The Battle of Mogadishu Trivia Quiz

Answer: MH60 Blackhawk

The "M" designates the Black Hawk as a Special operations chopper, which is what the Nightstalkers used in this case. Two Blackhawks went down in the city, and 2 others came within inches of crashing, but at the last second both started to fly again.

Answer: Delta Force

Delta, which are officially named 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment - Delta, are highly trained in the technique of clearing a building. They were inserted by the Little Birds.

Answer: Nightstalkers

The 160th SOAR specialize in night missions, hence the nickname "Nightstalkers."

Answer: Olympic

Answer: False

Eighteen soldiers were killed during the battle. The movie states nineteen soldiers losing their lives in the battle, but the 19th, Sgt. First Class Matt Rierson was hit by mortar fire while having a conversation with the head surgeon at the barracks a few days later.

Answer: 2

Homer Nearpass was injured in both legs on the lost convoy and John Gay, who was hoping to an endorsement for the knife that deflected a bullet saving his life, are still SEALs. They were reportedly members of SEAL Team 6, an ultra secretive SEAL unit that specializes in counter-terrorism, much like 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta.

Answer: Spec.

Spec. Nelson later reinstated back in the armed forces, but in the Navy this time. He was hoping to become a SEAL. He had lost his hearing temporarilly after a fellow Rangers' SAW was fired by his head. His weapon was an M-60.

Answer: Shughart, Gordon, Busch, Fillmore, Martin

Sgt. First Class Matt Rierson was killed a couple days later at the barracks. RIP.

Answer: False

Most of the crew was still alive after the crash, but were killed by the angry Somali mob. CWO Mike Durant was captured, but was later released.

Answer: Steele and Perino

Captain Mike Steele and his second in command, Lt. Larry Perino held the southeast corner of the target building.

Answer: DiTomasso

Lt. Tom DiTomasso led the chalk holding the northeast corner of the hotel.

Answer: Watson

Sgt. First Class Sean Watson led the chalk at the southwest corner of the target house.

Answer: Eversmann

Staff Sgt. Matt Eversmann led Chalk 4, where Private Blackburn fell from the Blackhawk. They were supposed to watch northwest corner of the target house, but ended up one block north.

Answer: LAW

The light anti-tank weapon is a disposable plastic rocket launcher that weighed only three pounds. SAW stands for Squad Automatic Weapon (M249), M203 is an attachable grenage launcher that can be attached to an M-16, and NOD stands for Night Operation Device, or Night vision goggles.

Answer: Goffena

CWO Mike Goffena was hit and nearly went down, but managed to fly his damaged Blackhawk back to the hangar. He received a Silver Star.

Answer: Kowalewski

Pfc. Richard Kowalewski was hit by an RPG, which pierced his torso, and amazingly did not detonate. He still had vital signs when he got back to base, but was missing his right arm and eventually passed away.

Answer: False

Staff Sgt. Will Cleveland was a crew chief on Super 64, which was piloted by Mike Durant. He sadly lost his life, and was one of the soldiers shown on CNN being dragged through the street by the angry Somali mob.

Answer: fast rope

Answer: Delta

Answer: Squad Automatic Weapon

SAWs are generally carried by the highest ranking junior enlisted officer who is not in a team leader role, though some squads don't always follow this rule, giving it to the "new guy". The SAW, or M249, can fire up to 1,000 RPM and fires the standard 5.56x45mm round.