OT: Military Trivia Contest ** OR ** Bobbing for Hydrosols

[Guest guest]

Yo Butch~

So what ARE the correct answers?

I thought I knew something about Military History

till I read these questions. Will have to see how

many Captain Nephew and Captain Niece get right.

Oh this will be funny over the Holiday dinner.

Happy Thanksgiving to you too!

Janet

 

 

>Hi y'all,

>

>Them whut wants to participate in the below contest can send their

>replies to me. Them whut ain't reading the mail now .. or who get Oils

> & Herbs on Digest .. are out of luck cause this contest ends two hours

>after it hits the List. ;-p

>

>Winner is the one with the most correct answers .. the winner will get a

>Gallon of Certified Organic Lavender Hydrosol (Lavandula angustifolia),

>Origin USA .. which sells for $59.97.

>

>Second place will get a Gallon of Certified Organic Yarrow Hydrosol

>(Achillea millefolium) .. which sells for $49.99.

>

>Third place will get 16 oz of Organic Rose Hydrosol, Turkish (Rosa

>damascena) which sells for $10.99.

>

>Fourth place will get my thanks for participating. ;-p

>

>I understand that the winner is likely to be the best crap shooter .. I

>don't expect we have all that many military historians on the list. But

>sometimes craps does happen. ;-)

>

>Rules are ..

>

>1. You gotta answer all questions .. choose a letter and send me the

>reply like:

>

>1 .. f

>2 .. j

>3 .. k

>

>2. Only one entry per person .. so please don't send me a post from

>16345 .. make it read ..

>

>John Smith <16345

>and tell me your city.

>

>3. Entries gotta be in not later than TWO HOURS after this post hits

>the Oils & Herbs list.

>

>4. The Judge is me .. the Judge's decisions are final .. there is no

>room for disagreement .. how's that for autocracy? ;-)

>

>5. Winners will be announced on Oils & Herbs. Oh yea .. you get the

>FREE Hydrosols .. but I ain't paying the shipping cost. ;-9

>

>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

>1. First Question: Why am I doing this? You gotta choose one.

>

>a. Cause I'm nuts.

>b. Cause I'm sucking down a buncha ice-cold Turkish Efes Beers now.

>c. Cause I think its a danged slick marketing tool.

>d. Cause I wanna reduce stock afore 31 December inventory.

>e. Cause its around Thanksgiving and I'm thankful for a lotta things.

>f. All the above.

>g. None of the above.

>

>So .. in addition to the above question .. you have the following. This

>is an easy test as its multiple choice .. just pick a letter. ;-p

>

>2. How many days did the US bomb Iwo Jima in prior to the invasion?

>

>a .. 72

>b .. 14

>c .. 09

>d .. 32

>

>3. What is considered the greatest naval battle in WW-II history?

>

>a .. Coral Sea

>b .. Java Sea

>c .. Leyte Gulf

>d .. Midway

>e .. Waterloo

>

>4. What was the last American airfield taken by the Japanese?

>

>a .. Henderson Field, Guadalcanal

>b .. Kunming, China

>c .. Laohokow, China

>d .. Ormoc Bay, Philippines

>e .. Russell Island, Solomon Islands

>

>

>5. The first German serviceman killed during or in events leading up to

>WW-II died at the hands of:

>

>a .. Americans

>b .. Russians

>c .. British

>d .. Japanese

>e .. Hippies

>

>6. The first American serviceman killed during or in events leading up

>to WW-II died at the hands of:

>

>a .. Germans

>b .. Russians

>c .. Chinese

>d .. Japanese

>e .. Witches

>

>7. The highest ranking American serviceman killed during or in events

>leading up to WW-II was ..

>

>a .. Maj Gen George Patton

>b .. Lt Gen Pickney Scranton

>c .. Maj Gen John A. Campbell

>d .. Lt Gen Leslie McNair

>e .. Brig Gen Samuel Snodgrass

>

>8. The above general officer was killed by ..

>

>a .. Germans

>b .. Americans

>c .. Japanese

>d .. British

>e .. Arabs

>

>9. The youngest U.S. serviceman to actually serve in combat during

>WW-II was:

>

>a .. Calvin Graham ....... US Navy ........... age 12

>b .. Johnson Squires ..... US Army ........... age 13

>c .. Colin O'Conner ...... US Marine Corp .... age 14

>d .. George Shackelford .. US Army Air Corp .. age 15

>

>10. The above young man was wounded in combat and received a Purple

>Heart and a ..

