{"id":3874,"date":"2021-05-24T18:00:27","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T17:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/?p=3874"},"modified":"2021-05-06T17:53:23","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T16:53:23","slug":"mws-quiz-retrospective-16-09-2020-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/2021\/05\/24\/mws-quiz-retrospective-16-09-2020-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"MWS Quiz Retrospective 16\/09\/2020 answers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Answers to Peter’s quiz from last year.<\/em><\/p>\n

Pictures used are public domain or used under Creative Commons licence. Click the image to see attribution and details.<\/em><\/p>\n

Q01a: Which river in Greek mythology would travellers take to the Underworld<\/p>\n

Answer: River Styx<\/span><\/p>\n

Q01b: What was the name of the Ferryman<\/p>\n

Answer: Charon<\/span><\/p>\n

Q02a: What was the home base of Stingray in the TV series<\/p>\n

Answer: Marineville<\/span><\/p>\n

Q02b: From the same series can you name either the ruler of the undersea city of Titanica, or the code name of his surface agent.<\/p>\n

Answer: Mighty Titan OR Agent X20<\/span><\/p>\n

Q03a : Which river separated Rome from the northern provinces of Italy, over which it was forbidden for a general to bring troops without permission of the Senate?<\/p>\n

Answer: Rubicon<\/span><\/p>\n

Q03b: Which Roman General\u2019s crossing of it precipitated the civil war of 49BC<\/p>\n

Answer: Julius Caesar<\/span><\/p>\n

Q04a: At which major river crossing did Napoleon suffer his greatest losses in the retreat from Moscow in 1812<\/p>\n

Answer: Niemen<\/span><\/p>\n

Q04b: Which French Marshal commanded the crossing operation and covering forces?<\/p>\n

Answer: Marshal Ney<\/span><\/p>\n

Q05a: What is the name of this aircraft?<\/p>\n

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Question 5a (Credit Tony Hisget. Click image for details)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Answer: Fairy Swordfish<\/span><\/p>\n

Q05b: What is the name of its successor?Question<\/p>\n

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5b (Public domain. Click image for details)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Answer: Fairy Abelcore<\/span><\/p>\n

Q06a: Where did the first major naval battle of WW2 take place?<\/p>\n

Answer: River Plate<\/span><\/p>\n

Q06b: Where did the Graf Spee take refuge after the battle?<\/p>\n

Answer: Montevideo, Uraguay<\/span><\/p>\n

Q07a: Who was the captain of the first submarine Nautilus?<\/p>\n

Answer: Nemo (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea)<\/span><\/p>\n

Q07b: Where or when was the first operational submarine used in combat?<\/p>\n

Answer: American War of Independence, Sept 7 1776 the \u201cTurtle\u201d attacked the British flagship HMS Eagle in New York harbour<\/span><\/p>\n

Q08a: Where was the first major land action of the combined allied armies fought against Imperial Russia in 1854?<\/p>\n

Answer: River Alma<\/span><\/p>\n

Q08b Which river gave its name to the battle in autumn 1914 which stopped the German advance on Paris?<\/p>\n

Answer: River Marne<\/span><\/p>\n

Q09a: Which combat over the river Derwent ended Scandinavian hopes in England?<\/p>\n

Answer: Battle of Stamford Bridge, 1066<\/span><\/p>\n

Q09b: Which battle of \u2018Black Week\u2019 in the 2nd Boer War was fought at a river crossing?<\/p>\n

Answer: Battle of the Modder River, 1899<\/span><\/p>\n

Q10a: Which Indiana Jones film starred River Phoenix as young Indy?<\/p>\n

Answer: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade<\/span><\/p>\n

Q10b: Where was Thoeden\u2019s son Theodred killed?<\/p>\n

Answer: At the Fords of Isen<\/span><\/p>\n

Q11a: Which river did this bridge span?<\/p>\n

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Question 11a (Public Domain. Click image for details)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Answer: The Rhine (at Remagen)<\/span><\/p>\n

Q11b: Name any ludicrous attempts to destroy it after its capture by US Forces?<\/p>\n

Any of the following answers: V2 rocket, Arado jet, Frogmen, 600mm Karl-Ger\u00e4t<\/a>, naval mines<\/p>\n

Q12a: Which club show game featured British \u2018stay behind\u2019 partisans in a 1940 \u2018What If\u2019?<\/p>\n

Answer: Bridge on the River Wye<\/a> (2011-12)<\/span><\/p>\n

Q12b: Several club games of the 2nd VietNam war featured riverine action. Which river was the primary focus?<\/p>\n

Answer: The Mekong<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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