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FNGD Q5 - COMMANDS AND CHIEFS AND SUCH;.
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:21 pm
by etaoin22
Q5 - COMMANDS, AND CHIEFS
B - In WWII South Pacific War, the official pronunciation of the US Forces for a location with a "difficult" spelling was:
1 - Fakfak
2 - Passpass
3 - Cantcant
4- Tattat
G - Kay Summersby was notorious for her closeness to which WW II personage:
1 - Roosevelt
2 - Eisenhower
3 - Stalin
4 - Hitler
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:23 pm
by silvercamaro
Don't know, but I'll guess #1, because the possibilities for error are so grand
and
#2, because I actually know this.
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:23 pm
by christie1111
Guessing 3
And Eisenhower
Re: FNGD Q5 - COMMANDS AND CHIEFS AND SUCH;.
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:23 pm
by SportsFan68
etaoin22 wrote:Q5 - COMMANDS, AND CHIEFS
B - In WWII South Pacific War, the official pronunciation of the US Forces for a location with a "difficult" spelling was:
1 - Fakfak
2 - Passpass
3 - Cantcant
4- Tattat
G - Kay Summersby was notorious for her closeness to which WW II personage:
1 - Roosevelt
2 - Eisenhower
3 - Stalin
4 - Hitler
Tattat
Eisenhower
Re: FNGD Q5 - COMMANDS AND CHIEFS AND SUCH;.
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:23 pm
by T_Bone0806
etaoin22 wrote:Q5 - COMMANDS, AND CHIEFS
B - In WWII South Pacific War, the official pronunciation of the US Forces for a location with a "difficult" spelling was:
1 - Fakfak
2 - Passpass
3 - Cantcant
4- Tattat
G - Kay Summersby was notorious for her closeness to which WW II personage:
1 - Roosevelt
2 - Eisenhower
3 - Stalin
4 - Hitler
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:25 pm
by hermillion
B - guessing Tattat
G - Eisenhower
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:27 pm
by ontellen
# 2
Eisenhower
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:31 pm
by etaoin22
It seems everyone knows about that guy Ike. Who knew what kind of a hurricane he would be, though?
It was "FAKFAK" that was alleged to be the proper Polynesian pronunciation, and thus the proper US Military-ese pronunciation; for an island or an atoll whose spelling included the vowel "u".
Since I have tried to be quiet, my computer is less restless, but needs somewhere to go. A Q6 JFF follows