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Scuppering at Scapa

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Scuppering at Scapa game quiz
"In 1919 the German fleet was sunk at Scapa Flow by the Germans themselves. Test your knowledge of this incident."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Where is Scapa Flow?
    England
    Ireland
    Wales
    Scotland


2. When the Armistice was signed in Novemver 1918, a number of specified German ships were to be interned. Where?
    Scapa Flow
    It never said
    A neutral port
    Norway


3. How many specified ships were to be handed over to the British?
    20
    74
    15
    127


4. Who was given overall command of the German ships while they were to be interned?
    Admiral Graf Spee
    Admiral Gunther Tirpitz
    Admiral Ludwig von Reuter
    Admiral Wilhelm Scheer


5. On what date did the scuttle take place?
    May 20th, 1919
    March 5th, 1919
    January 2nd, 1919
    June 21st, 1919


6. On that morning the admiral looked his fleet over with a telescope for the last time. Then ordered an encrypted message to be sent to all the German ships. What was the message?
    Here we go
    Arminius
    Hansel and Gretel
    Paragraph eleven confirm


7. How was the order to scuttle passed to the other ships?
    Blinking lights
    Semaphore flags
    Messaging pennants
    Radio


8. Who was responsible on each ship for opening the valves to flood the ships?
    Certain enlisted men
    Selected senior officers
    Captains
    Cooks and stewards


9. Did Britain ever accuse Berlin of ordering the sinking of the German ships at Scapa?
    Yes
    No


10. What happened to the admiral who commanded the German ships at Scapa?
    He was courtmartialed for destruction of German property
    He went home a hero
    He died on his flagship
    He was awarded the title 'Admiral of Scapa'


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Compiled Jun 28 12