Falklands War — Weapons: 100-Question Quiz Pack

1. Which weapon did British forces use for indirect fire support? A) 105mm Light Gun B) 155mm Howitzer C) 81mm Mortar 2. What infantry rifle was standard issue for the British soldiers? A) L1A1 SLR B) SA80 C) M16 3. Which portable anti-aircraft missile was used by British troops? A) Blowpipe B) Stinger C) Igla 4. What anti-ship missile was used by Argentina to sink the HMS Sheffield? A) Exocet B) Harpoon C) Sidewinder 5. Which weapon system was used by the British to provide heavy artillery support? A) 105mm Light Gun B) 155mm Howitzer C) M109 Paladin 6. What type of guided missile did the British Harrier launch against ships? A) Sea Skua B) Hellfire C) Maverick 7. What was the name of the British light machine gun carried by squads? A) Bren Gun B) L4A4 Bren C) M249 SAW 8. How many rounds did the standard L1A1 SLR magazine hold? A) 20 rounds B) 30 rounds C) 15 rounds 9. Which aircraft was used by Argentina to drop bombs? A) A-4 Skyhawk B) F-16 Falcon C) MiG-21 10. What anti-tank weapon did the Argentines have in their bunkers? A) RPG-7 B) Carl Gustaf C) B-300 11. What weapon did Argentine troops use to counter British advances at night? A) Mortars B) Flare guns C) Sniper rifles 12. What was the primary Argentine naval weapon to attack submarines? A) Depth charges B) Torpedoes C) Naval mines 13. What explosive weapon did British forces use to clear minefields? A) Giant Viper B) C-4 plastic C) Artillery barrage 14. What long-range anti-aircraft missile system was used on British Type 42 destroyers? A) Sea Dart B) Sea Sparrow C) SAMP/T 15. What sidearm was commonly carried by British officers? A) Browning Hi-Power B) Glock 17 C) Colt 1911 16. What was the name of the British helicopter that could fire the SS.11 missile? A) Scout B) Chinook C) Sea King 17. Which vehicle did the British Army use for light armored support? A) Scimitar B) Abrams C) Leopard 18. What type of bomb was most commonly used by Argentine aircraft against ships? A) Guided smart bomb B) Conventional iron bomb C) Nuclear bomb 19. What man-portable surface-to-air missile did the British infantry carry? A) Blowpipe B) SA-7 Grail C) Redeye 20. What did Argentine ground forces use as their standard service rifle? A) FN FAL B) AK-47 C) G3 21. Which weapon system did the British use to engage Argentine ships at close range? A) 4.5 inch gun B) Cruise missile C) Tank cannon 22. What was the caliber of the standard British L1A1 rifle? A) 5.56mm B) 9mm C) 7.62mm 23. What aircraft was the primary strike fighter of the British Navy? A) Sea Harrier B) F-4 Phantom C) Tornado 24. Which ship-based air defense system protected the British fleet? A) Phalanx CIWS B) Sea Wolf C) Patriot 25. What type of machine gun was used by the British as a light support weapon? A) FN MAG B) M60 C) Browning M2 26. What was the name of the French-made anti-ship missile used by Argentina? A) Harpoon B) Exocet C) Sea Eagle 27. What primary anti-aircraft missile was used by the British Harrier jets? A) AIM-9 Sidewinder B) Stinger C) Exocet 28. Which shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon was widely used by the British? A) Javelin B) Carl Gustaf C) 66mm LAW 29. What was the standard issue rifle used by British infantry in 1982? A) L1A1 SLR B) SA80 C) M16 rifle 30. What guided missile system did the British use for long-range air defense? A) Sea Dart B) Sea Cat C) Sea Sparrow 31. What did the Argentine Skyhawk carry to attack ships? A) Torpedoes B) Iron bombs C) Cruise missiles 32. Which mortar was used by British infantry platoons for fire support? A) 81mm mortar B) 60mm mortar C) 120mm mortar 33. What was the caliber of the standard British L1A1 SLR rifle? A) 5.56mm B) 7.62mm C) 