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Do you Mil-Speak?



Reference Notes

This short quiz is designed to test the general knowledge of the average person exposed to books and movies featuring military subjects. All of the terms are used in popular fiction. There are no questions intended to trick or stump, and nobody can fail this quiz.


    Q#01: A fugleman is?
  1. boomer
  2. dead-soldier
  3. leg
  4. boot
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#02: An incompetent or shirker is?
  1. feather merchant
  2. goldbrick
  3. yardbird
  4. tap-dancer
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#03: An eager and enthusiastic workaholic is?
  1. boy wonder
  2. hot dog
  3. sweat hog
  4. cowboy
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#04: Which of the following does not mean messed-up or confused?
  1. S N A F U
  2. F O U O
  3. F U B A R
  4. T A R F U
  5. F U B B
  6. none of the above
    Q#05: Altering a message or its signal to prevent interception is?
  1. K A K
  2. shackle
  3. alphabet soup
  4. scramble
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#06: A person operating a howitzer is?
  1. F A G
  2. redleg
  3. cannon-cocker
  4. bullet-head
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#07: A crunchy is?
  1. infantryman
  2. signalman
  3. tanker
  4. burn casualty
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#08: A jarhead is?
  1. Marine Corpsman
  2. Marine's utility cover
  3. sailor's hat
  4. mule
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#09: Air Force gloves are?
  1. remote high-tech manipulators
  2. enlarged luminous paddles for signaling
  3. high-performance protective hand-covering
  4. hands in pockets of uniform
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#10: A bird is?
  1. airplane
  2. missile
  3. satellite
  4. helicopter
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#11: An aviator is?
  1. F U F
  2. airdale
  3. rotorhead
  4. fighter jock
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#12: When the enemy is sighted, a pilot calls?
  1. tally-ho
  2. bogie
  3. ahoy
  4. bandit
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#13: Bragging rights for a job well done is?
  1. bayonet sheet
  2. bravo sierra
  3. Maggie's drawers
  4. blowing smoke
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#14: The awards and decorations worn on a uniform are?
  1. trash
  2. gong
  3. fruit salad
  4. scrambled eggs
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#15: Three sequential victories are?
  1. triplet
  2. daisy-chain
  3. hat trick
  4. triple bogy
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#16: A garden of stones is?
  1. munitions dump
  2. cemetery
  3. arrangement of bunkers and fortifications
  4. storage depot for contaminants and toxins
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#17: A field of tombs is?
  1. munitions dump
  2. cemetery
  3. arrangement of bunkers
  4. storage depot for contaminants and toxins
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#18: A retreat or retrograde movement is?
  1. hotel alfa
  2. beat-feet
  3. changing tune
  4. bug-out
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#19: Someone who has crossed the equator on-board ship is?
  1. dolphin
  2. shellback
  3. pollywog
  4. mossback
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#20: The butcher's bill is?
  1. commissary expense
  2. casualty report
  3. messhall account
  4. quartermaster receipt
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#21: A chop shop is?
  1. galley / messhall
  2. motor-pool
  3. surgery
  4. personnel / admin
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#22: A dogsbody is?
  1. aide
  2. cadet
  3. factotum
  4. surrogate
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#23: A blanket party is?
  1. fragging
  2. drumhead
  3. bivouac
  4. F T X
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#24: Rocks 'n' Shoals is?
  1. U C M J
  2. Captain's Mast
  3. keelhaul
  4. J A G
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#25: An easy or low-risk mission is?
  1. cakewalk
  2. duck soup
  3. laugh a minute
  4. walk in the park
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#26: A paid vacation, including transportation, is?
  1. leave
  2. pass / liberty
  3. A W O L
  4. R & R
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#27: The housewife is?
  1. charge of quarters
  2. locker for cleaning supplies
  3. sewing kit
  4. chief cook
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#28: A blooper is?
  1. mistake
  2. chronic mistake-maker
  3. mortar
  4. grenade launcher
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#29: The command headquarters is?
  1. fudge factory
  2. mad house
  3. puzzle palace
  4. fort fumble
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#30: A rack is?
  1. bomb load
  2. torturous situation
  3. tiered bed
  4. tray / shelf
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#31: Being sheep-dipped is?
  1. detached to other government agency
  2. deactivation / demobilization
  3. temporary duty
  4. permanent reassignment
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#32: Which of the following is bulletproof?
  1. steel helmet
  2. cover
  3. concealment
  4. flak vest
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
    Q#33: The correct way to sign-off or disconnect is?
  1. over and out
  2. out
  3. carry-on
  4. dismissed
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above




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