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If the same held true for those in civilian careers as with the military then the Lenin could have been for long service. Dan :cheers:

Congratulations Jim... you nailed it! Actually feels pretty good to have come up with something that lasted more than ten minutes before being answered. It's in your court again. Dan :cheers:

The two buildings represented their nations... who although not at war at the time were definitely rivals. Because of their placement at this event the rivalry was definitely very pronounced. This was a major event at the time. Look carefully at the pictures... look for details which are clues to the nationality represented by each structure. Also note their surroundings... this location is very well known the world over. Dan :cheers:

Two buildings... facing each other... something is missing... http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2011/post-873-0-83380400-1312672363.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2011/post-873-0-89572900-1312672374.jpg What are the two buildings? What is missing? What year was this? Where was this? Dan :cheers:

No worries there... it just happens to be something I've seen quite a number of times before so it "clicked" in my otherwise befuddled brain. I'll come up with the next question in just a few... Dan :cheers:

1. WHAT IS IN THE CENTER OF THIS STRUCTURE? A small wooden hut. 2. WHO LIVED HERE? Stalin's parents... it's where he was born. 3. WHERE IS IT LOCATED? Gori, Georgia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stalin_Museum,_Gori Dan :cheers:

The score is presently as follows: 1 point - Naxos 1 point - Gordon Dan

You're right... agreed. Dan :cheers:

Mathias Rust He landed on Vasilevski Spusk next to Red Square near the Kremlin in the capital of the USSR. Sheremetyevo-3. (Sheremetyevo-1 and -2 are two major airports near Moscow.) Rust's trial started in Moscow on September 2, 1987. He was sentenced to four years in a general-regime labor camp for hooliganism, disregard of aviation laws and breaching of the Soviet border. However, he was never transferred to a labor camp and instead served his time at the high security Lefortovo temporary detention facility in Moscow. Two months after Reagan and Gorbachev agreed to sign a treaty to eliminate intermediate-range nuclear weapons in Europe, the Supreme Soviet ordered Rust released as a goodwill gesture to the west. He returned to West Germany on 3 August 1988. While doing his obligatory community service (Zivildienst) in a West German hospital in 1989, Rust stabbed a female co-worker who had rejected him. The injuries were life-threatening and he was sentenced to four years in prison for attempted manslaughter and was released after having served fifteen months. In 1996, he became engaged to a daughter of an Indian tea merchant and converted to Hinduism. In 2001, he was convicted for stealing a cashmere pullover and ordered to pay DM 10,000; the sentence was later reduced to 600 marks. In 2005, he was convicted of fraud and had to pay €1,500 for stolen goods.In 2009 Rust described himself as a professional poker player. Dan :cheers:

I concur. Dan :cheers:

Bingo! Right on target! Congratulations! :jumping: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydir_Kovpak It's back in your court Jim. Dan :cheers:

Okay, Question 25: I was a legend in the USSR. I looked more like a professor than a fighter. My awards were: Cross of St. George (2) (Presented personally by Tsar Nicholas II) Order of Lenin (4) Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 1st Class Order of Suvorov 2nd Class Order of the Red Banner I ended my "military" service in fairly high rank, the insignia of which was delivered to me in a rather unusual way. After the war I continued to serve in key positions of leadership in the part of the USSR where I was born. Who was I? Where was I born? What did I do during the war? Dan :cheers:

Well, as I said this was something a ran across in one of my previous searches, was already familiar with it but it was fresh in my mind for that reason. Just happened to be the right question at the right time. Truly a fascinating story full of sacrifice. Here's the reference I ran across during the other search which goes into more detail. It's amazing what they had to do to perform this in Leningrad the first time. http://www.imdb.com/search/text?realm=name&field=bio&q=Frontline Dan :cheers:

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich Seventh Symphony (Leningrad Symphony) 27 December 1941 http://en.wikipedia....ri_Shostakovich Awards: Soviet Union Hero of Socialist Labor (1966) Order of Lenin (1946, 1956, 1966) Order of the October Revolution (1971) Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1940 Order of Friendship of Peoples (1972) People's Artist of the USSR (1954) Lenin Prize (1958) State Stalin Prize in arts (1941, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1949, 1949, 1950, 1952) Finland Sibelius Award (1958) United States Oscar nomination for Khovanshchina, Best Score (Musical) in 1961 United Kingdom Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society (1966) Austria Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria in Silver (1967) Denmark Sonning Award (1974) http://www.youtube.c...feature=related http://www.youtube.c...h?v=6xlqsXlapK8 Funny thing is, I'd actually found a reference to him and this symphony while I was searching for the answer to the question about the double amputee hero who was well known in Leningrad. Dan :cheers:

