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Weekly WW2 Trivia Questions

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  • Registered Users Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭marcsignal


    out of town til monday lads, will post new questions then ;)


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,869 ✭✭✭Mahatma coat


    Morlar wrote: »
    Please let it be . . . 'They dropped wooden bombs on them'.
    marcsignal wrote:
    Q4 : How did the Germans let the British know, they were aware that the Aircraft on some of the airfields in southern England were made of wood and cardboard?
    A : They dropped dummy wooden bombs on them.

    :D:D:D:D:D:D:D

    Thats class, one of the funniest things I have read in a while
    :D:D


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭marcsignal


    Sorry for the delay lads. A few multiple choice ones again this week, here goes ;)

    1: Who said "Never have so few been commanded by so many" ?

    2: What was 'A-Day' ?

    3: Which Allied air operation was known as 'Sofaspuds'
    a) - An Allied air assault on Germanys agriculture and food distribution network in 1944 ?
    b) - An Allied air assault on the Romanian Oilfields at Ploesti in 1943 ?
    c) - An allied air assault on railways and bridges in France prior to D-Day in 1944 ?

    4: When did the first V2 Rockets Fall on London?
    a) - October 10th 1944 ?
    b) - September 8th 1944 ?
    c) - January 1st 1945 ?

    5: When did Germany launch the last V2 Rocket against Great Britain?
    a) - January 19th 1945 ?
    b) - March 27th 1945 ?
    c) - May 1st 1945 ?

    6) Who was John "Jack" Melville?
    a) Churchills Brother in Law ?
    b) 'The Blitz Ripper', a London serial killer during WW2 ?
    c) Major William Martin, the dead man used in Operation mincemeat ?

    7: From what campaign during WW2 did the term Molotov Cocktail originate?

    8: When did the first Allied air assault on Germany take place?

    9: Identify the 2 other cities bombed by the Luftwaffe, during the same moonlight period of November 1940 when they bombed Coventry.

    10: Identify the British fighter-bomber aircraft that was fast enough to intercept Germanys V1 Rockets?


    will post the answers next week, Good Luck :)


    .


  • Registered Users Posts: 821 ✭✭✭FiSe


    1: Who said "Never have so few been commanded by so many" ?


    2: What was 'A-Day' ?
    ADLERTAG - German attack on RAF airfields and radar stations in 1940?

    3: Which Allied air operation was known as 'Sofaspuds'
    a) - An Allied air assault on Germanys agriculture and food distribution network in 1944 ?
    b) - An Allied air assault on the Romanian Oilfields at Ploesti in 1943 ?
    c) - An allied air assault on railways and bridges in France prior to D-Day in 1944 ?
    Wild guess - b


    4: When did the first V2 Rockets Fall on London?
    a) - October 10th 1944 ?
    b) - September 8th 1944 ?
    c) - January 1st 1945 ?
    b - September 1944

    5: When did Germany launch the last V2 Rocket against Great Britain?
    a) - January 19th 1945 ?
    b) - March 27th 1945 ?
    c) - May 1st 1945 ?
    b - March 1945

    6) Who was John "Jack" Melville?
    a) Churchills Brother in Law ?
    b) 'The Blitz Ripper', a London serial killer during WW2 ?
    c) Major William Martin, the dead man used in Operation mincemeat ?
    c - is my guess

    7: From what campaign during WW2 did the term Molotov Cocktail originate?
    Talvisota - I think the Finns used it for the first time
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M8_hS0gqU8

    8: When did the first Allied air assault on Germany take place?
    Not a bomb raid? 1942? Don't know

    9: Identify the 2 other cities bombed by the Luftwaffe, during the same moonlight period of November 1940 when they bombed Coventry.
    Again wild guess: London, Liverpool

    10: Identify the British fighter-bomber aircraft that was fast enough to intercept Germanys V1 Rockets?
    Spitfire latter marks, Hawker Tempest, Gloster Meteor


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    1:
    CHurchill

    2
    atomic bomb drop on japan ?a bomb?

