History Quiz III (with rules)

[stalin006]

Originally posted by pawpaw
9 ad, teutobuger wald

thats the correct answer, 3 roman legions were sent there to expand the roman empire further north, but after this cathastropic defeat they settled w/ a rhine-danube border, leaving "germania" alone for many many years.

ur turn mr pawpaw

 

[pawpaw]

on nov 8,1950 lt. russell brown did something no one had every done before?

 

[stalin006]

brake the sound barrier? fly into the atmosphere?

 

[pawpaw]

no

 

[stalin006]

no idea then

 

[yaroslav]

I didn't know the answer so I did a google search, is it allow in this game?

 

[pawpaw]

Originally posted by yaroslav
I didn't know the answer so I did a google search, is it allow in this game?

if no one gets after a while its o.k.

 

[yaroslav]

ok, i'll give some minutes more to see if anyone remember the answer

 

[stalin006]

ummmh....... broke a flying record?
darn, this one is hard

 

[yaroslav]

Ok,I'm going to the bed. I'll post the answer I found tomorrow if there is no answer by then

 

[Evie]

Random guess : first pilot to shoot down a supersonic plane (Mig-15)

As I said - random.

 

[Serutan]

Just for grins and giggles: First time a manned jet was shot down by another manned jet?

 

[nonconformist]

Just a question.....is he famous? Honestly I have not heard of him but then again I am from Europe so I might not know all of the American legends

 

[yaroslav]

Oda Nobuanga (and others) are correct.

8 Nov Lt. Russell J. Brown, 16th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, flying a F-80C "Shooting Star" shoots down a MiG-15, scoring the first jet-to-jet aerial victory ever.

Quoted from: http://www.skalman.nu/koreanwar/1950.htm

nonconformist, welcome to CFC I didn't know him before yesterday, but I'm also an European

 

[pawpaw]

Originally posted by Serutan
Just for grins and giggles: First time a manned jet was shot down by another manned jet?

yes, but it is in dispute now that soviet records are avaliable. the soviets claim a mig-15 shot down a f-80 on nov. 1st,1950 but u.s. records record no lose. on browns victory soviet records say no plane was lost that day. so maybe nov. 9th,1950 when a navy f-9 shot down a mig and soviet records confirm a lose is the real answer


p.s. soviet records show that soviet pilots flew 2/3rds of the mig missions in korea and the u.s. had a 10-1 sucess rate--the russian air force must of had some crappy pilots

 

[Serutan]

OK, I think that means it's my question...


What depressing news did Bloody Mary receive that ocurred Jan. 7, 1558?

 

[Johann MacLeod]

that aquitane was lost to france?

 

[pawpaw]

Originally posted by Serutan
OK, I think that means it's my question...


What depressing news did Bloody Mary receive that ocurred Jan. 7, 1558?

there was a celery and tobassco shortage in england

 

[Serutan]

Originally posted by Johann MacLeod
that aquitane was lost to france?

Close, but no cigar.

@pawpaw: No, Ivan the Terrible had just died, so there was
no more vodka

 

[pawpaw]

Originally posted by Serutan




@pawpaw: No, Ivan the Terrible had just died, so there was
no more vodka

even worse change her name to v-8