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Phonetic Alphabet (RAF 1942-43) Quiz

This quiz is about how well you know your phonetic alphabet USED BY THE RAF IN 1942-43. (There is no 'A' - which is 'apple')

A multiple-choice quiz by SirMusic98. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
SirMusic98

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
356,382

Updated
Jun 19 22

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
21 / 25

Plays
1147

Last 3 plays: jackseleven (20/25), JepRD (24/25), magijoh1 (25/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'B', which is a popular beverage invented by the ancient Sumerians? Hint

BonAqua

Buzz

Beat

Beer

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Question 2 of 25

2. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'C', which is a boy's name meaning 'free man'? Hint

Charlie

Cody

Callum

Christopher

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Question 3 of 25

3. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'D', which is another term for a canine? Hint

Doberman

Dog

Dalmatian

Dachshund

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Question 4 of 25

4. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'E', which is a boy's name meaning 'guardian of prosperity'? Hint

Ernest

Eric

Edward

Edmund

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Question 5 of 25

5. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'F', which is a boy's name meaning 'peaceful ruler'? Hint

Frank

Fabian

Frazer

Freddy

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Question 6 of 25

6. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'G', which is a boy's name meaning 'farmer or earth worker'? Hint

Glen

Gabriel

George

Ganymede

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Question 7 of 25

7. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'H', which is a boy's name meaning 'home ruler'? Hint

Harry

Hadi

Harrison

Harvey

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Question 8 of 25

8. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'I', which is a common preposition in many languages? Hint

Inside

Into

Include

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Question 9 of 25

9. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'J', which is another word for 'urn'? Hint

Jar

Jug

Jardiniere

Jeroboam

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Question 10 of 25

10. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'K', which is a ruler who may be married to a queen? Hint

Ksar

Khan

King

Kursaal

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Question 11 of 25

11. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'L', which describes an intense feeling of deep affection. Hint

Lust

Longing

Love

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Question 12 of 25

12. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'M', which is the formal term for a female parent? Hint

Mom

Mother

Mum

Mommy

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Question 13 of 25

13. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'N', which is a common snack (often provided free of charge) in English pubs? Hint

Nuts

Noodles

Nachos

Naan

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Question 14 of 25

14. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'O', which is a secondary colour and a fruit? Hint

Olive

Orange

Okra

Orach

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Question 15 of 25

15. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'P', which is a boy's name meaning 'stone or rock'? Hint

Peter

Pablo

Paul

Piers

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Question 16 of 25

16. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'Q', which describes a female monarch? Hint

Queen Mother

Queen Consort

Queen

Queen Dowager

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Question 17 of 25

17. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'R', which is a phrase used when communicating over radios to mean 'I understand'? Hint

Recognised

Roger

Registered

Read

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Question 18 of 25

18. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'S', which is a sweet crystalline substance with a letter missing? Hint

Suga

Sucose

Sacchaose

Sweetene

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Question 19 of 25

19. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'T', which is a boy's name meaning 'twin'? Hint

Tommy

Terry

Theo

Todd

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Question 20 of 25

20. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'U', which is your mother or father's brother? Hint

Understood

Unclear

Uncle

Unkind

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Question 21 of 25

21. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'V', which is a shortening of a boy's name meaning 'conqueror'? Hint

Viv

Val

Vic

Vlad

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Question 22 of 25

22. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'W', which is a boy's name meaning 'will, desire or helmet'? Hint

Wayne

Winston

Warren

William

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Question 23 of 25

23. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'X', which is a method of seeing inside the body? Hint

X-ray

X-tra

X-factor

X-treme

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Question 24 of 25

24. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'Y', which can be used to harness oxen? Hint

Yesterday

Young

Year

Yoke

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Question 25 of 25

25. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'Z', which is a striped animal? Hint

Zenaida

Zyzzyva

Zephyrosaurus

Zebra

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'B', which is a popular beverage invented by the ancient Sumerians?

Answer: Beer

BonAqua (or BonAqa) is a brand of bottled water, Beat is a soft drink only available in Mexico and Buzz is an energy drink.

2. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'C', which is a boy's name meaning 'free man'?

Answer: Charlie

Callum means 'dove', Cody means 'obliging' and Christopher means 'bearer of Christ'.

3. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'D', which is another term for a canine?

Answer: Dog

Dobermans, Dalmatians and Dachshunds are all breeds of dog - not another term for canine.

4. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'E', which is a boy's name meaning 'guardian of prosperity'?

