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Quiz about GI Jargon Vietnam War
Quiz about GI Jargon Vietnam War

GI Jargon: Vietnam War Trivia Quiz


Grunts say the grungiest things. These terms were used by the US military during the Vietnam War. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by beterave. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
beterave
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
335,860
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
2369
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 120 (6/10), mtnmn43 (9/10), Guest 35 (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. During the Vietnam war, US infantrymen had the MOS number 11B also called 11 Bravo. What did the average soldier call the 'B'? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. During the Vietnam War, what did soldiers and Marines call the M60 machine gun? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. During the Vietnam War, who was a 'cherry'? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. During the Vietnam war, what did infantrymen call a long forced march? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. During the Vietnam War the US Army in the field was composed primarily of draftees. What did servicemen usually call a career soldier? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. While in base camp, what was the most common way of disposing of human waste? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. During the Vietnam War, unpopular officers were sometimes eliminated by the men. What term described this process? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. During the Vietnam War, US servicemen used drugs at times. What would a 'bowl' be used for? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. During the Vietnam war, what did most infantrymen despise the most? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. After surviving a year in the 'Nam, where would a US serviceman usually be going? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. During the Vietnam war, US infantrymen had the MOS number 11B also called 11 Bravo. What did the average soldier call the 'B'?

Answer: bush

Almost every soldier who was 11B was headed to the 'Nam. Soldiers called themselves "11 bush". Hello Vietnam'!
2. During the Vietnam War, what did soldiers and Marines call the M60 machine gun?

Answer: a pig or hog

Servicemen called the M60 machine gun a pig or a hog. It received that name because of the ammo it ate.
3. During the Vietnam War, who was a 'cherry'?

Answer: a new soldier

Infantrymen who were new in country were referred to as 'cherries' or 'newbies' or as various unprintables.
4. During the Vietnam war, what did infantrymen call a long forced march?

Answer: a hump

Infantrymen called a long forced march a hump or humpin'. This term is still used.
5. During the Vietnam War the US Army in the field was composed primarily of draftees. What did servicemen usually call a career soldier?

Answer: a lifer

Draftees usually called the career soldier or Marines a 'lifer' as well as other unprintables.
6. While in base camp, what was the most common way of disposing of human waste?

Answer: burning it

While US forces served in Vietnam, human waste was burned. Surely there could have been a better way!
7. During the Vietnam War, unpopular officers were sometimes eliminated by the men. What term described this process?

Answer: fragging

The men used a fragmentation grenade to rid themselves of an officer or NCO who they disliked or distrusted. The act was called fragging. It was rare, but it did happen.
8. During the Vietnam War, US servicemen used drugs at times. What would a 'bowl' be used for?

Answer: to smoke pot

US servicemen would use a bowl to smoke pot or hashish. The use of pot was so common in the infantry that the brass tacitly ignored it.
9. During the Vietnam war, what did most infantrymen despise the most?

Answer: rear echelon soldiers

US infantrymen in Vietnam had no love for rear echelon personnel. Anyone who did not get shot at or risk injury were called unprintables. This is still true today.
10. After surviving a year in the 'Nam, where would a US serviceman usually be going?

Answer: back to the world

If a serviceman survived his tour in Vietnam, he was headed back to the world otherwise known as home. A discharge from the US Army and back to normalcy.
Source: Author beterave

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