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HISTORY OF THE NAVY
NAVY TERMS
General Q.
NAVAL SHIP TERMS
FAMOUS SAILORS
100
THIS IS THE BIRTHDAY OF THE NAVY.
What is OCTOBER 13TH, 1775?
100
THIS PLACE IS OFTEN REFERED TO IN THE CIVILIAN WORLD AS A "REST-ROOM."
What is A "HEAD"?
100

The biggest Naval base in the world.

What is Naval Base Norfolk?

100
Facing forward, this part of the ship would be to one's left.
What is port side?
100
THIS PERSON WAS THE 41ST COMMANDER AND CHIEF, PREVIOUSLY SERVING IN THE NAVY FROM 1942-1945, SEEING COMBAT IN WWII.
WHO IS GEORGE H. BUSH?
200
an unannounced military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against A United States naval base on the morning of December 7, 1941.
What is THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR?
200
ONE OF THE MEANINGS OF THIS TERM IS WATER FOUNTAIN. ANOTHER IS A RUMOR.
What is SCUTTLEBUTT?
200

The second biggest Naval base in the world.

What is Naval Base San Diego?

200

Facing forward, this part of the ship would be to the person's right.

What is starboard side?

200

Who is David Goggins?

American motivational speaker, author, ultra-athlete and Retired US Navy Seal.

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nicknamed "Old Ironsides," is the only surviving vessel of the original six frigates authorized by Congress in the Naval Act of 1794, which established the United States Navy. It served with distinction in the War of 1812 and is currently docked in Charlestown, Massachusetts, as the oldest commissioned warship afloat.
What is THE "USS CONSTITUTION"?
300
Loose from mooring and out of control. Applied to anything that is lost, out of hand, or left lying about.
What is Adrift?
300

World's first operational nuclear-powered submarine and on 3 August 1958 became the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole.

What is USS Nautilus?

300
This part of the ship is known as the "Backbone."
What is the "Keel"?
300

A talk show host, who's show was self-titled, served first in the Marines as an enlisted man, eventually received a commission and became a Navy Ensign. Born in Baltimore, Maryland. Currently married to Tara Fowler.

Who is Montel Williams?

400
THE NAVY'S ELITE COMBAT UNIT, THEIR NAME STANDS FOR SEA, AIR, LAND.
WhO ARE SEALS?
400
To most sailors this word means ice cream, candy, potato chips and other assorted snacks, or even the place where they can be purchased.
What is geedunk?
400

Was the first ship commissioned as a destroyer in the United States Navy, authorized on May 4, 1898, three days after the commencement of the Spanish-American War.  

 What is USS Bainbridge?

400
a heavy object, often made out of metal, that is used to attach a ship to the bottom of a body of water at a specific point to act as a weight to keep the ship from moving.
What is an anchor?
400
"I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: 'I served in the United States Navy.'"
Who is John F. Kennedy?
500
THIS WAS THE NAVY'S FIRST COMMISIONED AIRCRAFT CARRIER.
WHAT IS THE "USS LANGLEY"?
500
During the civil war, cannonballs were stacked up in pyramids on this object. When it got extremely cold, they would explode or break, hence the term "cold enough to freeze the balls off a ______________".
What is A BRASS MONKEY?
500

The master chief petty officer of the Navy (MCPON) is a unique non-commissioned rank and position of office of the United States Navy, which is designated as a special paygrade above E-9. The current one is _____.

Who is James Honea?

500
Specifically a masthead constructed with sides and sometimes a roof to shelter the lookouts from the weather, generally by whaling vessels, this term has become a generic term for what is properly called masthead.
What is the "Crow's Nest"?
500
This American naval aviator and astronaut who became second person, and the first American, in space. Ten years later, he commanded the Apollo 14 mission, and was the fifth person to walk on the Moon.
Who is Alan Shepard?