    3
    [c) - An allied air assault on railways and bridges in France prior to D-Day in 1944 ?.....a sounds like they missed theyre target

    4
    b) - September 8th 1944 ?


    5
    January 19th 1945 ?

    6
    Major William Martin, the dead man used in Operation mincemeat ?

    7
    invasion of russia. named after a general i think

    8
    1941 after the bombing of london

    9
    no idea

    10
    mosquito


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  • Registered Users Posts: 371 ✭✭bealbocht


    marcsignal wrote: »
    Sorry for the delay lads. A few multiple choice ones again this week, here goes ;)

    1: Who said "Never have so few been commanded by so many" ?

    Major-General D. Taylor of the D-Day landings

    2: What was 'A-Day' ?



    3: Which Allied air operation was known as 'Sofaspuds'

    a) - An Allied air assault on Germanys agriculture and food distribution network in 1944 ?
    b) - An Allied air assault on the Romanian Oilfields at Ploesti in 1943 ?
    c) - An allied air assault on railways and bridges in France prior to D-Day in 1944 ?

    Guess A , german ag & food


    4: When did the first V2 Rockets Fall on London?
    a) - October 10th 1944 ?
    b) - September 8th 1944 ?
    c) - January 1st 1945 ?
    B 8th sept

    5: When did Germany launch the last V2 Rocket against Great Britain?
    a) - January 19th 1945 ?
    b) - March 27th 1945 ?
    c) - May 1st 1945 ?
    b 27th march
    6) Who was John "Jack" Melville?
    a) Churchills Brother in Law ?
    b) 'The Blitz Ripper', a London serial killer during WW2 ?
    c) Major William Martin, the dead man used in Operation mincemeat ?
    C Op mincemeat

    7: From what campaign during WW2 did the term Molotov Cocktail originate?
    "the winter war" in Finland , nov 1939

    8: When did the first Allied air assault on Germany take place?
    On 1/2 July 1940, the British attacked German warships Scharnhorst[73] and Prinz Eugen in port of Kiel and the next day, 16 RAF bombers attacked German train facilities in Hamm.


    9: Identify the 2 other cities bombed by the Luftwaffe, during the same moonlight period of November 1940 when they bombed Coventry.
    15th Nov , london
    23rd November southhampton

    10: Identify the British fighter-bomber aircraft that was fast enough to intercept Germanys V1 Rockets?

    de Havilland Mosquitoes.

    will post the answers next week, Good Luck :)


    .

    ed


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 28 +Jim+


    Q1: Who said "Never have so few been commanded by so many" ?

    A1:
    Lieutenant General Mark Clark commander US 5th Army, January 23rd 1944, Caserta Palace Italy.


    Q2: What was 'A-Day' ?
    A2:


    Q3: Which Allied air operation was known as 'Sofaspuds'
    a) - An Allied air assault on Germanys agriculture and food distribution network in 1944 ?
    b) - An Allied air assault on the Romanian Oilfields at Ploesti in 1943 ?
    c) - An allied air assault on railways and bridges in France prior to D-Day in 1944 ?

    A3:
    I'm guessing a) - An Allied air assault on Germanys agriculture and food distribution network in 1944



    Q4: When did the first V2 Rockets Fall on London?
    a) - October 10th 1944 ?
    b) - September 8th 1944 ?
    c) - January 1st 1945 ?

    A4:
    b) September 8th 1944, it landed in Staveley Road, Chiswick West, London.



    Q5: When did Germany launch the last V2 Rocket against Great Britain?
    a) - January 19th 1945 ?
    b) - March 27th 1945 ?
    c) - May 1st 1945 ?

    A5:
    b) March 27 1945, it landed in Orpington, Kent.



    Q6) Who was John "Jack" Melville?
    a) Churchills Brother in Law ?
    b) 'The Blitz Ripper', a London serial killer during WW2 ?
    c) Major William Martin, the dead man used in Operation mincemeat ?

    A6:
    c) Major William Martin, the dead man used in Operation mincemeat.



    Q7: From what campaign during WW2 did the term Molotov Cocktail originate?

