The quizmaster this week was Andy; here are the questions (answers in the next post – no cheating…).
1a In 1967 the US formed the Mobile Riverine Force in Vietnam. This combined US Navy vessels with an infantry brigade. Who provided the infantry, US Army or US Marines ?
1b Name the Division that provided the infantry.
2a In 1838 Lieutenant Henry Bennett of the 45th Foot was the first British officer to die in the service of Queen Victoria; in which country was he killed?
2b The practice of purchase of commissions in the British Army was finally abolished as part of whose reforms in 1871?
3a What is the name or designation of this AFV ?
3b What is the name or designation of this AFV ?
4a In AD69 a revolt broke out in the Roman province of Germania Inferior. What was the name of the tribe leading the revolt
4b Name either the leader of the tribe, or the Roman general who defeated them.
5a Name the German contingent of the Napoleonic Wars to which these troops belong
5b Name their commander, killed at Quatre Bras
6a Which battle, on 16 April 1746 effectively ended the Jacobite Rebellion ?
6b Name the commander of the government forces at the battle.
7a During the Battle of Britain, which RAF Group was primarily responsible for the defence of London and South East England ?
7b Name the commander of the group .
8a To which Guards regiment do these soldiers belong?
8b In what year was the regiment formed?
9a In The Lord of the Rings, what is described in a poem that begins:
Grey as a mouse,
Big as a house,
Nose like a snake,
I make the earth shake ?
I want the name as used in the book / film.
9b One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them.
How many rings were made for the One Ring to rule?
10a In the first English Civil War (1642–1646) Parliament fielded only one full regiment of Cuirassier, can you name the unit ?
10b This regiment served in the campaigns in the South West in 1643, can you name either the Royalist or Parliamentarian commanders in this theatre ?
11a Which WW2 British unit used this field sign ?
11b Once re-equipped for the Normandy campaign, what was the principle tank used by this unit?
12a The classic film “The African Queen” and the 1995/96 MWS Show game (resurrected in 2012) was based on the minor naval actions on which African lake?
12b What was the name of the commander of the British forces on the lake?