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The 80's
Gun's, Ammo and People
100
What U.S. war broke out the same year the federal government first printed paper money?
What is The Civil War
100
Starring Michael J. Fox and Sean Penn, which conflict is the setting for the movie "Casualties Of War"?
What is The Vietnam War
100
What are the 4 fundamentals of marksmanship?
What is: 1. Steady Position. 2. Proper Aim (Sight Picture). 3. Breathing. 4. Trigger Squeeze.
100
Where were the 1980 Winter Olympics held?
What is Lake Placid, New York
100
The M1 carbine uses what size cartridge?
What is the .30 caliber carbine cartridge.
200
Which two nations, constitutionally barred from military actions, sent money to support the Allied coalition against Iraq in " 1991"?
What is Germany and Japan
200
Denzel Washington won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1989 for his role in which American Civil War movie?
What is Glory
200
What are the 5 major terrain features found on a map?
What is: 1. Hill 2. Ridge 3. Valley 4. Saddle 5. Depression
200
What episode of Star Wars is released in 1980?
What is Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
200
Some gun barrels include rifling which is a series of spiraled grooves or angles on the inside of the barrel that cause the projectile to do what?
What is Spin to stabilize it
300
What was the first war in which one jet plane shot down another?
What is The Korean War
300
Released in 1978, which Vietnam War movie starred Robert De Niro , Christopher Walken and John Savage?
What is The Deer Hunter
300
It provides rules that prisoners of war must be treated humanely. Specifically forbidden are violence to life and person, cruel treatment and torture, outrages on personal dignity (in particular, humiliating and degrading treatment).
What is the main purpose of the Geneva Convention?
300
NASA resumes Space Shuttle flights, grounded after what?
What is the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
300
The Gatling Gun was invented by who?
Who is Richard Gatling
400
What song was the Navy band playing at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked?
The Star-Spangled Banner.
400
Based on the 1974 book, what 1977 movie tells the story of the World War II Allied military operation entitled Operation Market Garden?
What is A Bridge Too Far
400
In Drill and Ceremony, it is 180 steps per minute.
What is double time?
400
in 1987 Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman to be inducted to what?
What is The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
400
The first cartridge revolvers were produced around 1856 by what company?
What is Smith & Wesson
500
What Bill Murray Ghostbusters term did Persian Gulf Warriors use to describe being hit by chemical weapons?
What is Slimed
500
Gary Cooper played the role of the most-decorated American soldier of World War I in which biographical film released in 1941?
What is Sergeant York
500
Vapors, Solids, Liquids, Gases
What are the forms Chemical Agents come in?
500
The Simpsons cartoon first appears as a series of shorts on what TV show?
What is The Tracey Ullman Show
500
The Smith & Wesson Model 3 was used by what famous US lawman?
Who is Wyatt Earp