    A7:
    Finnish-Russian 'Winter War', November 1939 - March 1940.


    Q8: When did the first Allied air assault on Germany take place?

    A8:
    04/09/1939: The RAF attacks German shipping at Wilhelmshaven, Cuxhaven and Schillig Roads, with negligible results (7 out of 30 Wellington bombers are shot down by German fighters and Anti-Aircraft).


    Q9: Identify the 2 other cities bombed by the Luftwaffe, during the same moonlight period of November 1940 when they bombed Coventry.

    A9:
    Birmingham 19/11/1940, Southampton 23/11/1940.



    Q10: Identify the British fighter-bomber aircraft that was fast enough to intercept Germanys V1 Rockets?

    A10:
    Both Hawker Tempest V and deHavilland Mosquito were fast enough


  • Registered Users Posts: 371 ✭✭bealbocht


    come on, dont worry about points or stuff, just tell us what, op sofa spuds, was and " A day"


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭marcsignal


    sorry lads, home tomorrow, will post up answers before 16:00 ;)


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭marcsignal


    Sorry for the hold up lads, here we go....

    1: Who said "Never have so few been commanded by so many" ?
    A: Major General Maxwell Taylor, who with his staff of the 101st Airbourne landed amid a small group of enlisted paratroopers during the Normandy airbourne drop.

    2: What was A Day?
    A: The Allied code name for the beginning of the assault on Berlin.

    3: Which Allied air operation was known as 'Sofaspuds'
    b) - An Allied assault on the Romanian Oilfields at Ploesti in 1943

    4: When did the first V2 Rockets Fall on London?
    b) - September 8th 1944

    5: When did Germany launch the last V2 Rocket against Great Britain?
    b) - March 27th 1945

    6) Who was John "Jack" Melville?
    c) Major William Martin, the dead man used in Operation mincemeat?
    *Thanks to Fratton Fred for that one;)

    7: From what campaign during WW2 did the term Molotov Cocktail originate?
    A: The Russo Finish War. They were used extensively by the Finns in the winter of 1939-40.

    8: When did the first Allied air Assault on Germany take place?
    A: The day after war was declared, when RAF bombers flew towards Germany's North Sea navy bases. However, of the 29 aircraft involved, 7 were shot down, 10 couldn't locate their targets, 1 bombed neutral Denmark by mistake, and 3 bombed British ships in the North Sea. 8 Planes succeeded in reaching their targets but did little damage.

    9: Identify the 2 other cities bombed by the Luftwaffe, during the same moonlight period of November 1940 when they bombed Coventry.
    A: Birmingham and Wolverhampton

    10: Identify the British fighter-bomber aircraft that was fast enough to intercept Germanys V1 Rockets?
    A: The "Hawker Tempest" which is credited with intercepting and destroying over 600 V1s.

    *Although the Mosquito and Spitfire could also intercept the V1, the Tempest is credited with the most 'kills'


    Have a great halloween weekend, will post the next 10 next week.
    .


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  • Registered Users Posts: 371 ✭✭bealbocht


    Thanks marcsignal.

    Sofaspuds was doing my head in a bit.

    Looked up again, and found info about this guy and his daring raids and capture. No mention of any "op", on any of the sites I found, to prove or disprove it.

    Doesnt sound like one of the allies better days. Make a cool movie though.

    Gen. Jacob E. Smart

    http://www.roconsulboston.com/Pages/InfoPages/History/Ploesti.html

    Keep up the good work


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭marcsignal


    Here are the next 10 lads, sorry for the hold up ;)

    1: Name the 3 Japanese cities that were targets for the last air raids of the war

    2: Approximately how many US Ships did Japanese Kamikazi pilots sink or damage ?
    a) Over 200 ?
    b) Over 300 ?
    c) Over 400 ?

    3: Who succeeded Hermann Goering as commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe ?

    4: U.S. General Douglas Mc Arthur was an eighth cousin of who?
    a) Churchill
    b) Roosevelt
    c) De Valera

    5: Identify the last European capital to be liberated in May 1945

    6: Identify the town in Sicily that Patton raced and beat Montgommery to.

