Friday Quiz 23

After missing out last week I thought I had better get another quiz done this week.

1. What was the war between the Spartans and the Athenians between 431 and 404BC?

2. Rome was sacked by the Visgoths in 410AD, which king lead them?

3. What year did the Indian Rebellion or Sepoy Mutiny start?

4. Ignoring internal fighting, Chiang Kai Shek Ruled China whilst it fought which other country?

5. What war does the 38th parallel have significance?

Answers probably Monday, maybe Tuesday

So Tuesday it is then.

1. The Peloponnesian War

2. King Alaric

3. 10th of May 1857

4. Japan, the Communist Chinese and Government forces did in fact to some extent stop their internal war to try and fight off the Japanese.

5. Korean War

Friday Quiz 22

Another five questions to test your knowledge

1. Which battle in 1071AD saw the virtual destruction of the Byzantine Empire's regular army?

2. What were the three divisions of a medieval army called?

3. Who said, "General Lee, I have no division"?

4. Where in September 1931 did a serious mutiny take place in the Royal Navy?

5. Which island off the coast of Scotland was used during WWII for anthrax experiments?

I think this ones a bit tougher than usual, lets see how you all do

I think a mix of Thanks Giving and harder questions reduced the number of answers.

1. Manzikert.

2. Got some great detail to this one but Battles was what I was looking for.

3. General George Pickett at Gettysburg.

4. At Invergordon, among ships of the Atlantic Fleet.

5. Gruinard.

Friday Quiz 21

Fresh from two nights wargameing on the trot here is the quiz.

1. What year was the Battle of Bosworth Field fought? 

2. The Coldstream Guards is the oldest Regiment of the British army but for which war was it raised?

3. Name the king of Spain who's death triggered the Spanish War of Succession?

4. Name the first and last wars Armoured Trains where used?

5. Other than their religious links what links the Sexton and Bishop in the WWII Commonwealth armies?

A couple of odd balls this week, lets see how you do.

1. The battle of Bosworth was fought on the 22nd August 1485 and one hundred and fifty seven years to the day that Charles I raised his standard at Nottingham to signal the start of the First ECW.

2. The Coldstream Guards was raised by George Monck during the Second ECW (really an extension of the first) in 1660 as part of the New Model Army.

3. The Spanish king was Charles II

4. ACW saw the first use of armoured trains and the last use in action was the improvised ones used during the Second Chechen War by the Russians between 1999 and 2009.

5. The Sexton and Bishop are both forms of AFV.

Thanks again for all the answers.

Friday Quiz 20

It's hard to believe this little quiz has had twenty outing's. I sometimes wonder how many actually follow it beyond the ones that take part. A comment by Clint last week made me smile quite a bit as he just wanted me to know that whilst he did not take part he did read them, it's great to know so a big thanks Clint and others who read them as well.

1. Which Persian King of Kings did Alexander The Great overthrow?

2. There were three decisive battles won by the English in the Hundred Years War, those being Crecy, Agincourt and a third  one between these two on 19th September 1356, name it?

3. How old was Napoleon when he died?

4. What is the name of the British Battle of Britain two seater fighter?

5. What year did the First Indiochina War end? This being the French war in Vietnam that started 19th December 1946.

Lets hope I can get round to the answers sooner than last weeks.

1. Darius III

2. Poitien was fought between the two other decisive battles.

3. Napoleon was 51 when he died on the 5th May 1821.

4. The Boulton Paul Defiant and was withdrawn once the Germans worked out how to fight them.

5. The French pulled out on the 1st August 1954 due to internal pressure as the war like the American one that followed lost public support.

