Q 01/05

Which European country is home to Glock, whose first pistol entered army service there in 1982?

A) Germany

B) Austria

C) Switzerland

D) Belgium

Answer · why

B) Austria

Austria picked the newcomer over eight pistols from five established makers, even though its designer had never built a gun before.

Q 02/05

Which 1990 action film spread the myth of a porcelain 'Glock 7' that airport X-ray machines cannot see?

A) Total Recall

B) Predator 2

C) Die Hard 2

D) RoboCop 2

Answer · why

C) Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2 got it all wrong: there is no Glock 7, and most of a real Glock's weight is steel, plain to see on any scanner.

Q 03/05

Greenland's Sirius Dog Sled Patrol carries the 10mm Glock 20 as a last defence against which animals?

A) Musk oxen

B) Arctic wolves

C) Walruses

D) Polar bears

Answer · why

D) Polar bears

Polar bears proved too much for the patrol's older 9mm sidearms, so the Danish sled teams switched to the more potent 10mm Glock.

Q 04/05

Early Glock pistols came in plastic cases widely nicknamed after which brand of kitchen containers?

A) Tupperware

B) Ziploc

C) Rubbermaid

D) Sterilite

Answer · why

A) Tupperware

Tupperware boxes at first had slots for 17 loose rounds beside the pistol, until US import rules forced Glock to remove them.

Q 05/05

Which household product did Gaston Glock's company make in the 1960s, long before its first pistol?

A) Bicycle bells

B) Curtain rods

C) Coat hangers

D) Garden tools

Answer · why

B) Curtain rods

Curtain rods came off a metal press in the family garage, and Glock's founder did not design or manufacture a firearm until he was 52 years old.