    7: Who was Hitler's personal bodyguard in the last days of the war?

    8: Why did Canada wait 7 days until Sept 10th 1939 to follow Britain, Australia, India and New Zeland in declaring war on Germany.

    9: Who said “All the same, a formidable people, a very great people to have pushed this far” about whom ?

    10 What was the code name for the Allied raid on Dieppe, France in 1942?

    will post the answers next week, best of luck

    .


  • Registered Users Posts: 821 ✭✭✭FiSe


    Totally fotgot about this one, so will throw some, I hope correct answers from my head, even though some of them are wild guesses:

    1: Name the 3 Japanese cities that were targets for the last air raids of the war
    Nagasaki, Nakajima, Tokyo

    2: Approximately how many US Ships did Japanese Kamikazi pilots sink or damage ?
    a) Over 200


    3: Who succeeded Hermann Goering as commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe ?
    Robert Ritter von Greim

    4: U.S. General Douglas Mc Arthur was an eighth cousin of who?
    c) De Valera

    5: Identify the last European capital to be liberated in May 1945
    Prague 8/5/45

    6: Identify the town in Sicily that Patton raced and beat Montgommery to.
    Palermo

    7: Who was Hitler's personal bodyguard in the last days of the war?
    pass

    8: Why did Canada wait 7 days until Sept 10th 1939 to follow Britain, Australia, India and New Zeland in declaring war on Germany.
    Superstition?

    9: Who said “All the same, a formidable people, a very great people to have pushed this far” about whom ?
    pass

    10 What was the code name for the Allied raid on Dieppe, France in 1942?
    Jubilee


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭RadioRetro


    7: Who was Hitler's personal bodyguard in the last days of the war?
    A:
    Rochus Misch

    8: Why did Canada wait 7 days until Sept 10th 1939 to follow Britain, Australia, India and New Zeland in declaring war on Germany.
    A:
    To avoid accusations of being under Britain's control.

    9: Who said “All the same, a formidable people, a very great people to have pushed this far” about whom ?
    A:
    Beats the hell out of me.


  • Registered Users Posts: 371 ✭✭bealbocht


    marcsignal wrote: »
    Here are the next 10 lads, sorry for the hold up ;)


    1: Name the 3 Japanese cities that were targets for the last air raids of the war
    After Hiroshima and Nagasaki were hit, Tokyo was hit by b29s 10th Aug.

    2: Approximately how many US Ships did Japanese Kamikazi pilots sink or damage ?
    a) Over 200 ?
    b) Over 300 ?
    c) Over 400 ?
    c: over 400,( 404 / 36 sunk)

    3: Who succeeded Hermann Goering as commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe ?
    Generaloberst Robert Ritter von Greim

    4: U.S. General Douglas Mc Arthur was an eighth cousin of who?
    a) Churchill
    b) Roosevelt
    c) De Valera
    Guess c)De Valera

    5: Identify the last European capital to be liberated in May 1945
    Prague 11 May 1945

    6: Identify the town in Sicily that Patton raced and beat Montgommery to.
    Messina


    7: Who was Hitler's personal bodyguard in the last days of the war?
    Oberscharführer Rochus Misch,

    8: Why did Canada wait 7 days until Sept 10th 1939 to follow Britain, Australia, India and New Zeland in declaring war on Germany.
    as a a symbolic gesture of independence.

    9: Who said “All the same, a formidable people, a very great people to have pushed this far” about whom ?
    Guess "Churchill about Russia"

    10 What was the code name for the Allied raid on Dieppe, France in 1942?
    Operation Rutter or later on Operation Jubilee








    will post the answers next week, best of luck

    .

    nice one.


  • Registered Users Posts: 821 ✭✭✭FiSe


    Can't edit my post and have made silly mistake :o

    Question 5:
    Prague 9/5/1945


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭marcsignal


    1: Name the 3 Japanese cities that were targets for the last air raids of the war
    A: On aug 14th 1945 Akita, Isesaki, and Kumagaya were raided. All hostilities ceased on August 15th.

