Musket Quiz: questions and answers

1. When did the first recorded usage of the term "musket" appear in Europe?

1499

1599

1459

2. Which type of soldiers were the first to give up armor entirely?

Marines

Arquebusiers

Musketeers

3. Flintlock muskets were the mainstay of European armies between:

1460 and 1640

1560 and 1740

1660 and 1840

4. How long were military flintlocks without the bayonet attached?

150 -180 centimeters

250 -280 centimeters

120 -150 centimeters

5. What is the benefit of barrel rifling?

It serves to stabilize the projectile improving its accuracy

It helps to control recoil

It serves to increase the fire rate

6. Who introduced arquebuses to Japan?

English merchantmen

Portuguese merchantmen

American merchantmen

7. What is Casimir Lefaucheux credited with?

The invention of barrel rifling

The invention of the AK-47

The invention of one of the first efficient self-contained cartridge system

8. What was the most widely used U.S Army weapon during the Civil War?

M14

AK-47

Springfield Model 1861

9. What was the first projectile which was small enough to be easily put down the barrel of a rifled long gun?

The Minié ball

The 5.56 x 45 mm NATO

The .2.23 Remington

10. Who designed the Volition Repeating Rifle?

Horace Smith

Daniel B. Wesson

Walter Hunt

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