Friday Quiz 19

Time for another quiz, you have the weekend to work out the answers

1. Who took command of the famed White Company?

2. What is the traditional reason for the English to celebrate the 5th of November?

3. What type of weapon was a Maori patiti?

4. What rank was reached by Adolf Hitler in WWI?

5. What was unusual about Captain Chuck DeBellevue, the highest scoring ace of the Vietnam War?

Late with the answers again this week, so better get cracking

1. Sir John Harkwood who took over from the German Albert Sterz and was a mercenary or free company.

2. The foiling of the Gunpowder Plot.

3. A short tomahawk.

4. Lance Corporal or Gefreiter in German

5. He was a rear-seat flier, scoring four kills with one pilot and two with another.

 Gefreiter (lance corporal

Friday Quiz 18

Friday does seem to come round real quick, shame I still have four more work days before a day off LOL

1. What natural event event helped defeat Kublai Khan's 1281 invasion of Japan?

2. At which battle did Gustavus Adolphus die?

3. Which Confederate general ended his days as president of the Georgia Military Academy?

4. Which boy sailor won a posthumous Victoria Cross at the Battle of Jutland (1916)?

5. The Russian's had the Stalin Organs but what did British troops call the German Nebelwerfer?

Answers some time early next week.

It's still Monday and I get the answers out, how is that possible?

1. A great storm, known as the kamikaze (Divine Wind).

2. The Battle of Lutzen in 1632.

3. General Daniel Harvey Hill.

4. Boy (1st Class) John Travers Cornwell of HMS Chester. His citation read
"the instance of devotion to duty by Boy (1st Class) John Travers Cornwell who was mortally wounded early in the action, but nevertheless remained standing alone at a most exposed post, quietly awaiting orders till the end of the action, with the gun's crew dead and wounded around him. He was under 16½ years old. I regret that he has since died, but I recommend his case for special recognition in justice to his memory and as an acknowledgement of the high example set by him."

5. Moaning Minnie's though as has been suggested other names will have been used that are rather less printable.

Thanks again for all who have joined in again this week.

Friday Quiz 16

I missed out the Friday Quiz last week, a mix of less time available and just plain not up to scratch having spent the day off work with a very painful foot. So I am happy to be able to supply this weeks quiz, now just need to get to work LOL.

1. Name the two main nations that fought the battle of Issus?

2. Name the famous battle in England that saw one sides troops take up positions on Senlac Hill?

3. Drogheda was the site of Cromwell's infamous storming but what is the name of the battle that was fought 41 years later close by?

4. The Battle of Malaplaquet (11th September 1709) saw the winning Alliance loose 21,000 troops but how many troops were lost by France and Bavaria in their defeat?

5. In WWII what was the Goliath?

It may help some of you to know that I tend to put all the questions in order of earliest to latest.

Remember it's OK to use Google or books to find out the answers.

OK answer time.

1. Macedonia and Persia.

2. Battle of Hastings in 1066.

3. Battle of the Boyne.

4. Just 11,000 but would have been much larger if the attackers were not so worn out from the actual attack.

5. The remote controlled tracked vehicle packed with explosives was the answer I was looking for.

Friday Quiz 15

Ran out of time to set up a quiz for today, that's what becomes of playing games two days on the trot I guess.

1. What has women's fashion shoes and medieval warfare got in common?

2. What European war started in 1756?

3. What was the XYZ Affair, starting in 1793?

4. Who were the Confederados?

5. What was the last country to declare war on Germany in WWII?

6. As a bonus question, how many countries declared war on Germany in 1945?

Answers after the weekend, possibly as late as Tuesday.

Or possibly Saturday the following week!!!! It's been a really busy week but here is the answers at last

1. The Stiletto shoe was named after the long thin medieval knife.

2. The Seven Years War

3. Frances response to a new treaty between England and America that lead to three French agents sent by Talleyland stating to see Talleyland the American delegates would need to pay a heavy bribe then supply France with a large loan. When the report was written the French agents names were replaced with X, Y and Z.

4. Southern troops that left American to settle in Brazil.

5. I also thought Brazil had that honour (they were the last to declare war on the Japanese) but Germany's prior ally Finland on 3/4/1945

6. A total of ten countries turned up to kick Germany when it was down. Not very sporting that.

Friday Quiz 14

Another five questions as it's Friday already.

1. What was the family connection between Nero and his predecessor Emperor Claudius?

2. How many times did Lord Uxbridge have a horse shot from under him during the battle of Waterloo?

3. How long did the shortest known war in history last?

4. What was the youngest recorded age of a British Soldier in WWI?

5. Which country has the lowest military spending per head of population currently?

I don't expect anyone to get all the questions right this week as it's got a few tough ones but the answers are rather interesting.

