Cockleshell Heroes Quiz
Updated 25th April 2020
A little quiz set by Susan Templeton – Updated with answers and infomation links at the bottom of this page
| QUESTION |
| WHAT WAS THE OFFICIAL NAME OF THE OPERATION |
| WHEN WAS THE MISSION DATE |
| WHAT WAS THE MAJOR TOWN IN FRANCE THEY WERE PADDLING UP TO |
| WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE ESTUARY IN FRANCE THEY PADDLED UP |
| WHAT WAS THE AIM OF THE MISSION |
| WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE PADDLING OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE RAID |
| WHERE ON THE SOUTH COST OF BRITAIN DID THE OPERATION DO MUCH OF ITS WORK UP |
| WHERE DID THE MISSION ACTUALLY START FROM |
| HOW MANY CANOES WERE DUE TO TAKE PART |
| HOW MANY CANOES DID EVENTUALLY TAKE PART & WHY WAS THERE A CHANGE IN NUMBERS |
| HOW MANY MEN TOOK PART IN FINAL RAID |
| WHAT SORT OF EXPLOSIVES WERE USED |
| HOW MANY EXPLOSIVES DID EACH COCKLESHELL CANOE CARRY |
| HOW DID THE COCKLESHELL CANOES REMAIN IN PLACE NEXT TO THE SHIP THEY WERE TRYING TO LAY EXPLOSIVES ON |
| HOW WERE THE CANOES & PADDLERS TRANSPORTED AND PUT IN THE WATERS OFF FRANCE |
| NAME ONE OF THE COCKLESHELL CANOES |
| HOW WIDE WERE THE COCKLESHELL CANOES AND WHY THIS MAXIMUM WIDTH |
| WHAT SORT OF PADDLES DID THEY USE |
| HOW MANY MILES DID THE COCKLESHELL PADDLERS PADDLE WHO MADE IT TO THE FINAL MISSION POINT |
| HOW MANY MEN SURVIVED THE RAID AND RETURNED TO BRITAIN |
| WHO HELPED THOSE THAT ESCAPED GET TO FREEDOM |
| NAME THE SURVIVORS |
| WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SBS PADDLERS WHO DID NOT MAKE IT |
