WWI-WWII
This US Army General was famed for his use of and proficiency with tanks during WWII.
Who is George Patton?
This is the first rule of gun safety.
What is "treat every weapon as if it were loaded"?
This president served as General of the Army during WWII.
Who is Dwight Eisenhower?
This was the name for an American who was faithful to Great Britain.
What is a loyalist?
If a sailboat is "in irons," the wind is coming at it from this direction relative to the sailboat.
What is in front of?
This German soldier during WWI technically served illegally, as he was an Austrian citizen.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
This is the most mass-produced firearm in world history.
This president had the shortest presidency in US history.
Who is William Henry Harrison?
This revolution took place not long after and was inspired by the American Revolution.
What is the French Revolution?
This college is the alma mater of (tied for) the most Super Bowl winning quarterbacks.
What is Purdue/Alabama?
This author of The Old Man and the Sea was famed for his heroics during WWII.
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
This is the shortened name for trinitrotoluene.
What is TNT?
This was the middle name of Harry Truman.
What is S?
This Founding Father was known for his large and stylish signature on the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hancock?
This city is the capital of Djibouti.
What is Djibouti?
This battle (excluding sieges) was the deadliest battle in world history.
What is the Battle of Stalingrad?
This isotope (element and mass number) was the main reactant used in the first atomic bomb.
What is uranium-235?
This president was the only president to qualify on submarines.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
This was the name for a professional German soldier hired by the British government to fight.
What is a Hessian?
This chess player achieved the highest FIDE rating in chess history, at 2882.
Who is Magnus Carlsen?
What is unterseeboot?
This gun is responsible for the longest sniper shot ever (bonus 100 points: the shot distance was this many yards).
What is the McMillan Tac-50 (3871 yards)?
This president's favorite candy was jelly beans.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This American military officer, known as the "Swamp Fox," is often referred to as the father of guerrilla warfare.
Who is Francis Marion?
This sea creature has the most advanced visual system in the animal kingdom, with over four times as many color receptors as humans.
What is the mantis shrimp?