Pot Pourri XXXV Quiz

Pot Pourri XXXV Quiz

Here is another themed quiz, this time with two differing themes...
1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.

(a) Wars and Warfare selection
1 In which war zone was Bagram base ?
2 Which ship was nicknamed 'the Great White Whale ?'
3 What is a Harrier ?
4 On what mission were 'bouncing bombs' first used ?
5 Where was US flier James Jabara the first jet 'ace' ?
6 Which US facility on Cuba attracted attention post 9/11 ?
7 Whose troops moved into Afghanistan in 1979 ?
8 In which European war did NATO fight in the 1990s ?
9 What post did Henry L. Stimson hold in WWII ?
10 Who met in London's 'War Rooms' ?
11 Which rules provide  for humane treatment of POWs ?
12 Where was the Atlantic Wall ?

(b) World History selection
13 What was the first metal used to make tools ?
14 How did the Swedes 'change sides' in 1967 ?
15 Which 'Golden State' joined the USA in 1850 ?
16 Who was General Tojo ?
17 Who founded an abbey at Clairvaux in the 1100s ?
18 Who drowned in the White Ship in 1120 ?
19 Which newspaper was first read in London, 1788 ?
20 Who demanded 'liberty, equality, fraternity' ?
21 Who succeeded President Lincoln ?
22 Where did Blackshirts march in 1922 ?
23 Which encyclopaedia began life in Edinburgh in 1768 ?
24 What was tested at Alamogordo on 16 July 1945 ?

No more than 5 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please.  Good luck !

[neilh]

1. Afghanistan
3. Jump jet
6. Guantanamo bay
7. Russia
11. Geneva convention

[daveuk1]

2 That has to be SS Canberra

4 Operation Chastise by the now name Dambusters

Apr 5, 2013 12:23:31 GMT neilh said:

1. Afghanistan
3. Jump jet
6. Guantanamo bay
7. Russia
11. Geneva convention

0.5pt speed bonus.
1 correct, 1pt
3 correct, 1pt (with Vertical Takeoff and Landing)
6 correct, 1pt
7 correct, 1pt
11 correct, 1pt

Leader:
NeilH  5.5pts

Apr 5, 2013 18:14:20 GMT daveuk1 said:

2 That has to be SS Canberra
4 Operation Chastise by the now name Dambusters

2 correct, 1pt (with a capacity for carrying troops)
4 correct, 1.5pts.  1943.

Leaderboard:
1 NeilH   5.5pts
2 Daveuk1  2.5pts

[neilh]

14. They changed from driving on the left to driving on the right.
24. The first atomic bomb.

Apr 5, 2013 20:50:43 GMT neilh said:

14. They changed from driving on the left to driving on the right.
24. The first atomic bomb.

14 correct, 1.5pts
24 correct, 1pt


Leaderboard:
1 NeilH   8pts
2 Daveuk1 2.5pts

[specialone]

13 Iron
15 It never rain in Califirnia, it pours.

[BigPhilMac]

8 yugoslav civil war
10 the war cabinet
12 western coast of europe, built by the nazis to keep out us brits
16 prime minister of japan and personally ordered the attack on pearl harbour
18 william adelin, heir to henry I leading to a succession crisis

[daveuk1]

13 Being a sparky we always believe that copper was the first metal used for making tools and that was followed on when copper was mixed with tin to give us the Bronze age

19 The Times

22 Rome

23 I can only have a edumacated guess at The Britannica

Apr 5, 2013 22:18:54 GMT specialone said:

13 Iron
15 It never rain in Califirnia, it pours.

13 sorry incorrect, and I believe someone has got it right later, so I'll give the explanation here:
www.dartmouth.edu/~toxmetal/toxic-metals/more-metals/copper-history.html
15 correct, 1pt, plus a bonus point for the Albert Hammond song It never rains in Southern California, it pours.

Leaderboard:
1 NeilH   8pts
2 Daveuk1 2.5pts
3 SpecialOne 2pts

Apr 5, 2013 23:08:06 GMT BigPhilMac said:

8 yugoslav civil war
10 the war cabinet
12 western coast of europe, built by the nazis to keep out us brits
16 prime minister of japan and personally ordered the attack on pearl harbour
18 william adelin, heir to henry I leading to a succession crisis

8 correct, although we were late in. Only acted following the ethnic cleansing atrocities in Kosovo. Upshot is, we took sides against the very people who had been our staunch allies in WWII (= the Partizans). Not our first mistake, we helped to arm Saddam during the Iraq-Iran war prior to the Gulf Wars !  1pt.
10 correct, led by Churchill.......Ohh yess ! 1pt plus amusing bulldog bonus.
12 top answer, 2pts. The Nazis very kindly expended one twelfth of their total concrete and steel budget in fortifying the Channel Islands, which now benefit from excellent harbours, etc.  
16 top answer, 2pts
18 top answer, 2pts Contemporary historian William of Malmesbury wrote:
"Here also perished with William, Richard, another of the King's sons, whom a woman without rank had borne him, before his accession, a brave youth, and dear to his father from his obedience; Richard d'Avranches, second Earl of Chester, and his brother Otheur; Geoffrey Ridel; Walter of Everci; Geoffrey, archdeacon of Hereford; the Countess of Chester; the king's niece Lucia-Mahaut of Blois; and many others ... No ship ever brought so much misery to England."


Leaderboard:
1 BigPhilMac 9pts
2 NeilH   8pts
3 Daveuk1 2.5pts
4 SpecialOne 2pts

Apr 5, 2013 23:33:13 GMT daveuk1 said:

13 Being a sparky we always believe that copper was the first metal used for making tools and that was followed on when copper was mixed with tin to give us the Bronze age
19 The Times
22 Rome
23 I can only have a edumacated guess at The Britannica

13 top answer, 2pts
19 correct, 1pt
22 ...and beyond...correct, 1pt
23 correct, 1pt


Leaderboard:
1 BigPhilMac 9pts
2 NeilH   8pts
3 Daveuk1 7.5pts
4 SpecialOne 2pts

[BigPhilMac]

21 andrew johnson
9 US secretary of war for the second time
5 korea i believe, sticking it up them soviets ;D
20 that would be the french during their kick-up-a-sink revolution resulting in many a rolling head

Apr 6, 2013 18:23:41 GMT BigPhilMac said:

21 andrew johnson
9 US secretary of war for the second time
5 korea i believe, sticking it up them soviets ;D
20 that would be the french during their kick-up-a-sink revolution resulting in many a rolling head

21 correct, 1pt
9 correct, 1.5pts
5 correct, 1.5pts
20 correct, 1.5pts


Leaderboard:
1 BigPhilMac 14.5pts
2 NeilH   8pts
3 Daveuk1 7.5pts
4 SpecialOne 2pts


Just no.17) to go.

[BB Warrior]

17. St Bernard.

Apr 7, 2013 8:04:34 GMT BB Warrior said:

17. St Bernard.

Correct, final point to Warrior.

Final points:
1 BigPhilMac 14.5pts
2 NeilH   8pts
3 Daveuk1 7.5pts
4 SpecialOne 2pts
5 BB Warrior  1pt