Another "weekly" quiz

[Shifty]

Just as before, if you win this quiz, you get a custom title. These are random questions from my various hobbies, all of which can easily be found on the internet. The three people with the highest score will get a rank.

1. In the Star Wars universe, what fictional company designed and created the X-Wing starfighter?

2. What were the names of the creators of the M16 and AK47 rifles.

3. What is the highest military rank ever awarded by the United States Military, and who were the men that earned them?

4. How did John "Black Jack" Persing get his nickname?

5. What machine gun used in WW1 is still used today by US forces?

6. Name one of the various (historical) explanations why Friday the 13th is considered unlucky.

7. Finish this proverb: "True nobility lies not in being superior to another man, but........."

8. Where did the term "Cop" originate from?

9. What kind of gas system does the M16 rifle use.

10. Name the most famous (unadopted) eastern block pistol. I'll give you a hint: it isn't a Makarov.

Bonus #1: What is the nickname of the US Army's 1st Infanty Division?

Bonus #2: What tank currently in production is considered (by most) to be the best?

[Texx]

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1. In the Star Wars universe, what fictional company designed and created the X-Wing starfighter?

Incom

2. What were the names of the creators of the M16 and AK47 rifles.

Stoner and Kalasnikov

3. What is the highest military rank ever awarded by the United States Military, and who were the men that earned them?

Depends, Clinton said he didn't inhale

4. How did John "Black Jack" Persing get his nickname?

5. What machine gun used in WW1 is still used today by US forces?

Browning M2

6. Name one of the various (historical) explanations why Friday the 13th is considered unlucky.

Christ was crucified on a Friday?

7. Finish this proverb: "True nobility lies not in being superior to another man, but........."the amount of hair on his scrot...

8. Where did the term "Cop" originate from?

It is short for "copper" which is what the badges used to be made of.

9. What kind of gas system does the M16 rifle use.

Inefficient one

10. Name the most famous (unadopted) eastern block pistol. I'll give you a hint: it isn't a Makarov.

Takarov?

Bonus #1: What is the nickname of the US Army's 1st Infanty Division? Big Red One?

Bonus #2: What tank currently in production is considered (by most) to be the best?

Cadillac Bonneville

[nextmayor]

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1. In the Star Wars universe, what fictional company designed and created the X-Wing starfighter?

Incom

2. What were the names of the creators of the M16 and AK47 rifles.

Stoner and Kalishikov (SP?)

3. What is the highest military rank ever awarded by the United States Military, and who were the men that earned them?

5 Star General (General of the Army?) McArthur, Eisenhower, and Bradley (?)

4. How did John "Black Jack" Persing get his nickname? From player black jack / 21

5. What machine gun used in WW1 is still used today by US forces?

Ma Duce

6. Name one of the various (historical) explanations why Friday the 13th is considered unlucky.

The Knights Templar with all but killed on Friday the 13th

7. Finish this proverb: "True nobility lies not in being superior to another man, but........."

8. Where did the term "Cop" originate from?

Constible on Patrol

9. What kind of gas system does the M16 rifle use.

The hot explosive kind

10. Name the most famous (unadopted) eastern block pistol. I'll give you a hint: it isn't a Makarov.

Tokarov

Bonus #1: What is the nickname of the US Army's 1st Infanty Division?

Big Red 1

Bonus #2: What tank currently in production is considered (by most) to be the best?

M1

[Devildog]

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Answers PMed!

[Thatfatmacdude]

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1. In the Star Wars universe, what fictional company designed and created the X-Wing starfighter?

Incom Corporation

2. What were the names of the creators of the M16 and AK47 rifles.

Eugene Morrison Stoner, Михаи́л Тимофе́евич Кала́шников (Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov)

3. What is the highest military rank ever awarded by the United States Military, and who were the men that earned them?

General of the Armies, John J. Pershing, Douglas MacArthur, George Washington

4. How did John "Black Jack" Persing get his nickname?

After commanding a regiment of black soldiers in the 10th US calvary known as the buffalo soldiers.

