What is the oldest active military regiment in the world?
- A) The British Household Cavalry
- B) The French Foreign Legion
- C) The Swiss Guard
- D) The U.S. 1st Infantry Regiment
Source: Hieronymus Köler/Wikipedia
Answer:
C) The Swiss Guard
Source: Willem van de Poll/Wikipedia
Which country has the largest army by number of active troops?
- A) United States
- B) China
- C) Russia
- D) India
Source: doidam10/Canva
Answer:
B) China
Source: Alejandro Luengo/Unsplash
What was the first battle in history where tanks were used?
- A) The Battle of Kursk
- B) The Battle of Cambrai
- C) The Battle of Somme
- D) The Battle of Berlin
Source: forum.worldoftanks.ru
Answer:
C) The Battle of Somme
Source: forum.worldoftanks.ru
Which army invented the catapult?
- A) Roman
- B) Greek
- C) Egyptian
- D) Chinese
Source: Fæ/Wikipedia
Answer:
B) Greek
Source: Wikipedia
What is the primary mission of the Army Rangers in the United States?
- A) Conducting precision raids
- B) Peacekeeping
- C) Cyber warfare
- D) Air defense
Source: The Ghost Army Legacy Project
Answer:
A) Conducting precision raids
Source: The U.S. Army/Wikimedia Commons
Who is known as the "Father of the American Army"?
- A) George Washington
- B) Ulysses S. Grant
- C) Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
- D) Douglas MacArthur
Source: U.S. National Archives
Answer:
C) Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Source: Charles Willson Peale/Wikipedia
Which of the following military units is considered to be the oldest of its kind in the world?
- A) The U.S. 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)
- B) The French Foreign Legion
- C) The British Royal Scots
- D) The Japanese Imperial Guard
Source: Library of Congress
Answer:
C) The British Royal Scots
Source: Georg Cöler/Wikipedia
What does the acronym 'NATO' stand for?
- A) North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- B) National Army Tactical Operation
- C) Naval Armed Tactical Outfit
- D) None of the above
Source: Store norske leksikon
Answer:
A) North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Source: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston/Wikimedia Commons
Which of the following is a core principle of military strategy?
- A) Decentralization
- B) Mobility
- C) Diplomacy
- D) Economy
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Answer:
B) Mobility
Source: The Ghost Army Legacy Project
In which conflict did the use of drones first become prominent?
- A) The Gulf War
- B) The Vietnam War
- C) The War in Afghanistan
- D) The Iraq War
Jonte/Wikimedia Commons
Answer:
C) The War in Afghanistan
Source: Sgt. Devon Bistarkey/Wikimedia
What is the motto of the British Army's SAS (Special Air Service)?
- A) Who Dares Wins
- B) Always Faithful
- C) To The Last Man
- D) Swift and Bold
Source: No Swan So Fine/Wikipedia
Answer:
A) Who Dares Wins
Source: Keating/Wikipedia
Which army first established the use of camouflage uniforms?
- A) British Army
- B) French Army
- C) German Army
- D) Russian Army
Source: RIA Novosti archive, image #641/Knorring/CC-BY-SA 3.0/Wikimedia Commons
Answer:
B) French Army
Source: Historically Adequate/YouTube
What is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States Army?
- A) The Silver Star
- B) The Medal of Honor
- C) The Distinguished Service Cross
- D) The Bronze Star
Source: U.S. Army/X
Answer:
B) The Medal of Honor
Source: Congressional Medal of Honor Society
What significant military tactic was introduced by the Mongolian Army under Genghis Khan?
- A) The use of composite bows
- B) The use of siege warfare
- C) The use of heavy cavalry
- D) The feigned retreat
Source: History of Yesterday
Answer:
D) The feigned retreat
Source: vxvdvxv/Instagram
Which battle is considered the longest in modern history, lasting over 300 days?
- A) The Battle of Verdun
- B) The Battle of the Somme
- C) The Battle of Stalingrad
- D) The Battle of Kursk
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Answer:
A) The Battle of Verdun
Source: Bundesarchiv, Bild/Wikipedia