Answer: Edward

Eric means 'eternal ruler', Edmund means 'prosperous protection' and Ernest means 'sincere'.

5. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'F', which is a boy's name meaning 'peaceful ruler'?

Answer: Freddy

Frank means 'spear', Frazer means 'of the forest men' and Fabian means 'one who grows beans'.

6. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'G', which is a boy's name meaning 'farmer or earth worker'?

Answer: George

Gabriel means 'man of God', Ganymede means 'cup bearer' and Glen means 'valley'.

7. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'H', which is a boy's name meaning 'home ruler'?

Answer: Harry

Harrison means 'son of Harry', Hadi means 'true direction' and Harvey means 'battleworthy'.

8. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'I', which is a common preposition in many languages?

Answer: In

They are all common prepositions, but 'in' is the only one that is common in other languages, like Latin, Dutch, Italian and German.

9. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'J', which is another word for 'urn'?

Answer: Jug

If you chose Jar - sorry! Luck of the draw. But a Jardiniere and Jeroboam are types of jugs or water holders: a Jardiniere is a 'container' and a Jeroboam is a 'holder for physical object', i.e. water.

10. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'K', which is a ruler who may be married to a queen?

Answer: King

Khan historically means a 'person who ruled an area', i.e. a king, Kaiser means 'ruler' and Ksar is 'Czar' in Haitian Creole (I couldn't find another 'K') meaning 'emporer'.

11. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'L', which describes an intense feeling of deep affection.

Answer: Love

Lust is a passionate desire, like is not as strong as love, and longing means yearning.

12. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'M', which is the formal term for a female parent?

Answer: Mother

Mom, Mum and Mommy are informal ways of addressing or referring to one's mother.

13. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'N', which is a common snack (often provided free of charge) in English pubs?

Answer: Nuts

Nachos, noodles and naan are not common snacks in modern English pubs - when they are found, you usually have to order them and pay; nuts are often just set out in bowls for patrons to graxe on. Nachos are corn chips with melted cheese (and sometimes additional toppings); noodles are a variety of pasta that comes in a range of shapes and sizes, and may be made of wheat or rice flour; naan is a kind of bread commonly eaten in India.

14. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'O', which is a secondary colour and a fruit?

Answer: Orange

Olive and Okra are both fruits and colours, but not secondary colours, and Orach is a vegetable and not a colour at all!

15. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'P', which is a boy's name meaning 'stone or rock'?

Answer: Peter

Paul means 'small', Pablo means 'humble' and Patrick means 'patrician'.

16. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'Q', which describes a female monarch?

Answer: Queen

Queen Consort, Queen Dowager and Queen Mother are incorrect - it was just a matter of chance as to which one you picked (unless you knew it was Queen)!

17. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'R', which is a phrase used when communicating over radios to mean 'I understand'?

Answer: Roger

Recognised, registered and read mean 'appreciate' rather than 'I understand'.

18. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'S', which is a sweet crystalline substance with a letter missing?

Answer: Suga

Sacchaose, Sucose and Sweetene mean Saccharose, Sucrose and Sweetener, which are all synonyms for Suga - or Sugar. But Saccharose, Sucrose and Sweetener are not crystalline substances.

19. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'T', which is a boy's name meaning 'twin'?

Answer: Tommy

Theo means 'God's gift', Terry means 'people power' and Todd means 'fox'.

20. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'U', which is your mother or father's brother?

Answer: Uncle

The uncle is the only relative in the options, so I hope you spotted it.

21. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'V', which is a shortening of a boy's name meaning 'conqueror'?

Answer: Vic

Vic is short for Victor. Val is short for Valentine, which means 'strong', Vlad is short for Vladimir, which combines the words for 'rule' and 'great', and Viv is short for Vivek, which means 'wisdom'.

22. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'W', which is a boy's name meaning 'will, desire or helmet'?

Answer: William

Wayne means 'cart rider', Warren means 'protector' and Winston means 'joy stone'.

23. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'X', which is a method of seeing inside the body?

Answer: X-ray

X-ray is the only term that has any relationship to medical diagnosis.

24. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'Y', which can be used to harness oxen?

Answer: Yoke

A yoke is a piece of wood with attachments at each end that go around the necks of two oxen to help them work together as they pull a plough or other load.

25. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'Z', which is a striped animal?

Answer: Zebra

A Zenaida is a wild dove, a Zephyrosaurus is a type of dinosaur and a Zyzzyva is a South American weevil.

Source: Author SirMusic98

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