and other [equipment], they were pretty sweet little ships. Not real fast, but the little [aircraft] could turn and roll in a phone booth."

[paulderynck]

ORIGINAL: Froonp

And who Mad Russian's avatar really is ?

Looks like John Connors to me.

[Mad Russian]

Here is another set of questions for those that are tired of the first set.

50) Where was the Sherman tank first used in combat?

51) What were the 3 Yankee Pilots that fought with British Eighth Army in North Africa in May 1942.

52) When was the T-34 first encountered in combat by the Germans?

53) How many PzI tanks were in the attack on Russia?

54) Where did the first armored battle between two fully formed tank units take place?

55) How many times did the Germans use biological weapons during WWII?

56) How many times did the Allies use biological weapons during WWII?

57) What was Staff Sergeant Curtis "Bud" Cullin famous for?

58) Which major Soviet city changed hands the most times? How many times did the city change hands?

59) What was the "Backhand Maneuver"?

60) Which nation made the largest operational submarine?

61) Besides the horse what other animal was used for transportation on the Eastern Front?

62) Who did the first combat assault of the Rhine River?

63) Which Allied General convinced Hitler that Operation Overlord was a diversion?

64) What did the Allied code word Eclipse mean?

65) What did the term "Death Traps" mean to the Americans?

66) Which US Division had it's first combat in the Battle of the Bulge?

67) What was the US 6th Armored Divisions nickname?

68) Who was in command of American forces during the Battle of Singling?

69) Which was the only American General officer, of Jewish faith, killed in combat by the Germans?

70) What was the name of the Japanese Air Force jet fighter?

71) Was the German Me-262 the only jet fighter to be used operationally in the war?

72) 1 March 1942, the first German U-Boat (U-656) destroyed in the war, by the United States, was sunk off Newfoundland by Ensign Tepuni. What weapons system was the Ensign using to destroy the U-Boat.

73) During the Battle of Britian, according to German pilots, what were all German planes shot down by?

74) What was Hitler's plan for the capture of Lenningrad?

75) What was the first enemy ship captured on the high seas, by the US Navy, since 1815?

76) Which US Navy ship was used to deliver the two atomic bombs to Tinian?

77) How many Royal Navy survivors were there when the Bismark sunk the HMS Hood?

78) Which London born actor traveled over a million miles to entertain Allied troops?

79) Which US Navy carrier, launched in 1943, was never damaged by the Japanese but was severely damaged by a typhoon?

80) The Electric Boat Company was the largest builder of what type of ship for the US Navy?

81) "Kilroy Was Here" is a famous US quote. Where did it originate?

82) Which was the first nation to use parachute forces in combat from 1939-1940?

83) Where did the Japanese get a radar unit to use as an example to help them develop their own radar sets?

84) Which German ship had twenty feet of the stern blown off and yet survived?

85) What is the name of the first US aircraft to complete the 25 mission requirement to be retired from combat?

86) Which was the first American Ace to win the Congressional Medal of Honor?

87) How did "Iron Bottom Sound" get it's name?

88) What was "Adler Tag"?

89) What was an Eagle Squadron?

90) What was the objective of Operation Knight's Move?

91) What is a hornisse?

92) What is the difference between an Elephant and a Ferdinand?

93) Name the different theaters the Elephant served in.

94) Can you name the five different types of tiger tanks that were used in combat in the war?

95) What is the last year that a version of the PzII was produced?

96) Where is the last Japanese soldier known to have surrendered?

97) How many B-25's flew in the Doolittle Raid?

98) How many times did Japanese submarines shell the United States west coast?

99) "Tora, Tora, Tora", literally tranlated means, "Tiger, Tiger, Tiger". What did it mean to the Japanese Navy?

100) The British aircraft Tempest was used to destroy V-1 flying bombs, known as "Buzz Bombs". Why was the Tempest used to destroy these pilotless drones and how did it destroy them?


This time I had to actually open some books and look for information that I couldn't remember from memory. I hope you enjoy them.

Good Hunting.

MR

[Shannon V. OKeets]

52 - Spain

58 Kharkov, 6 times.

66 - 28th infantry..

[Froonp]

ORIGINAL: Mad Russian

ORIGINAL: Froonp

Who was the "one-shot lighter" ?

Who was? Or what was?

The Sherman was known as the one shot lighter, the Ronson and the Tommy Cooker because it caught fire after being hit almost anywhere. There is a documented case of a Sherman catching fire after being hit on the drive sprocket.

Good Hunting.

MR

Not this one.

[Froonp]

ORIGINAL: Mad Russian
61) Besides the horse what other animal was used for transportation on the Eastern Front?

Dog ?

70) What was the name of the Japanese Air Force jet fighter?

Kikka

71) Was the German Me-262 the only jet fighter to be used operationally in the war?

No. The Gloster Meteor was too.

77) How many Royal Navy survivors were there when the Bismark sunk the HMS Hood?

3 ?

82) Which was the first nation to use parachute forces in combat from 1939-1940?

Russia ?

85) What is the name of the first US aircraft to complete the 25 mission requirement to be retired from combat?