And the answers are:-

1. Emperor Claudius was his adopted father and grand uncle.

2. There is some confusion to the exact number but eight to nine is the most quoted.

3. Britain and Zanzibar in 1896 with Zanzibar surrendering after 38 minutes.

4. Sidney Lewis was just 12 when he signed up, just shows how immoral the recruiting really was.

5. Iceland has no military or military spending.

Friday Quiz 14

Another week is drawing to an end, they seem to be flashing past!

1. Name the Tudor Ship that hardly made it out of the harbour before sinking?

2. How many years was the Hundred Years War?

3. What year was the Peninsular war battle of Salamancia?

4. Sometimes described as the world's first machine gun, the Puckle Gun, invented in 1718 by London Lawyer James Puckle had what additional novel feature?

5. What sex related reward was offered by the CIA to Afghan tribal leaders for information on al-Qaida and the Taliban?

OK a few different ones this time, hope you have fun with them

Answers
1. Mary Rose and my apologies as I thought she had only just been made and not as was the fact a seasoned veteran.

2. 116 years, not such a catchy name I suppose.

3. 22nd July 1812, by this time Napoleon was on his way to his greatest disaster.

4. It's ability to fire round or square bullets. Round for good but  slightly adrift Christians and square for the rest so as to cause greater wounds and pain and we call them heathens?

5. That little blue pill, Viagra, you really could not make this stuff up LOL

Friday Quiz 13 Unlucky for Some?

Friday snuck up on me, only got tomorrow off then back to work, so I had better get cracking

1. Who in 535BC lead the invasion by the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire of the Ostroagothic Kingdom originally founded by Theoderic the Great?

2. What is the name of the sloop that James Cook sailed on his second and third voyages in the pacific?

3. Who commanded the British Expeditionary Force at the start of WWI

4. Where and when was the first Tiger I (Panzer VI's) first used in combat?

5. Name the Stealth Bomber built by Northrop Grumman

So a bit later than usual, answers over the weekend or Monday

Answers a little bit early this week

1. Justinian I and yes adding AD would have helped a little but has has been mentioned no Byzantine Empire was around IN BC.

2. HMS Resolution for the second and third whilst the first was in the HMS Endeavour.

3. It was indeed Sir John French who interestingly started his military career as a Midshipman in the Royal Navy.

4. The Tigers were rushed into service weeks earlier than recommended on the 23rd September 1942 near Leningrad in muddy conditions that reduced their use and made the first combat trials disappointing.

5. B-2 Spirit, I thought it was a totally different plane.

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.

Friday Quiz 11 Guest Quiz

Here we go with a  Friday Quiz with a difference, Roy from RoyW's Hobby Blog hope you all will enjoy the challenge.

Q1: In 2002, which country did the British Royal Marines accidentally invade during a training exercise?

Q2: What mishap befell the city of Nagasaki during the launching of the Japanese warship Musashi, in 1940?

Q3: What was the Diet of Worms?

Q4: What was the name of the Duke of Wellington's horse, that he rode at the Battle of Waterloo?

Q5: Which American athlete won four gold medals [100 metres, 200 metres, long jump and 4x100 metre relay) during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany?

I should have the answers sometime over the weekend, I will be having a crack at these too.

A big thanks to Roy, a great set of questions and here are the answers

1: In 2002, two dozen British marines on a training exercise stormed a beach they mistakenly thought to be in Gibraltar. As it turned out, they came ashore on a beach resort in La Linea, Spain instead. The marines only realized their mistake after the locals and two policemen informed them they were in the wrong place. 

The British later attributed the incident to bad weather and apologized for their error, a gesture which Spanish officials graciously accepted. In a parting shot, the locals wryly pointed out that Gibraltar shouldn't be hard to miss since it had a 426-meter (1,400 ft) tall rock for a landmark. 

To be fair to the British, they weren't the only ones who mistakenly invaded a country. The famously defense-minded country of Switzerland also accidentally invaded its tiny neighbor Liechtenstein—not just once but three times. They even had to compensate Liechtenstein once when Swiss soldiers caused a forest fire.

