Military History
Cars
100
The side-straddle hop is the U.S. military's name for what basic warm-up exercise that kicks the legs apart while doing an overhead clap?
Jumping Jack
100
In the United Kingdom, you might take a peek under the bonnet if your engine is making a weird sound. What do Americans call it?
The Hood
200
A memorial in Washington, D.C.’s West Potomac Park, just south of the National Mall’s Reflecting Pool, has a series of statues dedicated to what military conflict, an Asian war that took place from 1950 to 1953?
Korean War Veterans Memorial
200
What’s the name for the cover on the center of a car’s wheel?
Hubcap
300
The Spanish for "little war" gave us what G-word term for a type of warfare in which small groups of fighters take on larger and less mobile military?
Guerrilla
300
The Soul, the Sorento, and the Sportage are models made by what Korean automaker?
Kia
400
What is the only branch of the U.S. military to share a name with a best-selling line of Nike sneakers?
Air Force
400
What is the most popular car color?
White
500
In the United States, which military rank has the acronym CWO with a number tacked on the end to denote their pay grade, are highly skilled, and are commissioned by the president?
Chief Warrant Officer
500
The Sentra, Altima, and Pathfinder are all car models made by what maker?
Nissan
600
U.S. Navy SEALs train at a school called BUD/S, which stands for Basic what kind of Demolition/SEALS? The U is something that really doesn't scare most SEALs or seals. (What does the U stand for)
Underwater
600
In 1968, Plymouth paid Warner Bros. big money so could make a muscle car named after which speedy “Looney Toons” character?
Road Runner
700
The remains of what U.S. battleship can be viewed from above the water at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial in Hawaii?
USS Arizona
700
Which Chevy car has its own national museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky?
Corvette
800
During the American Civil War, the battles of Bull Run (both the First and Second), Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Appomattox Court House were all fought in what state?
Virginia
800
What popular Honda model, which debuted in the 1970s, has a palindromic name that reflects its design as a car for citizens and cities?
Civic
900
The Opium Wars were primarily fought between the British Empire and what country?
China
900
According to Progressive’s website, what kind of citrus fruit is also “a term for a car with a significant defect or malfunction that makes it unsafe to drive?”
Lemon
1000
What was the name of the failed mission by CIA-sponsored paramilitary troops in 1961 to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba?
Bay of Pigs
1000
In 1968, Elliot Handler came up with what brand of toy cars as a competition to Matchbox?
Hot Wheels