>

>a .. Promotion

>b .. Reassignment

>c .. Dishonorable Discharge

>d .. Invitation to meet Betty Grable

>e .. Film Contract in Hollywood

>

>11. At the time Pearl Harbor was attacked, the U.S. Navy Command

>Headquarters in Hawaii was called ..

>

>a .. US Navy Forces Pacific .......... (USNAVFORPAC)

>b .. US Navy Security Element ........ (USNAVSECELM)

>c .. US Navy Task Force Pacific ...... (USNAVTACFORPAC)

>d .. US Navy Command Pacific ......... (USCINCUS)

>

>12. The shoulder patch of the US Army's 45th Infantry Division was ..

>

>a .. A Diamond with a 45 in the center

>b .. A Lightening Bolt

>c .. A Swastika

>d .. A Full Moon

>d .. A Dove with lightening bolts in his beak

>

>13. At beginning of WW-II, Adolph Hitler's private train was named ..

>

>a .. Berliner

>b .. Richthopf

>c .. Amerika

>d .. Liebfrau

>e .. Schisskopf

>

>14. During WW-II, odds were greater of dying if one served in the ..

>

>a .. US Army Infantry

>b .. US Marine Corps

>c .. US Army Rangers

>d .. US Army Air Corps

>e .. Red Cross in Bronx, New York

>

>15. During WW-II the average days per year a ground force soldier

>actually spent in combat with an armed enemy was ...

>

>a .. 74

>b .. 126

>c .. 90

>d .. 210

>

>16. During the Vietnam War the average days per year a ground force

>soldier actually spent in combat with an armed enemy was ...

>

>a .. 74

>b .. 178

>c .. 94

>d .. 90

>

>17. When the allied armies reached the Rhine River in Germany, the

>first thing they did was ...

>

>a .. Take a break

>b .. Get drunk

>c .. Sing God Bless America

>d .. Pee in it

>e .. Take a bath

>

>18. During WW-II, German Me-264 bombers had a long-range capability but

>they never tried to hit the Continential USA because ..

>

>a .. Hitler thought it was not worth the effort.

>b .. American Air Defense systems were too strong.

>c .. They didn't have inflight refueling capabilities.

>d .. They planned to give them to the Japanese.

>e .. Were afraid of capture as they didn't like American beer.

>

>19. The famous German submarine, U-120. was sunk by ...

>

>a .. A British Destroyer.

>b .. A malfunctioning toilet.

>c .. An American torpedo.

>d .. A German submarine.

>e .. An iceberg.

>

>20. Among the first soldiers captured wearing German uniforms at the

>Battle of Normandy were several ..

>

>a .. Koreans

>b .. Frenchmen

>c .. Japanese

>d .. Somalis

>e .. Austrians

>f .. Turks

>

>And the tie-breaker .. like .. we might need one. ;-p

>

>21. Following a massive US Naval bombardment, 35,000 U.S. and Canadian

>troops stormed ashore at Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands .. they quickly

>took the island and only twenty-one troops were killed in the firefight.

>This was the smallest number of casualties of any island assault during

>WW-II. The reason was ...

>

>a .. The Naval bombardment destroyed all active resistance.

>b .. The Japanese force only consisted of one battalion.

>c .. The Japanese commander decided to surrender on the first day.

>d .. The Japanese forces were starving prior to the assault.

>e .. There were no enemy soldiers on the island.

>f .. They were dressed as Japanese soldiers and surprised the enemy.

>g .. They sprayed the island with Lavandula angustifolia and Rosa

> damascena so the Japanese forces were relaxed and dreaming.

>

>Y'all have fun .. and keep smiling .. and Happy Thanksgiving, etc. :-p

>

>Butch <http://www.AV-AT.com>http://www.AV-AT.com

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi y'all,

 

Them whut wants to participate in the below contest can send their

replies to me. Them whut ain't reading the mail now .. or who get Oils

& Herbs on Digest .. are out of luck cause this contest ends two hours

after it hits the List. ;-p

 

Winner is the one with the most correct answers .. the winner will get a

Gallon of Certified Organic Lavender Hydrosol (Lavandula angustifolia),

Origin USA .. which sells for $59.97.

