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100

This US President, who resided at Mount Vernon, was posthumously made General of the Armies (six stars) on the US' bicentennial so nobody could ever outrank him.

Who was George Washington?

100

After the incident in the Gulf of Tonkin in 1955, the US intervened in a war in this Asian country, withdrawing 18 years later in 1973.

What is Vietnam?

100

This is the lowest rank in the US Army.

What is E-1/Private?

100

This famous general from World War II went on to become the 34th US President.

Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower?

100

The United States Military Academy is better known by this name.

What is "West Point"?

200

This British General was so humiliated by his defeat at Yorktown that he faked sick to avoid formally surrendering to George Washington.

Who was General Charles Cornwallis?

200

The US declared war on Germany in 1917 after this telegram was sent to Mexico, asking for them to invade the US in return for Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico.

What was the Zimmerman Telegram?

200

The abbreviation "MRE" stands for...

What is Meal, Ready-to-Eat?

200

This Colonel in the US Army led the roughriders in the Spanish-American War, gaining fame during the Battle of San Juan Hill. He went on to become the 26th president of the United States.

Who was Theodore Roosevelt?

200

This military college was one of the first to be state-sponsered in the United States, and is known as the "West Point of the South".

What is the Virginia Military Institute?

300
This Confederate General was mortally wounded by friendly fire during the Battle of Chancellorsville.

Who was General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson?

300

The majority of US troops who fought in Normandy during D-Day fought on this beach.

What is Omaha Beach?

300

This is the lowest rank one must be to be a commissioned officer.

What is O-1/Second Lieutenant?

300

This infamous traitor was a former General in the Continental Army, who seeked to hand over the West Point Garrison in New York to the British Army.

Who was Benedict Arnold?
300

The three military academies (Army, Navy, and Air Force) play each other in football every year. The team that beats the other two is awarded with this trophy.

What is the Commander-in-Chiefs Trophy?

400

Confederate Cavalry General J.E.B. Stuart was mortally wounded during this battle fought in Henrico County, roughly 2 miles away from our meeting place.

What was the Battle of Yellow Tavern?
400

Operation Urgent Fury, which was the invasion of Grenada on October 25, 1983, was ordered by this US President.

Who was Ronald Reagan?

400

This is the name of the US Army's official song.

What is "The Army Goes Rolling Along"?

400

This Lieutenant Colonel led British colonial forces from Virginia during their victory at Jumonville Glen, the first battle of the French and Indian War.

Who was George Washington?

400

Finish the slogan: "Go Army, ____ ____!"

What is "Beat Navy"?

500

The Field of Lost Shoes is a famous field where 10 VMI cadets died during this Civil War Battle fought in Virginia.

What was the Battle of New Market?

500

Operation Gothic Serpent, better known as "Black Hawk Down", was a US intervention in which East African Country, after local rebels shot down two US Army Black Hawk helicopters?

What is Somalia?

500

This is the date on which the US Army was founded.

What was June 14, 1775?

500

Which US General made the famous promise, "I shall return", when driven out of the Philippines in 1942, and kept that promise in October of 1944 during the Allied invasion?

Who was General Douglas MacArthur?

500

Which adult leader in our troop attended the United States Military Academy?

Who is Mr. Meyer?