Test the Deep Depths of Your U.S. Navy Knowledge
The U.S. Navy is the nation’s second-oldest military service. It conducts missions at sea, on land, and even in the air to ensure the U.S. and its allies remain free from harm’s way.
But how much do you really know about the U.S. Navy? Let’s find out.
When was the Department of the Navy first founded?
- A) 1798
- B) 1802
- C) 1812
- D) 1828
![An image of the US Navy in battle in 1812](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/ffea06e7-screenshot-2024-04-02-170000.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Answer: 1798
![A painting depicting the US Navy vessel USS Constitution](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/cbedea8b-screenshot-2024-04-02-170020.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Who was the first admiral of the United States Navy?
- A) David Farragut
- B) James C. Dobbin
- C) Franklin Buchanan
- D) David Porter
![An image of several US Navy ships passing sailing along the ocean](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/003e65f2-screenshot-2024-04-02-170035.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Answer: David Farragut
![A black and white image of David Farragut](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/b122cd1c-screenshot-2024-04-02-170052.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
What are the official colors of the U.S. Navy?
- A) Yellow and black
- B) Blue and gold
- C) Crimson and gold
- D) red and blue
![A picture depicting several members of the US Navy](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/a4e9f7f2-screenshot-2024-04-02-170107.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Answer: Blue and gold
![An image depicting the US Navy Emblem](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/64396db8-screenshot-2024-04-02-170146.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
What does the Navy acronym S.E.A.L. stand for?
- A) Sea, air, and land
- B) Sea, earth, and air
- C) Sea, air, and last
- D) Sun, earth, and lunar
![A US Navy Seal is pictured aiming down his sight while on tour](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/18a76810-screenshot-2024-04-02-170201.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Answer: Sea, air, and land
![An image of several Navy Seals landing on a beach](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/5e522594-screenshot-2024-04-02-170222.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Which of the following is the oldest U.S. Navy vessel still afloat?
- A) USS Washington
- B) USS Lincoln
- C) USS Independence
- D) USS Constitution
![An image of an old US Navy ship floating in the water](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/e0432c4c-screenshot-2024-04-02-170241.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Answer: USS Constitution
![An image of the USS Constitution in a city’s harbor](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/a8d10543-screenshot-2024-04-02-170300.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
What is the Naval Academy mascot?
- A) Bill the Goat
- B) The Navy Sharks
- C) Henry the Lion
- D) The Navy Monkey
![An image of several US Navy graduates throwing their hats into the air](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/8ae83e32-screenshot-2024-04-02-170320.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Answer: Bill the Goat
![An image of the US Navy mascot, Billy the Goat](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/bc92cd4f-screenshot-2024-04-02-170333.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
What is the name of the first U.S. aircraft carrier?
- A) USS Tripoli
- B) USS America
- C) USS Langley
- D) USS Enterprise
![An image of a large US Navy aircraft carrier at sea](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/011f07ed-screenshot-2024-04-02-170348.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Answer: USS Langley
![An image of the USS Langley sailing across the ocean](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/8d6ade8d-screenshot-2024-04-02-170416.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
What was the first U.S. submarine called?
- A) USS Virginia
- B) USS Turtle
- C) USS Delaware
- D) USS Alligator
![An image of a US Navy submarine sailing the ocean](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/1cdc60e9-screenshot-2024-04-02-170451.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Answer: USS Alligator
![An artist's rendition of the first US Submarine, the Alligator](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/4afad8be-screenshot-2024-04-02-170523.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
What is a galley?
- A) A ship’s walls
- B) A ship’s deck
- C) A ship’s sleeping quarters
- D) A ship’s kitchen
![An image of several US Navy sailors aboard a ship](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/f2457dff-screenshot-2024-04-02-170539.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Answer: A ship’s kitchen
![An image of a US Navy sailor ordering food in the gallery](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/77d75248-screenshot-2024-04-02-170556.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
How many U.S. presidents served in the U.S. Navy during World War II?
- A) Two
- B) Three
- C) Five
- D) Six
![An image of Geroge Bush Jr. speaking with several soldiers](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/6e71d00c-screenshot-2024-04-02-170620.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Answer: Six (Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, and George W. Bush)
![An image of Navy Captain Chil Miller, George W. Bush, and George H.W. Bush](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/7ce91bb1-screenshot-2024-04-02-171120.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
What is the U.S. Navy’s motto?
