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100

Before becoming our 1st president, HE was appointed commander of the Continental Army in 1775...

Who is "George Washington"?

100
DAILY DOUBLE...  THIS is a small passenger airplane that is typically used for shorter connecting trips to smaller airports...

What is a "puddle jumper"?

100

DAILY DOUBLE... Though technically not a military officer, THIS individual is the highest ranking officer in a company or organization...

What is a "CEO" or "Chief Executive Officer"?

100

DAILY TRIPLE...  THIS is the lowest rank in the army.  Most soldiers receive this rank during Basic Combat Training.  THIS rank does not carry an insignia...

What is "PRIVATE"?

100

South Weymouth, Massachusetts is the former site of a

A) Air Force station  B) Naval Air Station  C) Army Base  D) Marine Corps Base

What is "B) Naval Air Station"?

200

DAILY DOUBLE...  During the night of August 1, 1943, the 80-foot boat, PT 109 was struck in the South Pacific by a Japanese destroyer, the Amagirl.  THIS future president and commander of the PT-109, led his crew members to a nearby set of islands...

Who is "John F. Kennedy"?

200

THIS action movie star, who also played "The Terminator," plays the commanding officer in a show on Netflix called FUBAR.   FUBAR is military slang standing for "F'ed Up Beyond All Recognition"...

Who is "Arnold Schwarzenegger"?

200

THIS football team was once known as the Washington Redskins, but is now known by THIS name...

What is "Washington Commanders"?

200

THIS "word" signifies "second-in-command"...  The person who is tagged to take over if the president dies in office, has THIS designation...

What is "vice"?   "Vice President"?  (in the military, a vice admiral is a 3-star admiral)

200

Colorado Springs is the location of the service academy of THIS branch of the military...

A) Navy  B) Army  C) Coast Guard  D) Marines  E) Air Force

What is the "E) Air Force"?

300

HE was our 18th president.  HE served as the commanding general of the Union Army during the American Civil War.  HIS face is on the $50 bill...

Who is "Ulysses Grant"?

300
THIS individual is an infantryman in the U.S. Army or U.S. Marine Corps.  They are called a "G****" 

What is a "GRUNT"?

300

Though the president of the United States is a civilian (non-soldier), HE or SHE is our nation's highest ranking military person and is known by the services as THIS...

What is the "Commander-in-Chief"?
300
THIS military service, does much of their work "on the water"...

What is the "Navy"?

300

Annapolis (Maryland) is the service academy of THIS branch of the military...

A) Navy  B) Army  C) Coast Guard  D) Marines  E) Air Force

What is the "A) Navy"?

400

THIS hero of the War of 1812 (he commanded the winning US armies over the British, in the Battle of New Orleans) was our 7th president.  HE is on our $20 bill...

Who is "Andrew Jackson"?

400

THIS is what the term "Leatherneck" means...

What is a "U.S. Marine"?

400

THIS is the highest military rank, and is symbolized by 5 stars, for each of the 5 military services.  Only 9 individuals have EVER held THIS rank...

What is "5-Star General"?

400

THIS military service, helps "guard" our shoreline...

What is the "Coast Guard"?
400

West Point is the service academy of THIS branch of the military...

A) Navy  B) Army  C) Coast Guard  D) Marines  E) Air Force

What is "B) Army"?

500

THIS future president planned and supervised 2 of the most important military campaigns of World War II: Operation Torch in the North Africa campaign of 1942-1943 and the invasion of Normandy in 1944...

Who is "Dwight Eisenhower"?

500

A U.S. Navy sailor who has not crossed the equator yet, is called THIS.  The term also means "tadpole"...

What is a "polliwog"?

500

THIS is the highest rank achievable in the U.S. Navy.  It ranks above vice-admiral (three-star admiral) and below fleet admiral (five-star admiral)...

What is "full admiral," or "four-star admiral"?
500

THIS military service's motto is "the few, the proud"?

What is the "Marines"?
500

THESE are the 5 branches of military service in the United States...

What is 1) Navy, 2) Air Force, 3) Army, 4) Marines, 5) Coast Guard ?????