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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 4/22/2010 12:20:03 PM

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4. The most famous destroyer commander of the war was ?

Mountbatten?

Mountbatten commanded a destroyer ?

HMS Kelly. It had a bit of a chequered record and was sunk off Crete in May 1941.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 4/22/2010 3:29:46 PM

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4. The most famous destroyer commander of the war was ?

I'd vote for the guy who was commanding HMS Cossack when it intercepted the German transport Altmark in Norwegian waters. Later promoted to Adm. Name started with a 'V'. Was it 'Vian'?

Warspite1

Good choice - although probably less well known, but more deserving of recognition for his later cruiser and carrier exploits - especially with the BPF

BPF ?

BPF - British Pacific Fleet

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 4/22/2010 4:07:42 PM

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4. The most famous destroyer commander of the war was ?

Of Swedish descent.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 4/22/2010 7:02:24 PM

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1. In Norway lots of ppl signed up for the SS units. When a group of these got sent to the Netherlands for guard duty they did what ?
2. What was the name of Winston Churchill's manservant / bodyguard ?
3. The British government was at one point huddled together in a London basement, writing the resignation letter to the Germans, what made them stop?
4. The most famous destroyer commander of the war was ?

1. They rioted; Threatened to shot the commander, and to arm and release the prisoners. In the end they got their wish and was shipped to the east front where they could do what they signed up for, kill russians.
2. Detective Inspector Walter Henry Thompson BEM
3. The Blitz started that very day / night.
4. Really bad question as it is so dependant of point of view and i forgot to put American in there aswell, but the one I was thinking of was indeed of Swedish descent.
Admiral Arleigh "31-Knot" Burke.

Next question; What SS Unit sported 3 Lions on the collar tab ?

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 4/22/2010 7:59:28 PM

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1. In Norway lots of ppl signed up for the SS units. When a group of these got sent to the Netherlands for guard duty they did what ?
2. What was the name of Winston Churchill's manservant / bodyguard ?
3. The British government was at one point huddled together in a London basement, writing the resignation letter to the Germans, what made them stop?
4. The most famous destroyer commander of the war was ?

4. Really bad question as it is so dependant of point of view and i forgot to put American in there aswell, but the one I was thinking of was indeed of Swedish descent.
Admiral Arleigh "31-Knot" Burke.

Next question; What SS Unit sported 3 Lions on the collar tab ?

It was a fair question. ARLEIGH A. BURKE is the only one described as �the most famous destroyer commander during World War II�.

I had my chance to answer and then looked it up but didt not post the answer

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 4/22/2010 10:02:24 PM

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2. What was the name of Winston Churchill's manservant / bodyguard ?
4. Really bad question as it is so dependant of point of view and i forgot to put American in there aswell, but the one I was thinking of was indeed of Swedish descent.
Admiral Arleigh "31-Knot" Burke.

Next question; What SS Unit sported 3 Lions on the collar tab ?

Warspite1

2. I think they must have been two different people - his manservant or valet must have been separate from his bodyguard, the former was Sawyers.

4. Burke - mmmm sounds like a story for one of the naval write-ups - thanks Morgil

....... Must confess however, I had never heard of him and would certainly dispute hime being the most famous

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This was the British SS unit the British Free Corps. The unit never amounted to anything and the handful of misguided individuals that joined never saw action with the Wehrmacht. One of the ringleaders was executed after the war. He was the son of a British MP named Avery, the MP by the way who had made the famous speech in Parliament to Neville Chamberlain - something along the lines of "for all the good you are doing, for god's sake go".....and he did, fortunately to be replaced by WSC

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 4/22/2010 10:38:47 PM

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when was the�worlds first computer made and what for?

In the 70s and for playing games??

Could you specify a bit more? Since mechanical comptuers have been around for some 2k years

I agree this needs to be clarified. here are some first computer's.
mechanical = abacus 2k+ years
programmable = ZI by Conrad Zuse 1936-38
digital = ABC (Iowa State Univ) 1937; some argue ENIAC 1943-46 but patent was invalidated in 1973 and inventors rights given to ABC
transistor = TX-O (MIT) 1956
stored program capable = EDSAC 1949

For these reasons and many more the question is way too generic.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 4/23/2010 1:11:03 AM

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when was the�worlds first computer made and what for?

In the 70s and for playing games??

Could you specify a bit more? Since mechanical comptuers have been around for some 2k years

I agree this needs to be clarified. here are some first computer's.
mechanical = abacus 2k+ years
programmable = ZI by Conrad Zuse 1936-38
digital = ABC (Iowa State Univ) 1937; some argue ENIAC 1943-46 but patent was invalidated in 1973 and inventors rights given to ABC
transistor = TX-O (MIT) 1956
stored program capable = EDSAC 1949

For these reasons and many more the question is way too generic.

I saw your post on computers and having had computer history in my college computer classes in I knew something was not right.

I was looking for this computer�

In 1801, Joseph Marie Jacquard made an improvement to the textile loom by introducing a series of punched paper cards as a template which allowed his loom to weave intricate patterns automatically.

And had forgotten about this computer...

