World War II Small Arms Quiz 1. The British QF 25-pounder combined the roles of: Light infantry support and coastal defense Field gun and howitzer Heavy anti-tank and anti-aircraft gun Mortar and recoilless rifle 2. The French MAS-38 submachine gun fired which unusual cartridge? 8mm Nambu 7.65×20mm Longue 7.62×25mm Tokarev 9×19mm Parabellum 3. Which French machine gun remained widely used during World War II despite being a World War I design? FM 24/29 Hotchkiss M1914 Chatellerault M1924/29 MAC 1931 4. Which U.S. aircraft was commonly armed with 20mm cannons in addition to .50 caliber machine guns? P-47 Thunderbolt B-17 Flying Fortress P-38 Lightning P-51 Mustang 5. The standard ammunition load for a U.S. soldier armed with the M1 Carbine typically consisted of: 150 rounds 60 rounds 120 rounds 90 rounds 6. The Japanese Type 92 heavy machine gun was nicknamed what by Allied troops? Hornet Death Drum Snakebite Woodpecker 7. Which iconic American machine gun, designed by John Browning, served as the primary U.S. heavy machine gun during World War II? M1917 Browning M2 .50 Caliber Browning M60 M1919A6 8. China received large numbers of which American submachine gun under Lend-Lease? Beretta M38 Sten Mk II Thompson M1928 Suomi KP/-31 9. What rifle was the standard service weapon of the U.S. Army during World War II? Karabiner 98k Springfield M1903 M1 Garand Lee-Enfield No. 4 10. The French Army at the beginning of World War II still fielded which World War I-era machine gun? Hotchkiss M1914 MAS-36 Chatellerault M1924/29 Vickers You’ve reached the end of the quiz! Submit Quiz ❮ ❯
