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1. George Washington held what military rank, not title or grade, during his lifetime?
2. Who is the only man to hold the brevet rank of Lieutenant General prior to the Civil War and during the Mexican War?
3. John Wayne took his actor surname from General Wayne, a Revolutionary War hero. What was this General's nickname?
4. How many Generals had become President of the United States prior to the year 2000?
5. What U.S. Vice President became a General in the Confederate Army?
6. What is the name of the youngest General ever to serve in that rank in U. S. Army history?
7. What two Generals shared the nickname of "Black Jack"?
8. What Lieutenant General was the father of Douglas MacArthur?
9. Who was the first officer to ever wear five stars on his uniform?
10. Who was the first officer to wear four stars on his uniform in the U. S. Army?
11. Philip Sheridan was the last general to have a four-star rank in the 19th Century.
12. What general acquired the nickname of "Old Hickory"?
13. "Old Blood and Guts" Patton meant what according to many of his soldiers in WWII?
14. What general officer in the field during the Spanish-American War was noted for his large bulk?
15. What WWII general was the only U. S. Lieutenant General killed in the Korean War?
16. Who was the only physician to become Army Chief of Staff?
17. Douglas MacArthur was appointed to the rank of Field Marshal of the Philippines.
18. What was the name of the American Lieutenant General who first entered Rome in 1944?
19. George Armstrong Custer had a childhood nickname. What was it?
20. Colin Powell was Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
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