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Quiz about World War II Phonetic Alphabet

World War II Phonetic Alphabet Quiz

This is my second quiz on the WWII and Korean war military Phonetic alphabet. As before, it is quite different from the current NATO phonetic alphabet. And once again, the "Greatest generation" will have an easy time with this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by froghair2. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
froghair2

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
342,564

Updated
Jul 21 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
943

Last 3 plays: tluvgrandpa (2/10), PurpleComet (5/10), Guest 2 (1/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'A'?

Hint

Able

Andy

Alpha

Amos

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'B'? Hint

Boy

Bravo

Baker

Bingo

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'D'? Hint

Dog

Domino

Delta

Denmark

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'G'? Hint

Gimble

Golf

George

Galley

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the WWII Phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'I'? Hint

India

Ivan

Iris

Item

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'N'? Hint

November

Norway

Nancy

Nan

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'O'? Hint

Oscar

Ontario

Ogre

Oboe

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'W'? Hint

Whiskey

Wayne

Walter

William

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the WWII Phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'K'? Hint

Kilo

Kilt

Kiosk

King

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'U'? Hint

Uncle

Umpire

Uniform

Unity

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'A'?

Answer: Able

Alpha is the current NATO phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'A'. These NATO phonetic words also have corresponding signal flags. In addition to the letter of the alphabet that is represented by each flag, each flag also has a secondary meaning which I will include in each commentary.

These signal flags for the most part are used by Naval, Commercial and private vessels to communicate and send messages. The Alpha flag indicates that a diver is down.

2. What is the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'B'?

Answer: Baker

Bravo is the current NATO phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'B'. The Bravo flag indicates that a vessel is taking on, discharging or carrying dangerous cargo.

3. What is the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'D'?

Answer: Dog

Delta is the current NATO phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'D'. The Delta flag indicates that a vessel is maneuvering with difficulty.

4. What is the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'G'?

Answer: George

Golf is the current NATO phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'G'. The Golf flag indicates that a vessel requires a pilot.

5. What is the WWII Phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'I'?

Answer: Item

India is the current NATO phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'I'. The India flag signals that a vessel is altering its course to Port.

6. What is the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'N'?

Answer: Nan

November is the current NATO phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'N'. The November flag is used to indicate a negative or no response. The November flag is also familiar to race car fans as the checkered flag that signals the winner and the end of the race.

7. What is the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'O'?

Answer: Oboe

Oscar is the current NATO phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'O'. The Oscar flag warns of a man overboard. It is sometime also used to indicate a diver down.

8. What is the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'W'?

Answer: William

Whiskey is the current NATO phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'W'. The Whiskey flag indicates a need for medical assistance.

9. What is the WWII Phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'K'?

Answer: King

Kilo is the current NATO phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'K'. The Kilo flag signals a request to communicate.

10. What is the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'U'?

Answer: Uncle

Uniform is the current NATO phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'U'. The Uniform flag warns that you are running into danger.

Source: Author froghair2

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