Evie
Pronounced like Eevee
Yeah, well. I thought I'd put that up. We have a tanks warfare history quiz, AoA mentioned creating an air warfare one, so I figured I may as well go for my own favorite side of warfare...I seem to remember there being such a quiz at some point in the past in this forum, but it's been long over and done with. This quiz will MOSTLY focus on questions about 20th century (late 19th) and the eage of exploration (IE, the time of Caravel and galleons)
Early Ages
1)Which major naval battle opposed the forces of two of Ceasar's rival heirs in the first century BC?
2)What vessel type, without much innovation, remained the key of naval warfare from its creation by the greeks and other mediteranean up to the 16th century or so, being even the key fighter at the battle of Lepanto?
3)Talking about Lepanto, who was the commander of the Christians fleet?
15th/16th century onward : The age of exploration.
Up to Nelson, this is easily the major naval century. Most of the great explorers were at that time, and, perhaps more important even, the era of the galley as a warship finally died there - in 1588 or so. 1588, of course, is to naval warfare as 1940 is to tank warfare - the end of the era of the warship as a lumbering infantry platform and the dawn of its era as a fast, mobile artillery platform. The series of victory of the english fleet, almost empty of infantry forces, against an infantry-loaded Felicissima Armada definitely heralded a great change in naval warfare...
1)While sir Francis Drake left his own legend as leader of the english fleet during the defeat of the spanish armada, he was hardly their only leader. Fighting alongside him under teh command of the British admiral throughout the campaign, starting as early as plymouth, were two other strongly qualified naval captains. Who were they?
2)What were, anyway, the names of the actual leaders of the two fleets?
3)And while we're at it, what were the names of their flagships?
4)Throughout the first few battles of the campaign (Plymouth to Wight), the Armada lost only two major sea-worthy vessels, though one was a flagship and the other carried the treasury of the armada. What where these ships named?
5)Though the legend speaks of the enormous spanish vessels, and their tiny english counterpart, an average english war galleon (such as Revenge, Ark Royal, Victory, etc) was not very different in length from an average spanish one. However, one key difference made the Spanish vessel looks far more imposing, and ironically made the english vessels far superior in teh ensuing campaing...What was that key difference?
6)Even though most english vessels were of a much more modern design than their spanish counterpart, the english fielded a number of warship of ancient design, such as the Triumph. However, the Triumph's commander was able to use a certain force of nature to maintain an enormous advantage in maneuvering against the spanish, appearing to work feats of magic as his ship moved. What force of nature did he use so well?.
7) While the english navy fought extremely well with their weapons, it came close to the brim of defeat a number of time due to a major difficulty, though the capture of the two Spanish vessels early in the campaign alleviated it somewhat.
What was this difficulty?
8) The commander of the Spanish navy had for orders simply to cover the crossing of the army of one of the greatest miltary leaders of Europe into england. Which leader was this?
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9)While the bohemian created the first land-going armored cannon vehicle, which nation created the first sea-going vessels of that kind (generally speaking the first battleships), and what names are they usually known under now?
10)While not technically a war question, this relates to the naval warfare history. This dutch ship and its pilot inspired one of James Clavell's most famous novel, later brought to the screen. Who are they?
11)This spanish admiral, author of the plan for the assault on england, won a great victory against the portuguesse earlier, sealing the fate of that nation. Who was he?
12)This swedish galleon is famous for sinking on its official launch, and has been visited more than once by divers. What is its name?
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On to more recent times,
1)Taught by Nelson, this conception of naval warfare has remained unchallenged even unto recent times, being by far the most common in such battles as those of the Pacific war that did not involve carriers (Savo, Surigao). What is its main notion?
2)I couldn't really forget these two, could I? What were the names of the first two "modern" (steam powered) battleships?
3)Sunk at Havana in the late 19th century, this warship became a "Pearl Harbor" of sort, starting a war between a waned world power and a rising one. Which were they?
Twentieth century, here we come
1) A few years later, a second waning world power was defeated by a rising one. What is the particularity of that second rising power that made it unique at the time?
2) The attack of that nation on Port Arthur heralded already another attack which would take place thirty-seven years later. What did they have in common?
3)At the battle of Tsushima, a young ensign lost two fingers serving in the winning fleet. He would later rise to become an even more famous naval strategist than the one he served under at Tsushima. Who was he?
4)Who was high lord of the amiralty during the attempted attack on Galipoli in World War I?
5)In the first world war, germany introduced a new weapon that put an end to the notion that civilian warships should be given fair warning before being attacked. What was this weapon, why did it bring about the abandonment of the notion, and which german leader convinced the Kaiser to first turn lose this weapon?
6)Which strategy ultimately was accepted by england to avoid being brought to its knees by the new german unrestrained attacks?
7)What ship launched the first naval-launched land planes (not seaplanes) strike of history against the Zeppelin sheds of Tondern in 1918?