    2: How many US Ships did Japanese Kamikazi pilots sink or damage ?
    a) Over 300
    (my source on this is 15 years old, so in the light of newer info, that figure could be higher. If anyone has a source confirming this, please post it so I can update my info.)


    3: Who succeeded Hermann Goering as commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe ?
    A: General Robert Ritter Von Greim who committed suicide on May 24th 1945

    4: U.S. General Douglas Mc Arthur was an eighth cousin of who?
    a) Churchill
    b) Roosevelt
    c) Eamon De Valera
    I was surprised to learn He was the 8th cousin of Churchill AND the 6th cousin of Roosevelt

    5: Identify the last european capital to be liberated in May 1945
    A: Prague, Czechoslovakia by the Russians

    6: Identify the town in Sicily that Patton raced and beat Montgommery to.
    A: Messina

    7: Who was Hitler's personal bodyguard in the last days of the war?
    A: SS Colonel Otto Gunsche
    (from what I understand, Rochus Mich was a telephone operator in the Bunker, and witnessed the events surrounding Hitlers suicide, but wasn’t assigned to Hitler personally as his bodyguard)

    8: Why did Canada wait 7 days until Sept 10th 1939 to follow Britain, Australia, India and New Zeland in declaring war on Germany.
    A: Because Canada was expecting large shipments of war material from the U.S. The U.S. which was neutral could not send such material to a beligerent. The delay permitted the delivery.

    9: Who said “All the same, a formidable people, a very great people to have pushed this far” about whom ?
    A: Charles De Gaulle when visiting Moscow. However, the rest of the quote is “I dont speak of the Russians, I speak of the Germans”

    10 What was the code name for the Allied raid on Dieppe, France in 1942?
    A: Operation Jubilee. However, it was originally called operation Rutter.



    Will post another 10 over the weekend.

    .


  • Registered Users Posts: 821 ✭✭✭FiSe


    So....I got 3 right :(


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭marcsignal


    Ok guys, I reckon it's time to get the old quiz up and running again for the new year.

    Just out of curiosity, does anyone else fancy having a go posting 10 questions ? Because I wouldn't mind taking a back seat for a bit and taking part in the quiz myself.

    maybe we could do it wherby, I'll post 10 questions this weekend, and the winner of that round takes it on to post a new 10 questions the following week, and we continue like that ? where each weeks winner gets to act as quizmaster. At least that way everyone gets a stab at the driving seat ?

    any suggestions ?

    .


  • Registered Users Posts: 821 ✭✭✭FiSe


    sound


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    Sounds like a plan stan :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭marcsignal


    ACHTUNG !! HERE are the suggested changes to the trivia quiz arrangement for 2010.

    This weeks questions are below, the winner this week will/can post 10 questions of his/her choice next week if they like ?


    1 - Name the Australian built fighter plane that was designed and (a prototype) built in four weeks ?

    2 - What type of German Marine Vessel was the first to be sunk in WW2 ?
    a) - A merchant ship
    b) - A U-Boat
    c) - A Minesweeper
    d) - A Destroyer

    3 - Where during WW2 did the first Axis hostile action against Canadian territory take place ?

    4 - How many days did the Germans occupy Paris ?
    a) - 1503 days
    b) - 1524 days
    c) - 1556 days
    d) - 1537 days

    5 - Identify the 2 Civillian activities in Berlin that did not cease during the attack, surrender, and occupation of the city in 1945 ?

    6 - Identify the first American unit to cross the Rhine ?

    7 - Identify either 1 of the 2 Generals (1 Axis and 1 Allied) who had a fondness for parakeets ?

    8 - Who was the Youngest General in the German Army ?

    9 - What was the name of General Eisenhower's British female Chauffeur ?
    a) - Kay Summersby
    b) - Doreen Tallon
    c) - Violet Catchpole

    10 - What was Operation Crossbow ?



    Good Luck ;)

    .


  • Registered Users Posts: 371 ✭✭bealbocht


    marcsignal wrote: »
    ACHTUNG !! HERE are the suggested changes to the trivia quiz arrangement for 2010.

