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February 26th, 2006, 11:16 PM
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A musical question: Marlene Dietrich was a famious German/American singer and actress but during WWII there was a French singer who sang for the Germans in Paris but helped the French resistance on the side. Who was she ?
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February 27th, 2006, 10:06 AM
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Very Good [img]tongue.gif[/img] Over to you.
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February 28th, 2006, 06:35 AM
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Not surprisingly, the ammunition had the highest priority for delivery to the British combat troops. What was the second thing on the priority list?
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February 28th, 2006, 07:47 AM
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Tea?
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February 28th, 2006, 09:33 AM
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Yes, it was tea. Your turn.
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February 28th, 2006, 01:42 PM
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Again?! 
Ok, In WW2 , what was the unofficial nickname of the 51st Highland Division (clue: it wasn't "Harper's Duds", or "Ladies from Hell")?
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March 1st, 2006, 10:14 AM
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Errrr...Why us???? Or jocks dont swim?...Wheres the boats???
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March 1st, 2006, 06:38 PM
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Boy George Brigade ? 
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March 1st, 2006, 07:17 PM
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No, Urgh...inventive though!
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March 2nd, 2006, 12:39 AM
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The 95th is known as the first bomb group to bomb Berlin.
This is the best I could find
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March 2nd, 2006, 12:43 AM
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Sorry for my last post, i screwed up. I believe the answer is
The Black Watch
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March 2nd, 2006, 02:14 AM
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Monty'sHighlanders?
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March 2nd, 2006, 08:34 AM
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The 'Highway Decorators' reflecting the HD insignia.
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'We march. The enemy is retreating in transport. We follow on foot.' Lt.Neil McCallum 5/7 Gordons 19th November 1942
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March 2nd, 2006, 08:50 AM
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Well done, Jaeger! It was indeed 'The Highway Decorators', from their habit of putting up signs with the Divisional logo on nearly every road in North Africa.
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March 3rd, 2006, 07:05 AM
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Staying in Scotland with the next question:
What Scottish regiment did famous actor David Niven serve with?
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March 3rd, 2006, 09:02 AM
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Sorry, I forget the regiment, but his great book the Moon is Blue or the Moon is a Balloon, is an excellent acount of his early years in the army, hillarious at times and ends with him in Germany in Phantom I believe? Sorry for interrupting quiz but if you have not read that book your missing out big time...
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March 5th, 2006, 09:52 AM
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I think the book is called the Moon is a blue balloon.
A pointer is that you won't find the regiment in the 51st HD.
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March 7th, 2006, 01:27 PM
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H.L.I? From a picture of him in said book???
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March 7th, 2006, 06:38 PM
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The Highland Light Infantry is correct urqh.
Among the other regiments was the Kings Royal Rifle Corps and the commandoes.
As a curiousity Peter Ustinov was one of his soldiers in the HLI.
Your turn urqh
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March 14th, 2006, 02:16 PM
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Cheated, got it from his book..
OK Don't know if this has been asked before maybe...
What is the connection between the TITANIC and the Dunkirk evacuation (a person)
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March 14th, 2006, 02:53 PM
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Oh I know that one without looking it up - Charles Lightoller....
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March 15th, 2006, 09:01 AM
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Yup, Martin you get it... When I asked it, it occured to me its probably been asked on this quiz before....
So Martins turn again..My great grandad was a survivor of the titanic... He was a stowaway really, in great Murphy tradition on thinking he was going to get caught he launched a lifeboat the day before the iceberg hit, and my great great grandad was killed at the Big Horn, camping, heared a noise... went over to complain..
His great great great....grand dad in 1066 was testing the new celtic bow on the ranges outside Hastings, and let his finger slip on the new Irish string the Brits were thinking of buying..2 miles that arrow travelled.....his mate warned him not to do that again as he could have someones eye out...ok sorry...all yours Martin..
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March 15th, 2006, 02:53 PM
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a hard question:why did hitler hated the Jews so much.
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When he was in primary school, his teacher pointed out how the Jews were causing all the problems.
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