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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2013 22:03:50 GMT
Wars & Warfare II Quiz
Here is another themed quiz, this time with two differing themes...
1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
(a) War at sea
1 Why did some warships have rams ?
2 What was a galleass ?
3 Who went to war in longships ?
4 Why did medieval ships have 'castles' ?
5 Which famous Tudor warship capsized in 1545 ?
6 Who commanded the English fleet against the Armada ?
7 Who 'singed the King of Spain's Beard' ?
8 Which three nations fought at Trafalgar in 1805 ?
9 Which 1906 battleship made the rest obsolete ?
10 Which battleship was scuttled at Montevideo in 1939 ?
11 Which navy lost the battleship Hiei in 1942 ?
12 What was Polaris ?
(b) Britain at war
13 What was the Phoney War ?
14 Why did UK road deaths double in 1939 ?
15 Why was butter a treat after January 1940 ?
16 What was Operation Dynamo ?
17 Who promised 'Victory - victory at all costs' ?
18 What were the Local Defence Volunteers re-named ?
19 Who was the RAF's most famous legless pilot ?
20 Which cathedral city was bombed om 14 November 1940 ?
21 What was a barrage balloon ?
22 What were 'ack-ack' guns ?
23 How did pre-Radar fighter pilots hunt at night ?
24 What was night-flier John Cunningham's nickname ?
No more than 5 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
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Post by davejones on Apr 6, 2013 22:22:49 GMT
1. The front of the ship was reinforced so that the ship could ram an opponent breaking the hull of the enemy ship
3. Hagar the Horrible. Who used to go on the rape and pillage and come back with a barrel of beer. Actually the Vikings
6. Sir Francis Drake and Admiral Howard
14. Bt's battle with Sky. Blackouts during WWII
19. Douglas Bader
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Post by BB Warrior on Apr 6, 2013 22:24:35 GMT
2. Larger than usual galleys used only for warfare that usually also had 3 masts and sails.
3. The Vikings.
5. The Mary Rose.
8. England v France & Spain, the French and Spanish Fleet lost 22 ships in the battle.... the English lost none! 8-)
10. The German cruiser "Admiral Graf Spee".... it was scuttled by the Germans who had received (false) reports that a major British ships were nearby looking for them, when the British Fleet were actually more than 2000 miles away! :o
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Post by BigPhilMac on Apr 7, 2013 7:17:47 GMT
18 dads army
20 coventry
16 the evacuation of over 400,000 british soldiers from dunkirk
13 a phase in early wwII marked with no military action
11 that would be the japanese
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Post by BB Warrior on Apr 7, 2013 7:33:51 GMT
