Friday Quiz 12

OK after Roy's great questions last week here are another five from me. As always feel free to use references to get the answers but if so please let us know what you used

1. Which English King's army was defeated by the Vikings in 991AD at the Battle of Maldon?

2. What US General had Vinegar added to his name?

3. Name the South American country in which the War of a Thousand Days was fought from 1899 to 1902?

4. What was Operation Cobra the code name of during WWII

5. What was the name of the British destroyer sunk on 25th May 1982 during the Falklands War?

Lets see what you make of these, answers after the weekend

Answers.
1. Aethelard the Unready, they sure know how to punish you for eternity when you fail to win.

2. Vinegar Joe Stillwell, a US General who served in the Chinese/Burma/India theatre and got his nickname for being rather caustic.

3. Republic of Columbia, it was a civil war that the Conservatives won, albeit at great cost in lives and economy plunging the country further into debt and crisis.

4. Part of a number of operations designed to break out from the bridgeheads of Normandy.

5. Sheffield Class HMS Coventry.

Some great answers this week, glad the questions went down so well.