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___________was the first Admiral in the Navy
Who is David Farragut?
100

She was named Chief of the Supply Corps. and Commander Naval Supply Systems Command in July 2018.  The first female to hold this post.

Who is Rear Admiral Michelle C. Skubic? (Took command on July 13, 2018)

100
This TV show has roots in the US Navy
What is NCIS?
100
The navy men and women that serve on these vessels are 'volunteers'
What are submarines? (candidates undergo psychological tests/assessments to see whether they are a good match for an enclosed environment, lack of sunlight, dangerous working conditions and close quarters with others for an extended period of time)
100
In 1909, military aviation began with the purchase of the Wright Military Flyer by this U.S. military branch
What is the U.S. Army
200

This is the title of the US Naval Academy fight song and a 1945 American musical comedy

What is 'Anchors Aweigh'?

200
This area of the globe could be the at the center of the next cold war as tensions increase between the US Navy and Russia
What is the Arctic?
200
In the original pitch for Star Trek, the ship we know as the USS Enterprise was called the USS ___________
What is the USS Yorktown?
200
A ________ is a member of the United States Naval Construction Forces (NCF).
What is a Seabee?
200
This navy team made their debut in June 1946 with the primary purpose of recruiting
Who are the Blue Angels
300
The Turtle, the first American submersible craft and the first use of a submarine in warfare, was used during this war.
What is the Revolutionary War?
300
The U.S. Navy plans to equip its Virginia-class submarines with these, which will control the ship’s periscopes.
What are Xbox 360 controllers?
300
This was founded during the Vietnam War to improve performance of air-to-air missile attacks against the North Vietnamese
What is Top Gun?
300
_________ is the number of active duty navy personnel
What is 324,460? (Navy Department Civilian Employees: 266,407)
300
The BLUE ANGELS were name after this venue by Navy pilots
What is a Manhattan nightclub
400
The first successful submarine attack by the H. L. Hunley took place during the during this war
What is the Civil War? (H. L. Hunley was a submarine of the Confederate States of America)
400
This WWII Navy ship had been missing for 72 years after a Japanese submarine torpedoed it in the final days of World War II. It was discovered this past August by a team of civilian researchers led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.
What is USS Indianapolis? (floor of Pacific Ocean, 18,000 feet - Philippine Sea)
400
This old traditional greeting for hailing other vessels was originally a Viking battle cry
What is 'Ahoy'?
400
This former president attended the Naval Academy and became a submariner after WWII
Who is Jimmy Carter?
400
In 1910, this Naval aviation officer and civilian pilot, demonstrated that an airplane could take off from a ship
Who was Eugene Ely?
500
In 1819, the United States congress placed the secretary of the Navy in charge of this function
What is naming Naval ships?
500
Named for the 38th president, this nuclear-powered air craft carrier was commissioned this past July and represents the first in a new class of aircraft carriers in 42 years.
What is Gerald R. Ford
500
U.S. ships logs recorded this fact during the War of 1812.
What is the first record of women serving at sea? (U.S. ships logs show women serving as contract nurses)
500
The U.S. Navy has been in existence for ______ years
What is 242 years? (Oct 13 1775, the Continental Congress commissioned two ships, each with eighty sailors, “for intercepting such transports as may be laden with warlike stores and other supplies for our enemies.” The foe at the time was Great Britain)
500
This former president flew 58 combat missions during WWII, including one in which he was shot down over the Pacific.
Who is George H.W. Bush?
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