You've nailed it for question #1! Congratulations! Here's a link to more information on this unit, it's history, etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernsp%C3%A4hlehrkompanie_200 You've the honor of asking the next question. :jumping: Before that, here's the score: The score is presently as follows: 1 point - Naxos It's in your court... fire away when ready. Dan :cheers:

Dan :cheers:

Just arrived today... here's the scans:

I should add that our unit "keeps an eye on things" too. Dan :cheers:

Paul has had a long, tiring day at work so he requested I kick things off with the first question. I'm a long distance scout and as such am a member of a highly specialized unit of the German Army. Our beret insignia is an eagle with a set of lightning bolts in its claws, dropping down in front of crossed lances. What is the name (in German and in English) of my unit and what is it's motto? Dan :cheers:

After discussing this with Paul and seeing as how quizzes have opened in several sections of GMIC I felt I'd give it a try here as well in the hope that it would get some things moving here and add a bit of excitement to the section and Paul agrees. The Soviet Quiz, started by Christophe ran for a few years since 2006 and was extremely active and a great success. It did however die down over time due to a number of reasons: - Questions asked were at times too complicated as they required composite multi-answer replies; - Questions at times covered areas that were way too obscure and therefore they limited the number of possible respondents severely and thus slowed down the tempo of the quiz; - Members would post questions without bothering to follow up on their queries; - Members would be too busy to set questions and not pass these on to other members when they could not reply. The rules were as follows: All Forum members are eligible to participate, but there needs to be a few ground (and "classical") rules so there is no confusion among Forum members. 1. Discuss only one trivia item at a time so as not to confuse what is being discussed with other Forum members. 2. Once a Forum member guesses the correct trivia question, that member can then post their trivia question. Or if they wish can pass it on to another Forum member. [PROPOSED ADDITION - IF THE QUESTION IS NOT SET WITHIN 48 HOURS OF REPLY THE NEXT QUESTION WILL INSTEAD BE ASKED BY A QUIZ HOST] In line with this please consider that as a participant, you should consider coming up with a question or two (or more) to keep handy should you win which will help keep the momentum going. 3. To ensure we keep this thread friendly, there should be no heckling, bantering, quarreling or arguing with another person when he or she does not correctly answer the trivia question. Never forget we are amongst Gentlemen and Ladies. 4. The trivia question must have a connection to something in post 1945 (Post WW2) Germany (however not DDR as that is in it's own section) ie: from post 1945 up to the present day, as it is the purpose of this section. [PROPOSED ADDITION - THE QUESTION MUST HAVE A CLEAR ANSWER - A DATE, AN EVENT, A STORY - IT SHOULD NOT HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS BUT SHOULD ENCOURAGE ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND TO THE ANSWER. QUIZ HOSTS MAY REQUEST A MEMBER TO NARROW DOWN THE SCOPE OF THE QUESTION IF TOO MUCH INFORMATION IS REQUESTED. QUESTIONS SHOULD ALSO NOT BE TOO OBSCURE AND SHOULD BE READILY RESEARCHABLE (primarily on the web) WITHOUT TOO MUCH DIFFICULTY] 5. When the question is answered, the original poster should give [ADDITIONAL] background about the fact, the person, the item in question [WHEN CONFIRMING THE REPLY AS CORRECT]. 6. [ADDITIONAL RULE: IF IT SO HAPPENS THAT THE PERSON ASKING THE QUESTION WILL BE AWAY FOR A NUMBER OF DAYS, HE IS TO INDICATE THIS AND TO PASS THE ANSWER TO ONE OF THE HOSTS OR ANOTHER MEMBER THUS ENSURING THAT UPON CORRECT REPLY, THE QUIZ MAY PROCEED] Should anyone have further suggestions that will make the game more accessible and easier to play, please go ahead - This is the time and place for such suggestions. Dan and Paul :cheers:

A quick shameless plug here if you don't mind. After consulting with Jim I've decided to implement the same type of quiz over in the Cinema Forum. I hope any of you who love movies/television will check it out and participate there as well. It'll give you yet another chance to compete and win not to mention (I hope) learning new facts you may not have known before, as well as discovering new programs or films you may not have seen but may be interested in watching. http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/50561-cinema-quiz/ As you'll see we've had our first question and correct answer... so the ball is rolling! Hope to see you there! Best of luck! :jumping: Dan :cheers: