JimZ Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 Scoreboard update! 19 points - JimZ 15 points - Harvey 10 points - Hauptmann 8 points - Christophe 7 points - UB6365 7 points - Gunner 1 3 points - Valter 2 points - kapten_windu 1 point - Tachel Question 72 belongs to Gunner 1 !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 As a further note - I am really OK with sitting out on questions to help the person asking the question set the hints. Should anyone ever needs help - just send me a PM and I'll help. That should iron out any language problems. Best of luck to all, and awaiting the next question eagerly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 1 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I am happy to note that things are back in hand again and I hope that brings everyone back to the quiz. As I am in California I am eight or nine hours behind most of you in time. So give me an hour or so and I will get a question on board. Thanks and regards, Gunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 Enjoy California!!! No stress.... rest assured we'll be waiting!!! Jim :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 1 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) Question #72: I was the first of my kind. Born in the early 1930s, my father was a Hero of Soviet Labor, but even with that background I was often called an ‘ass’. Who am I? What made me the first of my kind? Why was I called an 'ass'? Edited October 27, 2011 by Gunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 1 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 As there have been no replies, I guess it is time for a hint: Hint #1: I spent my early years in Spain where many Spaniards referred to me as a 'rat'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub6365 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 (edited) Airplane Polikarpov I-16. Ass (ishak), rat (rata)- nicknames of I-16. The world first cantilever-winged fighter-monoplane with retractable landing gear. Aircraft designer Polikarpov N.N. became HSL in 1940. Edited October 29, 2011 by ub6365 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 1 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 ub6365: Absolutely right! I thought someone would eventually figure out the "ass/donkey" and "rat" hints. It was also called the "fly' (rata) by the Republicans in Spain and the "flying squirrel" (Siipiorava) by the Finns. For more info see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polikarpov_I-16 Regards, Gunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub6365 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Ok, Question # 73. Order of country not participated in WW1 and WW2. - Please tell me why? - Who is the most famous recipient of the order (awarded in 1943)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 1 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 (edited) The order in the photograph is the Order of the Tuvinian People's Republic Your second question is invalid as a few hundred Tuvinian soldiers participated in the Russian civil war and on 22 May 1943 a Tuvinian Infantry Regiment and Cavalry Squadron began service with the Soviet Army and numerous Tuvinian tankmen were trained by, and served with, the Soviet Army during the Great Patriotic War. One Tuvinian soldier was made a Hero of the Soviet Union. As 33 Russians and 72 Tuvinians were awarded the Order I would say that it a matter of opinion as to which of those recipients 'was the most famous.' My personal choice would be the Tuvinian soldier who was made an HSU. Regards, Gunner 1 Edited October 29, 2011 by Gunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 1 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I should have listed my major reference: http://www.schudak.de/timelines/tannutuva1911-1944.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 1 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 The name of the Tuvinian Hero of the Soviet Union is Adyg-Tulush Baldanovich Kechil-ool, the commander of the Tuvinian Cavalry Squadron that fought with the Russians in the Ukraine. http://en.tuvaonline.ru/2010/05/20/1900_unitedrussia.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub6365 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 (edited) The order was named correct, but Tuvinian People's republic did not participated in WW1 and WW2 officially as independent country ( I mean, TPR did not declare war to Germany). TPR was annexed by SU in 1944. Most famous person awarded by this order is I.V.Stalin. Point is going to Gunner... Edited October 29, 2011 by ub6365 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 Scoreboard update! 19 points - JimZ 15 points - Harvey 10 points - Hauptmann 8 points - Christophe 8 points - UB6365 8 points - Gunner 1 3 points - Valter 2 points - kapten_windu 1 point - Tachel Gunner and UB are neck to neck after the last two questions where they each earned a point. They've also caught up with Christophe. Question 74 now belongs to Gunner 1 !!! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 1 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 (edited) Question #74: I was born in the town that now bears my name. Originally trained at a technical school, I worked as a stoker on river boats, but that is not the occupation in which I became famous. One of the things that first made me famous involved the state of Washington. Who am I? What is my connection with the state of Washington? What was my final act? Edited October 29, 2011 by Gunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 I am Valery Pavlovich Chkalov I was an Aviator who flew from Moscow to Vancouver, Washington in a non stop 63 hour flight I Died flying a prototype Polikarpov I-180 fighter which crashed suring its test flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 1 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Jim: You are correct! Regards, Gunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 Thanks! More info on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valery_Chkalov His picture from the site: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 Monument to Chkalov in Nizhny Novogorod. His birth village in this region was renamed from Vasilyevo to Chkalov in his honour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 Scoreboard update! 20 points - JimZ 15 points - Harvey 10 points - Hauptmann 8 points - Christophe 8 points - UB6365 8 points - Gunner 1 3 points - Valter 2 points - kapten_windu 1 point - Tachel Question 75 will come up tomorrow as its night time here and I am knackered. Veru glad to have managed to answer this myself....The next big numbers that we should look out for are question #100 and post #1000 on the 2011 Soviet Quiz. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted October 30, 2011 Author Share Posted October 30, 2011 Question 75: Born to an NKVD officer, I lived much of my life overseas. I reached the higher ranks of my outfit, making history with my rank as I did so. I fell out of favour and lost my postion, only to have it returned to me within a year. I even made it to the Supreme Soviet. I was tried, on demand of my subordinate, and was sentenced to imprisonment. I however remain free in the West. Who am I? What was my unit? What about my rank made history? Why did I fall out of favour and who removed and re-instated me? Why was I sentenced to imprisonment? Where do I live? What terms did I use to describe my subordinate? Tell us the story of our person....And enjoy the hunt..... Jim :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub6365 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Oleg Kalugin, the author of "SPYMASTER"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub6365 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 O.Kalugin was a KGB general, head of foreign counterintelligence unit of KGB. Became the youngest KGB general (only 40 years old). As the Soviet Union underwent changes under Mikhail Gorbachev, Kalugin became more vocal and public in his criticism of the KGB, denouncing Soviet security forces as "Stalinist" domestic political police, although he never disputed the importance of espionage abroad. Finally, in 1990, Gorbachev signed a decree stripping Kalugin of his rank, decorations, and pension. In August 1991, Gorbachev returned his rank, decorations and pension. Despite opposition from the KGB, he was elected in September 1990[3] to the Supreme Soviet as a People's Deputy for the Krasnodar region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub6365 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Kalugin currently works for CI Centre, near Washington DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub6365 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 In 2002 lost his general rank and was sentenced to 15 years of prison by decision of Moscow court for state treason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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