    This weeks questions are below, the winner this week will/can post 10 questions of his/her choice next week if they like ?


    1 - Name the Australian built fighter plane that was designed and (a prototype) built in four weeks ?

    CAC Boomerang (hee hee, apt name)


    2 - What type of German Marine Vessel was the first to be sunk in WW2 ?
    a) - A merchant ship
    b) - A U-Boat
    c) - A Minesweeper
    d) - A Destroyer
    or
    e) - A possible Merchant Raider,

    Unable to find any other records , d) Graf Spree Dec 1939. Have a caputured merchant ship in Sept 39.

    3 - Where during WW2 did the first Axis hostile action against Canadian territory take place ?
    When the submarine fired a torpedo at the loading pier, Bell Island became the only location in North America to be subject to direct attack by German forces in the Second World War.

    4 - How many days did the Germans occupy Paris ?
    a) - 1503 days
    b) - 1524 days
    c) - 1556 days
    d) - 1537 days
    a) give or take a few leap days, and the lads arriving a few days before the armstice is signed (Germans on the way in) my calculations come up with 1490ish .. so will go with the first one

    5 - Identify the 2 Civillian activities in Berlin that did not cease during the attack, surrender, and occupation of the city in 1945 ?

    good grief.. em.. beer making and prostitution.or beer making and cafes/nightclubs

    6 - Identify the first American unit to cross the Rhine ?
    44th infantry Strasbourg (Strausbourg), Nov. 23, 1944.

    7 - Identify either 1 of the 2 Generals (1 Axis and 1 Allied) who had a fondness for parakeets ?

    pass for the moment,

    8 - Who was the Youngest General in the German Army ?
    Erich Bärenfänger
    Bärenfänger made Generalmajor's rank at 30 years old

    9 - What was the name of General Eisenhower's British female Chauffeur ?
    a) - Kay Summersby
    b) - Doreen Tallon
    c) - Violet Catchpole
    a, Kay Summersby

    10 - What was Operation Crossbow ?
    Operation Crossbow, a plan to destroy rocket production and launch sites.





    Good Luck ;)

    .

    Parakeets.. and number of days in Paris, some tricky ones there.
    I will try and put together 10 questions, over the next few days, wheather I win or not...., I assume there would be no objection to this ?? be hard to meet the same standard though.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭marcsignal


    nice 1 bealbocht ;)

    any other takers lads ?

    i'll post the answers before sunday night

    .


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,752 ✭✭✭cyrusdvirus


    1 - Name the Australian built fighter plane that was designed and (a prototype) built in four weeks ?
    CA-12 Boomerang?

    2 - What type of German Marine Vessel was the first to be sunk in WW2 ?
    a) - A merchant ship
    b) - A U-Boat
    c) - A Minesweeper
    d) - A Destroyer
    It was U-39
    3 - Where during WW2 did the first Axis hostile action against Canadian territory take place ?
    Bell island, Newfoundland?

    4 - How many days did the Germans occupy Paris ?
    a) - 1503 days
    b) - 1524 days
    c) - 1556 days
    d) - 1537 days
    Gonna go with 1537 assuming 12th June 1940 as original surrender date and 26 August 1944 as liberation date

    5 - Identify the 2 Civillian activities in Berlin that did not cease during the attack, surrender, and occupation of the city in 1945 ?
    If I remember Downfall correctly, there were a fair few parties going on!

