food quiz

[smiffffy]

1, Did Spitfire pilots have this to egg them on ( 9. 3 ) answer is food related plz help ...and i dont think its scrambled egg

[HowardKennitby]

Why don't you think it is scrambled egg? Seems to me the obvious answer.

[bert_h]

"Scrambled egg" was wartime services slang for the extra gold braid on your uniform when you were promoted in rank, so yes, the prospect of getting some "scrambled egg" might have 'egged' some pilots on. But (a) the phrase wasn't particular to Spitfire squadrons, and (b) if an answer contains EGG then you wouldn't expect the clue to contain it too. I think this is a case where if some of the other clues are as sloppy as that, then you can suppose this one is too; but if the others are meticulously correct, you have to think again.

[HowardKennitby]

I agree that having the word 'egg' in the clue is a problem.
When a squadron of Spitfires was called to take off in a hurry this was called 'scrambling' which is why I think the answer is a possibility.

[HowardKennitby]

See meaning 8

scramble verb (scrambled, scrambling) 1 intrans to crawl or climb using hands and feet, especially hurriedly or frantically. 2 intrans to struggle violently against others • There are starving people scrambling to find food. 3 to get along or cope somehow • We'll just have to scramble through. 4 to cook (eggs) whisked up with milk, butter, etc. 5 to throw or jumble together haphazardly. 6 to rewrite (a message) in code form, for secret transmission. 7 to transmit (a message) in a distorted form intelligible only by means of an electronic scrambler. 8 intrans said of military aircraft or air crew: to take off immediately in response to an emergency.

[smiffffy]

Many thanks for your answers............I guess I will put scrambled Egg...under protest, but on top of gammon lol