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11-14-2008
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Win a free video game from BR!
Ok ladies and gents. We are going to sponsor another contest for all you people that either don't play WoW, or aren't able to participate in the WoW contest. There will be just one winner for this contest though, and the prize will be your choice of a video game valued at $50!(or less) With a few new games that have either just came out or are coming out, there are plenty of choices. Some of you may want the new Call of Duty, some may be more interested in Left 4 Dead, while other might want Warhammer, or possibly even the Wrath of the Litch King expansion for WoW. You get to pick.
The way we are going to do this is via trivia contest. With Call of Duty World at War just coming out, we are going with a WWII theme. There will be 100 trivia questions, of which I will give 25 in this post. If you want to participate you most answer as many as you can and pm me your responses, I will then distribute the next set of 25 questions on Sunday, November 16th. Then once you have pm'ed me those answers I will send out the last 50 questions on Tuesday, November 18th. All answers must be turned into me via pm by Midnight PST, Friday, November 21st. I will tabulate all the results, and have a winner by Sunday, November 23rd. Any late comers will get all of the questions sent to them when they send me their first set of responses.
In the event of a tie, we will do a tiebreaker, via a zombie survival challenge in honor of Left 4 Dead coming out next week.
In order to be eligible for this contest you must be registered on the forums, and be a member, or a former member in good standing of Blood Royal. This contest is being sponsored by the Blood Royal Non Profit Gaming Association, and is being funded by its members.
Here are the first 25 trivia questions:
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1. How did the Quonset hut get its name?
2. What was it modeled after?
3. In World War II, what were replacement depots called by the GIs?
4. What were the three squadrons that participated in the Ploiesti raid?
5. What was the last major U.S. warship sunk in World War II?
6. True or false. The five Sullivan brothers went down with their ship.
7. What was the first American aircraft carrier to be sunk in World War II?
8. Who actually sunk her?
9. What do the letters for the personnel carrier DUKW stand for?
10. Where was the Russian T-34 tank designed?
11. What were the "screaming meemies?"
12. What was the first European city to be liberated in World War II, and by whom?
13. On whose grave marker is inscribed, "At This Spot the 77th Infantry Division Lost a Buddy. [FILL IN NAME]. 18 April 1945."?
14. What was the GIs reply to the British saying, "The trouble with you Yanks is that you're overpaid, oversexed, and over here."?
15. What did the letters "WOW" stand for?
16. What was the first U.S. all-black division formed in World War II?
17. Who was "Rosie the Riveter" named after?
18. What was the name of the first liberty ship launched?
19. What was the name of the last liberty ship launched?
20. What company had the largest tank factory in the U.S.?
21. How many tanks were produced at this factory?
22. Who was the first Allied soldier killed in action on D-Day?
23. Who were the first three U.S. generals to land in Normandy?
24. What was the Japanese signal to put Operational Order Number 1 into effect?
25. How much did Eisenhower smoke?
Remember do not post your answers in the forums as it will just help others out. Pm them to me. Once you have submitted your answers you may not change them. There will be no cash substitutions, and if you pick a game lower then $50 you will not get any reimbursement for left over cash. Any questions please feel free to ask.
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11-15-2008
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11-16-2008
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CFO BRNPGA - Administrator - WAR Guild Member
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trivia 26-56
Here are the next set of questions.
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26.FDR's view on the U. S.'s role in World War II as a supplier of war materials to countries fighting the Nazis and the Japanese. (his speech that he announced this in was also named after this)
27. FDR announced that all Japanese-Americans were to be put in detention camps for the security of the nation in this proclamation.
28. Who was the African-American labor leader demanded equal employment opportunities for blacks during World War II.
29. The Soviet Union agreed to wage war against Japan and the U. S. agreed to permit the Soviet occupation of Polish territories at this meeting of the "Big Three" Allied leaders in 1945.
30. This repudiated the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
31. In 1941, FDR and Churchill issued this statement that declared that both nations would support self-determination, freedom of the seas, joint disarmament, and territorial integrity for all after World War II ended.
32. The authority of the U. S. government to confine Japanese Americans in relocation camps as a matter of national security in wartime was upheld in this Supreme Court case.
33. The scientific director of the secret Manhattan Project that created the first atomic bomb was?
34. Plans were drawn up for an International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to help stabilize the world's currencies after the war at this meeting.
