World War Two Acrostic

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1. Can you name the British four-engined bomber, which along with the Stirling and Halifax, carried out the night bombing campaign against the Third Reich? Answer: (One Word)

2. After being awarded the Victoria Cross for aerial operations during the War, this man went on to found a chain of homes for the incurably sick. Who was he? Leonard Cheshire Johnnie Fauquier Guy Gibson Willie Tait

3. The supply ship of the pocket battleship Graf Spee tried to return to Germany with about 300 British merchant seamen as prisoners after Graf Spee was scuttled near Montevideo. What was the name of the supply ship? Lutzow Cossack Altmark Emden

4. During the German invasion of which country did the word 'quisling', meaning 'traitor', enter the English language? Norway Soviet Union France Denmark

5. The Reverend John Weir Foote was awarded the Victoria Cross for his part in the 'reconnaissance in force' at Dieppe in 1942. What was his nationality? Irish English Canadian Australian

6. Which passenger liner was sunk within six hours of Great Britain's declaration of war on 3rd September 1939? Mont Blanc Lusitania Athenia Imo

7. Which famous WWII aircraft was designed by Reginald Mitchell? Lancaster Hurricane Spitfire Wellington

8. Which German battleship spent much of the war lurking in a Norwegian fjord, posing a threat to Allied shipping which caused it to be the object much attention? Bismarck Scharnhorst Graf Spee Tirpitz

9. In what country is El Alamein, site of one of the major battles of the war in North Africa? Libya Egypt Tunisia Algeria

10. Which British ship was sunk in the British fleet anchorage at Scapa Flow on 14th October 1939? Hood Ark Royal Royal Oak Barham