    I suppose Public transport with what rolling stock was left and alcohol sales/distribution


    6 - Identify the first American unit to cross the Rhine ?
    Do you mean at Remegen or with Operation Varsity? I'll assume Remegen, it was 27th Armoured Infantry

    7 - Identify either 1 of the 2 Generals (1 Axis and 1 Allied) who had a fondness for parakeets ?
    No Idea

    8 - Who was the Youngest General in the German Army ?
    Erich Bärenfänger

    9 - What was the name of General Eisenhower's British female Chauffeur ?
    a) - Kay Summersby
    b) - Doreen Tallon
    c) - Violet Catchpole
    Kay Summersby


    10 - What was Operation Crossbow ?
    It was the RAF/USAAF campaign of bombing missions on the rocket launching sites, Peenmunde et al





    Good questions Marc. Dunno how wrong i got them!! :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭marcsignal


    OK here are the Answers

    1 - Name the Australian built fighter plane that was designed and (a prototype) built in four weeks ?
    A: CA-12 Boomerang. Because of the difficulty in obtaining U.S.or British Aircraft, the Australians built one of their own. A total of 250 were built

    2 - What type of German Marine Vessel was the first to be sunk in WW2 ?
    b) - A U-Boat

    3 - Where during WW2 did the first Axis hostile action against Canadian territory take place ?
    A: At Vancouver island in June 1942 when a Japanese submarine fired on a radio station there.

    4 - How many days did the Germans occupy Paris ?
    b) - 1524 days

    5 - Identify the 2 Civillian activities in Berlin that did not cease during the attack, surrender, and occupation of the city in 1945 ?
    A: The 17 Breweries :D and the Weather Bureau operated without interruption

    6 - Identify the first American unit to cross the Rhine ?
    A: A unit of the 9th Armoured Div, First Army, Crossed the Ludendorf Bridge at Remagen on March 7th 1945*** Stewards enquiry on this one !!

    7 - Identify either 1 of the 2 Generals (1 Axis and 1 Allied) who had a fondness for parakeets ?
    A: Montgommery of the British, and Blumentritt of the Wehrmacht. Both men kept some of the birds with them whenever possible

    8 - Who was the Youngest General in the German Army ?
    The answer I have for this for Full General is General Walther Wenck at 45 years old, former chief of staff to Guderian, and the man all Berliners depended on to save the city from the Russians. Erich Bärenfänger made the rank of Major General.

    9 - What was the name of General Eisenhower's British female Chauffeur ?
    a) - Kay Summersby

    10 - What was Operation Crossbow ?
    A: The mission to attack V1 and V2 sites/production facilities all over Europe



    even taking into account No. 6(sorry i should have made it clearer i wasn't talking about 'Varsity'), it still looks lke gatecrash nipped it by 1. So, do you wanna PM each other and come to some arrangement ? as bealbocht has 10 new questions prepared, i think ? anyways i'll leave it up to you guys.

    looking forward to the next 10, it always seems easier when you're in the driving seat :)

    .


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,752 ✭✭✭cyrusdvirus


    Bealbocht, if you have the questions prepped, work away. Ms Crash has been in hospital the past few days so the ol'd head has been elsewhere!! :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭marcsignal


    gatecrash wrote: »
    Bealbocht, if you have the questions prepped, work away. Ms Crash has been in hospital the past few days so the ol'd head has been elsewhere!! :)

    wow! hope youre ok man ? :(
    will PM bealbocht and ask him to step in just so we can keep it movin.;)


  • Registered Users Posts: 371 ✭✭bealbocht


    Yes, hope things are ok in the "Crash" household..

    I did do up a few questions over the weekend. Looking for questions is not very different at all, to looking for answers. Hope the standard is ok, and , em.. hope I got my own answers right ..;-) (I'll link/list my sources, with my answers)

    1)What was Operation Granit


    2)What was the purpose of the Bruneval Raid


    3)Who were the queens of the German army.


    4)Who led the Cockleshell heroes.

    5) Stuka was a nickname for Sturzkampfflugzeug (diving combat aircraft , of course) . But Stuka was also used as part of a nickname for another piece of German military hardware. What was it.


    6)Name the spy ring that informed the Russians of the planned German assault at Kursk


    7)Where did Rommell first engage the Americans in North Africa


    8)What other battle took place on the same day as Pearl Harbour.

    9)What did the Russian soldiers call the equivalent of the English ,“Katie”


    10)Where were the first German bombs dropped in Dublin.(city)


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  • Registered Users Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭marcsignal


    great questions bealbocht :)it's definitely easier when you're asking tho :p

    back in a few days ;)

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