35. Also known as the "G. I. Bill of Rights," this law aided veterans in setting themselves up in business and providing loans for home mortgages, pensions, and educational opportunities.
36. The U. S. used this military strategy during World War II in the Pacific in order to reach within striking distance of Japan.
37. A growing split between the U.S. and the Soviet Union became apparent at this July 1945 wartime meeting.
True/False
38. After the invasion of Normandy on D-Day it took about a year for the Allies to finally defeat the Germans. Once the Germans surrendered it was about three months until the Japanese surrendered.
39. Because of the Japanese success in the battle of Okinawa, Truman was convinced that he had to use the atom bomb on Japan.
40. The code name for the effort to develop unmanned rockets was the Manhattan Project.
41. The United States developed only three atom bombs. One was used as a test while the other two were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
42. After Japan surrendered, Japanese Emperor Shōwa(Hirohito), was dethroned and tried for war crimes.
43. The Allies deceived the Germans into believing that their real invasion of France would not be where it really was, at Dunkirk, but would come farther to the West.
44. FDR won in total, an unprecedented three elections as president.
45. FDR and Churchill in effect agreed to Soviet domination of large sections of Eastern Poland, at Yalta.
46. The Germans started the Battle of Britain by attacking military targets and then changed to attacking civilian targets.
47. The Japanese attacked Manchuria in 1931 in order to obtain its natural resources. Although the League of Nations and the United States protested, neither did anything to stop the Japanese.
48. The annexation of Czech territory where many Germans lived is reffered to as the Anschluss.
49. Hitler believed that the Allies wouldn't come to Poland's aid, and if they did it would be too late.
50. The British used radar which was instrumental in helping them fight the Germans in the Battle of Britain.
51. After Germany invaded the Soviet Union,the United States extended Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union.
52. Many in the United States wanted to avoid getting entangled in a European conflict during the 1930s, so they passed laws against loaning money to countries that had not yet paid back the money they owed from World War One.
53. Many companies did not want to hire women to work at first, but later there was such a labor shortage due to the war that millions of women went to work in factories.
54. Jews successfully rose up against the Germans in the Warsaw Ghetto.
55. The Germans mounted a counter-offensive in the Battle of the Bulge against the Allies in Belgium, and for a time were able to push the Allies back.
56. General Rommel was forced to commit suicide by Hitler, because of his involvement in a failed assassination attempt against Hitler.
So far only 3 entries. Anybody else going to jump in on this?
Last edited by Demons; 11-17-2008 at 06:24 PM..
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11-17-2008
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Question set 26-56 require what type of answers? T/F? They kind of look like answers to questions rather than questions themselves..
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11-17-2008
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CFO BRNPGA - Administrator - WAR Guild Member
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26-37 are kind of like jeopardy questions and require a little more work to figure out. 37-56 are t/f.
I edited #26 to be more understandable.
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11-17-2008
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Armifer, I think they're set up in Jeopardy style.
27. FDR announced that all Japanese-Americans were to be put in detention camps for the security of the nation in this proclamation.
"What is: The Emancipation Proclamation." <-- Obviously not it, just giving example to clearify.
Also, I never studied WW2 in school. All I know from WW2 is from the History Channel, Military Channel, and movies like the Dirty Dozen.
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11-19-2008
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Last set of questions.
Code:
57. What was "Ashcan?"
58. What was Atlantico?
59. Where, and on what date, and under whose command was the U.S. Eighth Air Force activated?
60. Which U.S. Division was the first of all Allied units to set foot on German soil and to penetrate the Siegfried Line?
61. What were "Married Companies?"
62. Who told General George C. Marshall, "The people of China, of the Philippines, of the Dutch East Indies will be watching us. They may excuse failure but they will not excuse abandonment."?
63. What was "L" and where was it located?
64. What was the name of the song written by Irving Berlin for the U.S. Navy?
65. What was the "FFI"?
66. What was a "limpet"?
67. Emperor Hirohito would often read what American magazine while in his air raid shelter in Tokyo?
68. Who was Nazi party member number 8672?
69. What was the "Magic Carpet Fleet?"
70. What cartoon character was classified 4F, unfit for military service, for faulty vision?
71. What were the four freedoms President Franklin D. Roosevelt listed in his State of the Union speech on January 6, 1941?
