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RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:17 pm
by paulderynck
ORIGINAL: JeffK
ORIGINAL: paulderynck
A new question. Which British Army Commander in WWII supplemented his income between the wars by writing magazine articles using the pseudonym Andrew Mills?
Bill Slim?
100% Keee-rect. Awesome! [&o]
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 4:15 pm
by Froonp
So ? No more quiz ?
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:13 pm
by composer99
I certainly can't imagine we've exhausted the scope of Second World War trivia with a mere 34 pages of forum text.
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:35 pm
by terje439
Ok, so I will give you guys some Qs then (I'll allow googling on the first one!!)
Q1: What cargo did the ship D/S Skjerstad carry from Trondheim to Kirkenes in the period April 9th - April 26th 1942? (It is a very strange cargo [;)])
Q2: Who did the actual planning of "Weserübung"?
Q3: In accordance with the "Treaty of Versailles" how many soldiers were Germany allowed to have in her armed forces?
Q4: What was the nickname of the aircraft Fi 156?
Q5: Were helicopters in use during WWII?
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 3:27 pm
by Grymme
Terje439.
Ill take a stab at those i think i might know about.
Q1. Heavy water?
Q3 100 000 i think.
Q5 Yes. 1 prototype used by a nazi leader (forget who) who in 1945 used it to escape from the city where he was the designated commander. Was it Breslau?
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:39 pm
by JeffroK
Q2 Falkenhorst?
Q4 Storch
Seeing as you pushed in[8D]
Which Allied Commander, was in command of 3 different divisions with 1 week??????
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:41 pm
by terje439
ORIGINAL: Grymme
Terje439.
Ill take a stab at those i think i might know about.
Q1. Heavy water?
Q3 100 000 i think.
Q5 Yes. 1 prototype used by a nazi leader (forget who) who in 1945 used it to escape from the city where he was the designated commander. Was it Breslau?
3+5=correct
1=nah [:D] Weirder cargo [:D][:D]
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:41 pm
by terje439
ORIGINAL: JeffK
Q2 Falkenhorst?
Q4 Storch
2+4=correct
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:57 pm
by JeffroK
Q1 Interesting, we might learn something from the answer
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:43 am
by Kaletsch2007
With google it is an easy one.
The original Skjerstad was taken over by the RN in 1940 to ship troops and was sank by the Germans.
Because the insurance covered such an event, the former German ship Hansa was bought and renamed Skjerstad.
In April 1942 she transported 500 (even she was only certified for 250 people) arrested teachers from Trondheim to Kirkenes.
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:12 am
by Neilster
German WW2 helicopters...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SrUyNG4fYA
Cheers, Neilster
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:25 pm
by terje439
ORIGINAL: Kaletsch2007
With google it is an easy one.
The original Skjerstad was taken over by the RN in 1940 to ship troops and was sank by the Germans.
Because the insurance covered such an event, the former German ship Hansa was bought and renamed Skjerstad.
In April 1942 she transported 500 (even she was only certified for 250 people) arrested teachers from Trondheim to Kirkenes.
Correct.
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:45 pm
by terje439
Ok, google-mode set to off then [:D]
Q1: The British submarine commander Jimmy Launders achieved two milestones in submarine warfare. What two feats did he and his crew accomplish? (The two are quite similar with a small but significant difference.)
Q2: The "Congressional Medal of Honor" is a well known award. Are the following claims true or false?
a) WW2 saw the highest number of MoH's awarded if any armed conflict?
b) No persons were awarded the medal twice during WW2?
Q3: The Doolittle raid was launched from which carrier?
Q4: The German counterattack in the Ardennes in the period Dec 1944 to Jan 1945 is often referred to as "Battle of the Bulge" in english, but what was its German codename?
Q5:Sepp Dietrich, the German commander, was not really named "Sepp", what was his real name?
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:41 pm
by Orm
ORIGINAL: terje439
Q3: The Doolittle raid was launched from which carrier?
I posted this picture on the forum some time ago. Since I did not know the name of the carrier before I searched the net for this picture I censor myself from answering. But since it is such a nice picture I can't resist from posting it again.
An Army B-25 Mitchell bombers takes off from the deck of the XXXXXXXX on its way to take part in the Doolittle Raid
Photo credits: U.S. National Archives
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:59 pm
by Shannon V. OKeets
As rendered for Splash Screen #1 in the game:
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 4:21 pm
by micheljq
ORIGINAL: terje439
Ok, google-mode set to off then [:D]
Q3: The Doolittle raid was launched from which carrier?
I think it's the Hornet.
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 4:54 pm
by Froonp
ORIGINAL: micheljq
ORIGINAL: terje439
Ok, google-mode set to off then [:D]
Q3: The Doolittle raid was launched from which carrier?
I think it's the Hornet.
Sure, it is.
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 4:55 pm
by Froonp
ORIGINAL: terje439
Q2: The "Congressional Medal of Honor" is a well known award. Are the following claims true or false?
a) WW2 saw the highest number of MoH's awarded if any armed conflict?
b) No persons were awarded the medal twice during WW2?
b)
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:52 pm
by Shannon V. OKeets
ORIGINAL: terje439
Ok, google-mode set to off then [:D]
Q1: The British submarine commander Jimmy Launders achieved two milestones in submarine warfare. What two feats did he and his crew accomplish? (The two are quite similar with a small but significant difference.)
Q2: The "Congressional Medal of Honor" is a well known award. Are the following claims true or false?
a) WW2 saw the highest number of MoH's awarded if any armed conflict?
b) No persons were awarded the medal twice during WW2?
Q3: The Doolittle raid was launched from which carrier?
Q4: The German counterattack in the Ardennes in the period Dec 1944 to Jan 1945 is often referred to as "Battle of the Bulge" in english, but what was its German codename?
Q5:Sepp Dietrich, the German commander, was not really named "Sepp", what was his real name?
Q2. I expect that the American Civil War saw more CMoH (assuming it existed then).
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:30 pm
by macgregor
Q4: Would that not be 'wacht am Rhein?' I don't know if the spelling is correct. The term is misleading as it refers to a more defensive posturing. No?