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Famous Quote Quiz

Discussion in 'The Tanks in World War 2 quiz section' started by Zhukov_2005, Sep 18, 2005.

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  1. Gunter_Viezenz

    Gunter_Viezenz New Member

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    Is there a question going to be asked its been couple months i think people forgot about it :(
     
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    I'll chip in then.

    To which battle did the following (translated into English) quote refer:

    "If you lose a strongpoint, you're fucked".
     
    Simonr1978, Aug 4, 2006
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  3. Gunter_Viezenz

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    Iwo Jima?
     
    Gunter_Viezenz, Aug 5, 2006
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  4. Simonr1978

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    Nope, to be fair this isn't an easy one, but it's not a WWII battle.
     
    Simonr1978, Aug 6, 2006
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  5. Ricky

    Ricky Well-Known Member

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    The French at Dien Ben Phu?
     
    Ricky, Aug 6, 2006
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  6. Simonr1978

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    Correct, over to you Ricky.

    As an aside it's on the cover of Martin Windrow's book on the battle "The Last Valley", which I think is an excellent read. I hope to get a review done for the forum but as ever, real life is proving too time consuming at the moment.
     
    Simonr1978, Aug 6, 2006
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  7. Ricky

    Ricky Well-Known Member

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    Yay! :D

    Ok...

    Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever
     
    Ricky, Aug 7, 2006
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  8. McRis

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    Napoleon Bonaparte!
     
    McRis, Aug 22, 2006
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  9. Ricky

    Ricky Well-Known Member

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    Yes! :D
     
    Ricky, Aug 23, 2006
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  10. McRis

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    Here comes mine;

    "A bad peace is even worse than war."
     
    McRis, Aug 23, 2006
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    Ossian phpbb3 New Member

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    Publius Tacitus c. 100AD

    Of course he would have said it in Latin :D
     
    Ossian phpbb3, Aug 23, 2006
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  12. McRis

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    Of course he said it in Latin! The quiz is yours :D
     
    McRis, Aug 23, 2006
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    The benefits of a classical education...


    OK:

    Who's last words were:

    Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees.
     
    Ossian phpbb3, Aug 23, 2006
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  14. Ricky

    Ricky Well-Known Member

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    This probably applies to several thousand Wilderbeast who ended up in a Crocodile's stomach... ;)
     
    Ricky, Aug 23, 2006
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  15. Ossian phpbb3

    Ossian phpbb3 New Member

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    ROFLMAO :lol: :lol: :lol:

    Sorry, human and military
     
    Ossian phpbb3, Aug 23, 2006
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  16. McRis

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    -What is ROFLMAO? :-?
     
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  17. Ricky

    Ricky Well-Known Member

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    Rolling On Floor Laughing My Ass Off
     
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  18. McRis

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    Thanks!
     
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  19. McRis

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    And the dying man was Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson during the battle of Chancellorsville. :cool:
     
    McRis, Aug 23, 2006
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  20. Ossian phpbb3

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    Excellend, McRis -- you have it

    Shot by accident by his own troops and died a 8 days later

    IIRC Lee said "I have lost my right arm"

    Your quiz
     
    Ossian phpbb3, Aug 23, 2006
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