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 |