Military Quiz

1. By what name is the U.S. Military Academy in New York State usually known?
West Point
2. What was the name of the highest military decoration in the Soviet Union?
The Order of Lenin
3. Which outdoor sport began as a military event but became a competitive sport in 1919, first in Sweden?
Orienteering
4. Which British military tradition began on the 4th June in 1805 in Horse Guards Parade?
Trooping the Colour
5. The artist Abbott Thayer's developed what for military use?
Camouflage colours
6. In military terms what is a SLR?
Self Loading Rifle
7. Where would you find the British Royal Military Academy?
Sandhurst
8. What name is given to the US army's part-time military force that is called out in times of emergency?
National Guard
9. In Australian military terminology what were the WAAAF?
Womens Australian Auxiliary Air Forces
10. What was the Anglo American military operation of June 1944 Normandy landings called?
Operation Overlord
11. Which Euro Country - Military service is compulsory for all males in this country despite their nation not having participated in any wars for two hundred years?
Sweden
12. What was the military alliance between the USSR and East European communist states called?
Warsaw Pact
13. Which Military item only lasted for four hours in the dessert?Challenger Tank
14. What military tradition was started when knights lifted their visors to identify themselves?
Saluting
15. What is the nickname for Military Policemen?
Redcaps
16. What is the name of the American military medal awarded to those wounded or killed in Battle?
Purple Heart
17. Which organisation provides shops and canteen facilities for British military personnel at home and abroad?
NAAFI
18. Which military base in North Kentucky holds the US Gold Reserves?
Fort Knox
19. Who designed the first jet aircraft to enter military service?
Willi Messerschmitt
20. Which is the only country that competes in the Eurovision Song Contest, that has compulsory military service for women?
Israel

21. Britain’s highest Military Honour is the VC what is the equivelant in the USA?
Congressional medal of Honour
22. Which military hero did Captain W.E. Johns create?
Biggles
23. Which two European countries mounted a military expedition attempting to seize the Suez canal in 1956?
England And France
24. What English military term translates as "little war" in Spanish?
Guerrilla
25. What is Zulu time, a saying used mainly in Military circles?
GMT
26. Adapted from a Alistair McLean novel, in which film did Russian and American agents speed towards the North Pole to recover a lost capsule containing vital military information?
Ice Station Zebra
27. In the US Military, why are the Navy SEALs so named?
They can work on Sea, Air and Land
28. In which country would you find the Military Prison Camp Delta?
Cuba
29. Which scheming military man was played by Phil Silvers?
Sgt Bilko
30. After WW2 the British Commandos became part of which military corps?
Royal Marines
31. What military rank is James Bond?
Commander of the Royal Navy
32. What is the meaning of the military acronym AWACS?
Airborne Warning and Control System
33. What was the name of the military operation in 1991 to liberate Kuwait from Saddam Hussein’s invasion force?
Operation Desert Storm
34. What one time military invention, used all over the world now, was invented by Robert Watson Watt?
Radar
35. Which musical instrument is traditionally used for sounding military calls?
Bugle
36. Which military vehicle was invented by Sir Ernest Swinton in 1914?
Tank
37. What is the most prestigious British military medal, first awarded in 1856?
Victoria Cross
38. The M4 military tank was named after a US civil war general, how is it better kown?
Sherman Tank
39. What is the name of the largest US military base in Germany?
Ramstein
40. What are the dimensions of the flag that covers a casket in a military funeral?  
3ft by 9.5 ft

Tiebreaker - The US Military Academy was established at West Point, New York State, in which year of the 19th Century?
1802