5. What machine gun used in WW1 is still used today by US forces?

M1919

6. Name one of the various (historical) explanations why Friday the 13th is considered unlucky.

The Knights Templar were arrested on Friday October 13, 1307

7. Finish this proverb: "True nobility lies not in being superior to another man, but in being superior to one's previous self"

8. Where did the term "Cop" originate from?

The buttons of the uniforms were made of copper that was required to be shined. Thus leading us to the term "cop".

9. What kind of gas system does the M16 rifle use.

Direct impingement, unless it is a HK416, then it uses a proprietary gas system...

10. Name the most famous (unadopted) eastern block pistol. I'll give you a hint: it isn't a Makarov.

Radom Armory P-64 Pistol

Bonus #1: What is the nickname of the US Army's 1st Infanty Division?

Big Red One

Bonus #2: What tank currently in production is considered (by most) to be the best?

M1A2 SEP

[DemonicUnicorn2]

1. In the Star Wars universe, what fictional company designed and created the X-Wing starfighter?

Halliburton

2. What were the names of the creators of the M16 and AK47 rifles.

Ted Nugent and Joseph Stalin

3. What is the highest military rank ever awarded by the United States Military, and who were the men that earned them?

Commander in Chief.

4. How did John "Black Jack" Persing get his nickname?


By being good at black jack.

5. What machine gun used in WW1 is still used today by US forces?

The out-dated one.


6. Name one of the various (historical) explanations why Friday the 13th is considered unlucky.

I'll just quote Mitch Hedberg
"If you jump from the 14th floor you know you're gonna hit the ground early"

7. Finish this proverb: "True nobility lies not in being superior to another man, but........."

"in being in his wife"

8. Where did the term "Cop" originate from?

It's short for "Call-On People" because you call-on them.

9. What kind of gas system does the M16 rifle use.
Chipotle


10. Name the most famous (unadopted) eastern block pistol. I'll give you a hint: it isn't a Makarov.
The one from Halo 1

Bonus #1: What is the nickname of the US Army's 1st Infanty Division?
"Us Army's 1st Infantry Division"


Bonus #2: What tank currently in production is considered (by most) to be the best?
None. If it was the best they would never need more produced due to them never losing.

[Shifty]

Since I figure the top 3 people have already posted, I'll go ahead and post the answer key so people that were curious know. These are the answers I was looking for, although they weren't necessarily the ONLY answers:

1. In the Star Wars universe, what fictional company designed and created the X-Wing starfighter?
Incom

2. What were the names of the creators of the M16 and AK47 rifles.
Stoner and Kalishnikov

3. What is the highest military rank ever awarded by the United States Military, and who were the men that earned them?
General of the armies, John "BlackJack" Persing, and George Washington, Douglas MacArthur

4. How did John "Black Jack" Persing get his nickname?
He commanded a regiment of African-American soldiers.

5. What machine gun used in WW1 is still used today by US forces?
the M2 HMG(aka Ma Deuce)

6. Name one of the various (historical) explanations why Friday the 13th is considered unlucky.
The Knights Templar were caught and executed on or around Friday the 13th

7. Finish this proverb: "True nobility lies not in being superior to another man, but........."
in being superior to one's previous self.

8. Where did the term "Cop" originate from?9. What kind of gas system does the M16 rifle use.
Around the turn of the century, New York City Policeman had copper badges. People called them "coppers", which was later just shortened to "cops".

10. Name the most famous (unadopted) eastern block pistol. I'll give you a hint: it isn't a Makarov.
I was surprised that nobody got this. There wasn't really anyone that got close. I said "eastern bloc", not "Russian", and most of the guesses were Russian pistols that actually WERE adopted.
The answer I was looking for was the CZ-75

Bonus #1: What is the nickname of the US Army's 1st Infanty Division?
The Big Red One.

Bonus #2: What tank currently in production is considered (by most) to be the best?
The Israeli Merkava Mk IV.

[Shifty]

Stay tuned for more weekly quizzes, and if you liked this one, be sure to let me know, because it affects whether or not I put up more.

-L