OT - WWII quiz

[brian brian]

the simultaneous drop was a very intriguing mega-scenario for Squad Leader. never could put together all of the boards and counters for that one.

[paulderynck]

The best fun in playing SPIs Atlantic Wall was always resolving the scatter for the paradrops. The first few turns were great fun, but then it turned into WWI.

[brian brian]

have never read who 'won' that ultimate paratroop battle....the 6th Paras were trying to take a bridge in advance of 8th Army I think. Obviously in the long run th 8th advanced on to Messina over time. but in the short term tactical sense, did the 6th take the bridge and link up with the rest of 8th Army? I've always assumed that this did work to plan. ???

[Orm]

Congratulations to the Green Bay Packers who just won this years Super Bowl.


During the world war two, before Super Bowl begun, American fotboll had the NFL Championships. What team won the NFL Championships most times during the years 1939-1945?

[warspite1]

....and for those who know nothing about American football, some proper football [;)]:

Which team has held the English FA cup for the longest unbroken length of time?

(Yes there is a WWII element to the question).

[Extraneous]

Arsenal F.C. [&:]

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Extraneous

Arsenal F.C. [&:]

Warspite1

Extraneous, interesting choice of guess [X(]

There are three things you should know about Arsenal FC

Firstly, I hate Arsenal, secondly I hate Arsenal and thirdly I hate Arsenal

..suffice to say even (as they frequently do) do things of note, I am sufficiently childish such that I would never recognise their achievements or give them any praise for doing so..[;)]

P.S You may just have gathered by now - no its not Arsenal

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Extraneous

Arsenal F.C. [&:]

Warspite1

Extraneous, interesting choice of guess [X(]

There are three things you should know about Arsenal FC

Firstly, I hate Arsenal, secondly I hate Arsenal and thirdly I hate Arsenal

..suffice to say even (as they frequently do) do things of note, I am sufficiently childish such that I would never recognise their achievements or give them any praise for doing so..[;)]

P.S You may just have gathered by now - no its not Arsenal

That response prompts me to make a guess....

I go with....

Tottennham Hotspur.

For no other reason than I do seem to recall that most (all?) Hotspur fans dislike Arsenal. Maybe dislike is to weak word for this purpose?

Edit: And because I know they have a glorious past but how and when eludes me.

[paulderynck]

ORIGINAL: Orm

Congratulations to the Green Bay Packers who just won this years Super Bowl.


During the world war two, before Super Bowl begun, American fotboll had the NFL Championships. What team won the NFL Championships most times during the years 1939-1945?

When in doubt for sports trivia, always guess New York. Since there were no Jets until the AFL, I guess New York Giants.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Extraneous

Arsenal F.C. [&:]

Warspite1

Extraneous, interesting choice of guess [X(]

There are three things you should know about Arsenal FC

Firstly, I hate Arsenal, secondly I hate Arsenal and thirdly I hate Arsenal

..suffice to say even (as they frequently do) do things of note, I am sufficiently childish such that I would never recognise their achievements or give them any praise for doing so..[;)]

P.S You may just have gathered by now - no its not Arsenal

That response prompts me to make a guess....

I go with....

Tottennham Hotspur.

For no other reason than I do seem to recall that most (all?) Hotspur fans dislike Arsenal. Maybe dislike is to weak word for this purpose?

Edit: And because I know they have a glorious past but how and when eludes me.

Warspite1

Tee hee. Nice thinking although the wrong answer.

My response to Extraneous is because I support Tottenham Hotspur .

However, for the answer to the question here is another clue:

Think Royal Navy.

[cantona2]

Portsmouth

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: cantona2

Portsmouth

Warspite1

It is indeed - Pompey beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 in the 1939 FA Cup final, meaning that - thanks to Adolf Hitler -they kept hold of the famous trophy until 1946 when the competition re-started. So although other teams have held the cup for three years - having won the competition three times in a row (The Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers), and Sheffield United have held it for four years (thanks to World War I) - the record of seven years is held by the club from the the great naval city.

[cantona2]

So is it my turn now?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: cantona2

So is it my turn now?

Warspite1

By all means [:)]

[cantona2]

Where is the only place 'it snowed in september?'

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: cantona2

Where is the only place 'it snowed in september?'

Warspite1

Arnhem?

[Ur_Vile_WEdge]

ORIGINAL: cantona2

Where is the only place 'it snowed in september?'

Could you elaborate please? Way up north, I imagine it snows in September quite often.


There's also the Sabrina Seth Davis poem, which references NYC and conflates  the ash from the September 11th attacks with snow.


There are probably some other ideas, but none that I immediately associate with WW2 though.....

[cantona2]

Arnhem it is. Kershaw's book on the battle is called it never snows in september

[Plainian]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: cantona2

Where is the only place 'it snowed in september?'

Warspite1

Arnhem?

Someone plays boardgames or follows the boardgame talk on consimworld. The boardgame Devils Cauldron by MMP was originally going to be called "It only snows in September" back in 2002. They changed the title somewhere along the line.
Snow in September in northern Europe must be pretty unusual? I've seen the usual old b/w pictures of 1st Airborne at Arnhem and there is no snow.
Good question and well answered.

[warspite1]

What was the name of the first Royal Navy destroyer lost to enemy action in WWII?