WSC Special Area Bangalore Round UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
1. Fall Gelb (Case Germany invading Russia in WW2
Yellow)
2. Battle of 1788, a fight between the Austrian and Ottoman empire. The Autrians were drunk
Karansebes so they started screaming "Turks Turks". Austria made a blunder and their soldiers
started shooting each other. This is known as friendly fire. As a result, Austria lost.
3. The Charge of the Britain and France vs Russia - miscommunications sent the horses to a heavily
Light Brigade fortified Russian Area (1854)
4. Battle of Chang- a military campaign that took place during the Warring States period in ancient
ping China. It concluded in 260 BC with a decisive victory by the State of Qin over the
State of Zhao, greatly weakening Zhao. Basically Zhaos blunder was leaving behind
his food supply
5. Failure of the The British then set the Spanish ships ablaze. The result was vessels crashing into
Spanish Armada each other, set on fire, cleaned up by the remaining British ships or lost to storms.
6. Battle of Adwa Italy vs Ethiopia, to get on good terms with Ethiopia, they sent weapons before the
(Adowa) war AND Italian forces weren't equipped to the weather
7. Halifax Explosion 2000 killed, 9000 wounded, largest non-atomic man-made explosion in history.
Mont Blanc, carrying explosives, crashed into Imo (norwegian relief vessel) in the
Harbor. resulted in Halifax Relief Commission
8. The Crash on The collision of two Boeing 747 passenger jets on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport
Tenerife on the Spanish island of Tenerife. This resulted in 583 fatalities— the deadliest in
aviation history.
9. Challenger Explo- 1986- Explosion due to malfunctioning O-Rings- Disaster for NASA and the Nation
sion looked on in Shock
10. Cheryl Thomp- Canadian politician who called mosques brainwashing centers
son
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and CORRECT Answers
1. Fall Gelb (Case Germany invading Russia in WW2
Yellow)
2. Battle of 1788, a fight between the Austrian and Ottoman empire. The Autrians were drunk
Karansebes so they started screaming "Turks Turks". Austria made a blunder and their soldiers
started shooting each other. This is known as friendly fire. As a result, Austria lost.
3. The Charge of the Britain and France vs Russia - miscommunications sent the horses to a heavily
Light Brigade fortified Russian Area (1854)
4. Battle of Chang- a military campaign that took place during the Warring States period in ancient
ping China. It concluded in 260 BC with a decisive victory by the State of Qin over the
State of Zhao, greatly weakening Zhao. Basically Zhaos blunder was leaving behind
his food supply
5. Failure of the The British then set the Spanish ships ablaze. The result was vessels crashing into
Spanish Armada each other, set on fire, cleaned up by the remaining British ships or lost to storms.
6. Battle of Adwa Italy vs Ethiopia, to get on good terms with Ethiopia, they sent weapons before the
(Adowa) war AND Italian forces weren't equipped to the weather
7. Halifax Explosion 2000 killed, 9000 wounded, largest non-atomic man-made explosion in history.
Mont Blanc, carrying explosives, crashed into Imo (norwegian relief vessel) in the
Harbor. resulted in Halifax Relief Commission
8. The Crash on The collision of two Boeing 747 passenger jets on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport
Tenerife on the Spanish island of Tenerife. This resulted in 583 fatalities— the deadliest in
aviation history.
9. Challenger Explo- 1986- Explosion due to malfunctioning O-Rings- Disaster for NASA and the Nation
sion looked on in Shock
10. Cheryl Thomp- Canadian politician who called mosques brainwashing centers
son
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