History Quiz!

Mad Finn

boneless wrote:

Lynch... his name was Ernesto Guevara Lynch... the mothers name is taken second in S. American societies.

Well your answer is right, but in fact (and for the reason you give) his full name was Ernesto Guevara de la Serna.

It was his FATHER who was called Ernesto Guevara Lynch because that was Che's granny's name.

boneless

Mad Finn wrote:

Well your answer is right, but in fact (and for the reason you give) his full name was Ernesto Guevara de la Serna.

It was his FATHER who was called Ernesto Guevara Lynch because that was Che's granny's name.

Spot on mate... mea culpa!

Mad Finn

OK. Seeing as we're playing the Aussies at various sports over the next few weeks and seeing as they always view these expeditions as reliving the GAllipoli campaign:

What percentage of Allied fatalities during the Gallipoli campaign of 1915 were ANZACs?

a) 10 % b) 25% c) 50% d) 66%

No googling now, as the rules say. (I've done that so you don't have to)

SpitfireIV

Hmmm, I'd guess it'd be pretty high, was a pretty disasterous campaign, hows about 66%?

Mad Finn

Nope. That's just the proportion the Ozzies would like you to think they contributed.

Next Guess.

Capt'n Midnight

Ok then I'll go for a b

Mad Finn

Capt'n Midnight wrote:

Ok then I'll go for a b

That's b as in Bingo!!!

Correct. Loads of Brits, Frenchies, Canadians and not a few Irish killed in that one.

'And the Band played.. er... Danny Boy?'

Capt'n Midnight

Anyone care to say when or where this took place ?

Cavalry vs. Submarine

Mick86

Mad Finn wrote:

That's b as in Bingo!!!

Correct. Loads of Brits, Frenchies, Canadians and not a few Irish killed in that one.

'And the Band played.. er... Danny Boy?'

I read somewhere recently that the music for Waltzing Matilda was written in 1936. So the band couldn't have played the tune in 1915. Can anybody confirm or refute?

Capt'n Midnight

Mick86 wrote:

I read somewhere recently that the music for Waltzing Matilda was written in 1936. So the band couldn't have played the tune in 1915. Can anybody confirm or refute?

http://nationaltreasures.nla.gov.au/index/Treasures/item/nla.ms-ms9065-3-s1
1895 original / 1903 popular version

Mad Finn

Capt'n Midnight wrote:

Anyone care to say when or where this took place ?

Cavalry vs. Submarine

Melbourne Cup?
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe?
King George V1 and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes?

or am I completely on the wrong tack altogether?

Capt'n Midnight

you are completely on the wrong track altogether, no trick question here,

probably one of the strangest military encounters during wartime

Mad Finn

Capt'n Midnight wrote:

you are completely on the wrong track altogether, no trick question here,

probably one of the strangest military encounters during wartime

OK I'm reminded of that marvellous scene in the film Lawrence of Arabia where Alec Guinness as Prince Feisal, chases on horseback after a Turkish plane that's been bombing his tent brandishing a scimitar in magnificent but totally pathetic rage.

Getting closer?

Capt'n Midnight

very close !

Dasilva94

A troop of Bedouin led by T.E. Lawrence attack a German submarine that has surfaced in the Red Sea and became beached on the Arabian peninsula?

Capt'n Midnight

nearly there
try a different coloured sea and swapping some of the nationalities

funky penguin

A troupe of Acrobats led by I.C. Yourma attack an Outer Mongolian submarine that has surfaced in the Mauve Sea and became beached on the Swiss peninsula?

Capt'n Midnight

If only you has said Cerise

'twas the Black Sea and the Submarine was HMS E11, the Cavalary were Turkish.

OK another question then

The Mongols were able to advance much faster than the traditional walking pace mainly due to what innovation in logistics ?

boneless

The use of stirrups?

Capt'n Midnight

nope, it's about logistics

hint

masai

brianthebard

Maps? Tbh logistics refers to a lot of things, I'm not sure what it could be.

Capt'n Midnight

By feeding on the milk and blood of their horses, they didn't have to worry about stopping to find food or carry it to the front. So a huge saving on logistics and they wern't limited to the marching speed of a soldier.


Aircraft carrier question.

Which country invented the aircraft carrier and it's essential bits
High power, high frequency Radar
Jet engine and First use of jets on carriers
Angled Flight Deck
Steam Catapult
Ramp to replace steam catapult
First use of helicopters to ferry troops from a carrier
Mirror projector landing scheme ?

Dasilva94

I don't know of any US carriers that have ever had a sloped deck.
But I know all of the current UK and some Russian/USSR carriers do.
I'll take a shot at the Russkies being the answer.

Capt'n Midnight

It was the Brits - your question

Mick86

Capt'n Midnight wrote:

It was the Brits - your question

Looks like he isn't playing. Ask another.

Capt'n Midnight

An US infantry division used to use a native american symbol as their divisional patch. But they changed it in the 1930's.

Why ?

brianthebard

Because there were no longer any native Americans in the division?

Capt'n Midnight

nope.

is_that_so

It was a swastika.

Capt'n Midnight

Give the man a cigar.