Tough WWII Trivia.

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Tough WWII Trivia.

Post by tkjaer21 » Fri Mar 02, 2007 10:04 am

for the Answers, go to: http://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/histor ... armor.html

I suspect that TTT will not even flinch and get all the answers correct like that. By the way, I got 7 of the 10 questions right just on basic knowledge.

1. Which of the following words is NOT translated from the word "Panzerkampfwagen" which is part of the German tank designations?

Fighting
Vehicle/Car
Armoured
War



2. What type of vehicle was the SdKfz 7 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 7)?

Scout car
Halftrack
Truck
Armoured Car



3. What was the original purpose intended for the Panzer I (Panzerkampfwagen I)?

Main battle tank
Training tank
Infantry tank
Cruiser tank



4. The Panzerjäger I was based on the chassis of which tank?

Panzer 35(t)
Panzer II
Panzer I
Panzer 38(t)



5. What was the size of the gun that the Panzerjäger I was armed with and what country did it come from?

45mm Germany
75mm Germany
47mm Czechoslovakia
76mm Russia



6. Originally, on the Panzer III (Panzerkampfwagen III) what was the calibre of the main gun?

88mm
37mm
50mm
75mm



7. The "Puma" was which type of vehicle?

Heavy Armoured Car
Halftrack
Heavy Tank
Light Tank



8. The Jagdpanther was based on the chassis of which tank and what size gun did it have?

Tiger/88mm
Panther/75mm
Panther/88mm
Panther/122mm



9. What was the more common name for the Panzerkampfwagen VIII?

Tiger
Maus
King Tiger
Panther



10. Which tank was often misidentified by Allied troops as a Tiger?

PzKpfw III
PzKpfw IV
PzKpfw V
PzKpfw VII

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Post by aferguson » Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:21 pm

1. war
2. halftrack
3. training tank
4. panzer I
5. 76mm Russia
6. 50mm
7. Heavy armoured car
8. Panther/88mm
9. Maus
10. Pzkw IV

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Post by Moth » Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:43 pm

That was quite easy...
I got the same answers as Aferguson, except 6, the PanzerIII had a 37mm, and 5. a 47mm
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Post by aferguson » Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:12 pm

i would like to change a couple of my answers, please. :)
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Post by Moth » Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:24 pm

aferguson wrote:i would like to change a couple of my answers, please. :)
lol
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Post by tkjaer21 » Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:55 pm

Sorry, nothing to win, just for honost WWII knowledge. I only got 7 of the 10 right. There is an even harder one on that link.

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