History of the Grenade

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Which civilization is credited with creation of the first grenade-like device? The Byzantine Empire The Greek Empire The Persian Empire The Chinese Empire

2. Recipes for gunpowder to be used in hand grenades were found in the "Wujing Zongyao", a book written by Zeng Gongliang, Ding Du, and Yang Weide in 1044 AD. What does the book's name literally mean in English? Collection of the Weapons of the Military Hand Grenade Production Collection of the Most Important MIlitary Techniques Military Tactics and Manuevers

3. The actual word "grenade" didn't come into exsitence until the Glorious Revolution of 1688 in England. What are the origins is the word? The German word for granite The Chinese word for explosion The Russian word for fragmentation The French word for pomegranate

4. The grenade became a favored weapon of trench warfare in what conflict? The Anglo- Spanish War of 1654 to 1660 The War of Kalmar The Crimean War The Smolensk War

5. How were many of the grenades of American Civil War detonated? On impact, the grenade would shatter, and a cloud of gunpowder would be ignited by the lit fuse at the top The fuse would be set off by the concussion of the impact On impact, a plunger on the external body of the grenade would set off the explosion A soldier had to fire at the explosive to set it off

6. In what famous assassination attempt is the "Vasic" M-12 model used? The attempted assassination of Adolf Hitler The attempted assassination of United States President Theodore Roosevelt The assassination of United States President William McKinley An attempted assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

7. What was the profession of William Mills, the developer of the easily recognized "pineapple shape" Mills Bombs? An inventor A golf club designer A carpenter A historian

8. What does the term "cooking off" referring too? To covertly remove the pin, and release the handle from an enemies grenade To intentionally hold onto a grenade after the pin is removed, and handle released to lower the detonation time To pull a pin out while still grasping the handle, and then placing it back in To throw back a live grenade

9. Though not the inventors of the original RPG-like (rocket propelled grenade), which country developed the RPG-7, the most widely distributed and used RPG in the world? Germany The United States The Soviet Union Britain

10. What is a major drawback of the M79 grenade launcher? It is a single shot weapon, and must be reloaded after every shot It has been known to explode in the user's hands It jams easily The grenades bounce too much on impact, and sometimes miss the target