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1. Until 31 July 1970 ratings in the Royal Navy were given a daily ration of one eighth of a pint of rum. Senior ratings got it neat, but for junior ratings it was diluted with two parts of water to make three-eighths of a pint of grog. Before it was diluted to make grog, what strength was the rum?
2. Most jobs in the Royal Navy have a nickname, such as "Bunting Tosser" for a Signalman, "Crusher" for a Regulator (Ship's Policeman) or "Deeps" for a Diver. What job does a "Sky Pilot" do?
3. What was the name of the extra allowance paid to sailors in Royal Navy ships with less than ideal living conditions?
4. Until Royal Navy uniforms were modernised in 1977, sailors wore bell bottom trousers with horizontal creases. There were 5 or 7 creases depending on the height of the sailor. What did sailors use to measure the width between the creases when pressing their trousers?
5. All the items on a Royal Navy ship that were issued from Government stores were known as "Pusser's", so a Pusser's Red was a bicycle, and Pusser's Hard was soap. But who in a warship was known as "The Pusser?
6. Every sailor in the Royal Navy was issued with a Burberry, which was the name for the dark blue uniform raincoat. If he was lucky enough to visit the Far East, he might bring back a "Wanchai Burberry" - what was it?
7. When Royal Navy warships deployed to the South Atlantic for the Falklands War, many had onboard some Chinese civilians, mostly from Hong Kong, who were given the option to stay behind if they wanted to. What jobs did the Chinese have on the warships?
8. In messdecks of Royal Navy warships you will find sailors playing a board game called "Uckers", which can be played by two or four players. It has many arcane rules and terms, including blobs, mixi blobs and suckbacks. On which game's board is it based?
9. It is a long-standing tradition in the Royal Navy that, when a ship is close to a suitable beach and has some spare time, most of the crew will take to the boats, laden with cans of beer, barbecues and food, and spend a couple of hours relaxing on the beach. What is this activity known as in the Royal Navy?
10. In a Royal Navy officers' mess, or wardroom, there is a toast for each day of the week, which is proposed after the loyal toast by the most junior officer present. So, for example, the toast for Friday is "A willing foe and sea-room". For which day of the week is the toast "Sweethearts and Wives (may they never meet)"?
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