Hollywood at Sea
Anchors Aweigh!
Sailor-ities
Sea-riously Historic
Past the point of the bow
100
This aircraft is cool
What is the F-14 Tomcat
100
CVN
What is an aircraft carrier
100
This naval officer became famous for commanding the Continental Navy frigate Bonhomme Richard
Who is John Paul Jones
100
This U.S. Navy carrier, commissioned in 1961, was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
What is the USS Enterprise
100
This phrase means a Sailor is talking or acting in a way that is exaggerated, unbelievable, or simply full of it.
What is a sea story
200
A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals defeating them with the USS Missouri.
What is Battleship
200
A ship’s speed is traditionally measured in this unit.
What is a knot
200
This aviator became the first American in space in 1961 after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy
Who is Alan Shepard
200
This World War II battle, fought in October 1944, is widely regarded as the largest naval battle in modern history
What is the Battle of Leyte Gulf
200
This is the only five-star rank in the U.S. Navy; it is a wartime rank and is not currently held
What is Fleet Admiral
300
Bradley Cooper plays the deadliest sniper in U.S. military history through his four deployments in the Iraq War in the movie American Sniper
Who is US Navy Seal Chris Kyle
300
This term describes a ship leaning to one side because of wind, waves, or weight distribution
What is a list
300
This World War II fleet admiral commanded U.S. Pacific Fleet forces during much of the war, including major operations that turned the tide in the Pacific.
Who is Chester Nimitz
300
This 1922 ship, originally commissioned as a collier, became the U.S. Navy’s first aircraft carrier
What is the USS Langley
300
his narrow passage links the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman
What is the Strait of Hormuz
400
Cuba Gooding Jr. and Robert De Niro star in the story of the first African American master diver in the U.S. Navy who overcame systemic racism and a physical disability to serve
Who is Master Chief Petty Officer Carl Brashear
400
The person responsible for safely navigating a ship and maintaining its course is commonly known as this watchstanding officer.
Who is the Officer of the Deck
400
This Sailor received the Navy Cross for heroism aboard USS West Virginia during the attack on Pearl Harbor and has a carrier being named after them
Who is Doris "Dorie" Miller
400
This Day in Infamy speech was given after this date
What is December 7, 1941
400
This trench in the western Pacific is so deep that Mount Everest could fit inside it with more than a mile of water above its summit
What is the Marianas Trench
500
An inexperienced US Navy Commander must lead an allied convoy being stalked by a German Submarine wolf pack
What is Greyhound
500
SSN/SSBN/SSGN
What are US Navy Submarines
500
Who is the Secretary of the Navy Honorable Hung Cao
500
President Theodore Roosevelt sent this group of 16 white-painted battleships on a world cruise beginning in 1907
What is the Great White Fleet
500
This old Navy term referred to a letter from home, especially one that raised a Sailor’s spirits
What is sugar report