Soviet THE SOVIET QUIZ - 2011 - QUIZ CLOSED

[JimZ]

Question 79

1) Who are we?

2) We have lots of things in common.....but I am after three very specific common features between them.

I think this may be a tough one.....but wth you guys, you never know

If you are clueless, just play along and try to suggest what common features they might share.... I will comment to guide you in the right direction and perhaps, this will help uncover their identity.

Jim :cheers:

[Christophe]

Hi Jim,

They are :

Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kosmodemyansky (Алекса́ндр Анато́льевич Космодемья́нский); July 27, 1925 - April 13, 1945).

and

Zoya Anatolyevna Kosmodemyanskaya (Зо́я Анато́льевна Космодемья́нская) :(September 13, 1923 – November 29, 1941).

They are brother and sister.

They are each hero of the Soviet Union.

They have been awarded their HSU posthumously.

Aleksandr was a first lieutnant who was bestowed the HSU after having fallen in East Prussia.

Zoya was a Soviet partisan, hanged by the Germans for Houses burning. She was one of the most revered heroes of the USSR.

Ch.

[Christophe]

Thanks UB - WHhat is the "Andrew" link please? I could find nothing on that.....

Did you mean "Victor" perhaps?

I would be interested too to know what was the "Andrew" link, as I searched for this first...

Cheers.

Ch.

[JimZ]

Hi Jim,

They are :

Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kosmodemyansky (Алекса́ндр Анато́льевич Космодемья́нский); July 27, 1925 - April 13, 1945).

and

Zoya Anatolyevna Kosmodemyanskaya (Зо́я Анато́льевна Космодемья́нская) :(September 13, 1923 – November 29, 1941).

They are brother and sister.

They are each hero of the Soviet Union.

They have been awarded their HSU posthumously.

Aleksandr was a first lieutnant who was bestowed the HSU after having fallen in East Prussia.

Zoya was a Soviet partisan, hanged by the Germans for Houses burning. She was one of the most revered heroes of the USSR.

Ch.

Christophe.....

I thought it would be harder than that! Well done indeed!!!

Your point!!

Jim :cheers:

[JimZ]

Scoreboard update!

21 points - JimZ

15 points - Harvey

11 points - Hauptmann

10 points - UB6365

9 points - Christophe

8 points - Gunner 1

3 points - Valter

2 points - kapten_windu

1 point - Tachel

Th honour of Question 80 goes to Christophe !!!

Jim

[Christophe]

Christophe.....

I thought it would be harder than that! Well done indeed!!!

Your point!!

Jim

Jim,

This was a good hard question... Except I had recently the opportunity to have a look at Henry Sakaida's excellent book : "Heroines of the Soviet Union", and I remembered her story... So, with the help of internet.. easy.. )

Now, for the 80th challenge, please, let me some time... Probably tomorrow...

Cheers.

Ch.

[ub6365]

Clarification to Question #78 (What was operational nickname of P.Sudoplatov).

In english site of wikipedia you can find that his nickname is Victor. However in Russian Wikipedia his nickname is Andrew.

So I checked his book SPECIAL TASKS : THE MEMOIRS OF AN UNWANTED WITNESS - A SOVIET SPYMASTER

Pavel Sudoplatov and Anatoli Sudoplatov (Little Brown, Boston, 1994).

In part "Meeting with Beria" you can read that his nickname is Andrew.

Sorry that this information is not available on english sites...

[Christophe]

ub6365,

Many thanks for the information. I sent you a PM..

Cheers.

Ch.

[JimZ]

Jim,

This was a good hard question... Except I had recently the opportunity to have a look at Henry Sakaida's excellent book : "Heroines of the Soviet Union", and I remembered her story... So, with the help of internet.. easy.. )

Now, for the 80th challenge, please, let me some time... Probably tomorrow...

Cheers.

Ch.

I was searching for information on another question and you know how one click leads to the other. So I did imagine it to be more of a challenge as I had not come across them before. But like I said....you never know with you guys!!!

We'll be looking forward to youe next challenge Christophe....No stress. We are sure you'll come back with something good!

