 Answers to the General Knowledge Quiz

Remember too that by becoming a Red Socker you now belong to a huge global community of people like you, also wearing Red Socks on Fridays (and usually out in nature running, cycling, surfing, skiing or doing something crazy in them!!) and who are also just trying to live a happy, active, fun-loving life. So look out for us.

Oh yeah! And lastly, why do we call them ShoOops?! Well, if you didn’t know already, ShoOops is the sound that the mighty God of the universe hears every time a good thought and blessing is sent and received by someone wearing Red Socks on a Friday down here on earth.

ANSWERS TO GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

1. Brixton Ridge in Johannesburg. It was during the Rand Rebellion in 1922. 2. Five. George Gristock, John Nettleton, Gerhard Norton, Quentin Smythe, and Edwin Swales. 3. The Panther. 4. Dad’s Army. 5. Avtomat Kalashnikova. 6. None. 7. Spetsnaz. 8. Anthony Beauchamp-Proctor. 9. Government Issue. 10. Cpl Pieter Arnoldus Swanepoel, 2 SAI, HCS, 11 November 1975. 11. Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword. 12. Max Schmeling. He was a Fallschirmjäger with the German Luftwaffe. 13. Rhodesian Light Infantry (RLI). 14. Alfred Lord Tennyson. 15. 5 Reconnaissance Commando. They only became 5 Reconnaissance Regiment after they moved to Phalaborwa. 16. American actress Jane Fonda. 17. Glenn Miller. 18. 116 years. 19. William Joyce. 20. The Bridge on the RiverKwai. 21. General Rudolph Hiemstra. 22. The Crimean War. 23. The American Sherman tank. They used petrol instead of diesel and were notorious for their flammability. Shermans were nicknamed “Ronsons” after a lighter with the slogan “lights every time.” 24. The Huey. 25. Fishbed. With acknowledgement to MILITARY DESPATCHES, Vol 57, March 2022.