Q 01/05

On which date was the Continental Army created, a date now celebrated as the Army's birthday?

A) April 19, 1775

B) June 14, 1775

C) July 4, 1776

D) September 17, 1787

Answer · why

B) June 14, 1775

That makes the Army older than the United States itself. The date is also Flag Day.

Q 02/05

In which city did Washington resign his commission as commander-in-chief on December 23, 1783?

A) Philadelphia

B) New York

C) Annapolis

D) Mount Vernon

Answer · why

C) Annapolis

Congress was sitting in the Maryland State House at the time. Most of the Continental Army had already been disbanded after the Treaty of Paris.

Q 03/05

What is the official motto of the United States Army?

A) Semper Fidelis

B) Aim High, Fly-Fight-Win

C) Honor, Courage, Commitment

D) This We'll Defend

Answer · why

D) This We'll Defend

It appears on the Army seal beneath a Roman cuirass and flags. Semper Fidelis belongs to the Marines.

Q 04/05

The Army's official song grew out of a 1908 tune about which horse-drawn artillery wagons?

A) Limbers

B) Caissons

C) Tumbrels

D) Gun carriages

Answer · why

B) Caissons

Edmund L. Gruber wrote the original in the Philippines, and John Philip Sousa turned it into the U.S. Field Artillery March in 1917. New lyrics were a...

Q 05/05

What is the nickname of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, which guards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?

A) The Old Guard

B) The Iron Brigade

C) The Rock of the Marne

D) The Buffaloes

Answer · why

A) The Old Guard

It traces its origins to the First American Regiment of 1784. It also serves as escort to the President and conducts funerals at Arlington.