Military Trivia challenge (answers at bottom of page)

contributed by our SGM (ret.)

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THE HOLIEST acreage in America was consecrated in an act of revenge.  Beating a retreat back to Washington from their defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run, Union soldiers crossed into the property of "Arlington House," Robert E. Lee's home on the Potomac River.  They buried the remains of their dead comrades in Mrs. Lee's rose garden.  From then on, the Confederate leader's estate was used as a Union graveyard - a vindictive payback.  The place is now known as  Arlington National Cemetery.

A.  What officially kept Ronald Reagan from drawing a combat assignment during WWII?

1. Couldn't shoot

2. Flat feet

3. Political connections

4. Poor eyesight

5. Untrue, as Reagan was a decorated combat veteran

B.  Which of the following classes of ship has never been built with nuclear power plant?

1. Aircraft carrier

2. Cargo ship

3. Cruiser

4. Destroyer

5. Submarine

C.  What Article is referred to the "catch all" or General Article, and covers several areas, ranging from Straggling to Hoaxes?

1. 99

2. 101

3. 125

4. 134

5. 159

D.  On April 13th, 1941, The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics entered into a neutrality pact with what country?

1. Austria

2. Finland

3. Italy

4. Japan

5. Poland

E.  Who among the following leveraged his overseas mess-sergeant experience into a fast-food empire?

1. Glenn Bell

2. Frank Costanza

3. Ray Kroc

4. Harland "Colonel" Sanders

5. Dave Thomas

 

Answers: A) 4;  B) 4; C) 4;  D) 4;  E) 5        For more trivia go to link  www.military.com

BONUS:  TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER

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