 

Second place will get a Gallon of Certified Organic Yarrow Hydrosol

(Achillea millefolium) .. which sells for $49.99.

 

Third place will get 16 oz of Organic Rose Hydrosol, Turkish (Rosa

damascena) which sells for $10.99.

 

Fourth place will get my thanks for participating. ;-p

 

I understand that the winner is likely to be the best crap shooter .. I

don't expect we have all that many military historians on the list. But

sometimes craps does happen. ;-)

 

Rules are ..

 

1. You gotta answer all questions .. choose a letter and send me the

reply like:

 

1 .. f

2 .. j

3 .. k

 

2. Only one entry per person .. so please don't send me a post from

16345 .. make it read ..

 

John Smith <16345

and tell me your city.

 

3. Entries gotta be in not later than TWO HOURS after this post hits

the Oils & Herbs list.

 

4. The Judge is me .. the Judge's decisions are final .. there is no

room for disagreement .. how's that for autocracy? ;-)

 

5. Winners will be announced on Oils & Herbs. Oh yea .. you get the

FREE Hydrosols .. but I ain't paying the shipping cost. ;-9

 

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

1. First Question: Why am I doing this? You gotta choose one.

 

a. Cause I'm nuts.

b. Cause I'm sucking down a buncha ice-cold Turkish Efes Beers now.

c. Cause I think its a danged slick marketing tool.

d. Cause I wanna reduce stock afore 31 December inventory.

e. Cause its around Thanksgiving and I'm thankful for a lotta things.

f. All the above.

g. None of the above.

 

So .. in addition to the above question .. you have the following. This

is an easy test as its multiple choice .. just pick a letter. ;-p

 

2. How many days did the US bomb Iwo Jima in prior to the invasion?

 

a .. 72

b .. 14

c .. 09

d .. 32

 

3. What is considered the greatest naval battle in WW-II history?

 

a .. Coral Sea

b .. Java Sea

c .. Leyte Gulf

d .. Midway

e .. Waterloo

 

4. What was the last American airfield taken by the Japanese?

 

a .. Henderson Field, Guadalcanal

b .. Kunming, China

c .. Laohokow, China

d .. Ormoc Bay, Philippines

e .. Russell Island, Solomon Islands

 

 

5. The first German serviceman killed during or in events leading up to

WW-II died at the hands of:

 

a .. Americans

b .. Russians

c .. British

d .. Japanese

e .. Hippies

 

6. The first American serviceman killed during or in events leading up

to WW-II died at the hands of:

 

a .. Germans

b .. Russians

c .. Chinese

d .. Japanese

e .. Witches

 

7. The highest ranking American serviceman killed during or in events

leading up to WW-II was ..

 

a .. Maj Gen George Patton

b .. Lt Gen Pickney Scranton

c .. Maj Gen John A. Campbell

d .. Lt Gen Leslie McNair

e .. Brig Gen Samuel Snodgrass

 

8. The above general officer was killed by ..

 

a .. Germans

b .. Americans

c .. Japanese

d .. British

e .. Arabs

 

9. The youngest U.S. serviceman to actually serve in combat during

WW-II was:

 

a .. Calvin Graham ....... US Navy ........... age 12

b .. Johnson Squires ..... US Army ........... age 13

c .. Colin O'Conner ...... US Marine Corp .... age 14

d .. George Shackelford .. US Army Air Corp .. age 15

 

10. The above young man was wounded in combat and received a Purple

Heart and a ..

 

a .. Promotion

b .. Reassignment

c .. Dishonorable Discharge

d .. Invitation to meet Betty Grable

e .. Film Contract in Hollywood

 

11. At the time Pearl Harbor was attacked, the U.S. Navy Command

Headquarters in Hawaii was called ..

 

a .. US Navy Forces Pacific .......... (USNAVFORPAC)

b .. US Navy Security Element ........ (USNAVSECELM)

c .. US Navy Task Force Pacific ...... (USNAVTACFORPAC)

d .. US Navy Command Pacific ......... (USCINCUS)

 

12. The shoulder patch of the US Army's 45th Infantry Division was ..

 

a .. A Diamond with a 45 in the center

b .. A Lightening Bolt

c .. A Swastika

d .. A Full Moon

d .. A Dove with lightening bolts in his beak

 

13. At beginning of WW-II, Adolph Hitler's private train was named ..

 

a .. Berliner

b .. Richthopf

c .. Amerika

d .. Liebfrau

e .. Schisskopf

 

14. During WW-II, odds were greater of dying if one served in the ..

 

a .. US Army Infantry

b .. US Marine Corps

c .. US Army Rangers

d .. US Army Air Corps

e .. Red Cross in Bronx, New York

 

15. During WW-II the average days per year a ground force soldier

actually spent in combat with an armed enemy was ...

