History of the Grenade

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1. Which civilization is credited with creation of the first grenade-like device? The Persian Empire The Byzantine Empire The Greek 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 French word for pomegranate The Russian word for fragmentation The German word for granite The Chinese word for explosion

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

5. How were many of the grenades of American Civil War detonated? 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 On impact, the grenade would shatter, and a cloud of gunpowder would be ignited by the lit fuse at the top

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

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

8. What does the term "cooking off" referring too? To throw back a live grenade 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

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? The Soviet Union Britain The United States Germany

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