Regards,

Jim :cheers:

[Christophe]

Hi Guys,

This should be an easy one to relax during this Sunday morning...

Question 80 :

There is an historical place linked by these two dates : 22 September 1961 and 22 Juni 1990.

1. Which exact place is it ?

2. In which city ?

3. What is the significance of these two dates ?

Good hunt and good luck !!

Ch.

[ub6365]

Checkpoint Charlie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkpoint_Charlie

In Berlin, Germany.

Dates when checkpoint started and ended its operations (BTW I used it once )

[Christophe]

Hi UB,

You are correct !!!

It is Check Point Charlie !!!

The two dates correspond to :

* The opening of Check Point Charlie as a control point, and

* Its official dismantling.

You get the point !! Congrats !!

Your turn, now...

Cheers.

Ch;

[JimZ]

Scoreboard update!

21 points - JimZ

15 points - Harvey

11 points - Hauptmann

11 points - UB6365

9 points - Christophe

8 points - Gunner 1

3 points - Valter

2 points - kapten_windu

1 point - Tachel

UB6365 moves up one place tieing with Hauptmann for third place!!! And the next question....ie. question 81 is his to ask.

Jim

Edited November 6, 2011 by JimZ

[ub6365]

Very easy one...

Question #81

I am author of most important law, so some people informally call it after my name.

I am teacher to number one and number two.

Much much later I followed "the traditional way of Russian empire elite after revolution".

My daughter is celebrity. She was a candidate to Space Tourist.

Who am I? And my daughter?

[ub6365]

Hint#1

I was the mayor of the main city...

[Christophe]

Hi,

I'm Anatoly Alexandrovich Sobchak (Анато́лий Алекса́ндрович Собча́к, August 10, 1937—February 20, 2000), a Russian politician, a co-author of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the first democratically elected mayor of Saint-Petersburg, and a mentor and teacher of both Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev.

Cheers.

Ch.

[ub6365]

Well done

[ub6365]

Some people informally call the main law "Sobchak Constitution"

I was mentor and teacher to Putin and Medvedev.

I spent few years in immigration (political) in Paris.

My daughter Ksenia Sobchak is called "Russian Paris Hilton".

[Christophe]

Thanks UB for the point... )

So, my turn for Question #82... it is an easy one...

Question # 82 :

I became famous in 1961.

My father was, an austro-hungarian jewish, was born in 1906.

I fell in love with an american girl...

But wanted to go East...

My life became sparkling, more than expected....

Who am I ?

Good, hunt and good luck.

Ch.

[Christophe]

Any try ?

The Forum seems having encountered technical problems these last couple of days (I was unable to connect...). I let you some additional time before I give you another hint later in the day... if no one finds this challenge.

Cheers.

Ch.

[JimZ]

Scoreboard update!

21 points - JimZ

15 points - Harvey

11 points - Hauptmann

11 points - UB6365

10 points - Christophe

8 points - Gunner 1

3 points - Valter

2 points - kapten_windu

1 point - Tachel

Question 82 above.

Jim

[JimZ]

Any try ?

The Forum seems having encountered technical problems these last couple of days (I was unable to connect...). I let you some additional time before I give you another hint later in the day... if no one finds this challenge.

Cheers.

Ch.

Same here - been unable to connect since yesterday - but its up and running again .

Back to business gents!

[Christophe]

Hint #1 :

The first name of my father was "Billie". Later, for professional reasons, he has slightly modified this name...

Ch.

[JimZ]

I might be Billy WIlder's "C.R. "Mac" MacNamara" from the 1961 film "One,Two,Three"

http://en.wikipedia....ki/Billy_Wilder

http://en.wikipedia....One,_Two,_Three

Jim :cheers:

Edited November 10, 2011 by JimZ

[Christophe]

Jim,

You are very close, but this is not the expected answer.

Please, read carefully : "I fell in love with an american girl... But wanted to go East...". It is not "Mac"...

Who is it ?

To all, Jim is very close. Please let him bring the correct answer.

Ch.