 

a .. 74

b .. 126

c .. 90

d .. 210

 

16. During the Vietnam War the average days per year a ground force

soldier actually spent in combat with an armed enemy was ...

 

a .. 74

b .. 178

c .. 94

d .. 90

 

17. When the allied armies reached the Rhine River in Germany, the

first thing they did was ...

 

a .. Take a break

b .. Get drunk

c .. Sing God Bless America

d .. Pee in it

e .. Take a bath

 

18. During WW-II, German Me-264 bombers had a long-range capability but

they never tried to hit the Continential USA because ..

 

a .. Hitler thought it was not worth the effort.

b .. American Air Defense systems were too strong.

c .. They didn't have inflight refueling capabilities.

d .. They planned to give them to the Japanese.

e .. Were afraid of capture as they didn't like American beer.

 

19. The famous German submarine, U-120. was sunk by ...

 

a .. A British Destroyer.

b .. A malfunctioning toilet.

c .. An American torpedo.

d .. A German submarine.

e .. An iceberg.

 

20. Among the first soldiers captured wearing German uniforms at the

Battle of Normandy were several ..

 

a .. Koreans

b .. Frenchmen

c .. Japanese

d .. Somalis

e .. Austrians

f .. Turks

 

And the tie-breaker .. like .. we might need one. ;-p

 

21. Following a massive US Naval bombardment, 35,000 U.S. and Canadian

troops stormed ashore at Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands .. they quickly

took the island and only twenty-one troops were killed in the firefight.

This was the smallest number of casualties of any island assault during

WW-II. The reason was ...

 

a .. The Naval bombardment destroyed all active resistance.

b .. The Japanese force only consisted of one battalion.

c .. The Japanese commander decided to surrender on the first day.

d .. The Japanese forces were starving prior to the assault.

e .. There were no enemy soldiers on the island.

f .. They were dressed as Japanese soldiers and surprised the enemy.

g .. They sprayed the island with Lavandula angustifolia and Rosa

damascena so the Japanese forces were relaxed and dreaming.

 

Y'all have fun .. and keep smiling .. and Happy Thanksgiving, etc. :-p

 

Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

[Guest guest]

Good Morning Butch.

Better late then never. is so behind on group mail.

Might have known more of these, but I just had one cup of coffee. LOL

Have a Great Thanksgiving.

Nancy

 

1. First Question: Why am I doing this? You gotta choose one.

a. Cause I'm nuts.

b. Cause I'm sucking down a buncha ice-cold Turkish Efes Beers now.

c. Cause I think its a danged slick marketing tool.

d. Cause I wanna reduce stock afore 31 December inventory.

*****e. Cause its around Thanksgiving and I'm thankful for a

lotta things.

f. All the above.

g. None of the above.

So .. in addition to the above question .. you have the following.

This

is an easy test as its multiple choice .. just pick a letter. ;-p

 

2. How many days did the US bomb Iwo Jima in prior to the invasion?

a .. 72

b .. 14

****c .. 09

d .. 32

3. What is considered the greatest naval battle in WW-II history?

a .. Coral Sea

b .. Java Sea

c .. Leyte Gulf

****d .. Midway

e .. Waterloo

4. What was the last American airfield taken by the Japanese?

a .. Henderson Field, Guadalcanal

b .. Kunming, China

c .. Laohokow, China

****d .. Ormoc Bay, Philippines

e .. Russell Island, Solomon Islands

 

5. The first German serviceman killed during or in events leading up to WW-II

died at the hands of:

a .. Americans

****b .. Russians

c .. British

d .. Japanese

e .. Hippies

6. The first American serviceman killed during or in events leading up to WW-II

died at the hands of:

a .. Germans

b .. Russians

c .. Chinese

****d .. Japanese

e .. Witches

7. The highest ranking American serviceman killed during or in

events leading up to WW-II was ..

