We need another WW2 quiz

Since it's American I'm gonna guess an M1.

 

We have a winner!
Your turn.

 

Thank you USA. If M1 was wrong my next guess was gonna be M2.


Next question.

Question: Which famous sniper killed on average 1 enemy soldier for every hour of day light until he was wounded.

 

Simo Häyhä, a Finnish sniper reputed to have killed 700 Russians in less than 100 days. He reportedly shot around 500 using a standard, bolt-action rifle with non-telescopic sights. Is it any wonder he earned the nickname White Death among his enemies?

 

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Correct. Your turn.

 

Wow, that is just madness. I mean I'm sure the number has to be inflated, but still. I was thinking that many kills would (*)(*)(*)(*) a man up, but then again after killing so many it probably just becomes a blur that no longer matters. Certainly not life shattering like one of my friends uncles; he was a FO who accidentally called in fire right on top of his own men. Killing your own guys accidentally like that would be extremely hard to live with. That's a special kind of mental hell that I don't think any reasonable person could really escape.

 

Please continue with the quiz- my favorite PF thing.

 

O.K., if no one's jumping in, let me give it a whirl:
What is the origin of the name "Jeep"?
Enjoy!

 

Named for a character in the Popeye comic strip..."jeep" was a nickname given to any new and untried vehicle. (Before the Willys showed up, it was usually used to refer to a Dodge WC-51 command car.) When the war started, the newest vehicle was the Willys GP...hence, it was the "jeep".

The same term was hung on the USS Long Island, an aircraft carrier built on the hull of collier SS Mormacmail, resulting in CVE's being nicknamed "jeep carriers".

 

although it is very interesting but the thread is a total circle jerk..
google any question and voila…the answer..

i mean i hate to break your dreams of your favourite pf thing..but man this is lame...

 

Wow....what could you do to avoid such lameness?

Oh right- don't visit this thread if you don't like it.

You remind me of the people who complain about how they wasted 4 hours watching a stupid TV show.

 

Since no one has posted a new question, I will do so.

In Spring of 1940- roughly 18 months before the United States entered WW2- where did the U.S. Army stand in size compared to the rest of the world(i.e. first(largest), second, etc).

And in May 1940, the United States Army went up by 1 in the rankings of world armies- why did that happen?

 

Don't know but I would guess somewhere around 20th to 30th? Many Americans did however join foreign services before we were declared war on.

 

The version I was referring to is that the vehicle was first designated as General Purpose, and eventually shortened to GP, and finally Jeep.
Enjoy!

 

Well, I got kinda sorta close, anyway, in one choice.

 

I happen to reading "No Ordinary Time" right now, about FDR and Eleanor during the war years, and was surprised by what was stated as the United States position in Army strength- 18th- behind among others the Netherlands, Portugal and Switzerland. Moved to 17th in May, after the Netherlands fell.

Anyway- I just didn't fully realize how unprepared the U.S. was in 1940

 

Behind Romania also. Didn't read the entire list, but yes a lot of smaller countries had larger militaries.

 

As opposed to what? Ask questions where no one knows the answer?

 

There has never been a vehicle designated "General Purpose" by the US military. GP was Willys' internal code for the specifications: G=Government contract, P=80" wheelbase 4WD vehicle. The official designation of the Willys jeep was "truck, 1/4-ton, 4x4".

 

lol, you don't get it do you…ROFLMAO!!!
i read where he is telling people to wait for the answer to be approved as the right one…roflmao..
you could have a decent discussion here…but turning it into some sort of ribbon fest and like asking question that all can be googled is no contest at all…


have fun though…shut ins need their diversions too.

 

It's an honor system thing; not many posters hanging out down here, so it would become obvious pretty quick if somebody were get the exact answers a few times in a row. Most of the fever swamp squirrels stay upstairs, so feel free to not participate.

 

You don't get it. The idea is for people to be honest and not google.

 

yeah well if you look at some of the questions and the way most are answered it's google google google..
look the idea is great a myriad of discussions..in one thread …but handing out ribbons to one another for goggling is lame...

 

meh maybe i'm making mountain out of mole holes…
i apologize…the topics and answers and such are awesome…

sour grapes from me…i'm being an ********