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Names of Battle Tanks Trivia Quiz

Weapons have always been given names with a history. Dominating the battlefield since it's introduction in 1916, Battle Tanks of the world has a variety of names from nationalities to mythology. This quiz explores the origins of some such names.

A multiple-choice quiz by dhruvarka. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
dhruvarka

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
284,152

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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1147

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which tank is named after the General who liberated Paris from the Germans in 1944?
Hint

AMX 56

AMX 30

AMX 13

AMX 40

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which main battle tank is named after the head of the U.S. Military Assistance Command in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972?
Hint

M1 Abrams

C1 Ariete

T90S Bhisma

M47 Patton

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Question 3 of 10

3. How is the British Main Battle Tank FV 4034 better known? Hint

Centurion

Challenger

Churchill

Chieftain

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following tanks incorporates its nationality in its acronym? Hint

PT-85

MBT 2000

TAM

AMX 30

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Question 5 of 10

5. The name of which Main Battle Tank literally means Chariot in Hebrew? Hint

Sabra

Ariete

Shatila

Merkava

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Question 6 of 10

6. He won his bride by shooting the eyes of a fish rotating above him looking at it's reflection on a bowl of water below. Which battle tank is named after this mythological hero?
Hint

T90S Bhisma MBT

T72M1 Ajeya MBT

Vijayanta MBT

Arjun

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which animal connects the tanks South Korean K2 Hangul and WW-II German tank PzKfwV?
Hint

Rhinoceros

Tiger

Elephant

Panther

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these animals was NOT also the name (in English) of a production German tank? Hint

Lion

Leopard

Panther

Tiger

9. King Shantanu's wife left him after the king did not keep his promise to her. Later when the King was smitten by a Fisherman's daughter, the son Devabrata gave up his right to the throne and promised to remain celibate all his life so that his father could be united with his love. He was blessed that he would die only when he wished to. Which battle tank is named after the praise name of this Indian mythological hero? Hint

Bhima MBT

Ajeya T72M1

Bhisma T90S

Vijayanta MBT

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which Main battle tank is named after a famous sword of Islamic Mythology? Hint

Zulfiqar

Zalal -e - Akbar

Al Khalid

M551 Sheridan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which tank is named after the General who liberated Paris from the Germans in 1944?

Answer: AMX 56

AMX 56 named after General Philippe de Hauteclocque "Leclerc", commander of the French 2nd Armoured division.

2. Which main battle tank is named after the head of the U.S. Military Assistance Command in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972?

Answer: M1 Abrams

Also Chief of Staff of US Army from 1971 till his death in 1974. M 47/48 was named after General Patton the World War II Hero.

3. How is the British Main Battle Tank FV 4034 better known?

Answer: Challenger

At 62 + MT, Challenger 2 is one of the heaviest and best protected tank of the world.

4. Which of the following tanks incorporates its nationality in its acronym?

Answer: TAM

TAM stands for Tanque Argentine Mediano. MBT 2000 is later developed as Al Khalid; PT-85 is a North Korean upgunned derivative of the Russian amphibious PT-76 and AMX 30 is French.

5. The name of which Main Battle Tank literally means Chariot in Hebrew?

Answer: Merkava

Developed by Israel military Industries, it's design primarily focuses on crew survival in the event of a hit. It incorporates a number of design innovations such as front located engine and a rear compartment for re-provisioning and evacuation under armoured protection. Sabra MBT program was scrapped. I've included Shatila which along with Sabra were refugee camp in Lebanon that were the scenes of a massacre in the early '80s.

6. He won his bride by shooting the eyes of a fish rotating above him looking at it's reflection on a bowl of water below. Which battle tank is named after this mythological hero?

Answer: Arjun

Arjuna was the third son of King Pandu and the ace sharpshooter of the epic Mahabharat. After prolonged development trials, Indian Army has ordered 125 of these indigenously developed tanks.

7. Which animal connects the tanks South Korean K2 Hangul and WW-II German tank PzKfwV?

Answer: Panther

Hangul translates to Black Panther while PzKfw-V was Panther, widely believed to have been the best medium tank of World War II. However, owing to it's complex design, sufficient numbers could never be produced to make up battle attritions.

8. Which of these animals was NOT also the name (in English) of a production German tank?

Answer: Lion

Panther, Leopard and Tiger are all German tanks and excellent ones at that. Oddly, they never named a make of tank after the king of the beasts!

Answer: Bhisma T90S

Bhisma in Sanskrit means the avowed one. Bhishma was the first General of the Kaurava Army of the Mahabharata and led it for 10 days untill he was downed by Arjun sheltering behind Shikhandi who was a woman re-born as a man and therefore, Bhishma did to fight him even when he knew that it was really Arjun who was actually doing the fighting. Bhishma lay on a bed of arrows throughout the rest of the battle.

After the battle was over, he gave lessons to Yudhishthira, the eldest of the victorious Pandavas on statecraft and Dharma and died when on the auspicious Makar Snakranti day.

10. Which Main battle tank is named after a famous sword of Islamic Mythology?

Answer: Zulfiqar

Zulfiqar is developed in Iran and is the legendary sword of Ali, son in law of prophet Muhammad. Al Khalid is developed jointly by China and Pakistan. M551 Sheridan was an experimental light tank with a Gun/Missile Launcher that did not meet up to the expectations and was scrapped. Zalal-e-Akbar or Wrath of God is a figment of my imagination. Thanks for taking my first attempt. Hope you enjoyed solving it as much as I did, creating it.

Source: Author dhruvarka

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