9mm 34. Which weapon did the Royal Marines use to engage targets at long range? A) L1A1 SLR B) L42A1 Sniper Rifle C) GPMG 35. What type of mine was extensively laid by Argentine forces around Port Stanley? A) Anti-personnel mines B) Magnetic sea mines C) Chemical mines 36. What weapon system did the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano possess? A) Exocet launchers B) 6-inch naval guns C) Cruise missiles 37. What rifle scope was sometimes used by British snipers during the war? A) L42A1 Enfield B) ACOG C) Night vision scope 38. Which ship-based air defense system protected the British fleet from low-flying aircraft? A) Sea Wolf B) Phalanx CIWS C) Sea Dart 39. What anti-tank weapon was used by the Argentine Army? A) MILAN B) CENZANO C) M72 LAW 40. What Argentine aircraft was known for using 30mm ADEN cannons against British troops? A) A-4 Skyhawk B) Pucara C) Mirage III 41. What was the primary weapon used by British special forces like the SBS? A) MP5 submachine gun B) Sterling submachine gun C) Uzi 42. What weapon did the Argentine forces use to shoot down a British Sea Harrier? A) Roland missile B) Tigercat C) Blowpipe 43. What heavy artillery piece was used by the British at the Battle of Mount Longdon? A) 105mm Light Gun B) 155mm Howitzer C) 25-pounder 44. Which handgun was commonly carried by British officers in the Falklands? A) Browning Hi-Power B) Colt 1911 C) Beretta 92FS 45. What type of bomb was most commonly used by Argentine aircraft against British ships? A) Laser-guided bombs B) General purpose iron bombs C) Nuclear depth charges 46. Which explosive weapon did British soldiers use for close-quarters bunker clearing? A) M67 grenade B) L2A2 hand grenade C) Molotov cocktail 47. What was the primary Argentine air-to-air missile used by their Mirage jets? A) AIM-9 Sidewinder B) Matra Magic C) K-13 48. Which British naval gun was primarily used for shore bombardment? A) 4.5 inch Mk 8 B) 5 inch Mk 45 C) 3 inch OTO Melara 49. What portable anti-aircraft missile was used by British troops to shoot down Argentine planes? A) Stinger B) Blowpipe C) Redeye 50. Which machine gun was used by the British as their primary light support weapon? A) Bren gun B) GPMG C) M60 51. What anti-ship missile struck and sank HMS Sheffield? A) Exocet B) Harpoon C) Silkworm 52. What shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon did the British use against Argentine bunkers? A) RPG-7 B) LAW 80 C) 84mm Carl Gustav 53. What was the main battle rifle used by Argentine infantry forces? A) AK-47 B) FN FAL C) G3 54. Which rifle was the standard issue for British soldiers during the Falklands War? A) L1A1 SLR B) SA80 C) M16 55. What sidearm did many British officers carry? A) Browning Hi-Power B) Colt 1911 C) Beretta 92 56. What was the primary British ship-to-air missile? A) Sea Wolf B) Sea Dart C) Sea Slug 57. Which company made the British sniper rifle? A) L42A1 Enfield B) Remington C) Winchester 58. What was the Argentine air force 'dagger'? A) Modified Mirage V B) French Super Etendard C) American A-4 Skyhawk 59. What weapon mounted on the British Scout? A) SS.11 missile B) M2 Browning C) 20mm cannon 60. What anti-ship missile did the British use? A) Sea Skua B) Exocet C) TOW 61. What was the main weapon of the SAS? A) M16 rifle B) HK MP5 C) L1A1 SLR 62. Which missile did the Rapier system fire? A) Rapier missile B) Sea Wolf C) Sidewinder 63. What was the main Argentine helicopter weapon? A) Rocket pods B) Door-mounted M60 C) TOW missiles 64. What cannon was on the Sea Harrier? A) ADEN 30mm B) M61 Vulcan C) GSh-23 65. What was the British light anti-armor weapon? A) M72 LAW B) 84mm Carl Gustav C) AT4 66. Which ship fired the Exocet at HMS Sheffield? A) Super Etendard