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For You Tommy...

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Introduction:
"For many years, the humble British soldier has been known as "Tommy" - this quiz takes a look at his origins and history."


1. "Tommy" has a surname, what is it?
    Atkins
    Dawkins
    Hawkins
    Simpkins


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


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?
    Requisition for Uniform
    Citiations for Bravery
    Medical Discharge Papers
    Soldier's Pocket Book


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


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?
    Tin Helmets
    Sherman Tanks
    14 inch Mortar Shells
    Badly Fitting Army Issue Boots


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


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
    Mango
    Peach
    Pear


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)


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