Memphis Belle ?

87) How did "Iron Bottom Sound" get it's name?

By the number of sunk ships.

88) What was "Adler Tag"?

The Day the Luftwaffe launched the major air assault against the UK.

89) What was an Eagle Squadron?

There were 3 of them. They were RAF squadrons formed up of volunteers US pilots. they were included in the 8 AF of the USAAF in 1943. They flew Spitfires under US colors at the time.

91) What is a hornisse?

A Me410.

93) Name the different theaters the Elephant served in.

North Africa, Eastern Europe, Western Europe.

95) What is the last year that a version of the PzII was produced?

1945

100) The British aircraft Tempest was used to destroy V-1 flying bombs, known as "Buzz Bombs". Why was the Tempest used to destroy these pilotless drones and how did it destroy them?

Because it was fast enough to fly side by side with the V-1. It tipped the V-1 wing with its own wing tip to unbalance it and make it crash before its target.

[Froonp]

ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets

52 - Spain

58 Kharkov, 6 times.

66 - 28th infantry..

Spain ??? T34s ??? Really ?

[warspite1]

[quote]ORIGINAL: Mad Russian


Warspite 1

60) Japanese

63) Patton`s FUSAG

73) Spitfires?

74) Starvation of the population

76) Indianapolis

77) 3 - the last of the three, Ted Briggs died not to long ago

79) Bob Hope

84) Lutzow - courtesy of HM Submarine Spearfish

88) Eagle Day - the first day of the Battle of Britain

90) The destruction of convoy PQ17

99) The Japanese had approached Pearl Harbor safely

100) It tipped them over with its wings

[Mad Russian]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: Mad Russian

12) What are the two places known in WWII as the most bombed place on earth? One was bombed by the Axis, the other was bombed by the Allies. Malta is the place most bombed by the Axis. What is the place most bombed by the Allies?

Monte Cassino?

No, it's not Monte Cassino.

Good Hunting.

MR

[Mad Russian]

ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets

52 - Spain

58 Kharkov, 6 times.

66 - 28th infantry..

52) Spain is not correct.

58) Kharkov is the place but 6 times is not correct.

66) No, the 28th Infantry landed in Europe July 22nd and went into combat near St. Lo.

Good Hunting.

MR

[Mad Russian]

ORIGINAL: Froonp

ORIGINAL: Mad Russian
61) Besides the horse what other animal was used for transportation on the Eastern Front?

Dog ?

No, not the dog.

70) What was the name of the Japanese Air Force jet fighter?

Kikka

Yes, that's right.

71) Was the German Me-262 the only jet fighter to be used operationally in the war?

No. The Gloster Meteor was too.

Yes, that's right.

77) How many Royal Navy survivors were there when the Bismark sunk the HMS Hood?

3 ?

Yes, that's right.

82) Which was the first nation to use parachute forces in combat from 1939-1940?

Russia ?

Yes, the Soviet Union used airborne forces in the war against Finland.

85) What is the name of the first US aircraft to complete the 25 mission requirement to be retired from combat?

Memphis Belle ?

Yes, that's right.

87) How did "Iron Bottom Sound" get it's name?

By the number of sunk ships.

Yes, that's right. So many ships were sunk there that it was said to have an iron bottom.

88) What was "Adler Tag"?

The Day the Luftwaffe launched the major air assault against the UK.

Yes, that's right. Alder Tag (Eagle Day) was the code name for the opening day of the Battle of Britain.

89) What was an Eagle Squadron?

There were 3 of them. They were RAF squadrons formed up of volunteers US pilots. they were included in the 8 AF of the USAAF in 1943. They flew Spitfires under US colors at the time.

Yes, that's right.

91) What is a hornisse?

A Me410.

That's one. What is the other?

93) Name the different theaters the Elephant served in.

North Africa, Eastern Europe, Western Europe.

That's not correct.

95) What is the last year that a version of the PzII was produced?

1945

That's not correct.

100) The British aircraft Tempest was used to destroy V-1 flying bombs, known as "Buzz Bombs". Why was the Tempest used to destroy these pilotless drones and how did it destroy them?

Because it was fast enough to fly side by side with the V-1. It tipped the V-1 wing with its own wing tip to unbalance it and make it crash before its target.

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Yes, that's correct.

Good Hunting.

MR

[Mad Russian]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Mad Russian


Warspite 1

60) Japanese

Yes, that's correct.

63) Patton`s FUSAG

Yes, that's correct.

73) Spitfires?

Yes, that's correct.

74) Starvation of the population

Yes, that's correct.

76) Indianapolis

Yes, that's correct.

77) 3 - the last of the three, Ted Briggs died not to long ago

Yes, that's correct.

79) Bob Hope

Yes, that's correct. Few Americans realize he was born in England.

84) Lutzow - courtesy of HM Submarine Spearfish

That's not the ship I'm looking for but I'll have to see if that ship qualifies. Sometimes there is more than one strange and similar incident.

88) Eagle Day - the first day of the Battle of Britain

Yes, that's correct.