The "castle clock", an astronomical clock invented by Al-Jazari in 1206, is considered to be the earliest programmable analog computer.

Which means that the computer made by Konrad Zuse was the first program-controlled computer not the first programmable computer.

The inventor of the program-controlled computer was Konrad Zuse, who built the first working computer in 1941 and later in 1955 the first computer based on magnetic storage.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 4/23/2010 2:56:22 PM

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(Q1) What are the three (3) names for the one (1) battle that took place on Guadalcanal at Alligator Creek?
(Q2) Why does this battle have three names?
(Q3) What is the device worn on the uniforms of United States landing support Marines to distinguish the shore party from landing troops?
(Q4) When used as a response to orders what does the nautical term �aye-aye� mean?
(Q5) Did the United States Marines ever fight Native American Indians?

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 4/23/2010 5:30:11 PM

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ORIGINAL: Extraneous

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ORIGINAL: abj9562

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ORIGINAL: terje439

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ORIGINAL: tigercub

when was the�worlds first computer made and what for?

In the 70s and for playing games??

Could you specify a bit more? Since mechanical comptuers have been around for some 2k years

I agree this needs to be clarified. here are some first computer's.
mechanical = abacus 2k+ years
programmable = ZI by Conrad Zuse 1936-38
digital = ABC (Iowa State Univ) 1937; some argue ENIAC 1943-46 but patent was invalidated in 1973 and inventors rights given to ABC
transistor = TX-O (MIT) 1956
stored program capable = EDSAC 1949

For these reasons and many more the question is way too generic.

I saw your post on computers and having had computer history in my college computer classes in I knew something was not right.

I was looking for this computer�

In 1801, Joseph Marie Jacquard made an improvement to the textile loom by introducing a series of punched paper cards as a template which allowed his loom to weave intricate patterns automatically.

And had forgotten about this computer...

The "castle clock", an astronomical clock invented by Al-Jazari in 1206, is considered to be the earliest programmable analog computer.

Which means that the computer made by Konrad Zuse was the first program-controlled computer not the first programmable computer.

The inventor of the program-controlled computer was Konrad Zuse, who built the first working computer in 1941 and later in 1955 the first computer based on magnetic storage.

See this is exactly why the question needs to be redone. Unfortunately there are as many opinions on what constitutes the "first computer". I have heard so many different views on this was the first computer and it has changed several times in my lifetime. I had not heard or maybe just forgot of Jacquard or Al-Jazari as my classes in computer science were long ago when I was getting my Bachelors.

On the new Guadacanal questions:
Q1) no idea
Q2 Japanese Name, American Name, and a Philippino Name (but I am just guessing)
Q3) I was USAF so I am not sure.
Q4) It means the order is understood and will be carried out.
Q5) I could be wrong but I recall they were involved in the Second Seminole war in Florida around 1835.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 4/23/2010 5:59:24 PM

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On the new Guadacanal questions:

Q1) no idea
Q2 Japanese Name, American Name, and a Philippino Name (but I am just guessing)
Q3) I was USAF so I am not sure.
Q4) It means the order is understood and will be carried out.
Q5) I could be wrong but I recall they were involved in the Second Seminole war in Florida around 1835.

(Q2) No, Guadalcanal is the Solomon Islands not the Philippines.

(Q4) Correct, or it could have been "I hear and obey".

(Q5) Correct, and they received a Battle Streamer.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 4/27/2010 12:58:05 AM

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(Q1) What are the three (3) names for the one (1) battle that took place on Guadalcanal at Alligator Creek?
(A1) The Battle of Tenaru, sometimes called the Battle of the Ilu River or the Battle of Alligator Creek.

(Q2) Why does this battle have three names?
(A2) Alligator Creek was temporarily and erroneously known as both �Tenaru� and �Ilu River� Scroll down to page 42.

(Q3) What is the device worn on the uniforms of United States landing support Marines to distinguish the shore party from landing troops?
(A3) A red patch on the outside of each leg approximately at knee height and another approximately centered on their cover or helmet.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 4/29/2010 10:05:25 PM

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Which ship am I?

I appear as a counter in World In Flames.
I was completed in 1939, just before the outbreak of WWII.
40% of my sisters failed to survive the war but I was lucky enough to come through.
I was badly damaged very early in the war and only came back into service half way through WWII.
I subsequently saw action in a high profile naval battle.
I was named after a capital city.
I am still in one piece and reside in a capital city - but not the one I am named after.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 4/29/2010 10:25:11 PM

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Belfast

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 4/30/2010 12:11:20 AM

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Which ship am I?

I appear as a counter in World In Flames.
I was completed in 1939, just before the outbreak of WWII.
40% of my sisters failed to survive the war but I was lucky enough to come through.
I was badly damaged very early in the war and only came back into service half way through WWII.
I subsequently saw action in a high profile naval battle.
I was named after a capital city.
I am still in one piece and reside in a capital city - but not the one I am named after.

If you want this to be an open-ended question and use it in a quiz, you need to give an example of how you want the answer provided (e.g., Belfast, H.M. S. Belfast, ...). Or, of course, you could make it a closed-ended question with a list of possible answers.

