Share This Article 1. This Confederate General earned the nickname “Prince” because of his courtly manners and lavish dress. George Pickett John Magruder P. G. T. Beauregard Richard Ewell 2. In 1863, the USS Wyoming sank a naval flotilla of this Pacific country. Japan China Russia Hawaii 3. This was the first kind of airliner to go supersonic. The Douglas DC-8 The Tupolev Tu-144 The Concorde VFW-Fokker 614 Loading …