7/1/2002 Civil War The 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry was famous for the weapons they were armed with. What were they? .58 Caliber Cook carbine 1853 Enfield rifle-musket Henry repeating rifles .58 Caliber Sharp's rifle 7' horseman's pike 5 "At age 23, who was the youngest individual ever promoted to the rank of Brigadier General?" George Armstrong Custer David McMurtrie Gregg John Singleton Mosby Philip Henry Sheridan James Ewell Brown Stuart 1 Known for their green uniforms and lethality with the Sharps .58 caliber breech loading rifle what was the unofficial designation of the 1st Regiment of U.S. Sharpshooters? Anderson's Rifles Berdan's Sharpshooter's Green Jackets Green Mountain Boys Rodger's Rangers 2 7/2/2002 19th Century "During the Quasi War of 1798, one ship, under the command of Captain Thomas Truxtun, was responsible for all major American victories on the high seas. What was the ship he commanded?" 74 gun ship-of-the-line America 32 gun frigate Confederacy 36 gun frigate Constellation 54 gun frigate Constitution 120 gun ship-of-the-line Pennsylvania 3 "Introduced in 1803, this artillery shell, made from a cast iron case filled with a mixture of explosives and musket balls and detonated by a timed fuse, was known as what?" Beehive Canister Cluster bomb Grape shot Shrapnel 5 "From 1822-1830 the American West India Squadron, under Commodores James Biddle, David Porter and Lewis Warrington, waged a successful naval campaign against who?" The English The French Pirates The Portuguese The Spanish 3 7/3/2002 Foreign Military Units What German WWII tank unit was made up of instructors from Germany's armor schools? Grossdeutschland Herman Goering Panzer Lehr Das Reich Der Windhund 3 German Independent Heavy Tank Battalions (Schwere Panzer Abteilungen) were the only Wehrmacht formations equipped exclusively with what vehicle? JgdPz VI (Jadgtiger) PzKpfw V (Panther) PzKpfw VIB (Koenigstiger) PzKpfw VIE (Tiger) StuPz IV (Brummbaer) 4 "What conflict did the German ""Condor Legion"" fight in?" Russo-Finnish War Occupation of Austria-Czechoslovakia Spanish Civil War World War I World War II 3 7/4/2002 Revolutionary War What was the name of the largest American built warship to serve and survive the war with the Continental Navy? 32 gun frigate Alliance 74 gun ship-of-the-line America 42 gun ship Bonhomme Richard 36 gun frigate Bourbon 32 gun frigate Confederacy 1 "Purchased on 4 November, 1775 and placed in commission on 3 December, 1775 as the first ship of the Continental Navy, what was the original name of the Alfred?" Andrew Doria Black Prince Cabot Columbus Providence 2 The U.S. Naval Flag bears a streamer commemorating the Navy's service during the Revolutionary War. How many battles (designated by colored stars) are represented on the streamer? 2 6 10 14 18 3 7/5/2002 Ordnance and Munitions Which of the following compounds is not used in current military explosives? CYCLOTRIMETHLENETRINITRAMINE NITROGLYCERIN PENTAERYTHRITE TETRANITRATE TETRYL TRINITROTOLUENE 2 Explosives which use a superheated plasma jet to penetrate are known as what? Fuel-air explosives High explosives Line charges Low Explosives Shaped charges 5 The United States military recently banned the use of what type of mine? Anti-personnel mines Artillery delivered mines Command detonated mines Non-self destructing mines Sea mines 4 7/6/2002 Famous Units "What aviation unit can trace its roots back to the American Volunteer Group, better known as ""The Flying Tigers""?" 90th Fighter Squadron 94th Fighter Squadron 160th Aviation Regiment 229th Aviation Regiment 363rd Fighter Squadron 4 What American airborne division was the only one not to serve in combat during WWII? 11th Airborne Division 13th Airborne Division 17th Airborne Division 18th Airborne Division 21st Airborne Division 2 "What unit, originally activated on 15 June, 1917 as the 21st Aero Squadron, is currently the oldest serving squadron in the USAF?" 27th Fighter Squadron 51st Fighter Interceptor Squadron 90th Fighter Squadron 94th Fighter Squadron 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron 1 7/7/2002 Terminology "What are you doing when you're ""paying the devil""?" Breaking big rocks into small rocks Caulking the keel of a ship Chipping ice from the rigging Standing watch in foul weather Working as a stoker in the boiler room 2 "Where do ""Snipes"" work aboard a naval vessel?" Bridge Engine room Flight deck Rope locker 2 "Who must ""Pollywogs"" go before to be recognized as ""Shellbacks""?" Chief of the Boat Chief of Naval Operations Davey Jones King Neptune Ship's captain 4 7/8/2002 World War I Which of the following was not introduced during the First World War? Aircraft Armored vehicles Chemical munitions Fully automatic machine gun Railroad mounted artillery 5 What type of ship was responsible for the most ships sunk during the First World War? Aircraft Carrier Battleship Submarine Q Ship Torpedo Boat 3 What 1915 naval battle ended the German shelling of British costal towns and villages? Coronel Dogger Bank Falkland Islands Heligoland Bight Jutland 2 7/9/2002 Korea "Operation Little Switch (initiated on April 20, 1953) involved what?" Attacking Chinese hydro-electric facilities Attacking North Korean electricity generators Attacking North Korean rail yards Exchanging sick and wounded prisoners Rotating UN combat units 4 "What did the 2nd Ranger Infantry Company, 503rd Field Artillery Battalion, 64th Tank Battalion (Medium), and the 24th Infantry Regiment all have in common?" They were all colored units They were all from the same division They were all from the same state They were the only American units in Korea at the time of the invasion They were completely destroyed and never reconstituted 1 "Lieutenant Colonel John F. Bolt, the only Marine Corps ace of the Korean War, flew for what outfit?" 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing VMF-214 VMF-323 VMF(N)-513 VMF(N)-542 1 7/10/2002 Foreign Wars "In an effort to gain access to the South Atlantic, Paraguay invaded Brazil in 1864 thus began the bloodiest conflict in Latin America, a war which cost Paraguay approximately 57% of its total population. What was this war known as?" Amazon War First Falklands War War of the Four Powers War of Paraguan Annexation War of the Triple Alliance 5 "In 1879, in a dispute over tax revenues, Chile invaded Peru to annex the valuable nitrate fields in the Atacama Desert. This seizure would ultimately ruin Peru's economy. What was this war called?" Question of the Pacific War of Antofagasta War of the Atacama War of the Pacific War of Tarapacá 4 "In an attempt to gain access to the Atlantic Ocean via the River Paraguay, Bolivia invaded Paraguay to seize the disputed Chaco Boreal region in 1932. What was this war called?" Chaco War River War Quebracho War War of Accention War for the Sea 1