2: Due to it's massive size and weight, the Musashi unintentionally flooded parts of  the city of Nagasaki during its launch in November 1940. The process of lowering the huge ship into the water caused a meter-high (1.2m to be exact) tsunami that flooded the surrounding residential areas and capsized nearby fishing boats. 

Owing to the secretive nature of the launch, the Japanese military kept the flooded residents from leaving their homes. Fortunately for them, no further mishaps plagued the rest of the ship’s construction, which finally finished in August 1942. 

3: The Diet of Worms, of 1521, was an imperial council that was convened to decide the fate of Martin Luther. It was held in Worms, Germany. The Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, presided over the diet.

4: Copenhagen (1808– 12 February 1836). 

Copenhagen was of mixed Thoroughbred and Arabian parentage, with his dam being sired by the Epsom Derby winner John Bull and his sire Meteor finishing second in the Derby. Copenhagen was foaled in 1808 and was named in honour of the British victory at the Second Battle of Copenhagen. Copenhagen did race in England for a short period, winning two races and finishing at least third in nine races out of his 12 career starts. Copenhagen was sent to Spain with Sir Charles Vane in 1813 and was then sold to the Duke of Wellington. Becoming his favourite, Copenhagen was the Duke’s mount in the Battle of Waterloo. The horse was retired to the Duke's estate Stratfield Saye House and lived there for the remainder of his life, dying on 12 February 1836 at the age of 28 years. His grave site is marked with a marble headstone that is situated under a 171–172-year-old Turkey Oak.

5: James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete and four-time Olympic gold medalist.

At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, Owens won international fame with four gold medals: 100 meters, 200 meters, long jump, and 4x100 meter relay. He was the most successful athlete at the games and as such has been credited with "single-handedly crush[ing] Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy."

Friday Quiz 10

After a week off we are back to the quiz. Next weeks should be something a little different but you will have to wait and see why.

1. What event brought the term Decimated into military use?

2. How was Scotland's James II killed in 1460?

3. Name the first outright French victory of the Franco-Prussian War?

4. Name the only US serviceman to be shot for desertion in WWII?

5. Name the common name for the main deforestation chemical used in the Vietnam war?

Hopefully a mix of easier and harder questions this week. Last quiz we had a couple of full marks which was impressive.

You can use Google etc to find the answers but please let us know if you did.

Answers.
1. Punishment of Roman troops where one in ten was put to death.

2. By Friendly Fire one of his cannons exploded at the siege of Roxburgh

3. Coulmiers (9th November 1870)

4. Private Eddie Slovik

5. Agent Orange

So next week we have a guest quiz master, I get to try my hand and probably shame myself LOL

Friday Quiz 9

Friday seems to come around so very quickly each week so it's quiz time again, lets see how you do.

1. Which Barbarian Chieftain sacked Rome in 410 AD?

2. Orange and red sashes distinguished what at Edgehill?

3. What nation provided the second most number of pilots during the Battle of Britain after the British?

4. Which member of NATO has no armed forces?

5. What is the best known nickname for the American A-10 ground attack plane?

Lets see how well you did

Answers.

1. Alaric the Goth

2. Orange sashes were worn by Essex's parliamentarians while the Kings forces wore red sashes

3. 574 pilots in total were none British that flew for the RAF and FFA (sorry I was not as clear as I could have been) with Poland supplying the most at 145

Nation	Number
Australia	26[3] or 32[1]
Barbados	1[1]
Belgium	28[1] or 30[3]
Canada	112[1]
Czechoslovakia	84[3] or 88[1]
France	13[1] or 14[3]
Ireland	10[1]
Jamaica	1[1]
New Zealand	127[1] or 135[2]
Newfoundland	1[1]
Northern Rhodesia	1[3]
Poland	145[1]
South Africa	22[3] or 25[1]
Southern Rhodesia	3[1] or 4[3]
United States	9[1] or 11[3]

Information sourced from Wikipedia here.

4. Iceland

5. Warthog due to it's less than dashing looks.