8)A daring, inovative plan was created in the late first world war that announced something which would become obvious in teh second. Though canceled due to various reason, it accurately predicted the rise of a new weapon...which one?
9)What was the US/UK/Japan ratio of battleships agreed on at the Washington conference?
10)What was the largest fleet engagement of the first world war?
11)On November, 1, 1914, the British navy suffered its first defeat in over a century. Where was this battle fought, and who was the winning leader?
12)The Royal Navy didn'T allow the defeat to go unavenged, of course. Vice Admiral Sturdee was given a powerful force and sent to intercept the German squadron. Where did this second battle take place, and how did it end?
13)What were the six Japanesse carriers sent to strike at Pearl Harbor?
14)What was the type name of the quite small class of warship designed primiarly for submarine hunting missions?
15)In June 1940, the carrier Glorious was destroyed in an extremely rare fashion for an aircraft carrier. How was it destroyed, and which ships were responsible?
16)Roughtly a year and a month before Pearl Harbor, another attack illustrated that it was possible to hit an enemy fleet in their harbor with torpedoes even without deep water. Where did this attack take place?
17)In 1941, the battleship Bismark broke through the english fleet and into the atlantic, sinking the battlecruiser Hood in passing. How was it eventually sunk?
18)This disastrous battle dispelled the myth that the Japanesse could not see well at night in 1942. Which was hit, and during which overall campaign was it fought? (Hint : we'Re looking for a post-Midway battle)
19) What was the name given by the americans to the constant supply convoy sent on a nightly basis by the Japanesse navy during this campaign?
20)While the kamikaze attacks could often put an american carrier out of service for a while, the british ones had a particularlity which allowed them to shrug off such attacks, one being known for resuming air operaion within the hour of being hin by a kamikaze. What was it?
21)What was the only battleship class of which construction has begun after the beginning of the war to be completed?
22)1992 marked the final death of an era for war at sea. What event of significance happened then?
23)While it seemed about to be permanently removed as a warship, Saddam Hussein gave this historical monument one last chance to fire its weapons in anger. Which warship is this?
24)Since the second world war, powerful navies rarely if ever came to grip in war. There was, in fact, only one occastion in the eighties when two carrier navies clashed in battle, though one of the carrier never actually fought, and most of the actual attacking was done by planes and submarines. What campaign was this?
25)Other conflicts have resulted in some naval skirmishes, such as the ones which brought about the destructions of the minesweeper "Hittine" and the frigate "Khukri". In which two conflicts of the seventies were these ships lost (one in the mediteranean, the other in the Indian ocean)?
I think that is enough. Some are of the "very" hard type, of course, though I tried to give hints (such as for 25).
Early Ages
1)Which major naval battle opposed the forces of two of Ceasar's rival heirs in the first century BC?
2)What vessel type, without much innovation, remained the key of naval warfare from its creation by the greeks and other mediteranean up to the 16th century or so, being even the key fighter at the battle of Lepanto?
3)Talking about Lepanto, who was the commander of the Christians fleet?
15th/16th century onward : The age of exploration.
Up to Nelson, this is easily the major naval century. Most of the great explorers were at that time, and, perhaps more important even, the era of the galley as a warship finally died there - in 1588 or so. 1588, of course, is to naval warfare as 1940 is to tank warfare - the end of the era of the warship as a lumbering infantry platform and the dawn of its era as a fast, mobile artillery platform. The series of victory of the english fleet, almost empty of infantry forces, against an infantry-loaded Felicissima Armada definitely heralded a great change in naval warfare...
1)While sir Francis Drake left his own legend as leader of the english fleet during the defeat of the spanish armada, he was hardly their only leader. Fighting alongside him under teh command of the British admiral throughout the campaign, starting as early as plymouth, were two other strongly qualified naval captains. Who were they?
2)What were, anyway, the names of the actual leaders of the two fleets?
3)And while we're at it, what were the names of their flagships?
4)Throughout the first few battles of the campaign (Plymouth to Wight), the Armada lost only two major sea-worthy vessels, though one was a flagship and the other carried the treasury of the armada. What where these ships named?
5)Though the legend speaks of the enormous spanish vessels, and their tiny english counterpart, an average english war galleon (such as Revenge, Ark Royal, Victory, etc) was not very different in length from an average spanish one. However, one key difference made the Spanish vessel looks far more imposing, and ironically made the english vessels far superior in teh ensuing campaing...What was that key difference?
6)Even though most english vessels were of a much more modern design than their spanish counterpart, the english fielded a number of warship of ancient design, such as the Triumph. However, the Triumph's commander was able to use a certain force of nature to maintain an enormous advantage in maneuvering against the spanish, appearing to work feats of magic as his ship moved. What force of nature did he use so well?.
7) While the english navy fought extremely well with their weapons, it came close to the brim of defeat a number of time due to a major difficulty, though the capture of the two Spanish vessels early in the campaign alleviated it somewhat.
