Trivia!

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  1. crzyhawk

    crzyhawk Well-Known Member

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    Olympic didnt sink!
     
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    If you think Violet had bad luck, I have another trivia question along these lines that's even more amazing. I'll save that one for a future opportunity.
     
    eljefe, Oct 8, 2009
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    She may have been bad luck, but she seems to have been lucky to survive two major disasters. (Olympic does not count as a disaster)
     
    Anachronus, Oct 8, 2009
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  4. eljefe

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    Britannic made an effort to take Violet down too. She was aboard one of the lifeboats chopped to pieces by the still turning propellers. Though suffering a fractured skull and an injured thigh, she was one of the lucky ones rescued by another lifeboat. She credited her survival to her thick hair cushioning the blow!
     
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    An early case of helmet hair or the Teela Brown gene. Her luck only works for her and is dangerous for anyone in the vicinity.
     
    Anachronus, Oct 10, 2009
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  6. Gascan

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    El Jefe, does that other potential trivia question involve a survivor of the sinking of three armored cruisers in a single afternoon?
     
    Gascan, Oct 10, 2009
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    No, that wasn't what I was planning...isn't bb26 up for the next question? Whatever he posted he must've deleted.
     
    eljefe, Oct 11, 2009
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    No, that wasn't what I was planning to ask...isn't bb26 up for the next question? Whatever he posted he must've deleted.
     
    eljefe, Oct 11, 2009
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  9. Gascan

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    True, BB26, you're up.
     
    Gascan, Oct 12, 2009
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  10. bb26

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    I am trying to come up with a question.
     
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  11. bb26

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    Name the only US Warship to be captured intact in WWII? Who captured her?
     
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  12. Gascan

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    USS Wake, PR-3
     
    Gascan, Oct 13, 2009
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  13. Knight4hire

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    Wow! What a history! This USS Wake was captured by the Japanese, then by the Americans. The ship was given to the Chinese only to be captured by the Communist Chinese forces. Is that a record for the number of times being captured?
     
    Knight4hire, Oct 14, 2009
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    All right Gascan your next
     
    bb26, Oct 14, 2009
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  15. Jay Jennings

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    Gascan, any questions??? We seem to have stagnated a little here.
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    Jay Jennings, Oct 28, 2009
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  16. Gascan

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    Sorry to let this thread stagnate. Here's a good one. IIRC, there was an earlier question about an island mistaken for a battleship. I'm looking for the opposite. Name a warship successfully disguised as an island.
     
    Gascan, Oct 28, 2009
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  17. Jay Jennings

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    Turpitz
     
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  18. bb26

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    You mean the turdpitz dont you?
     
    bb26, Oct 28, 2009
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  19. Knight4hire

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    Sounds like someone is fishing for a fight!
     
    Knight4hire, Oct 28, 2009
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  20. crzyhawk

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    New Orleans!
     
    crzyhawk, Oct 29, 2009
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