90) The destruction of convoy PQ17

No, that's not correct.

99) The Japanese had approached Pearl Harbor safely

Not exactly. They knew when they launched the aircraft that they had reached Pearl Harbor safely. That's close but not exactly the right answer.

100) It tipped them over with its wings

Yes, that's correct. The Tempest was fast enough to catch the V-1 and then they flipped them over with their wingtips and made them crash.

Good Hunting.

MR

[Mad Russian]

Here is another set of questions for those that are tired of the first set.

50) Where was the Sherman tank first used in combat?

51) What were the 3 Yankee Pilots that fought with British Eighth Army in North Africa in May 1942.

52) When was the T-34 first encountered in combat by the Germans?

53) How many PzI tanks were in the attack on Russia?

54) Where did the first armored battle between two fully formed tank units take place?

55) How many times did the Germans use biological weapons during WWII?

56) How many times did the Allies use biological weapons during WWII?

57) What was Staff Sergeant Curtis "Bud" Cullin famous for?

58) Which major Soviet city changed hands the most times? How many times did the city change hands?

59) What was the "Backhand Maneuver"?

60) Which nation made the largest operational submarine? Japan

61) Besides the horse what other animal was used for transportation on the Eastern Front?

62) Who did the first combat assault of the Rhine River?

63) Which Allied General convinced Hitler that Operation Overlord was a diversion? Patton. Hitler was convinced that the Allies would not invade without Patton leading troops in that theater.

64) What did the Allied code word Eclipse mean?

65) What did the term "Death Traps" mean to the Americans?

66) Which US Division had it's first combat in the Battle of the Bulge?

67) What was the US 6th Armored Divisions nickname?

68) Who was in command of American forces during the Battle of Singling?

69) Which was the only American General officer, of Jewish faith, killed in combat by the Germans?

70) What was the name of the Japanese Air Force jet fighter? Kikka

71) Was the German Me-262 the only jet fighter to be used operationally in the war? No, the British Gloster Meteor was operational as well.

72) 1 March 1942, the first German U-Boat (U-656) destroyed in the war, by the United States, was sunk off Newfoundland by Ensign Tepuni. What weapons system was the Ensign using to destroy the U-Boat.

73) During the Battle of Britian, according to German pilots, what were all German planes shot down by? Spitfires.

74) What was Hitler's plan for the capture of Lenningrad? He was going to starve them to death.

75) What was the first enemy ship captured on the high seas, by the US Navy, since 1815?

76) Which US Navy ship was used to deliver the two atomic bombs to Tinian? The USS Indianapolis. The ship had set a world speed record and it was thought she was safe from enemy submarines because of that. She was sent by herself to deliver the bombs. On her return trip she was sunk by a Japanese submarine.

77) How many Royal Navy survivors were there when the Bismark sunk the HMS Hood? Three.

78) Which London born actor traveled over a million miles to entertain Allied troops? Bob Hope. Few Americans realize he was born in England.

79) Which US Navy carrier, launched in 1943, was never damaged by the Japanese but was severely damaged by a typhoon?

80) The Electric Boat Company was the largest builder of what type of ship for the US Navy?

81) "Kilroy Was Here" is a famous US quote. Where did it originate?
 
82) Which was the first nation to use parachute forces in combat from 1939-1940? The Soviets used airborne forces against Finland during the Finno-Russian war in 1940. THey were dropped on Petsamo.

83) Where did the Japanese get a radar unit to use as an example to help them develop their own radar sets?

84) Which German ship had twenty feet of the stern blown off and yet survived?

85) What is the name of the first US aircraft to complete the 25 mission requirement to be retired from combat? Memphis Belle

86) Which was the first American Ace to win the Congressional Medal of Honor?

87) How did "Iron Bottom Sound" get it's name? The sound had so many ships sunk in it that it was said to have an iron bottom.

88) What was "Adler Tag"? The Luftwaffe code name for the opening of the Battle of Britain.

89) What was an Eagle Squadron? Three squadrons of American volunteers serving in the RAF before America entered the war.

90) What was the objective of Operation Knight's Move?

91) What is a hornisse? The Me-410 is one....what is the other?

92) What is the difference between an Elephant and a Ferdinand?

93) Name the different theaters the Elephant served in.

94) Can you name the five different types of tiger tanks that were used in combat in the war?

95) What is the last year that a version of the PzII was produced?

96) Where is the last Japanese soldier known to have surrendered?

97) How many B-25's flew in the Doolittle Raid?

98) How many times did Japanese submarines shell the United States west coast?

99) "Tora, Tora, Tora", literally tranlated means, "Tiger, Tiger, Tiger". What did it mean to the Japanese Navy?

100) The British aircraft Tempest was used to destroy V-1 flying bombs, known as "Buzz Bombs". Why was the Tempest used to destroy these pilotless drones and how did it destroy them? The Tempest was so fast that it could catch the V-1 and then flip it over by putting it's wingtip under the wing of the V-1. Causing them to crash.


This time I had to actually open some books and look for information that I couldn't remember from memory. I hope you enjoy them.

Good Hunting.

MR