B) Mirage III C) Skyhawk 67. What was the standard Argentine service rifle? A) FAL B) G3 C) Galil 68. What was the air-launched anti-ship missile? A) Exocet B) Harpoon C) Sea Skua 69. Which missile downed many Argentine aircraft? A) AIM-9 Sidewinder B) Exocet C) Sea Cat 70. What machine gun did the British use? A) M60 B) GPMG C) PKM 71. What was the name of the British nuclear submarine? A) HMS Conqueror B) HMS Spartan C) HMS Valiant 72. Which Argentine ship sank due to a torpedo? A) ARA General Belgrano B) ARA Santa Fe C) ARA Hercules 73. What was the main British ground-attack aircraft? A) Sea Harrier B) Vulcan C) Jaguar 74. What was the main gun of the Argentine TAM tank? A) 105mm rifled gun B) 120mm smoothbore C) 76mm cannon 75. Which British anti-aircraft missile was shoulder-fired? A) Stinger B) Blowpipe C) Rapier 76. What was the primary Argentine air-to-air missile? A) AIM-9 Sidewinder B) Shafrir C) Magic R.550 77. What main naval gun was used on Type 21 frigates? A) 4.5-inch Mark 8 B) Oerlikon 20mm C) 5-inch turret 78. Which anti-tank weapon did British paratroopers use? A) RPG-7 B) Carl Gustav C) MILAN 79. What was the standard issue rifle for British ground troops? A) L1A1 SLR B) M16 C) AK-47 80. What weapon system on the HMS Sheffield failed to detect the Exocet missile? A) Sea Dart B) Type 965 radar C) Phalanx CIWS 81. What specific explosive was often used for clearing Argentine minefields? A) Plastic explosives B) Dynamite C) Black powder 82. What was the primary sidearm used by many Argentine officers? A) Beretta 92 B) Browning Hi-Power C) Colt 1911 83. What short-range anti-aircraft weapon did Argentine forces use effectively on the islands? A) Oerlikon 35mm guns B) S-300 C) Patriot missile 84. What caliber was the ammunition used for the L1A1 SLR rifle? A) 7.62mm NATO B) 5.56mm NATO C) 9mm Parabellum 85. Which grenade was commonly used by the British forces? A) M67 B) L2A2 C) Mk 2 86. What was the name of the naval gun system used by the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano? A) 6 inch guns B) 5 inch guns C) 8 inch guns 87. Which mortar was standard for British infantry support during the war? A) 60mm mortar B) 81mm mortar C) 120mm mortar 88. What was the primary aircraft-mounted gun on the Sea Harrier? A) 20mm Aden cannon B) 30mm Gau-8 C) 25mm Bushmaster 89. What naval gun was found on many Royal Navy ships during the war? A) 4.5 inch Mk 8 B) 5 inch gun C) 76mm Oto Melara 90. What shoulder-fired weapon did the British use to attack targets at close range? A) RPG-7 B) M72 LAW C) Carl Gustav 91. What large artillery piece was used by the British Royal Artillery? A) 105mm Light Gun B) M109 Howitzer C) 155mm FH70 92. Which weapon was often used by the British SAS for room clearing? A) Browning Hi-Power B) MP5 C) Uzi 93. What was the primary weapon of the Argentine Air Force's Super Etendard jets? A) Harpoon B) Exocet C) Cruise missile 94. What air-to-air missile did the Sea Harrier pilots use during the war? A) AIM-9 Sidewinder B) AIM-7 Sparrow C) R.550 Magic 95. Which machine gun was used by British infantry for heavy fire support? A) M60 B) PKM C) GPMG 96. What was the main gun mounted on the British Scorpion light tank? A) 30mm cannon B) 76mm gun C) 105mm gun 97. What shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missile did the British use to shoot down Argentine planes? A) Blowpipe B) Stinger C) Igla 98. Which anti-tank missile was used by British forces to destroy Argentine bunkers? A) Javelin B) Milan C) TOW 99. Which weapon did Argentine troops primarily use as their standard battle rifle? A) AK-47 B) FN FAL C) M16 100. What was the standard issue service rifle of the British infantry in 1982? A) L1A1 SLR B) SA80 C) Sten gun