The Google-friendly History Question Thread.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

It must involve the gun dropping cheese eating surrender monkeys somehow.

Close. Wrong war, wrong army, wrong planet, but close.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

This isn't something to do with the Russian Revolution or Civil War is it? I seem to remember a group of Czechs who had to go most of the way around the world (or so it seemed) to get home. I don't know if they were retreating all the time though. Although as someone once remarked about the US Marines in Korea in the winter of 1950/1951: retreating is simply advancing in another direction.

Bingo. The Czech started out in Archangel, got separated from the other Allied forces and wound up exiting via the Pacific Ocean. ELEVEN time zones.

Your turn.

[cowiz]

It must involve the gun dropping cheese eating surrender monkeys somehow.

Close. Wrong war, wrong army, wrong planet, but close.

How about the Italians who have tanks with 5 reverse gears and 1 forward gear - just in case the enemy sneaks up from behind.

[klr]

OK, seeing as this is Google-friendly (although I got that one from memory), this should be on the difficult side.

In design and engineering terms, what was the biggest British contribution to the Korean War?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

It must involve the gun dropping cheese eating surrender monkeys somehow.

Close. Wrong war, wrong army, wrong planet, but close.

How about the Italians who have tanks with 5 reverse gears and 1 forward gear - just in case the enemy sneaks up from behind.

That's not all that far off. Five, IIRC, British tanks stopped several thousand Italians as they retreated in North Africa.

Check out Beda Fomm.

wwiie34.jpg

[klr]

It must involve the gun dropping cheese eating surrender monkeys somehow.

Close. Wrong war, wrong army, wrong planet, but close.

How about the Italians who have tanks with 5 reverse gears and 1 forward gear - just in case the enemy sneaks up from behind.

That's not all that far off. Five, IIRC, British tanks stopped several thousand Italians as they retreated in North Africa.

Check out Beda Fomm.

wwiie34.jpg

Reading about the first year of the North African campaign is like watching a tennis match - back and forth, back and forth.

[klr]

OK, seeing as this is Google-friendly (although I got that one from memory), this should be on the difficult side.

In design and engineering terms, what was the biggest British contribution to the Korean War?

Well, that one seemed to go down like a lead balloon ... it wasn't even half as difficult as I made it out to be.

[Don't Panic]

OK, seeing as this is Google-friendly (although I got that one from memory), this should be on the difficult side.

In design and engineering terms, what was the biggest British contribution to the Korean War?

Well, that one seemed to go down like a lead balloon ... it wasn't even half as difficult as I made it out to be.

Without googling, I'll take a guess at the helicopters that the US army used?

[klr]

OK, seeing as this is Google-friendly (although I got that one from memory), this should be on the difficult side.

In design and engineering terms, what was the biggest British contribution to the Korean War?

Well, that one seemed to go down like a lead balloon ... it wasn't even half as difficult as I made it out to be.

Without googling, I'll take a guess at the helicopters that the US army used?

Interesting idea, but no: Helicopter development was largely driven by the US.

I suppose the question is a bit subjective, but when the answer appears, I think people will see where I'm coming from.

[Don't Panic]

OK, seeing as this is Google-friendly (although I got that one from memory), this should be on the difficult side.

In design and engineering terms, what was the biggest British contribution to the Korean War?

Well, that one seemed to go down like a lead balloon ... it wasn't even half as difficult as I made it out to be.

Without googling, I'll take a guess at the helicopters that the US army used?

Interesting idea, but no: Helicopter development was largely driven by the US.

I suppose the question is a bit subjective, but when the answer appears, I think people will see where I'm coming from.

Well I was thinking design and engineering to mean a piece of equipment of some kind.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

OK, seeing as this is Google-friendly (although I got that one from memory), this should be on the difficult side.

In design and engineering terms, what was the biggest British contribution to the Korean War?

Well, that one seemed to go down like a lead balloon ... it wasn't even half as difficult as I made it out to be.

Without googling, I'll take a guess at the helicopters that the US army used?

Interesting idea, but no: Helicopter development was largely driven by the US.

I suppose the question is a bit subjective, but when the answer appears, I think people will see where I'm coming from.

Cold weather equipment?

[Animavore]

Are these all war questions? 'Cause if that's the case then I've no place here.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Are these all war questions? 'Cause if that's the case then I've no place here.

You can start another thread if you wish, I'd be interested in seeing what questions you'd pose.

[klr]

OK, seeing as this is Google-friendly (although I got that one from memory), this should be on the difficult side.

In design and engineering terms, what was the biggest British contribution to the Korean War?

Well, that one seemed to go down like a lead balloon ... it wasn't even half as difficult as I made it out to be.

Without googling, I'll take a guess at the helicopters that the US army used?

Interesting idea, but no: Helicopter development was largely driven by the US.

I suppose the question is a bit subjective, but when the answer appears, I think people will see where I'm coming from.

Cold weather equipment?

Nope! I thought you'd be on this one like a flash.

All I'll say it was a rather complex and very high-tech piece of equipment for it's time, and was designed by what still is a very famous and world-leading company.

[Don't Panic]

Well, that one seemed to go down like a lead balloon ... it wasn't even half as difficult as I made it out to be.

Without googling, I'll take a guess at the helicopters that the US army used?

Interesting idea, but no: Helicopter development was largely driven by the US.

I suppose the question is a bit subjective, but when the answer appears, I think people will see where I'm coming from.

Cold weather equipment?

Nope! I thought you'd be on this one like a flash.

All I'll say it was a rather complex and very high-tech piece of equipment for it's time, and was designed by what still is a very famous and world-leading company.

Rolls Royce jet engines?