Military Muddling

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1. The battle of San Jacinto may fairly be said to have decided the fate of Texas. As Houston's men attacked the unsuspecting Mexican army many shouted "Remember the Alamo." Now we all remember the Alamo, but what other battlecry did they use that we are less likely to remember? Kill Santa Ana Remember Davy Crockett Remember Goliad Don't tread on me

2. The Habbakuk Project was a 1942 British proposal to build a giant aircraft carrier to protect Atlantic convoys. Many advantages were claimed for it, but what was the main building material used? Ice Titanium Concrete Wood

3. John F. Kennedy's grave is the most visited in Arlington National Cemetery. Which hero of WW11 is the second most visited? Audie Murphy Jimmy Doolittle Reuben James George Patton

4. In 1942 on the Russian front, 48th German Corps had one division - the 14th Panzer - rendered nearly helpless by an unusual enemy. What was it? The wrong size ammunition was supplied Soviet glider attacks Mice The crews all had food poisoning

5. The shortest war in history was fought by the British in 1896. To be exact, on the 27th August. Hostilities commenced at 9.02 am, and ended at 9.40. But who were they fighting? The Isle of Wight Tibet Zanzibar Grenada

6. To breach the Atlantic Wall, an explosive device was developed which looked like a bobbin on its side with rockets mounted round the rims. The idea was that the device would propel itself over the beach and the 4,000lbs of guncotton in the central axle would explode against the defences. What was it called? The Big Wheel Wallbanger Breaching Device Mark 3 The Great Panjandrum

7. Everyone must be familiar with Tennyson's poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade". Yet at the same Battle of Balaclava shortly before, 800 men of the Scots Greys, The Inniskillings and the Fourth and Fifth Dragoon Guards had attacked three times their number of Russian heavy cavalry and put them to flight. Indeed , Tennyson wrote a poem about that, too. What was it called? The Charge of the Heavy Brigade Scarlett's Charge Onward They Thundered The Thin Red Line

8. Robert Fulton was an inventor from Virginia. As well as steamboats, between 1793 and 1797 he designed the Nautilus, arguably the first viable submarine. To whom did he try to sell it? William Pitt Napoleon Bonaparte Canada The North River Steamboat Company

9. The Battle of Messines Ridge in WW1 was distinguished by many things, not least by the explosion of a number of mines under the German position. They were a considerable success, and the position was gained with few British casualties. How much explosive was used? 1,000,000 lbs 10,000 lbs 100,000 lbs 1,000 lbs

10. The K-class submarines were built by the British from 1915 onwards in response to a requirement for boats which could keep up with the main battle fleet. They were successful in this, though the method used was rather dubious. What was it? Towlines Early nuclear reactor Steam engines Hydrogen peroxide injection