Military Trivia

1. In 1919, the US Army sent a convoy of trucks, ambulances, and automobiles on a cross-country trip to determine the status of the American highway system. The convoy averaged 50 miles per day and took 2 months to drive from Washington, DC to Los Angeles. Who was that convoy's commanding officer?

2. Prior to the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942, when was the last time that the United States Navy had mounted a major combat operation?

3. How many American battleships were lost during the First World War?

4. Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, when was the last time the Japanese Navy had mounted a major combat operation?

5. On June 17, 1932, Herbert Hoover ordered Amy Chief of Staff Douglas MacArthur to forcibly remove members of the "Bonus Army" from the Anacostia Flats area in Washington. Who were MacArthur's field commanders?

6. During the Civil War, what army did Robert E. Lee command?

7. How many times did Lord Nelson defeat the French Navy?

8. Who is the only American Army officer known to have forged his own commission?

9. Prior to becoming Commander-in-Chief during World War II, what was Franklin Roosevelt's only previous military experience?

10. Give two reasons why former NATO Commanders-in-Chief should always be supervised by responsible adults.

Answers

1. Maj. Dwight Eisenhower

2. The Battle of Manila Harbor, during the Spanish-American War

3. None. Prior to the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor, no American battleship had ever been lost in combat. The USS Maine doesn't count, since it apparently blew up by accident.

4. The Battle of the Tushima Straight, 1905, during the Russo-Japanese War

5. Maj. Dwight Eisenhower (Infantry) and Maj. George Patton (Cavalry)

6. The Army of Northern Virginia. There was no, per se, Confederate Army during the Civil War

7. Two (the Battle of the Nile River and the Battle of Trafalgar)

8. George Armstrong Custer

9. He was a civilian Assistant Secretary of the Navy under Woodrow Wilson

10. Wesley Clark and Alexander Haig