72. What was the name of FDR's private railroad car and how much did he pay for it?
73. What was "klim?"
74. What were the five neutral European countries during World War II?
75. What was called the "Achilles Heel" of the American defense in World War II?
76. Who was the only German woman to receive the Iron Cross First Class in World War II?
77. What two Nazi war criminals repented their crimes before their deaths?
78. What was "Washing Machine Charlie?"
79. Who was Herbert Hans Haupt?
80. What was Site S?
81. What was "Klim"
82. Who was "Dugout Doug"?
83. Who was one of the great leaders of World War Two who smoked a cigar?
84. What does "I.S.R." stand for and who was famous for saying it?
85. Who was the S.S.
86. Who was "Blood and Guts"?
87. Who was "Kilroy"?
88. What was the German code name for Ireland?
89. What was the name of the dog that landed with the U.S. Marines at Iwo Jima?
90. How many generals did the U.S. have at the end of WWII?
Who said....?:
91. "Once war is forced on us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War's very object is victory---not prolonged indecision."
92. "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
93. "If we have the power, we'll never give it up again unless we're carried out of our offices as corpses."
94. "I have seen war....I hate war."
95. "Hit hard, hit fast, hit often."
96. "If a man starts a war, he must have the nerve to bear the consequences."
97. "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country."
98. "We proved that the antidote to racism is excellence in performance."
99. "[Roosevelt] lied us into war because he did not have the political courage to lead us into it."
100. "I am insulted by the persistent assertion that I want war. Am I a fool? War! It would settle nothing."
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11-19-2008
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Wow, I finally submitted my answers. Took a lot of research but I think I got most of them right, if not all. Some of them had debatable answers, like the reason Truman dropped the bomb.
Even if I don't win this contest, I learned a LOT that I didn't know about the war. I really liked some of the quotes in the last handful of questions.
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11-23-2008
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Congratulations to Fertyop the winner of this contest! He was the only person to score a 100% followed very closely by Yamigata with a 99% (due to not answering #46). Veritech and Blinding were the only other people to answer all the questions, but I didn't grade them completely once I found out they lost. Good job to all the contestants.
Here is the answer guide:
Code:
1. How did the Quonset hut get its name? They were made at Quonset Point, RI.
2. What was it modeled after? They were fashioned after the earlier British Nissen hut.
3. In World War II, what were replacement depots called by the GIs?
They were fondly referred to as "repple depples."
4. What were the three squadrons that participated in the Ploiesti raid?
The 67th Bombardment Squadron, the 329th and the 409th.
5. What was the last major U.S. warship sunk in World War II?
On July 30, 1945, the cruiser Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese submarine. Not many people were told of the ship's sinking because it was not known to be at sea: It had just completed a top-secret mission, delivering the first atomic bomb to Tinian in the Marianas.
6. True or false. The five Sullivan brothers went down with their ship.
False. On November 13, 1942, they were crew members on the USS Juneau when a Japanese submarine hit the cruiser amidships with a torpedo. Navy propaganda said that they went down with the ship. But actually one of the brothers managed to get into rubber life rafts with some 140 other members of the crew. They were adrift at sea for many days. Only ten of the crew survived; the others died of thirst and exposure.
7. What was the first American aircraft carrier to be sunk in World War II?
The USS Lexington was sunk May 8, 1942, in the Battle of Coral Sea. Attacked by Japanese aircraft, it was hit by two torpedoes and three bombs. The ensuing fires below decks were out of control and the ship was abandoned. 2700 seamen were rescued; 216 were killed.
8. Who actually sunk her?
After the Lexington was abandoned, the destroyer Phelps fired two torpedoes to sink her.
9. What do the letters for the personnel carrier DUKW stand for?
D=Year of design (1942)
U=Amphibian
K=All wheel drive
W=Dual rear axles
10. Where was the Russian T-34 tank designed?
Although built in the USSR, the T-34 tank was designed in the United States.
11. What were the "screaming meemies?"
The "screaming meemies" were rockets fired from a nebelwerfer, a six-barreled rocket launcher whose bombs wailed as they flew through the air.
12. What was the first European city to be liberated in World War II, and by whom?
Tver (formerly known as Kalinin), Russia was liberated by the Russian Army on December 16, 1941 led by Marshal Georgi K. Zhukov.
