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On 29 June 1950, which of the following ships fired the first bombardment of the Korean War?
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*Both A & C* --- USS MISSOURI, USS DEHAVEN
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Helicopters were first studied and developed during
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WWII
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During the Korean War, a program was established giving outstanding enlisted women the opportunity to receive comissions in the regular Navy....
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True
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The first nuclear submarine went to sea under the command of Commander P. Wilkinson on....
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17 Jan 1955
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The first nuclear submarine to reach the geographic North Pole was
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Nautilus
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The Polars submarine provided a combined explosive power greater than hte total of all the bombs dropped by all aircraft in WWII.
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True
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The USS Enterprise (GVN-65) was the first nuclear powered surface warship commissioned by the US.
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False
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America's first suborbital flight was made by which of the following naval officers?
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Alan Shepard
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Naval operations in Vietnam consisted mainly of gunfire support and carrier aircraft operations.
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True
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During Vietnam, US Navy service and amphibious forces transported over______
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90% of personnel and supplies used.
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The VANGUARD was developed by the Naval Research Laboratory.
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True
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The first man to set foot on the moon was Air Force Pilot Neil Armstrong.
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False...he was Navy
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All crew members of the Apollo 12 mission were from which branch of the service?
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Navy
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Five of the six men to walk on the surface of the moon in the period of 1969 to 1979 were Naval Aviators?
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True
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The first US Trident submarine was
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USS OHIO
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What was the name of the Soviet satellite that launched the US into the space race?
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Sputnik 1
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Of the seven original astronauts, how many were Navy officers?
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3
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The first US astronaut to go up in space was....
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Alan Shepard
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Who was the first Astronaut to orbit the earth?
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John Glenn
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The first space missions were called the
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Mercury projects
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What Apollo project put a man on the moon?
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Apollo II
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The first space station was called...
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Skylab
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The Soviet Union and the United States never worked on a joint space mission...
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False
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The space shuttle was designed to
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make more than one trip into space; not land in the ocean; (all the above)
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The first woman in space was Sally Ride. She was from which branch of the military.
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None of the above. She was a civillian.
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Magnets always lined up in the same direction.
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True
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No one knows for sure if the compass was invented by the Chinese.
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True
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The compass needle points to
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Magnetic North
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The difference between true north and magnetic north is called...
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the variation
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Variations and deviations both affect the magnetic compass.
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True
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Should an electrical failure occur, mariners can check their course by using...
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magnetic compass
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The cardinal point 000 is
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north
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On nautical charts, longitude shows positions east or west of
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Greenwich, England
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The direction a vessel travels off course due to wind and current action is....
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set
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If a ship travels 1200 yards in three minutes, its speed is...
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12 knots
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When visibility is good, ______ provide(s) the best method for safe piloting.
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Visual bearing
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In general, maps and nautical charts display the same geographical features, except that maps do not show (the)
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depth of the water
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Nautical chats usually indicate the depth of the water ___________
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at average low tide
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A radar fix is obtained when two or more
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ranges
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Lines which show geographic position North or South of the Equator are called.....
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latitude
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A nautical mile measures....
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2,000 yards
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Latitude never exceeds
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90 degrees
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_______ is the speed at which a vessel travels off course due to wind and current action...
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Drift
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Accurate plotting whether by radar ranges or visual bearings, requires.....
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"all of the above".... concentration, up to date charts, teamwork
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A personal blue flag with two white stars identifies a/an
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Rear Admiral
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A white flag with the United States crest in a circle of thirteen stars identifies the
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Vice President of the US
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A flag with a blue and white field, divided diagnoally, with a Navy crest and four stars identifies.....
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Chief of Naval Operations
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The ______ flies above the National Ensign only at specific times...
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Church Pennant
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The primary advantage for signal flags is that they may be used during periods of radio silence.....
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True
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The President of the US does not have a personal flag, but flies the National Ensign.
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False
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The Church Pennant is a white pennant with a blue cross.
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True
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Since he is a four-star Admiral, the Chief of Naval Operations flies a blue flag with four stars in a diamond pattern...
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False
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A flag with a white anchor and four white stars on a blue field identifies the....
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Secretary of the Navy
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Lifesaving techniques are based on the idea that a drowning person...
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will panic
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The cross chest carry should not be used to transport a drowning victim
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for long distances
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When a drowning person is too excited to follow directions, a rescuer should approach from the_______
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rear
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When using the Head Carry, a rescuer swims with a
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backstroke
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When breaking apart two people in danger of drowning, the rescuer must first decide...
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which of the two to rescue first
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In breaking a drowning person's hold, the resucer's first step is to
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stick with the person
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The best carry to use when resucing a drowning person who is calm is the
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tired swimmer carry.
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