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"Mail Call" Trivia Quiz

This show airs on the History Channel in the United States. See how much you know about it. Thanks, hope you enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by neon000. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
neon000

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
275,102

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
331

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the host of the show? Hint

Bill Kurtis

Willem Dafoe

Chris Hansen

R. Lee Ermey

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Question 2 of 10

2. In what year did "Mail Call" make its debut on the History Channel? Hint

2001

1999

1998

2002

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the main feature of the show? Hint

The host delivers the mail to a military base

The host answers viewers' letters about military history

The host competes in a race with mail truck drivers

The host randomly selects letters from people in the service; winners receive prizes

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following might be the subject of a segment on the show? Hint

Tanks and planes

Military food supplies

All are correct

Guns and ammunition

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Question 5 of 10

5. What type of object does the host often use as the target in weapons demonstrations? Hint

Watermelons

Bundles of hay

Pillows

Bowling balls

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Question 6 of 10

6. In a second-season episode, the host demonstrated the manufacture of what item crucial to battles in the medieval era? Hint

Pitch

Boiling oil

Chain mail

Crossbow bolts

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the second season, an episode dealt with what aspect of the nuclear age? Hint

Radioactive fallout

Missile silos

Power plant safety drills

NORAD's computer systems

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Question 8 of 10

8. An episode in the first season of the show dealt with the practices of what fighting faction of ancient Japan? Hint

Archers

Cavalry

Ninjas

Sailors

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Question 9 of 10

9. A fifth-season episode dealt with what deadly additive to firearms? Hint

Hollow point bullets

Silencers

Laser scopes

Sawed-off barrels

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 2005, the show's eighty-fourth episode dealt with the U.S. military's response to what disaster? Hint

Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Bret

Hurricane Tammy

Hurricane Vince

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the host of the show?

Answer: R. Lee Ermey

Ermey was a Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. He is also an accomplished actor, with roles including the brutal drill instructor in "Full Metal Jacket."

2. In what year did "Mail Call" make its debut on the History Channel?

Answer: 2002

The original format of the show consisted of half-hour episodes. In the 2007 season, the show expanded to hour-long episodes.

3. What is the main feature of the show?

Answer: The host answers viewers' letters about military history

Ermey's demeanor on the show is much like his acting roles: stern and no-nonsense, but with a sense of humor. There has been a DVD release of bloopers from "Mail Call."

4. Which of the following might be the subject of a segment on the show?

Answer: All are correct

Ermey will sometimes add realistic details to his response. For instance, in reply to a letter about WWI backpacks, he constructed a replica of one, to show viewers what it would have been like to wear it.

5. What type of object does the host often use as the target in weapons demonstrations?

Answer: Watermelons

He calls them his "sworn enemy." Ermey has also used paint cans for the same purpose.

6. In a second-season episode, the host demonstrated the manufacture of what item crucial to battles in the medieval era?

Answer: Chain mail

In this segment, Ermey explained the clever design of the metal links in the chain mail shirt. They overlapped, making it very difficult to find an angle at which an arrow or sword could pierce the covering. The segment aired in the sixth episode of the second season (the nineteenth overall).

7. In the second season, an episode dealt with what aspect of the nuclear age?

Answer: Missile silos

This was featured in the seventh episode of the second season (the twentieth episode of the show overall). The episode also discussed gun trucks used in the Vietnam War.

8. An episode in the first season of the show dealt with the practices of what fighting faction of ancient Japan?

Answer: Ninjas

Ermey showed viewers examples of deadly items such as the throwing star. The pilot episode of "Mail Call" also dealt with the samurai class.

9. A fifth-season episode dealt with what deadly additive to firearms?

Answer: Silencers

This episode first aired in the United States on August 15, 2004. These items are also known as suppressors. Their earliest use dates back to 1902, when inventor Hiram Maxim created the "Maxim's silencer."

10. In 2005, the show's eighty-fourth episode dealt with the U.S. military's response to what disaster?

Answer: Hurricane Katrina

The Category 5 storm inflicted apocalyptic damage on the Gulf Coast of the United States. It was called perhaps the worst hurricane since another Category 5 storm, Camille, which impacted the same region in 1969.

Source: Author neon000

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