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RustyBattleship · 05-04-2008, 00:49 AM

I guess it's my turn to ask a question. Since the previous question had to do with movies, this one, or two, or three will also.

Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier starred in a movie about an American Destroyer hunting for Soviet submarines in the North Sea.

1. What was the name of the movie?

2. Who played the SONAR operator and what role on TV was he most famous for?

3. What scene in the movie bowled over everybody so much that was so inclusive and so accurate that an investigation was launched to find a security leak?

4. What was the hull number painted on the bow of the ship?

5. Based upon that number, what Destroyer probably played that role with a simple addition of one number? It could have been another ship of the same class but with a slightly different hull number. So I'll take the names of either or both ships.
STRIKE THIS QUESTION. MY ERROR. I THOUGHT IT WAS A SHIP I WORKED ON BUT RESEARCH SHOWED IT WASN'T.

6. What technical error was made in the underwater scenes of the Destroyer navigating among the ice floes?

7. Of the actor who played the weapons officer, what was the name of a famous relative of his?

Okay. So beat me with a wet noodle. That's SEVEN questions. But all of ONE movie. As a matter of fact, when it played on TV, we (in the Design Division) were all highly advised to watch it and have a discussion about it the next morning.
CORRECTION: ONLY 6 QUESTIONS AS NUMBER 5 IS STRIKEN.

05-04-2008, 00:49 AM	#194 (permalink)
RustyBattleship *Defense Professional* Join Date: 01-12-06 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 2,861	I guess it's my turn to ask a question. Since the previous question had to do with movies, this one, or two, or three will also. Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier starred in a movie about an American Destroyer hunting for Soviet submarines in the North Sea. 1. What was the name of the movie? 2. Who played the SONAR operator and what role on TV was he most famous for? 3. What scene in the movie bowled over everybody so much that was so inclusive and so accurate that an investigation was launched to find a security leak? 4. What was the hull number painted on the bow of the ship? 5. Based upon that number, what Destroyer probably played that role with a simple addition of one number? It could have been another ship of the same class but with a slightly different hull number. So I'll take the names of either or both ships. STRIKE THIS QUESTION. MY ERROR. I THOUGHT IT WAS A SHIP I WORKED ON BUT RESEARCH SHOWED IT WASN'T. 6. What technical error was made in the underwater scenes of the Destroyer navigating among the ice floes? 7. Of the actor who played the weapons officer, what was the name of a famous relative of his? Okay. So beat me with a wet noodle. That's SEVEN questions. But all of ONE movie. As a matter of fact, when it played on TV, we (in the Design Division) were all highly advised to watch it and have a discussion about it the next morning. CORRECTION: ONLY 6 QUESTIONS AS NUMBER 5 IS STRIKEN. __________________ Able to leap tall tales in a single groan. Last edited by RustyBattleship : 05-04-2008 at 02:18 AM.