- A) Semper Fortis
- B) Defend ’til death
- C) Freedom for all
- D) Semper Fidelis
![An image of several US Navy sailors dressed in uniform](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/c7f60e1d-screenshot-2024-04-02-171144.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Answer: Semper Fortis
![An image of the US Navy, Green Bay, a transportation ship](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/c2b705d6-screenshot-2024-04-02-171201.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
What Navy phrase refers to a job well done?
- A) Alpha Romeo
- B) Whiskey Delta
- C) Bravo Zulu
- D) Tango Uniform
![An image of several US Navy sailors lined up and looking out to sea](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/0e06da09-screenshot-2024-04-02-171217.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Answer: Bravo Zulu
![An image of several US Navy soldiers dressed in uniform](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/801468b4-screenshot-2024-04-02-171236.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
In Navy culture, what does a shellback turtle represent?
- A) Sailed the Pacific Ocean
- B) Crossed the Equator
- C) Navy diver
- D) Rescue swimmer
![An image of a giant turtle swimming in the ocean](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/4c98bbc3-screenshot-2024-04-02-171254.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Answer: Crossed the Equator
![An image of the USNS Comfort sailing past the Statue of Liberty](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/dcbf0523-screenshot-2024-04-02-171312.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
What do 'port' and 'starboard' refer to when on a Navy vessel?
- A) Front and back of the ship
- B) The ship’s top and bottom deck
- C) The ship’s left and right sides
- D) The bathroom and kitchen of a ship
![Several sailors are interviewed as they eat underneath the deck of the ship](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/b4703b32-screenshot-2024-04-02-171337.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Answer: The ship's left and right sides
![An image of several US Navy sailors walking down one side of the ship](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/62a27f9a-screenshot-2024-04-02-171403.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Which famous Navy hero’s last words were, 'Don’t give up the ship'?
- A) David Farragut
- B) Oliver Hazard Perry
- C) Stephen Decatur
- D) James Lawrence
![An image of two Naval ships at battle in the Atlantic Ocean](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/c7e387a5-screenshot-2024-04-02-171421.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Answer: James Lawrence
![A painting depicting the former US Navy Officer James Lawrence](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/b50951ca-screenshot-2024-04-02-171436.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
What class of ship is the USS Gerald R. Ford?
- A) Nimitz-Class
- B) Ford-Class
- C) Wasp-Class
- D) Freedom-Class
![U.S. President Gerald Ford and his wife tossing around a football while among others.](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/0087054c-screenshot-2024-04-06-192016.jpg)
Source: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons
Answer: Ford-Class
![The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) underway under her own power for the first time while leaving Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia (USA), on 8 April 2017. The first-of-class ship – the first new U.S. aircraft carrier design in 40 years – spent several days conducting builder's sea trials, a comprehensive test of many of the ship's key systems and technologies. USS George Washington (CVN-73) and the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) are visible in the background.](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/94cfc3dd-ford-class.jpg)
Source: U.S. Navy/Wikipedia
Which operation marked the Navy SEALs first significant armed action during the Vietnam War?
- A) Operation Desert Storm
- B) Operation Rolling Thunder
- C) Operation Market Time
- D) Operation Just Cause
![NCDU 45, CEC Ensign Karnowski, Chief Carpenters Mate Conrad C. Millis, MM2 Equipment Operator Lester Meyers, and three sailors. The unit received a Presidential Unit Citation with ENS Karnowski earning the Navy Cross & French Croix de Guerre with Palm, while MM2 Meyers received a Silver Star.[19]](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/2490c9a7-navy-seals.jpg)
Source: U.S. Navy/Wikipedia
Answer: Operation Market Time
![UDT members using the casting technique from a speeding boat](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/e1626ba7-navy-seals2.jpg)
Source: PH1 Patrick C. Wilkerson/Wikipedia
What is the nickname of the U.S. Naval Academy's football team?
- A) The Midshipmen
- B) The Sea Lions
- C) The Admirals
- D) The Mariners
![Navy celebrates after winning the 2005 Army–Navy Game on December 3, 2005.](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/e49fdc86-navy-football-team.jpg)
Source: Damon J. Moritz/Wikipedia
Answer: The Midshipmen
![A snap during the 2005 Navy-Maryland game.](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/b72ba0ec-navy-football-team.jpg)
Source: U.S. Navy/Wikipedia
Which of the following vessels is NOT a type of ship in the U.S. Navy?
- A) Cruiser
- B) Destroyer
- C) Frigate
- D) Clipper
![An image of the US Navy, Green Bay, a transportation ship](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/c2b705d6-screenshot-2024-04-02-171201.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Answer: Clipper
![Taeping, a tea clipper built in 1863](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/70870079-clipper.jpg)
Source: Allan C. Green/Wikipedia
What is the primary mission of the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels?
