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Quiz about The Jokes on You US MilitaryStyle

The Joke's on You, U.S. Military-Style Quiz

From private to colonel, these practical jokes never get old. See if you know some of the best played on soldiers on a daily basis. If you're in the Army, you might have gotten one of these pranks pulled on you.

A multiple-choice quiz by Panzera74. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Panzera74

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
265,665

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

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Question 1 of 10

1. It's a beautiful day at Fort Somewhere and it's time for another day in the United States Army. Sergeant Bly tells Private Snuffy to go to the communications center and grab a box of chemlight batteries. What's the joke here? Hint

No joke, you better move out and do what Sergeant Bly tells you to do

Chemlights do not require batteries

Chemlight batteries can only be ordered through your unit supply section

Sergeant Bly, being a NCO, is the only soldier authorized to request these batteries

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Question 2 of 10

2. While Private Snuffy is off getting chemlight batteries, Sergeant Bly realizes he needs a box of grid squares. In his military voice, he instructs Private Joe to grab him two boxes of grid squares from the maintenance section. What's the joke in this situation? Hint

No joke, Private Joe better move out smartly and comply

The maintenance section only orders parts for vehicles and is not authorized the funding to order grid squares

Grid squares come in sheets of 100, not in boxes

Grid squares are found on a map

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Question 3 of 10

3. Sergeant Bly instructs Private Jones to go to the maintenance shop and grab R2D2. Did he pull one over on Private Jones?

Yes

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Question 4 of 10

4. Sergeant Bly is starting to feel bad about all the pranks he's played so far. He gets serious for a moment and instructs Private Slim to retrieve the front slope indicator from the mechanics. What is the prank here? Hint

Periodically the front slope disappears and needs to be located with this tool

The front slope doesn't need to be indicated; it's right in front of you on the tank

You better move out Slim and do what Sergeant Bly says

There is no front slope, only a rear slope which means you need the rear slope indicator

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Question 5 of 10

5. Sergeant Bly is getting ready to shoot a Tank Table VIII exercise with his brand new 2nd Lieutenant Tank Commander. After the daytime exercise, the crew dismounts the tank to get debriefed. Lieutenant Smiley can't seem to find his soft cap. "Has anyone seen my soft cap"? Lieutenant Smiley asks. Your reply would likely be what? Hint

"It's probably in your pocket."

"Look down range about 3000 meters."

"The tank ate it."

"What soft cap?"

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Question 6 of 10

6. Sergeant Bly needs his crew to do some serious maintenance on the tank after firing the Tank Table VIII exercise. He instructs Private Wrong to crawl around the tank with a hammer and lightly tap the hull. "Any hollow sounds you find need to be marked with an X with this piece of chalk" bellows Sergeant Bly. What is the prank in this situation? Hint

No joke, just start pounding and marking

There will be white X's everywhere on the tank due to its natural hollow sound when hit

Hollow sounds need to marked with silly string not chalk

You can't use a hammer to check for hollow sounds, you just use echo location

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Question 7 of 10

7. Sergeant Bly takes his young group of soldiers to the M16 range to qualify. Private Nino asks Sergeant Bly for his weapon. Sergeant Bly hands Private Nino's weapon to him with a smirk on his face and says, "Good luck."

Private Nino attempts to fire the weapon but nothing happens. He turns and looks at his trustworthy NCO only to find him laughing and tossing a shiny metal object up in the air and catching it. What just happened? Hint

Private Nino doesn't know how to shoot

Sergeant Bly removed the firing pin from the weapon

Colonel Sanders placed a chicken leg in Private Nino's barrel

Captain Crunch clogged the magazine with crunch berries

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Question 8 of 10

8. Lieutenant Stan is both excited and nervous about his meeting with Colonel Heady. He swiftly picks up his beret and storms out the door. When he reports to Colonel Heady, he pulls off his beret and salutes. Colonel Heady returns his salute and says "Lieutenant Stan, what's wrong with your forehead"? Lieutenant Stan rubs his fingers on his forehead, looks at them, and notices a black mark on his fingers. Lieutenant Stan's reply should be what? Hint

"I was changing the oil on my moped, sir."

