U.S. Armed Forces Trivia Quiz

Answer: French Indian War

In this war, the American colonies captured Florida, while the rest of the British forces managed to secure Upper and Lower Canada from the French. This war was a direct result of the Seven Years' War in Europe.

Answer: George Washington

Appointed in July of 1775, General Washington successfully overcame greater odds and better ordinance to defeat the British forces in colonial America.

Answer: Black Jack

General Pershing was the first to be awarded the rank "General of the Armies", the highest rank ever in the US Army. He achieved his nickname "Black Jack" because of his work with the 10th Cavalry of the US Army, which had black soldiers fight alongside the white ones.

Answer: Attack on Pearl Harbor

Sunday, December 7th, 1941, will forever be remembered in American history as the "date which will live in infamy", a phrase coined by President Roosevelt. The next day, the US declared war on Japan.

Answer: General Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower was more commonly referred to as "Ike". He was later elected to be the 34th President of the United States, and he was awarded the rank of "General of the Army" during the late stages of World War II.

Answer: D-Day

"D-Day" is a military term used to denote the day that a certain operation will occur. The operation in question was the invasion of mainland Europe on the beaches of Normandy, probably the last straw in breaking the German hold on the mainland.

Answer: Vietnam

The Vietnam War was never declared an official war by the US Congress, and is considered to be a conflict. The United States formally declared war against the UK in the War of 1812, against Spain in the 1898 Spanish-American War, and against Mexico in the 1846 Mexican-American War.

Answer: General Schwarzkopf

Desert Storm was the name of the American operations in Iraq in 1991. General H. Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. was the field commander of this operation, after which he soon retired and wrote a book.

Answer: James Polk

Other than the ones named above, Eisenhower, Teddy Roosevelt, Andrew Jackson and George Washington were all Generals before pursuing a career in politics.

Answer: Civil War

The USS Alligator was built by France and sold to the United States. Originally it had oars to propel it through the water, but these were replaced by a single screw, raising its top speed to about seven knots. It was lost on April 3rd, 1863, due to bad weather, with no loss of life.

The first American submarine of all was the Turtle, which was built at the time of the Revolutionary War, but it was never in the U.S. Navy proper.