Quiz about The Phonetic Alphabet Part Three

The Phonetic Alphabet - Part Three Quiz

This is the final part of the quiz based on the standard NATO version of the phonetic alphabet, which is used to remove confusion between similar sounding letters.

A multiple-choice quiz by romeomikegolf. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
romeomikegolf

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
173,902

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
7 / 10

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1. Which word is used to represent the letter U? Hint

Uniform

Underwater

Underwear

Ultimate

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2. Victory is used to represent V.

True

False

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3. Which 'edible' substance is used for the letter W? Hint

Whey

Wafer

Whisky

Water

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4. Xmas is used for the letter X.

True

False

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5. Y is represented by which word? Hint

Yangtse

Young

Youth

Yankee

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6. Which word is used for the final letter? Hint

Zed

Zebra

Zulu

Zee

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7. Which word would you use to separate the numbers in the following - 1234.5678 - if you were speaking the numbers aloud using the phonetic alphabet? Hint

Stop

Fraction

Comma

Decimal

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8. In which decade was this alphabet adopted by NATO as the standard? Hint

1970's

1960's

1950's

1940's

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9. Numbers in the phonetic alphabet are spelt rather than pronounced.

True

False

10. During World War II, several Native Americans were used to transmit radio messages in their native language. Which language contains the following as part of its phonetic alphabet used during this period?
B - Shush;G - Kizzie; R - Gah; S - Dibeh. Hint

Choctaw

Comanche

Blackfoot

Navajo

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which word is used to represent the letter U?

Answer: Uniform

In the UK uniforms have been worn in schools since the Tudor period.

2. Victory is used to represent V.

Answer: False

The word for V is VICTOR not Victory. The British warship HMS Victory is the oldest commissioned warship in the world. She was built between 1759 and 1765. She now sits in dry dock at Portsmouth Naval Base, England.

3. Which 'edible' substance is used for the letter W?

Answer: Whisky

Whisky can only be called Scotch Whisky if it has been made in Scotland. The name comes from the Celtic - uisge beatha - meaning water of life.

4. Xmas is used for the letter X.

Answer: False

The term used is X-ray. X-rays were discovered by William Roentgen over 100 years ago. They were given the name X-rays because no one knew what they really were.

5. Y is represented by which word?

Answer: Yankee

Yankees were from the Northern states of the USA. The Yangtse is a great river in China.

6. Which word is used for the final letter?

Answer: Zulu

The Zulus were, and still are, a proud African people.

7. Which word would you use to separate the numbers in the following - 1234.5678 - if you were speaking the numbers aloud using the phonetic alphabet?

Answer: Decimal

Decimal is the correct and most obvious answer. Stop is used to indicate a full stop (period) at the end of a sentence. The other two are not used.

8. In which decade was this alphabet adopted by NATO as the standard?

Answer: 1950's

It was introduced from about 1955. The purpose was to standardise radio messages between NATO members.

9. Numbers in the phonetic alphabet are spelt rather than pronounced.

Answer: False

1 = wun, 2 = too, 3 = tree, 4 = fower, 5 = fiver, 6 = sixer, etc

Answer: Navajo

Both Choctaw and Comanche code talkers were used. You can find more about code talkers by visiting:http://www.bckelk.uklinux.net/cotalk.html

Source: Author romeomikegolf

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