WWII Quiz

tomtom22 said:
In 1942 a massacre was committed against Allied soldiers by members of the Imperial Japanese Army.

Name the location where this occurred, the Allied units involved and the Japanese Officer responsible.
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Parit Sulong in Malaysia.

Australian, British and Indian soldiers

Lt-Gen. Takuma Nishimura,
 
A ship sunk that carried gold bullion was sunk by a U Boat in 1942.


(1)Name the ship.
(2)Which convoy was she escorting?
(3)Which U Boat sank her?
 
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1. HMS Edinburgh
2. QP-11
3. U-456

She was carrying bullion from Russia to pay for its aid, most of the gold has been recovered, but there are still some 30 odd ingots missing, with the price of gold these days & modern technology it might be worth a shufti.
 
Partisan said:
1. HMS Edinburgh
2. QP-11
3. U-456

She was carrying bullion from Russia to pay for its aid, most of the gold has been recovered, but there are still some 30 odd ingots missing, with the price of gold these days & modern technology it might be worth a shufti.
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Spot on Partisan.

There were a lot of people up in arms about the recovery of the gold, as HMS Edinburgh is a war grave.
 
Very true, but that has never worried a govt when there are serious amounts of dosh to be had.

Anyway something nice and easy to keep the quiz flowing.

Originally formed in 1943, for a 1 off mission, this specialist unit pioneered the art of precision and are still in service today.

1. Who are they?
2. Name 3 of their code name weapons.
3. The unit motto.
 
Partisan said:
Very true, but that has never worried a govt when there are serious amounts of dosh to be had.

Anyway something nice and easy to keep the quiz flowing.

Originally formed in 1943, for a 1 off mission, this specialist unit pioneered the art of precision and are still in service today.

1. Who are they?
2. Name 3 of their code name weapons.
3. The unit motto.
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1) 617 Squadron
2) Not sure what you mean by codename weapons, but the general terminology used were: Tall Boy, Grand Slam and Bouncing Bombs, more modern weapons include MBDA Storm Shadow cruise-missile and Sea Eagle Missile
3) Après moi le déluge "After me, the flood"
 
Perseus, not exactly my best framed question, I wanted to try and keep it simple without giving too much away.

You're spot on, although I realise that the bouncing bomb wasn't quite a code name bomb. Still I'll plead quiz master perogative.

The story of 617 Sqn has always entranced me, in many ways the broke the mould for bomber tactics, precision bombing, use of mosquito's, then mustangs to mark targets, all against RAF doctrine. I look forward to seeing how Peter Jackson treats the Sqn in his new film, due next year, time to dust off the old one & give it a blast.

So it's over to you.
 
Quite an easy one but interesting

Who is the only surviver of both Atomic bombs used in anger, and how old is this person now?

A bit more challenging, so try these questions as a bonus

what was this person doing at the time, how far away from ground zero and what were his injuries during the first strike? From precisely where did he depart for Nagasaki (clue Japanese transport must have been rather more resilient than Network Rail!) and how far was he away from the second bomb.
 
Jay Leno did a joke about him on his show last nite. Said he was going to fire his travel agent.
He is 90 years old.
 
perseus said:
PS I only want the first part i.e.



The rest is for a bit of fun!
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Tsutomu Yamaguchi
93 years old.

Yamaguchi was on a business trip in Hiroshima when the U.S. aircraft ‘Enola Gay’ dropped the bomb on this city, about three miles from where he was. He suffered severe burns and spent the night there before returning to his city, Nagasaki, where he experienced another bombing.

Talk about crappy luck.

I am so tempted to repeat a joke I heard about the A bombs, but it might be considered bad taste.

I wonder if he glows in the dark.
 
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Its got to be some kind of bad luck...kinda like the US Forest Ranger who got hit by lightning seven times. Just in the wrong place at the right time.

Strangest thing is...he wouldnt have been involved in the second one if the primary city had not been clouded over. So maybe it was his karma that wanted him toasted.

lucky to have survived both though.
 
Your turn BritinAfrica

Most of the bonus is on Wiki under his name

Yamaguchi, an engineer in Hiroshima on a business trip for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on August 6, 1945 was just stepping off a tram when the atomic bomb Little Boy was dropped over the city just 3 kilometers away. The resulting explosion destroyed his eardrums, left him temporarily blinded, and left him with serious burns over the left side of the top half of his body. He was wrapped in bandages for his skin wounds, and he went completely bald. Like many of the survivors of the atomic explosions, Mr Yamaguchi suffered agony for much of his life. His wife was also poisoned by black rain.[5] Yamaguchi spent a fitful night in an air raid shelter before returning to his hometown of Nagasaki the following day.[6] Unfortunately, Yamaguchi was once again 3 kilometers away explaining to his supervisor how close he came to death just a few days before when the second bomb Fat Man was dropped.[5]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_Yamaguchi

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/25/hiroshima-nagasaki-survivor-japan

but I find this most amazing

Eventually they discovered the station was still functioning,
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ells-lived-Hiroshima--fled-home-Nagasaki.html

questions the impact the atomic bomb had on the rail infrastructure, when we cannot even manage an inch of snow nowadays.
 
What was the collective name for the equipment that helped British troops on D Day and the days after?

Name two pieces of equipment?

Who invented them?
 
One would be Hobarts Funnies which were a range of tanks designed to do special jobs.
The other I would say would have been the Mulberry harbour now sevral people have claimed credit for this design
 
I also go with Hobart, my options are:

1. PLUTO - pipeline under the ocean
2. FIDO - fog investigation and dispersal operation, used to clear the fog around airfields.
 
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