The first city in Western Europe: The British 8th Army under Montgomery took Syracuse, Sicily (on the eastern side of the island) relatively unopposed on the 10th and the American 7th Army under Patton took Gela, Sicily (on the western side of the island) also on the 10th. If you said Palermo, Sicily on July 23, 1943 by Patton we'll give you credit. :O)
13. On whose grave marker is inscribed, "At This Spot the 77th Infantry Division Lost a Buddy. [FILL IN NAME]. 18 April 1945."? Ernie Pyle.
14. What was the GIs reply to the British saying, "The trouble with you Yanks is that you're overpaid, oversexed, and over here."?
"You're sore because you're underpaid, undersexed, and under Eisenhower."
15. What did the letters "WOW" stand for? Woman Ordinance Worker.
16. What was the first U.S. all-black division formed in World War II?
93rd Infantry Division.
17. Who was "Rosie the Riveter" named after?
The term was named after an actual factory worker named Rosina Bonavita. The term caught on and was immortalized in song.
18. What was the name of the first liberty ship launched? S.S. Patrick Henry
19. What was the name of the last liberty ship launched? S.S. Benjamin Warner
20. What company had the largest tank factory in the U.S.? Chrysler
21. How many tanks were produced at this factory?
Chrysler produced 25,000 tanks during the war.
22. Who was the first Allied soldier killed in action on D-Day?
Leutenant "Den" Brotheridge, a glider troop of the British Airborne "Pathfinders", was killed taking their objective, "Pegasus Bridge", near Rainville, France. They were successful in capturing the bridge intact which was essential for the Allied invasion force to break out of the Normandy beachhead.
23. Who were the first three U.S. generals to land in Normandy?
Maj. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, Commander 82nd Airborne Div.; Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin, Assistant Division Commander 82nd Airborne; and Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, Commander 101st Airborne.
Webmaster's Note: I recently received an email from Ken McAuliffe. Ken is the nephew of the great General Anthony C. McAuliffe. In his email, Ken advises the question should be rephrased to ask "Who were the first FOUR U.S. generals to land in Normandy? He answers that question as follows:
"Answer:
1st: Major General Maxwell D. Taylor, Commander 101st Airborne Division
2nd: Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe, Division Artillery Commander 101st Airborne Division
3rd: Major General Mathew B. Ridgway, Commander 82nd Airborne Division
4th: Brigadier General James M. Gavin, Assistant Division Commander 82nd Airborne Division
The 101st took off from England before the 82nd. Therefore the two generals from the 101st were first to jump into Normandy.
General McAuliffe's jump is well documented in several books including: D-day with the Screaming Eagles by George Koskimaki, Rendezvous with Destiny by Rapport and Northwood and Ridgway's Paratroopers by Clay Blair."
In an effort to promote accuracy within the document, his information is provided herein. My thanks to Ken for sharing the information.
24. What was the Japanese signal to put Operational Order Number 1 into effect?
On December 2, 1941, the Japanese Imperial Command sent the signal, "Climb Mount Niitaka" to set in motion the attack on Pearl Harbor.
25. How much did Eisenhower smoke? Four packs of Camel (non-filtered) per day.
26.FDR viewed of the U. S. role in World War II as a supplier of war materials to countries fighting the Nazis and the Japanese.
Arsenal of Democracy
27. FDR announced that all Japanese-Americans were to be put in detention camps for the security of the nation in this proclamation.
Executive Order #9066, PROCLAMATION 2525
28. Who was the African-American labor leader demanded equal employment opportunities for blacks during World War II.
A. Philip Randolph
29. The Soviet Union agreed to wage war against Japan and the U. S. agreed to permit the Soviet occupation of Polish territories at this meeting of the "Big Three" Allied leaders in 1945.
Yalta Conference
30. This repudiated the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
Clark Memorandum
31. In 1941, FDR and Churchill issued this statement that declared that both nations would support self-determination, freedom of the seas, joint disarmament, and territorial integrity for all after World War II ended.
Atlantic Charter
32. The authority of the U. S. government to confine Japanese Americans in relocation camps as a matter of national security in wartime was upheld in this Supreme Court case.
Korematsu v. U.S.
33. The scientific director of the secret Manhattan Project that created the first atomic bomb was?
J. Robert Oppenheimer
34. Plans were drawn up for an International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to help stabilize the world's currencies after the war at this meeting.
