OK Sports Fans, The Quiz is much harder, with much more thought provoking questions for you, I have incorporated quotes from military leaders as well, So, take the test, and forward your answers to IceWarrior if you dare.

​But only if your sure you can do it... This one separates the wheat from the chaff as they say.

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MILITARY QUIZ & QUOTES

SEPTEMBER 2026

1. The Battle of the Three Emperors, also known as the Battle of Austerlitz, saw Austro-Russian forces defeated by an army led by which military and political leader in 1805?

A: Grant

B: Napoleon

C: Wellington

D: Yamamoto

 

2. How many 5-star admirals did the U.S. Navy have at the end of  WWII?

A: 6

B: 2

C: 8

D: 4

 

3. What is the only branch of the U.S. military to share a name with a best-selling line of Nike sneakers?

A: Combat Engineers

B: Sea Bees

C: Air Force

D: Graves Registration

 

4. Which term from the French “baïonnette” describes a swordlike weapon that goes on the end of a gun and, while it’s often thought of as “old school” (American Civil War era) is also used in modern warfare (e.g., the Iraq War)?

A: Trench Knife

B: Tomahawk

C: Saber

D: Bayonet

 

5, Onager, trebuchet, and ballista are medieval examples of which type of weapon?

A: Catapult

B: Rock Launcher

C: Chinese Bandolier

D: Trombone

 

6. In 1956, Israel invaded Egypt, followed by the UK and France, forcing outside pressure from the United States. This crisis is referred to by what name? It refers to the canal the Western powers were hoping to control.

A: Erie Issue

B: London Thames Deal

C: Panama Red

D: Suez Crisis

 

7. George C. Scott won the Best Actor Oscar, but declined to accept it, for his biopic portrayal of what General who was instrumental in the Battle of the Bulge?

A: Oprah

B: Patton

C: Cromwell

D: Paulis

 

8. The remains of what  battleship can be viewed from above the water at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial in Hawaii?

A: Tirpitz

B: New Jersey

C: Misa Hoaney

D: Arizona

 

 

9. The Battle of Clontarf in 1014 is generally the event that ended what seafaring people's threat to Gaelic culture?

A: Vikings

B: Rastafarians

C: French

D: Romans

 

10. One of the most well-known military acronyms that’s made its way into civilian speak, what does AWOL stand for?

A: Anywhere Will Out Leave

B: Absent When Our Line

C: Absent Without Official Leave

D: Angry While Off Line

 

11. What was the code name for the Allied invasion of North Africa in WWII?

A: Bring It

B: Torpedo

C: Frequent Wind

D: Torch

 

12. Which volunteer military group did Theodore Roosevelt form to fight in the Spanish-American War?

A: Rough Riders

B: Long Riders

C: Western Rangers

D: Buffalo Boys

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Tired yet? Afraid you're not smart enough? You're halfway...

 

13. Who said: “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.”

A: Barrack Obama

B: Chester Nimitz

C: Winston Churchill

D: Joseph Campbell

 

14. Who said:  “This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.”

A: Spencer Davis

B: Richard Nixon

C: Elmer Davis

D: Randall Newton

 

15. The Spanish for "little war" gave us what G-word term for a type of warfare in which small groups of fighters take on larger and less mobile military?

A: Mustanio

B: Guerrilla

C: Cahoness

D: San Joaquin

 

16. The side-straddle hop is the U.S. military's name for what basic warm-up exercise that kicks the legs apart while doing an overhead clap?

A: Jumping Jack

B: Burpee

C: Dying Cockroach

D: Electric Slide

 

17. Originating in Czechoslovakia, the Czech hedgehog is a device used to obstruct which type of military vehicle first used at the Battle of the Somme in 1916?

A: Submarine

B: Aircraft

C: Tank

D: Howitzer

 

18. In the United States, which Military rank has the acronym “CWO” with a number tacked on the end to denote their pay grade, are highly skilled, and are commissioned by the president?

A: Rear Admiral lower half

B: Sargent Major

C: Senior Chief Torpedoman

D: Chief Warrant Officer

 

19. Which branch of the US Military is actually older than the United States because it was formed by George Washington in 1775, while the U.S. was not established until 1776?

A: US Marine Corps

B: US Coast Guard

C: US Army

D: US Navy

 

20. Who said: “The Lord is a warrior; the Lord is his name.”

A: Patton

B: Montgomery

C: Exodus 15:3

D: Halsey

 

21. Who said: “Praise be to the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.”

A: Hegseth

B: Mattis

C: Psalm 144:1

D: Mountbatten

 

22. Who said: "Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering."

A: Trump

B: Thatcher

C: Mao

D: Yoda

 

23. In June 2022, the United Nations condemned the "military dictatorship," whose tactics include surveillance and censorship, in what Southeast Asian nation also known as Burma?

A: Myanmar

B: Guam

C: Telefofo

D: Philippines

 

24. In 1912, Bulgaria, Greece, and Serbia declared war on the Ottoman Empire. They fought The First Balkan War along with which country in Southeast Europe that was a monarchy at the time, as noted by “Kingdom of” before its name?

A: Transylvania

B: Poland

C: Prussia

D: Montenegro

 

25. The 1618 Defenestration of Prague marked the beginning of what religious conflict within the Holy Roman Empire?

A: The Seven years War

B: Queen Anne’s War

C: Thirty Years War

D: King Charles War

 

Bonus Round: Who Said: If God had wanted us to leave this Planet, He’d have given us a Moon.

A: Einstein

B: Nixon

C: Abraham Lincoln

D: Jimmy Carter

 

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