7. Sir Francis Drake.
9. HMS Dreadnought.... first battleship to have steam turbine engines.
11. Japanese.
16. The rescue of allied troops from the beaches of Dunkirk.
22. Anti-Aircraft Guns.
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Post by davejones on Apr 7, 2013 15:51:25 GMT
21. Large balloons secured to the ground used to assist defences against low level aircraft
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2013 12:26:40 GMT
1. The front of the ship was reinforced so that the ship could ram an opponent breaking the hull of the enemy ship 3. Hagar the Horrible. Who used to go on the rape and pillage and come back with a barrel of beer. Actually the Vikings 6. Sir Francis Drake and Admiral Howard 14. Bt's battle with Sky. Blackouts during WWII 19. Douglas Bader 2pt speed bonus for Dave. 1 top answer, 2pts 3 correct, 1pt - plus Hagar bonus (cartoon strip from The Sun) 6 top answer, 2pts (Lord Howard of Effingham a Surrey hero with a Leatherhead pub named after him) 14 correct, the blackouts caused more accidents. 1.5pts 19 correct, 1pt plus Bader Arms bonus (near Chichester) Leader: DaveJones 11.5pts |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2013 12:48:26 GMT
2. Larger than usual galleys used only for warfare that usually also had 3 masts and sails. 3. The Vikings. 5. The Mary Rose. 8. England v France & Spain, the French and Spanish Fleet lost 22 ships in the battle.... the English lost none! 8-) 10. The German cruiser "Admiral Graf Spee".... it was scuttled by the Germans who had received (false) reports that a major British ships were nearby looking for them, when the British Fleet were actually more than 2000 miles away! :o 1.5pt speed bonus and can allow answer to Q3) as only 2 minutes separated the two Daves' answers..... 2 top answer, 2pts (they were around in the 16th & 17th century) 3 correct, 1pt 5 correct, 1pt 8 top answer, 2pts 10 top answer, 2pts. My dad was a Petty Officer serving on the frigate HMS Ajax (of Battle of the River Plate fame) and others deployed in the North Atlantic Convoys. My mum is awaiting his (posthumous) medal which is to be struck all these years later.. Leaderboard: 1. DaveJones 11.5pts 2. BB Warrior 9.5pts |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2013 12:57:23 GMT
18 dads army 20 coventry 16 the evacuation of over 400,000 british soldiers from dunkirk 13 a phase in early wwII marked with no military action 11 that would be the japanese 18 aka the Home Guard. correct, 1pt 20 correct, 1pt 16 correct, 1.5pts 13 good answer, 2pts 11 correct, 1pt Leaderboard: 1. DaveJones 11.5pts 2. BB Warrior 9.5pts 3. BigPhilMac 6.5pts |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2013 13:04:48 GMT
7. Sir Francis Drake. 9. HMS Dreadnought.... first battleship to have steam turbine engines. 11. Japanese. 16. The rescue of allied troops from the beaches of Dunkirk. 22. Anti-Aircraft Guns. 7 correct, 1pt (at Cadiz, 1587) 9 top answer, 2pts 11 correct, 1pt 16 correct, 1pt 22 correct, 1pt Leaderboard: 1. BB Warrior 15.5pts 2. DaveJones 11.5pts 3. BigPhilMac 6.5pts |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2013 13:12:37 GMT
21. Large balloons secured to the ground used to assist defences against low level aircraft Your answer is worth 1.5pts. Definitive answer: "A cable-tethered anti-aircraft gasbag".
Leaderboard: 1. BB Warrior 15.5pts 2. DaveJones 13pts 3. BigPhilMac 6.5pts |
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Post by BB Warrior on Apr 8, 2013 14:10:23 GMT
4. To enable them to fire arrows down on opposing ships and protect their own crew in battles?
12. A submarine-launched ballistic missile.
17. Sir Winston Churchill?
24. "Cats-Eyes".
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2013 15:15:43 GMT
4. To enable them to fire arrows down on opposing ships and protect their own crew in battles? 12. A submarine-launched ballistic missile. 17. Sir Winston Churchill? 24. "Cats-Eyes". 4 a good theory as to a stategic use, but they were nothing more sinister than to house soldiers: one dwelling 'fore' and one 'aft'. 0.5pt 12 top answer, 2pts for accuracy 17 correct, 1pt - plus 0.5pt amusing bulldog bonus. ;) 24 correct, 1pt - plus 0.5pt feline bonus. ;) Leaderboard: 1. BB Warrior 21pts 2. DaveJones 13pts 3. BigPhilMac 6.5pts 15) and 23) are left. |
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Post by BB Warrior on Apr 9, 2013 13:42:49 GMT
15. It was rationed food and people could only have about 2oz's per week.
23. Directed by Ground Control by Radio...? :-/
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2013 15:31:54 GMT
15. It was rationed food and people could only have about 2oz's per week. 23. Directed by Ground Control by Radio...? :-/ Ok time to wrap this one up and go for another new quiz...... A 2pt yield for Warrior: 15. Spot on for 2pts. 23. The answer is that they looked for the glow of enemy engine exhausts. :o :o Final points: 1. BB Warrior 23pts 2. DaveJones 13pts 3. BigPhilMac 6.5pts |
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