Bretton Woods Conference
35. Also known as the "G. I. Bill of Rights," this law aided veterans in setting themselves up in business and providing loans for home mortgages, pensions, and educational opportunities.
Servicemen's Adjustment Act
36. The U. S. used this military strategy during World War II in the Pacific in order to reach within striking distance of Japan.
island-hopping
37. A growing split between the U.S. and the Soviet Union became apparent at this July 1945 wartime meeting.
Potsdam Conference
True/False
38. After the invasion of Normandy on D-Day it took about a year for the Allies to finally defeat the Germans. Once the Germans surrendered it was about three months until the Japanese surrendered.
True
39. Because of the Japanese success in the battle of Okinawa, Truman was convinced that he had to use the atom bomb on Japan.
false
40. The code name for the effort to develop unmanned rockets was the Manhattan Project.
False
41. The United States developed only three atom bombs. One was used as a test while the other two were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
true
42. After Japan surrendered, Japanese Emperor Shōwa(Hirohito), was dethroned and tried for war crimes.
false
43. The Allies deceived the Germans into believing that their real invasion of France would not be where it really was, at Dunkirk, but would come farther to the West.
false
44. FDR won in total, an unprecedented three elections as president.
false
45. FDR and Churchill in effect agreed to Soviet domination of large sections of Eastern Poland, at Yalta.
true
46. The Germans started the Battle of Britain by attacking military targets and then changed to attacking civilian targets.
true
47. The Japanese attacked Manchuria in 1931 in order to obtain its natural resources. Although the League of Nations and the United States protested, neither did anything to stop the Japanese.
true
48. The annexation of Czech territory where many Germans lived is reffered to as the Anschluss.
false
49. Hitler believed that the Allies wouldn't come to Poland's aid, and if they did it would be too late.
true
50. The British used radar which was instrumental in helping them fight the Germans in the Battle of Britain.
true
51. After Germany invaded the Soviet Union,the United States extended Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union.
true
52. Many in the United States wanted to avoid getting entangled in a European conflict during the 1930s, so they passed laws against loaning money to countries that had not yet paid back the money they owed from World War One.
true
53. Many companies did not want to hire women to work at first, but later there was such a labor shortage due to the war that millions of women went to work in factories.
true
54. Jews successfully rose up against the Germans in the Warsaw Ghetto.
false
55. The Germans mounted a counter-offensive in the Battle of the Bulge against the Allies in Belgium, and for a time were able to push the Allies back.
true
56. General Rommel was forced to commit suicide by Hitler, because of his involvement in a failed assassination attempt against Hitler.
true
57. What was "Ashcan?"
The code name for the American detention center at Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg, established to hold high-ranking Germans. The British equivalent was called "Dustbin."
58. What was Atlantico? The name of Mussolini's white stallion.
59. Where, and on what date, and under whose command was the U.S. Eighth Air Force activated? Savannah, Georgia, January 28, 1942, under Brig. General Asa N. Duncan.
60. Which U.S. Division was the first of all Allied units to set foot on German soil and to penetrate the Siegfried Line?
5th Armored Division. At 1630 hours on September 11, 1944, a few members of the 2nd Platoon, Troop B, 85th Cavalry Sq. crossed into Germany at Stolzembourg. The reconnaissance patrol consisted of Sgt. Warner W. Holzinger, Cpl. Ralph E. Diven, T/5 Coy T. Locke, Pfc. William McColligan, Pfc. George F. McNeal and Pfc. Jesse Stevens.
61. What were "Married Companies?" (long answer)
The "A" tank companies and "A" infantry companies were paired off. Likewise paired were the "B" companies and the "C" companies. Within the companies, each infantry platoon of five squad-halftracks was paired with a platoon of five medium tanks. Within the platoons, each medium tank crew of five men was paired with its own infantry squad of twelve men. The final result of the "marriage" was a Sherman tank, a halftrack and 17 men who were to eat, sleep and fight together.
62. Who told General George C. Marshall, "The people of China, of the Philippines, of the Dutch East Indies will be watching us. They may excuse failure but they will not excuse abandonment."?
Dwight D. Eisenhower, concerning the fall of the Philippines to the Japanese.
63. What was "L" and where was it located?
"L" was the designator of the largest Japanese espionage ring in the world. It was located in Mexico City.
