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GI Jargon: Vietnam War Trivia Quiz

Grunts say the grungiest things. These terms were used by the US military during the Vietnam War. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by beterave. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
beterave

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
335,860

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
2420

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. During the Vietnam war, US infantrymen had the MOS number 11B also called 11 Bravo. What did the average soldier call the 'B'? Hint

bush

bummer

buddy

boo hoo

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Question 2 of 10

2. During the Vietnam War, what did soldiers and Marines call the M60 machine gun? Hint

a biter

an eater

a pig or hog

the answer

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Question 3 of 10

3. During the Vietnam War, who was a 'cherry'? Hint

an old soldier

a wounded soldier

a dead soldier

a new soldier

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Question 4 of 10

4. During the Vietnam war, what did infantrymen call a long forced march? Hint

a chump

a bump

a hump

a lump

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Question 5 of 10

5. During the Vietnam War the US Army in the field was composed primarily of draftees. What did servicemen usually call a career soldier? Hint

a loser

a bird

employed

a lifer

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Question 6 of 10

6. While in base camp, what was the most common way of disposing of human waste? Hint

ignoring it

burning it

burying it

carrying it away

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Question 7 of 10

7. During the Vietnam War, unpopular officers were sometimes eliminated by the men. What term described this process? Hint

flogging

fingering

flicking

fragging

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Question 8 of 10

8. During the Vietnam War, US servicemen used drugs at times. What would a 'bowl' be used for? Hint

to smoke crack

to smoke pot

to use cocaine

to use heroin

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Question 9 of 10

9. During the Vietnam war, what did most infantrymen despise the most? Hint

the liberal press

boot lieutenants

newbies

rear echelon soldiers

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Question 10 of 10

10. After surviving a year in the 'Nam, where would a US serviceman usually be going? Hint

back to the world

into a glad bag

back to another tour in the bush

on his way to see the man

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. During the Vietnam war, US infantrymen had the MOS number 11B also called 11 Bravo. What did the average soldier call the 'B'?

Answer: bush

Almost every soldier who was 11B was headed to the 'Nam. Soldiers called themselves "11 bush". Hello Vietnam'!

2. During the Vietnam War, what did soldiers and Marines call the M60 machine gun?

Answer: a pig or hog

Servicemen called the M60 machine gun a pig or a hog. It received that name because of the ammo it ate.

3. During the Vietnam War, who was a 'cherry'?

Answer: a new soldier

Infantrymen who were new in country were referred to as 'cherries' or 'newbies' or as various unprintables.

4. During the Vietnam war, what did infantrymen call a long forced march?

Answer: a hump

Infantrymen called a long forced march a hump or humpin'. This term is still used.

5. During the Vietnam War the US Army in the field was composed primarily of draftees. What did servicemen usually call a career soldier?

Answer: a lifer

Draftees usually called the career soldier or Marines a 'lifer' as well as other unprintables.

6. While in base camp, what was the most common way of disposing of human waste?

Answer: burning it

While US forces served in Vietnam, human waste was burned. Surely there could have been a better way!

7. During the Vietnam War, unpopular officers were sometimes eliminated by the men. What term described this process?

Answer: fragging

The men used a fragmentation grenade to rid themselves of an officer or NCO who they disliked or distrusted. The act was called fragging. It was rare, but it did happen.

8. During the Vietnam War, US servicemen used drugs at times. What would a 'bowl' be used for?

Answer: to smoke pot

US servicemen would use a bowl to smoke pot or hashish. The use of pot was so common in the infantry that the brass tacitly ignored it.

9. During the Vietnam war, what did most infantrymen despise the most?

Answer: rear echelon soldiers

US infantrymen in Vietnam had no love for rear echelon personnel. Anyone who did not get shot at or risk injury were called unprintables. This is still true today.

10. After surviving a year in the 'Nam, where would a US serviceman usually be going?

Answer: back to the world

If a serviceman survived his tour in Vietnam, he was headed back to the world otherwise known as home. A discharge from the US Army and back to normalcy.

Source: Author beterave

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