What was this difficulty?
8) The commander of the Spanish navy had for orders simply to cover the crossing of the army of one of the greatest miltary leaders of Europe into england. Which leader was this?
_________________
9)While the bohemian created the first land-going armored cannon vehicle, which nation created the first sea-going vessels of that kind (generally speaking the first battleships), and what names are they usually known under now?
10)While not technically a war question, this relates to the naval warfare history. This dutch ship and its pilot inspired one of James Clavell's most famous novel, later brought to the screen. Who are they?
11)This spanish admiral, author of the plan for the assault on england, won a great victory against the portuguesse earlier, sealing the fate of that nation. Who was he?
12)This swedish galleon is famous for sinking on its official launch, and has been visited more than once by divers. What is its name?
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On to more recent times,
1)Taught by Nelson, this conception of naval warfare has remained unchallenged even unto recent times, being by far the most common in such battles as those of the Pacific war that did not involve carriers (Savo, Surigao). What is its main notion?
2)I couldn't really forget these two, could I? What were the names of the first two "modern" (steam powered) battleships?
3)Sunk at Havana in the late 19th century, this warship became a "Pearl Harbor" of sort, starting a war between a waned world power and a rising one. Which were they?
Twentieth century, here we come
1) A few years later, a second waning world power was defeated by a rising one. What is the particularity of that second rising power that made it unique at the time?
2) The attack of that nation on Port Arthur heralded already another attack which would take place thirty-seven years later. What did they have in common?
3)At the battle of Tsushima, a young ensign lost two fingers serving in the winning fleet. He would later rise to become an even more famous naval strategist than the one he served under at Tsushima. Who was he?
4)Who was high lord of the amiralty during the attempted attack on Galipoli in World War I?
5)In the first world war, germany introduced a new weapon that put an end to the notion that civilian warships should be given fair warning before being attacked. What was this weapon, why did it bring about the abandonment of the notion, and which german leader convinced the Kaiser to first turn lose this weapon?
6)Which strategy ultimately was accepted by england to avoid being brought to its knees by the new german unrestrained attacks?
7)What ship launched the first naval-launched land planes (not seaplanes) strike of history against the Zeppelin sheds of Tondern in 1918?
8)A daring, inovative plan was created in the late first world war that announced something which would become obvious in teh second. Though canceled due to various reason, it accurately predicted the rise of a new weapon...which one?
9)What was the US/UK/Japan ratio of battleships agreed on at the Washington conference?
10)What was the largest fleet engagement of the first world war?
11)On November, 1, 1914, the British navy suffered its first defeat in over a century. Where was this battle fought, and who was the winning leader?
12)The Royal Navy didn'T allow the defeat to go unavenged, of course. Vice Admiral Sturdee was given a powerful force and sent to intercept the German squadron. Where did this second battle take place, and how did it end?
13)What were the six Japanesse carriers sent to strike at Pearl Harbor?
14)What was the type name of the quite small class of warship designed primiarly for submarine hunting missions?
15)In June 1940, the carrier Glorious was destroyed in an extremely rare fashion for an aircraft carrier. How was it destroyed, and which ships were responsible?
16)Roughtly a year and a month before Pearl Harbor, another attack illustrated that it was possible to hit an enemy fleet in their harbor with torpedoes even without deep water. Where did this attack take place?
17)In 1941, the battleship Bismark broke through the english fleet and into the atlantic, sinking the battlecruiser Hood in passing. How was it eventually sunk?
18)This disastrous battle dispelled the myth that the Japanesse could not see well at night in 1942. Which was hit, and during which overall campaign was it fought? (Hint : we'Re looking for a post-Midway battle)
19) What was the name given by the americans to the constant supply convoy sent on a nightly basis by the Japanesse navy during this campaign?
20)While the kamikaze attacks could often put an american carrier out of service for a while, the british ones had a particularlity which allowed them to shrug off such attacks, one being known for resuming air operaion within the hour of being hin by a kamikaze. What was it?
21)What was the only battleship class of which construction has begun after the beginning of the war to be completed?
22)1992 marked the final death of an era for war at sea. What event of significance happened then?
23)While it seemed about to be permanently removed as a warship, Saddam Hussein gave this historical monument one last chance to fire its weapons in anger. Which warship is this?
24)Since the second world war, powerful navies rarely if ever came to grip in war. There was, in fact, only one occastion in the eighties when two carrier navies clashed in battle, though one of the carrier never actually fought, and most of the actual attacking was done by planes and submarines. What campaign was this?
25)Other conflicts have resulted in some naval skirmishes, such as the ones which brought about the destructions of the minesweeper "Hittine" and the frigate "Khukri". In which two conflicts of the seventies were these ships lost (one in the mediteranean, the other in the Indian ocean)?
I think that is enough. Some are of the "very" hard type, of course, though I tried to give hints (such as for 25).