64. What was the name of the song written by Irving Berlin for the U.S. Navy Relief and introduced by Kate Smith in 1942? I Threw a Kiss in the Ocean
65. What was the "FFI"? French Forces of the Interior, part of the French Resistance.
66. What was a "limpet"?
A time delayed mine that could be attached to the hull of a ship by magnets.
67. Emperor Hirohito would often read what American magazine while in his air raid shelter in Tokyo? National Geographic Magazine
68. Who was Nazi party member number 8672? Joseph Goebbels.
69. What was the "Magic Carpet Fleet?"
The name given to the U.S. Navy carriers that were used at the end of World War II to transport servicemen back to the States.
70. What cartoon character was classified 4F, unfit for military service, for faulty vision?
No, it wasn't Mr. Magoo, it was Superman.
71. What were the four freedoms President Franklin D. Roosevelt listed in his State of the Union speech on January 6, 1941?
Freedom of Speech and Expression
Freedom of Religion
Freedom from Want
Freedom from Fear
72. What was the name of FDR's private railroad car and how much did he pay for it?
Ferdinand Magellan cost FDR one dollar.
73. What was "klim?"
The name given to powdered milk by American forces. It's milk spelled backwards.
74. What were the five neutral European countries during World War II?
Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, and Ireland.
75. What was called the "Achilles Heel" of the American defense in World War II?
The Panama Canal.
76. Who was the only German woman to receive the Iron Cross First Class in World War II?
Hanna Reitsch.
77. What two Nazi war criminals repented their crimes before their deaths?
Hans Frank while imprisoned at Nuremberg and Reinhard Heydrich as he lay dying in 1942.
78. What was "Washing Machine Charlie?"
A Japanese aircraft that flew over Guadalcanal every night at 0330 hours to drop a single bomb on U.S. Marines.
79. Who was Herbert Hans Haupt?
He is a German spy who landed in Florida. He was executed on August 8, 1942.
80. What was Site S?
It was Alamagordo, New Mexico, where the first atomic bomb was detonated.
81. What was "Klim"
Powdered milk
82. Who was "Dugout Doug"?
Douglas MacArthur
83. Who was one of the great leaders of World War Two who smoked a cigar?
Winston Churchill
84. What does "I.S.R." stand for and who was famous for saying it?
"I shall return," and Douglas MacArthur was famous for saying it.
85. Who was the S.S.
Hitlers bodyguards
86. Who was "Blood and Guts"?
General George Patton
87. Who was "Kilroy"?
A shipyard inspector who chalked on the bulkheads a drawing of a little guy who lasted for years to come.
88. What was the German code name for Ireland?
Mackerel
89. What was the name of the dog that landed with the U.S. Marines at Iwo Jima?
George
90. How many generals did the U.S. have at the end of WWII?
1,500
Who said....?:
91. "Once war is forced on us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War's very object is victory---not prolonged indecision."
General Douglas MacArthur.
92. "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana.
93. "If we have the power, we'll never give it up again unless we're carried out of our offices as corpses." Joseph Goebbels
94. "I have seen war....I hate war." Franklin D. Roosevelt 14 August 1936.
95. "Hit hard, hit fast, hit often." Admiral William Halsey.
96. "If a man starts a war, he must have the nerve to bear the consequences."
General Kurt Zeitzler.
97. "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." General George Patton.
98. "We proved that the antidote to racism is excellence in performance."
Lt. Col. Herbert Carter.
99. "[Roosevelt] lied us into war because he did not have the political courage to lead us into it." Congresswoman Claire Boothe Luce, 1944 campaign.
100. "I am insulted by the persistent assertion that I want war. Am I a fool? War! It would settle nothing." Adolf Hitler
Ferty get with me and let me know what game you would like.
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11-23-2008
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Armifer, I think they're set up in Jeopardy style.
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Ooooooooooooooooooooooh!
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I didn't grade them completely once I found out they lost.
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Losers are not that important
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DJIA!!! What does the ticker say about its performance level?! It's over NINE-THOUSAND!!!!
Walk softly and carry a big stick... or
Hit them with a big stick then softly walk away...
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11-23-2008
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BR Video Engineer
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OMG how did I miss a question!! /cry
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Soo...Leisure Suit Larry is not one of the games to win?
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