For You Tommy...

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1. The British army squaddie has long been known as "Tommy". Tommy has a second name; what is it? Hawkins Atkins Dawkins Simpkins

2. English poet and scholar Robert Graves wrote about "Tommy" in his autobiography, in 1929. What is its title? England, My Home Farewell and Adieu Oh! to be in England Goodbye to All That

3. One suggestion for the origin of "Tommy" is that the name was chosen for demonstrations of how enlistees should fill out official forms for the Army. The first such form appeared in 1815, when "Tommy" filled in which document? Soldier's Pocket Book Medical Discharge Papers Requisition for Uniform Citiations for Bravery

4. By 1837, "Private Tommy" had been promoted in the demonstration documents, what was his new rank? Sergeant Lieutenant Corporal Colonel

5. Another theory for the origin of "Tommy" dates from the Battle of Boxtel in 1794. Which famous military figure was leading the British men when he spotted "the original Tommy" acquitting himself bravely under fire? Duke of Marlborough Duke of Wellington Duke of Kent Duke of Salisbury

6. Which piece of military equipment was nicknamed "Tommy-cooker" by the German forces during World War II? Badly Fitting Army Issue Boots Tin Helmets Sherman Tanks 14 inch Mortar Shells

7. Which Nobel Laureate wrote the poem "Tommy," in an anthology dedicated to someone with his own initials, published in 1892? George Bernard Shaw Paul Heyse Rudyard Kipling William Butler Yeats

8. To refute what he perceived as the "anti-Tommy" sentiments of the 1892 poem "Tommy", which poet, often referred to as "the World's worst poet", wrote "Lines in Praise of Tommy" in 1898? Fingal O'Shaughnessy William McGonagall Bernard Robertson Edward Lear

9. There is a popular variety of a particular fruit which is named after our Tommy, what type of fruit is it? Apple Pear Peach Mango

10. A quiz on Tommy wouldn't be complete without perhaps the most famous "Tommy quote" of all; complete the following cliched line - "For you Tommy, _________" Answer: (Four Words 3,3,2,4)