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British Tanks (AFVS) Trivia Quiz

Here are the clues to British tanks from the First World War to the present. All were made in Britain, so no American or Commonwealth tanks.

A matching quiz by Wotme. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Wotme

Time
5 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
388,793

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
202

Last 3 plays: Guest 212 (6/10), Guest 96 (10/10), Guest 86 (7/10).

(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.

Questions		Choices
1. Veni, Vedi, Veci		TOG I
2. Boadicea, Crazy Horse, Shaka, etc.		Conqueror
3. My ancestor was Marlborough		Tetrarch
4. War of the Three Kingdoms, British Isles (Civil War).		Centurion
5. World War One gang to the rescue.		Churchill
6. Time to send a nice letter.		Mother
7. Teacher of Herakles.		Chieftain
8. I was the first		Centaur
9. Later Roman imperial organisation.		Valentine
10. Universally speaking, this was very good. Sold around the world. A contender for 'Tank of the Century' (if such a term exists).		Covenanter

Select each answer

1. Veni, Vedi, Veci

2. Boadicea, Crazy Horse, Shaka, etc.

3. My ancestor was Marlborough

4. War of the Three Kingdoms, British Isles (Civil War).

5. World War One gang to the rescue.

6. Time to send a nice letter.

7. Teacher of Herakles.

8. I was the first

9. Later Roman imperial organisation.

10. Universally speaking, this was very good. Sold around the world. A contender for 'Tank of the Century' (if such a term exists).

Most Recent Scores

Nov 14 2024 : Guest 212: 6/10
Nov 04 2024 : Guest 96: 10/10
Oct 25 2024 : Guest 86: 7/10
Oct 22 2024 : Reamar42: 10/10
Oct 18 2024 : Guest 220: 0/10
Oct 10 2024 : Guest 90: 5/10

Score Distribution

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Veni, Vedi, Veci

Answer: Conqueror

A heavy tank of the 1950s armed with a 120mm gun.
'I came, I saw, I conquered.'

2. Boadicea, Crazy Horse, Shaka, etc.

Answer: Chieftain

Main tank of the army in the 1960s and '70s. Heavily armed and armoured but slow.

3. My ancestor was Marlborough

Answer: Churchill

A WW2 heavy tank. Had many variants for specialised purposes such as bridge laying. Marlborough was the victor of Blenheim during the War of the Spanish Succesion (1702-1713). Churchill wrote a biography of his ancestor.

4. War of the Three Kingdoms, British Isles (Civil War).

Answer: Covenanter

A cruiser tank of WW2 only used for training. The Covenanters were Scots who signed the Covenant (petition) against the introduction of the new Book of Common Prayer by Charles I.

5. World War One gang to the rescue.

Answer: TOG I

Prototype of a heavy tank in WW2. Obsolete before it was built. TOG stand for The Old Gang, a group of designers dating from WW1. There was also a TOG 2 prototype.

6. Time to send a nice letter.

Answer: Valentine

An infantry tank of WW2. The army divided tanks into three classes: light tanks used for reconnaissance; cruiser tanks used for exploration and fighting other tanks; and infantry tanks, used to support infantry.

7. Teacher of Herakles.

Answer: Centaur

A few used as a support tank by the Royal Marines, basically the same as the Cavalier tank. The Centaur Chiron taught Herakles (Hercules).

8. I was the first

Answer: Mother

1st prototype for the WW1 tanks. Used a rhomboid shape for stability. Preceded by `Little Willie'.

9. Later Roman imperial organisation.

Answer: Tetrarch

A WW2 light tank carried by gliders. The Tetrarchy was an arrangement in the later Roman empire where there were four emperors at once.

10. Universally speaking, this was very good. Sold around the world. A contender for 'Tank of the Century' (if such a term exists).

Answer: Centurion

1st 'universal' tank, that is not an infantry, cruiser or light tank. A well designed and popular tank. Used by many countries throughout the world even today.

Source: Author Wotme

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