< Message edited by Shannon V. OKeets -- 4/30/2010 12:12:14 AM >

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 4/30/2010 5:08:59 AM

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Belfast

Warspite1

Correct.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 4/30/2010 5:10:26 AM

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Which ship am I?

I appear as a counter in World In Flames.
I was completed in 1939, just before the outbreak of WWII.
40% of my sisters failed to survive the war but I was lucky enough to come through.
I was badly damaged very early in the war and only came back into service half way through WWII.
I subsequently saw action in a high profile naval battle.
I was named after a capital city.
I am still in one piece and reside in a capital city - but not the one I am named after.

If you want this to be an open-ended question and use it in a quiz, you need to give an example of how you want the answer provided (e.g., Belfast, H.M. S. Belfast, ...). Or, of course, you could make it a closed-ended question with a list of possible answers.

Warspite1

I don't like the first option - it gives the answer away

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 4/30/2010 10:40:49 PM

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Which Ship am I?

I appear as a counter in World In Flames
My sister and I were competed during the thirties
I was badly damaged during a well known episode early in the war
We both failed to survive the war, though neither of us were lost to enemy action
I was named after a place whose name became very famous during the war, but for reasons that had nothing to do with me.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 5/1/2010 8:34:50 AM

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

Which Ship am I?

I appear as a counter in World In Flames
My sister and I were competed during the thirties
I was badly damaged during a well known episode early in the war
We both failed to survive the war, though neither of us were lost to enemy action
I was named after a place whose name became very famous during the war, but for reasons that had nothing to do with me.

Dunkerque

I do like these questions....

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 5/1/2010 8:37:47 AM

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ORIGINAL: monkla

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

Which Ship am I?

I appear as a counter in World In Flames
My sister and I were competed during the thirties
I was badly damaged during a well known episode early in the war
We both failed to survive the war, though neither of us were lost to enemy action
I was named after a place whose name became very famous during the war, but for reasons that had nothing to do with me.

Dunkerque

I do like these questions....

Warspite1

Correct - may I ask what made you get this? I am trying to determine how easy / difficult these are given the clues provided. Thanks.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 5/1/2010 11:46:38 AM

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The last clue was probably the biggest for me. The rest of the clue's just then helped affirm it.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 5/1/2010 9:12:17 PM

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Okay next one - as a better way to test the usefulness (or otherwise) of the clues I will provide these at various intervals and see which clue is the one that gives it away:

Which ship am I?

I appear as a counter in World In Flames
I saw service in both the First and Second World Wars

More to follow.....

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 5/1/2010 9:43:37 PM

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My guess would be the USS Langley. She was converted from a coal ship to a carrier and sunk in 1942.

I spent 4 years in the Hampton roads area by Norfolk Naval base but was stationed at Langley AFB. I had a good friend who was a naval historian and told me about her history. However I am not sure she is a counter in WiF and do not want to look as that would be cheating.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 5/1/2010 9:46:29 PM

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My guess would be the USS Langley. She was converted from a coal ship to a carrier and sunk in 1942.

I spent 4 years in the Hampton roads area by Norfolk Naval base but was stationed at Langley AFB. I had a good friend who was a naval historian and told me about her history. However I am not sure she is a counter in WiF and do not want to look as that would be cheating.

Oh and my second guess is the HMS Hood but I am not sure when she was commissioned.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 5/1/2010 9:53:31 PM

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ORIGINAL: abj9562

My guess would be the USS Langley. She was converted from a coal ship to a carrier and sunk in 1942.

I spent 4 years in the Hampton roads area by Norfolk Naval base but was stationed at Langley AFB. I had a good friend who was a naval historian and told me about her history. However I am not sure she is a counter in WiF and do not want to look as that would be cheating.

Oh and my second guess is the HMS Hood but I am not sure when she was commissioned.

Warspite1

Nice try my friend but Hood did not see service in WWI and it was not Langley. Yes, there is a Langley counter as the US player can "convert" her back into a small carrier.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 5/1/2010 9:57:52 PM

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Okay next one - as a better way to test the usefulness (or otherwise) of the clues I will provide these at various intervals and see which clue is the one that gives it away:

Which ship am I?

I appear as a counter in World In Flames
I saw service in both the First and Second World Wars

More to follow.....

Warspite1

I failed to survive the second conflict but was not lost to enemy action

More to follow (unless someone gets it)

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 5/1/2010 11:26:27 PM

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Campbelltown?

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 5/1/2010 11:30:17 PM

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Have checked my answer and am wrong!

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 5/2/2010 12:05:22 AM

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Have checked my answer and am wrong!

Warspite1

Correct - you are wrong. Campbeltown was most definately lost in an enemy action!

Next clue tomorrow morning.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 5/2/2010 12:10:46 AM

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Okay next one - as a better way to test the usefulness (or otherwise) of the clues I will provide these at various intervals and see which clue is the one that gives it away:

Which ship am I?

I appear as a counter in World In Flames
I saw service in both the First and Second World Wars

More to follow.....

I would think that there would be dozens of these ships/counters. Didn't a lot of the minor countries have ships from WW I?

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