Loosely Assocoatied Quiz

The mysterious aerial phenomena reported by aircrew over Europe in WW2.


Regards,

Gordon

 

The_Historian beat my by a couple of minutes.


The name foo fighter was coined by Allied aircraft pilots in World War II for mysterious aerial phenomena, such as glowing balls, seen in the skies over Germany. Originally used as a semi-derogatory reference to Japanese fighter pilots (known for erratic flying and extreme maneuvering), it became a catch phrase for fast moving, erratically flying objects (such as UFOss). It was thought at the time that they might be some Nazi secret weapon, but the Germans were just as mystified by the phenomenon.

The term probably originated in the surrealistic comic strip Smokey Stover. Smokey, a firefighter, was fond of saying "Where there's foo there's fire." A Little Big Book titled Smokey Stover the Foo Fighter was published in 1938. Another popular theory is that the term refers to Kung fu ("kong foo") fighting, because of the wild, erratic movements of these objects. The term Kung fu was however little known in the English language until the late 1960s when it became popular because of the Hong Kong films and later also the television series: before that it was referred to primarily as "Chinese boxing".

 

Although KnightMove provided a little more info, The_Historian was first to the buzzer. Over to you History man!

 

That's me...Quick Draw McGraw!

Okay,
What was the nickname of the wartime Admiralty Hq in London?

Regards,

Gordon

 

*bump* Hint: it sounds like a PC game....

 

Ok, Ok...I can take a hint!

Citadel was the answer I was looking for. Any more for any more?

 

No...sorry...still doesn't ring a bell...

 

ah well......

 

OK, Let's try again...
Scotland has two sunken aircraft carriers lying off her coast. Anyone name them?

 

HMS Dasher and HMS Hampshire?

 

Dasher's certainly right, Knight. Think of earlier ones though.
Welcome back, btw.

 

I have checked now lists of British aircraft carriers, and none is lying off Scotland's coast... I give up!

 

OK....the other one is the Campania....sunk by a storm, off Burntisland in the Firth of Forth, towards the end of World War One.

 

Well, I had at least half of the answer, I pose a new question:

An Austrian soccer club became German champion during WW2. Which club, which year?

 

Hint: Currently, this club is spanked very badly in the Champions League.

 

Answer: Rapid Vienna in 1941.

Whoever likes may post a new question.

 

Maybe I should ask where KnightMove has been for the last eight months ?

Welcome back !

 

Thx. A hell lot to do and I limited my activities in forums to the necessary.