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Military Trivia
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| What is the US Navy’s equivalent to the US Army’s Basic Training? | â–¶ Boot Camp |
| What does the military acronym HALO stand for? | â–¶ High Altitude-Low Opening |
| The profile of General George Washington appears on what United States military decoration? | â–¶ The Purple Heart |
| When referring to the test taken for entrance into the US military what does ASVAB stand for? | â–¶ Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery |
| In the U.S. military, what does the acronym NCO stand for? | â–¶ Non-commissioned officer |
| In what year did World War II end? | â–¶ 1945 |
| World War I flying ace Manfred von Richthofen is known by what nickname? | â–¶ The Red Baron |
| What is the slang military term for the distance of one kilometer? | â–¶ Klick |
| The US military installation Area 51 is located in which state? | â–¶ Nevada |
| What is the highest enlisted rank a soldier can hold in the United States Army? | â–¶ Sergeant Major of the Army |
| What is the acronym for the intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty, signed in 1949? | â–¶ NATO |
| The Battle of Jutland was a naval battle that occurred during which war? | â–¶ World War I |
| Florence Nightingale aided the sick and wounded during which war? | â–¶ The Crimean War |
| Who was the commander of the Confederate Army during the battle of Gettysburg? | â–¶ Robert Edward Lee |
| Fort Benning is a United States Army post located in which state? | â–¶ Georgia |
| In 1952 the United States Air Force created Project Blue Book to study what? | â–¶ Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) |
| The signing of the Paris Peace Accords officially ended direct U.S. involvement in which War? | â–¶ Vietnam War |
| What is the call sign of any United States Marine Corps aircraft carrying the president of the United States? | â–¶ Marine One |
| The second atomic bomb ever used in war-time was dropped on what city? | â–¶ Nagasaki |
| In which state of the United States would you find Fort Knox? | â–¶ Kentucky |
| Napoleon suffered defeat at Waterloo in what year? | â–¶ 1815 |
| What is the name for the branch of the French Army created for foreign recruits? | ▶ French Foreign Legion (Légion étrangère) |
| Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France in what battle? | â–¶ The Battle of Puebla |
About the Author
Tim majored in Humanities with a bachelor in English and Theatre at New York State University. He lectured on entertainment business studies for three years at Plymouth College.
Tim has been a trivia host in his current hometown of Pittsburgh for the past two years. He enjoys hanging out with people who love trivia just as much as he does.
His friends call him the Question Master.
