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Quiz about Mostly World War II Phonetic Alphabet

(Mostly) World War II Phonetic Alphabet Quiz

This the third in the series of WWII/Korean War phonetic alphabet quizzes. Because there are only six letters left, I will attempt to complete the quiz with letters from other phonetic alphabets.

A multiple-choice quiz by froghair2. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
froghair2

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
342,563

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
816

Last 3 plays: Dagny1 (4/10), Guest 77 (3/10), Chavs (5/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. What was the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'H'? Hint

Hot Dog

Hotel

How

House

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'L'? Hint

Lima

Leo

Lotus

Love

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'M'? Hint

Melvin

Mike

Morris

Mac

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'P'? Hint

Piano

Papa

Peter

Pima

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'Q'? Hint

Queen

Quebec

Quail

Quota

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'X'? Hint

Xylophone

Xavier

X-Ray

Xenon

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Question 7 of 10

7. There are four carry over phonetic alphabet letters from the WWII phonetic alphabet that are in the current NATO system. Name these four carry over letters that appear in both systems. Hint

Baker, Fox, William, Zebra

Charlie, Mike, Victor, X-ray

Charlie, Fox, William, X-ray

Charlie, Peter, Sugar, William

8. From 1924 to 1942 the British Royal Air Force had a phonetic alphabet that was quite different from the WWII phonetic alphabet and the NATO alphabet. What was the phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'B' in the RAF phonetic alphabet during that time period? Hint

Bobby

Beer

Bell

Bread

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the 1924-42 British Royal Air Force phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'F'? Hint

Faro

Farad

Freddie

Falcon

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the 1924-42 British Royal Air Force phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'L"? Hint

Laurel

Larry

London

Labrador

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'H'?

Answer: How

Hotel is the current NATO phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'H'. The single letter 'H' signal flag when flown on a vessel indicates that there is a harbor pilot on board.

2. What was the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'L'?

Answer: Love

Lima is the current NATO phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'L'. The single letter 'L' signal flag when flown on a vessel is a warning to stop your vessel instantly.

3. What was the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'M'?

Answer: Mike

Mike is also the current NATO phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'M'. The single letter 'M' signal flag is a warning that a vessel is stopped and making no way through the water.

4. What was the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'P'?

Answer: Peter

Papa is the current NATO phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'P'. The single letter 'P' signal flag when deployed on a vessel in harbor is a notice for all hands to return to the ship, as the vessel is about to proceed to sea. Morse code for the letter 'P' (.--.) is also employed, utilizing the ship's whistle or horn. It is generally known as the recall signal.

5. What was the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'Q'?

Answer: Queen

Quebec is the current NATO phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'Q'. The single letter 'Q' signal flag is a signal from a vessel requesting free pratique (permission granted to a vessel to business in a port).

6. What was the WWII phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'X'?

Answer: X-Ray

X-Ray is also the current NATO alphabet word for the letter 'X'. The single letter 'X' signal flag is a signal from one vessel to another vessel to stop carrying out its intended actions, and watch for a signal from the signaling vessel.

7. There are four carry over phonetic alphabet letters from the WWII phonetic alphabet that are in the current NATO system. Name these four carry over letters that appear in both systems.

Answer: Charlie, Mike, Victor, X-ray

When NATO was instituted, some of the words in the former WWII phonetic alphabet did not make sense or agree with the usage in the languages of the various members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This created the need for new words such as Kilo and Juliet that are familiar in all or most cultures.

Answer: Beer

The British RAF phonetic alphabet was an early attempt to clarify radio voice transmissions when AM radio bands of the day were more prone to static.

9. What was the 1924-42 British Royal Air Force phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'F'?

Answer: Freddie

The complete RAF phonetic alphabet has several of the WWII words: Charlie, George, King, Queen, Sugar, Uncle, William and X-ray.

10. What was the 1924-42 British Royal Air Force phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'L"?

Answer: London

London would seem to be a logical selection for the British Royal Air Force.

Source: Author froghair2

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