Saturday 25th November 2023
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Shooting down a Zeppelin (Quiz #372)

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You'd have thought that shooting down something as big and flammable as a Zeppelin would be easy, but there was a time in the first World War when it was thought to be impossible.

1. Lt. William Leefe Robinson was the first pilot to shoot down a Zeppelin over Britain during World War I. How long afterwards was he awarded the Victoria Cross?

A. Two days

B. Two months

C. Two years

2. Major W.J.Tempest shot down a Zeppelin, which crashed near Potters Bar. The next day, he travelled to see the crash site, but found that the army had cordoned it off. How was he able to get a view of the wreckage?

A. He threatened to telephone the army guards' superior officers

B. He was obliged to pay a shilling to see the wreck from a nearby farmhouse

C. He ducked under the cordon rope and ran to the crash site, outstripping the guards and zig-zagging to avoid being shot

3. Lt. Reginald Warneford managed to down a Zeppelin by dropping a small bomb on it from above. The explosion stopped Warneford's plane's engine, and he was forced to land behind enemy lines. What happened next?

A. He was captured and put in a POW camp for the rest of the war

B. He managed to sneak back to base, by crawling on his stomach through the enemy lines

C. He repaired his plane, managed to restart the engine, and took off, shouting "Give my regards to the Kaiser!" to the approaching Germans, and returned to base

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