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World War I sword (Posted on 2014-09-02) Difficulty: 1 of 5
A grandfather is telling his grandson war stories.

"At the end of World War I, I was awarded for my bravery after saving a group of my men," the grandfather says. "You see, we were fighting in northern France and one of our enemies threw a grenade at us. I managed to pick it up and throw it away before it exploded. So right after the war ended, a General gave me a sword, engraved with the words 'Awarded for Bravery and Valor, A True Hero, World War I'."

The grandson thinks about the story for a minute and then says "Grandpa, that story can't be true!" How did the grandson know?

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Solution Riddle Resolution | Comment 2 of 3 |
At the time of the hostilities it was known as "The Great War" . It was not before World War II that it would be known as "World War I". 
    Consequently,  the grandfather could NOT have received the the sword having the inscription "World War I".

Edited on August 15, 2022, 10:24 pm
  Posted by K Sengupta on 2022-08-15 06:22:44

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