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Quiz about Military Firearms
Quiz about Military Firearms

10 Questions: Military Firearms Multiple Choice Quiz | World


This quiz is about different kinds of firearms used in war.

A multiple-choice quiz by usmc-infantry. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
252,536
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
2433
Last 3 plays: Guest 161 (3/10), Guest 81 (7/10), Guest 155 (3/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who created the M16/AR15 rifle? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What name was given to the M1 Garand conversion that has an external magazine? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which shotgun was used in the later stages of WWII? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which shotgun was most commonly used by the U.S. military in the 2000s? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What is the Israeli version of the AK47? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Between 1942-45, how many companies in America produced the M1 carbine? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The standard-issue rifle for the US military between 1959 and 1964 was the M14 select-fire rifle. It also had a civilian version, manufactured by Springfield Armory, and first produced in 1974. What was its name? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which company produces the light machine gun M249 SAW (squad automatic weapon)? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What type of round is the AK47? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What nationality was the creator of the AK47 assault rifle? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who created the M16/AR15 rifle?

Answer: Eugene Stoner

During the Vietnam era, the M16 was considered to be one of the best jungle guns around due to its size and durability, although its early reputation was poor because it was not routinely issued with a cleaning kit.
2. What name was given to the M1 Garand conversion that has an external magazine?

Answer: BM-59

During the World War II era, the United States issued many of its soldiers with semi-automatic firearms, although some had to make do with the M1903 bolt-action rifle.
3. Which shotgun was used in the later stages of WWII?

Answer: Ithaca 37

Although the shotgun isn't used very often in combat (other than urban combat) it is very effective for raiding trenches.
4. Which shotgun was most commonly used by the U.S. military in the 2000s?

Answer: Mossberg 500 and variants

The most common military variant of the Mossberg 500 is the 590A1. The Benelli 1014 was occasionally used in some specialist units.
5. What is the Israeli version of the AK47?

Answer: Galil

The AK47 is the most widely used firearm in the world.
6. Between 1942-45, how many companies in America produced the M1 carbine?

Answer: 9

Over six million of them were produced within just over three years.
7. The standard-issue rifle for the US military between 1959 and 1964 was the M14 select-fire rifle. It also had a civilian version, manufactured by Springfield Armory, and first produced in 1974. What was its name?

Answer: M1A

The M1A is a semi-automatic rifle, and was still being manufactured well into the twenty-first century.
8. Which company produces the light machine gun M249 SAW (squad automatic weapon)?

Answer: FN and SAW

The M249 holds a maximum of 200 rounds through a chain-fed "box" magazine.
9. What type of round is the AK47?

Answer: 7.62x39

10. What nationality was the creator of the AK47 assault rifle?

Answer: Russian

The AK47 was designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov (1919-2013) in 1947. By the end of the twentieth century there were an estimated 100 million Kalashnikovs in existence worldwide.
Source: Author usmc-infantry

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