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Hello All,
I though it might be a good idea and fun to start a Ship quiz which seems to be a passion for many around the forum.
** PLEASE NOTE ** - There are NO prizes on offer, it's just for fun and there's only a handful of simple rules:
RULES
All questions MUST be Ship related. They can be about any part of the subject, but it has to be relevant to the subject.
Whoever posts the correct answer to any question, then gets to post the next question, but ONLY after their answer has been accepted as correct by the person who posted the original question.
Note: If after 36 hours no follow up question is posted by the person who gave the correct answer to the previous one, then a member of the forumn support team will take the step of setting another question by proxy, and if the person who had their go will thus miss their go.
Likewise, if anywone sets a question but then fails to give acknowledgement that an answer to their question is either correct or incorrect, then again, the FST will set a new question by proxxy.
This is purely to keep the quiz flowing. If there is any disagreement by third parties over whether an answer that has been accepted as correct by the questions' author, is in fact wrong, then the author of the original question must mediate and decide on whether they should uphold their original judgement or accept the new answer as being correct. Whatever he/she decides is final and we move on to the next question.
Please try to keep any posts as being questions or answers - no idle chitchat unless it is relevant to a question or answer.
This is just for fun and entertainment, nothing else, so please keep it lighthearted and friendly peeps!!
I will start it off by asking the first question in the next post.
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Ok first question
Which famous maritime event was the San Francisco II involved in?
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Hi Jase,
The Spanish Armada.
Tony.
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Well done matey, Over to you for the next question “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Question,
Which ship carried the atom bombs to Tinian?
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USS Indianapolis carried the Hiroshima bomb dropped by enola gay, the other bomb for Nagasaki was delivered by a transport plane Steve
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Sorry Steve, my previous post didn't for some reason. You are correct, so over to you for the next question.
Tony.
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No problem  In the late 19th century which famous ship was deliberately run onto rocks and set alight in an attempted insurance fraud in the Caribbean. Steve
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Hi Stevie That wasn't the Marie Celeste by any chance? I seem to remember a TV program about how she eventually ended up and I'm sure she was destroyed in an insurance fraud, not sure where though! Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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Oops, really sorry, no idea how I missed this - Yes of course it was Robin  Steve
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Thanks Stevie! Ok this is an easy one! Sir Francis Drake became the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world in the Golden Hind right? - Wrong! He was plain Francis Drake when he sailed around the world, and he was knighted on his return to London (more for the amount of stolen Spanish treasure on board which Queen Elizabeth got half of!). And he didn't sail around the world in the Golden Hind either! He re-named his ship the Golden Hind to honour one of his associates half way through the epic voyage. So what was his ship called when he left England? Best of Luck Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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revenge I think. Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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I think it was the Pelican.................Tony
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Well done Swordfish! Pelican it was, I have to admit though, until I double checked I'd always thought she was renamed on her return to England at the same time Drake was knighted, but it was actually during the round the world voyage! A good try Karl, Revenge was indeed a contempory of the Golden Hind, I think she was Raleigh's own flagship and both of them sailed together against the Spanish Armada.  Over to you then Swordfish. Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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Thanks Robin...
What was the name of the U.S. Navy bulk carrier that went missing in the Bermuda Tri-angle, March 1918?
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That must have been the USS Cyclops, even though IIRC it was decided that it was most likely lost because of structural failure (the ship was loaded to the rim with heavy ores) rather than a mysterious and unexplained circumstance. Adrie 'Where to glue or where not to glue, that is the question'
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Cyclops it is Adrie,  over to you buddy...............Tony
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Thanks Tony. Ok, what links a British 24 gun sixth rate to the most decorated ship of WW II AND to a couple (couple as in 2) of prime numbers? All links have to be fully explained.  Adrie 'Where to glue or where not to glue, that is the question'
Building: Hr. Ms. de Ruyter (card), Retourschip Batavia (Revell), HMS Surprise (De Agostini)
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Hmmm, did I pose a question that was too difficult? I guess you could all do with a hint then.  Ok, the prime numbers are 17 and 01. Hope this helps. Adrie 'Where to glue or where not to glue, that is the question'
Building: Hr. Ms. de Ruyter (card), Retourschip Batavia (Revell), HMS Surprise (De Agostini)
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Think I have it - the numbers you gave helped It's the USS Enterprise and the number link in that the star trek USS enterprise is NCC-1701 Steve
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