a .. Maj Gen George Patton

b .. Lt Gen Pickney Scranton

***c .. Maj Gen John A. Campbell

d .. Lt Gen Leslie McNair

e .. Brig Gen Samuel Snodgrass

8. The above general officer was killed by ..

a .. Germans

b .. Americans

c .. Japanese

d .. British

e .. Arabs

 

9. The youngest U.S. serviceman to actually serve in combat during

WW-II was:

a .. Calvin Graham ....... US Navy ........... age 12

****b .. Johnson Squires ..... US Army ........... age 13

c .. Colin O'Conner ...... US Marine Corp .... age 14

d .. George Shackelford .. US Army Air Corp .. age 15

10. The above young man was wounded in combat and received a Purple Heart and a

...

a .. Promotion

****b .. Reassignment

c .. Dishonorable Discharge

d .. Invitation to meet Betty Grable

e .. Film Contract in Hollywood

11. At the time Pearl Harbor was attacked, the U.S. Navy Command

Headquarters in Hawaii was called ..

a .. US Navy Forces Pacific .......... (USNAVFORPAC)

b .. US Navy Security Element ........ (USNAVSECELM)

c .. US Navy Task Force Pacific ...... (USNAVTACFORPAC)

****d .. US Navy Command Pacific ......... (USCINCUS)

12. The shoulder patch of the US Army's 45th Infantry Division was

...

a .. A Diamond with a 45 in the center

****b .. A Lightening Bolt

c .. A Swastika

d .. A Full Moon

d .. A Dove with lightening bolts in his beak

13. At beginning of WW-II, Adolph Hitler's private train was named

...

a .. Berliner

b .. Richthopf

c .. Amerika

d .. Liebfrau

****e .. Schisskopf

14. During WW-II, odds were greater of dying if one served in the ..

*****a .. US Army Infantry

b .. US Marine Corps

c .. US Army Rangers

d .. US Army Air Corps

e .. Red Cross in Bronx, New York

15. During WW-II the average days per year a ground force soldier

actually spent in combat with an armed enemy was ...

a .. 74

b .. 126

c .. 90

****d .. 210

16. During the Vietnam War the average days per year a ground force soldier

actually spent in combat with an armed enemy was .

a .. 74

b .. 178

****c .. 94

d .. 90

17. When the allied armies reached the Rhine River in Germany, the

first thing they did was ...

a .. Take a break

b .. Get drunk

c .. Sing God Bless America

****d .. Pee in it

e .. Take a bath

18. During WW-II, German Me-264 bombers had a long-range capability but they

never tried to hit the Continential USA

because ..

a .. Hitler thought it was not worth the effort.

****b .. American Air Defense systems were too strong.

c .. They didn't have inflight refueling capabilities.

d .. They planned to give them to the Japanese.

e .. Were afraid of capture as they didn't like American beer.

 

19. The famous German submarine, U-120. was sunk by ...

****a .. A British Destroyer.

b .. A malfunctioning toilet.

c .. An American torpedo.

d .. A German submarine.

e .. An iceberg.

20. Among the first soldiers captured wearing German uniforms at the Battle of

Normandy were several ..

a .. Koreans

b .. Frenchmen

c .. Japanese

d .. Somalis

****e .. Austrians

f .. Turks

And the tie-breaker .. like .. we might need one. ;-p

21. Following a massive US Naval bombardment, 35,000 U.S. and

Canadian troops stormed ashore at Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands .. they quickly

took the island and only twenty-one troops were killed in the firefight. This

was the smallest number of casualties of any island assault during WW-II. The

reason was ...

*** a The Naval bombardment destroyed all active resistance.

b .. The Japanese force only consisted of one battalion.

c .. The Japanese commander decided to surrender on the first day.

d .. The Japanese forces were starving prior to the assault.

e .. There were no enemy soldiers on the island.

f .. They were dressed as Japanese soldiers and surprised the enemy.

g .. They sprayed the island with Lavandula angustifolia and Rosa

damascena so the Japanese forces were relaxed and dreaming.

 

Y'all have fun .. and keep smiling .. and Happy Thanksgiving, etc.

:-p

Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

 

 

scents1

 

 

[Guest guest]

Sorry I meant to send private. Just not fully awake yet..

Nancy

 

Good Morning Butch.

Better late then never. is so behind on group mail.

Might have known more of these, but I just had one cup of coffee. LOL

Have a Great Thanksgiving.

Nancy

 

 

 

scents1