- A) Reconnaissance
- B) Aerial combat training
- C) Public demonstration and recruitment
- D) Carrier landing practice
![The Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets "1–4" fly in a tight diamond formation, maintaining 18-inch (0.5 m) wingtip-to-canopy separation](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/fa6f81eb-blue-angels.jpg)
Source: Wikipedia
Answer: Public demonstration and recruitment
![Blue Angels perform at Miami Beach on Memorial Day](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/3d0bf4b3-blue-angels2.jpg)
JoshEscobar/Wikipedia
Who was the first female admiral in the U.S. Navy?
- A) Grace Hopper
- B) Michelle Howard
- C) Elsie S. Ott
- D) Alene Duerk
![An image of several US Navy sailors dressed in uniform](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/c7f60e1d-screenshot-2024-04-02-171144.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Answer: Alene Duerk
![U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Alene Duerk, circa 1972.](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/dc2d8964-alene-duerk.jpg)
Source: U.S. Navy/Wikipedia
What does the acronym 'SCUBA' stand for in Navy diving?
- A) Submerged Combat Underwater Breathing Apparatus
- B) Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
- C) Surface Controlled Underwater Breathing Apparatus
- D) Secure Containment Underwater Breathing Apparatus
![An underwater photo of a scuba diver dressed in a black wetsuit with blue trim and wearing a full face dive mask. The diver is kneeling on the sandy ocean floor, actively engaged in examining or collecting samples with their bare hands](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/8313bb19-untitled-design-31.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Answer: Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
![A group of scuba divers is floating on the surface of crystal-clear turquoise water near rocky shores. They are equipped with full scuba gear, including yellow fins, black wetsuits, and dive masks. Some divers are holding onto a line extending into the water, while others seem to be in a briefing or instruction session with a dive leader who is holding a red buoy](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/9029756e-untitled-design-33.jpg)
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Which U.S. Navy ship is famously known as 'Old Ironsides'?
- A) USS Constitution
- B) USS Missouri
- C) USS Arizona
- D) USS Langley
![An image of a large US Navy ship](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/978d2d0d-screenshot-2024-03-22-153649.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Answer: USS Constitution
![Constitution fires her cannons as she is tugged through Boston Harbor in 2021.](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/fa29a3ea-uss-constitution.jpg)
Source: U.S. Navy/Wikipedia
What year did women first serve as enlisted members of the U.S. Navy?
- A) 1908
- B) 1917
- C) 1942
- D) 1972
![Group of Navy members on ship](https://images.pastchronicles.com/2023/01/8c2186d7-sub5.jpg)
Source: U.S. Navy/Wikimedia Commons
Answer: 1917
![A navy Waves recruiting poster](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/669b5069-women-in-navy-poster.jpg)
Source: U.S. Navy/Wikipedia
Which of the following conflicts did NOT see U.S. Navy involvement?
- A) Korean War
- B) Vietnam War
- C) Russo-Japanese War
- D) Gulf War
![Navy ship in black and white](https://images.pastchronicles.com/2023/01/1a54ec05-sub33.jpg)
Source: U.S. Navy All Hands magazine/Wikimedia Commons
Answer: Russo-Japanese War
![Bombardment during the siege of Port Arthur](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/5586f04d-russo-japanese-war.jpg)
Source: Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff/Wikipedia
What is the largest aircraft carrier in the U.S. Navy as of 2024?
- A) USS Ronald Reagan
- B) USS Gerald R. Ford
- C) USS Nimitz
- D) USS Enterprise
![An image of a large US Navy aircraft carrier at sea](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/011f07ed-screenshot-2024-04-02-170348.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Answer: B) USS Gerald R. Ford
![The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) underway under her own power for the first time while leaving Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia (USA), on 8 April 2017. The first-of-class ship – the first new U.S. aircraft carrier design in 40 years – spent several days conducting builder's sea trials, a comprehensive test of many of the ship's key systems and technologies. USS George Washington (CVN-73) and the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) are visible in the background.](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/94cfc3dd-ford-class.jpg)
Source: U.S. Navy/Wikipedia
Which U.S. Navy base is known as the world's largest naval station?
- A) Naval Station Norfolk
- B) Naval Base San Diego
- C) Naval Air Station Pensacola
- D) Naval Station Pearl Harbor
![An image of several US Navy sailors walking down one side of the ship](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/62a27f9a-screenshot-2024-04-02-171403.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
Answer: A) Naval Station Norfolk
![Aerial view of Naval Station Norfolk](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/af5013a4-naval-station-norfolk.jpg)
Source: U.S. Navy
What is the primary function of the U.S. Navy's Fleet Forces Command?
