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Title: Another Trivia Question
Post by: Howitzer on July 16, 2004, 08:55:25 PM

Was reading a book today and ran across what I think is a pretty good trivia question for you guys:

What is the present name for the U.S. location President Roosevelt nicknamed "Shangri La", where did the "Shangri La" come from, and what famous operation was it associated with?


Any takers?  This may be an easy one, if so, I'll see if I can think of something harder  :D

--Mike/Howitzer

Title: Another Trivia Question
Post by: Guppy35 on July 16, 2004, 09:54:53 PM

Seems like I remember "Shangri La" as where Roosevelt said the Doolittle Raiders originated from.

Don't know the other bits off the top
though.

Edited to say that Roosevelt got it from James Hilton's fantasy novel "Lost Horizon" set in a remote Himalayan valley.

Dan/Slack

Title: Another Trivia Question
Post by: Howitzer on July 16, 2004, 11:46:45 PM

Oooooh, you are on the right track.  You got part of it.  The Doolittle raid is where the term "Shangri La" came from.  You got the book correct as well.  The term was used to hide the name of the carrier "Hornet" which the 16 planes of the Doolittle raid took off from.  This was so the Japanese wouldn't know the B25's came from a carrier off shore.

Any guesses as to what other place Roosevelt named "Shangri La" which now goes by a different name?

Title: Another Trivia Question
Post by: Widewing on July 17, 2004, 12:11:52 AM

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Originally posted by Howitzer
Oooooh, you are on the right track.  You got part of it.  The Doolittle raid is where the term "Shangri La" came from.  You got the book correct as well.  The term was used to hide the name of the carrier "Hornet" which the 16 planes of the Doolittle raid took off from.  This was so the Japanese wouldn't know the B25's came from a carrier off shore.

Any guesses as to what other place Roosevelt named "Shangri La" which now goes by a different name?

FDR named the Presidential retreat Shangri La. It's now known as Camp David.

My regards,

Widewing

Title: Another Trivia Question
Post by: Howitzer on July 17, 2004, 03:57:31 PM

WTG Widewing!  



You are correct, the retreat known as Camp David today was once called "Shangri La" by Roosevelt.


I'll see if I can't come up with some more.

--Mike/Howitzer