"None of your business, sir."

"My guys put shoe polish on the rim of my beret and it made this nasty black ring on my head, sir."

"I have ringworm, sir."

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Question 9 of 10

9. After Lieutenant Stan returned from his brief meeting with the Colonel, he instructs Sergeant Bly that it's once again maintenance time for the tanks. Sergeant Bly agrees and tells Private Goodford to report to the maintenance shop to retrieve six new spark plugs for the tank engine. What's the prank here? Hint

The tank has no need for spark plugs due to the Tryson Chopper which converts potatoes into spark

The tank requires eight plugs, not six

Tanks are run off of diesel or turbine engines and do not require spark plugs

Once again, Private Goodford better not question his faithful Sergeant

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Question 10 of 10

10. After a long day of maintenance and weapons qualification, Sergeant Bly is ready to call it a day. As they begin to leave the motor pool, Sergeant Bly looks at his tank and notices something wrong. "Private Snuffy" he yells, "get up there and close those dog house doors". Private Snuffy turns to look at the tank and with a disgusted grunt agrees. What is the prank in this situation? Hint

Sergeant Bly has the doors with him in his pocket

The piece Sergeant Bly was referring to is called the cat box

No prank, there really is a piece on the tank called the dog house doors

Dog house doors are piece of equipment on M203 grenade launcher not a tank

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Chemlights do not require batteries

Chemlights are activated by breaking and shaking them until they illuminate. They come in many different colors and even come in an infrared brand that can only be seen through the use of night vision devices.

Answer: Grid squares are found on a map

This is one of my favorite pranks and was pulled on me as a young private. Grid squares are essential for map reading. They help get grids to places up to ten meters within the intended range.

3. Sergeant Bly instructs Private Jones to go to the maintenance shop and grab R2D2. Did he pull one over on Private Jones?

Answer: No

R2D2 is the nickname of the mobile grease container. This handy tool helps with greasing vehicles and doing track tension on tanks. It gets its name from the robot from Star Wars because it looks just like it. Most new privates think this is just another evil prank.

Answer: The front slope doesn't need to be indicated; it's right in front of you on the tank

The front slope is the forward most part of a tank, usually where the driver slides onto when he gets out of his driver's hole. It is also another common place for soldiers to sit and eat chow or just shoot the breeze.

Answer: "Look down range about 3000 meters."

Here's another good one. This is the best way to break in a brand new lieutenant. The loader of the tank will sneakily place the lieutenant's hat in the gun tube and then load a round. When the gunner fires the round, it's so long soft cap.

Answer: There will be white X's everywhere on the tank due to its natural hollow sound when hit

I've walked into the unit motor pool many times to see tanks and vehicles with white Xs everywhere. Talk about embarrassing.

7. Sergeant Bly takes his young group of soldiers to the M16 range to qualify. Private Nino asks Sergeant Bly for his weapon. Sergeant Bly hands Private Nino's weapon to him with a smirk on his face and says, "Good luck." Private Nino attempts to fire the weapon but nothing happens. He turns and looks at his trustworthy NCO only to find him laughing and tossing a shiny metal object up in the air and catching it. What just happened?

Answer: Sergeant Bly removed the firing pin from the weapon

This has happened on more than one occasion. This is actually a learning tool instead of a cruel joke. Sergeant Bly was trying to make Private Nino understand the importance of inspecting every piece of equipment before using it.

Answer: "My guys put shoe polish on the rim of my beret and it made this nasty black ring on my head, sir."

We only attempted this once and the officer in question did not find it as amusing as we did. The colonel on the other hand thought it was great.

Answer: Tanks are run off of diesel or turbine engines and do not require spark plugs

Wow, here is another great one. This is the one that most soldiers, even seasoned veterans sometimes fall for. The tanks' diesel engine utilizes glow plugs instead of spark plugs.

Answer: No prank, there really is a piece on the tank called the dog house doors

The dog house doors are two metal pieces that protect the gunners' sight. They close from the inside of the tank by pulling on two levers. I hope you enjoyed this quiz and if you ever join the Army, I just prepared you for some common pranks.

Source: Author Panzera74

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