- A) Training and certifying naval forces for forward deployment
- B) Special operations
- C) Intelligence and reconnaissance
- D) Maintenance and repair of submarines
![U.S. Navy Fleet Forces Command logo](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/e0a77d91-u.s.-navy-fleet-forces-command.jpg)
Source: U.S. Navy
Answer: A) Training and certifying naval forces for forward deployment
![Troops in Navy training](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/a78e49b8-navy-training.jpg)
Source: U.S. Navy
Which U.S. President served as a submarine officer in the Navy?
- A) John F. Kennedy
- B) Jimmy Carter
- C) Richard Nixon
- D) Gerald Ford
![White House on sunny day](https://images.pastchronicles.com/2023/11/6edaf5df-white-house-.jpg)
Source: Aaron Kittredge/Pexels
Answer: B) Jimmy Carter
![A portrait of former US President Jimmy Carter](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/491013f7-screenshot-2024-04-05-122421.jpg)
Source: Wikimedia
What type of ship is the USS Zumwalt?
- A) Aircraft Carrier
- B) Cruiser
- C) Destroyer
- D) Submarine
![Aerial shot of USS Zumwalt](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/2b9dbba4-uss-zumwalt.jpg)
Source: National Museum of the U.S. Navy/Wikipedia
Answer: C) Destroyer
![USS Zumwalt underway for the first time conducting at-sea tests and trials in the Atlantic Ocean, 7 December 2015.](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/67965147-uss-zumwalt.jpg)
Source: U.S. Navy/Wikipedia
In which year was the Chief Petty Officer rank established in the U.S. Navy?
- A) 1885
- B) 1893
- C) 1920
- D) 1950
![An open Calendar book.](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/02/601f099f-calendar-eric-rothermel-foko4dpxamq-unsplash.jpg)
Source: Eric Rothermel
Answer: B) 1893
![US Navy Chief Petty Officer collar rate insignia](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/a92f9c0c-us-navy-chief-petty-officer-collar-rate-insignia.jpg)
Source: Will Bradley/Wikipedia
What does the Navy term 'scuttlebutt' traditionally refer to?
- A) A small boat
- B) Gossip or rumors
- C) A type of knot
- D) A command given by a senior officer
![A close-up of a dictionary open to a page that defines lying.](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/b933a4d8-1-11.jpg)
Source: Joshua Hoehne/Unsplash
Answer: B) Gossip or rumors
![A young student whispers something into another student’s ear in class](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/26cda43a-screenshot-2024-04-24-143458.jpg)
Source: Freepik
Which operation was primarily a Navy SEALs mission that resulted in the death of Osama Bin Laden?
- A) Operation Neptune Spear
- B) Operation Enduring Freedom
- C) Operation Iraqi Freedom
- D) Operation Desert Storm
![Image from 2001 video of Bin Laden](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/79823ef9-osama-bin-laden.jpg)
Source: U.S. Department of Defense/Wikipedia
Answer: A) Operation Neptune Spear
![Members of the Obama administration in the Situation Room, tracking the mission that killed Bin Laden](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/55960f13-obama-and-biden-in-situation-room.jpg)
Source: Pete Souza - White House Flickr Feed/Wikipedia
What is the name of the U.S. Navy's first stealth destroyer?
- A) USS Arleigh Burke
- B) USS Michael Monsoor
- C) USS Zumwalt
- D) USS Spruance
![Deckhouse of USS Zumwalt being installed in December 2012](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/767466cc-uss-zumwalt.jpg)
Source: U.S. Navy/Wikipedia
Answer: C) USS Zumwalt
![View of the stern of USS Zumwalt, 2016.](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/5daa3bce-uss-zumwalt.jpg)
Source: National Museum of the U.S. Navy/Wikipedia
Who was the first African American to become a Master Diver in the U.S. Navy?
- A) Carl Brashear
- B)Michelle Howard
- C) David Marquet
- D) Samuel Gravely
![Three people at the seafloor in scuba diving suits.](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/02/500933a5-untitled-design-11-min.png)
Oleksandr (Alex) Zakletsky/Wikimedia Commons
Answer: A) Carl Brashear
![Carl Brashear (1931 - 2006) U.S. Navy master diver](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/04/dfc05e10-carl-brashear.jpg)
Source: U.S. Navy/Wikipedia