navy
Navies use ships and submarines. This topic is part of Military within Government & Society. This page currently draws on 16 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
navy trivia questions
A navy is a military force that operates mainly where?
Answer: At sea
Bonus fact: Navies use ships and submarines.
What is a navy's largest type of warship built around aircraft operations?
Answer: Aircraft carrier
Bonus fact: Carriers serve as floating airbases.
What rank typically commands a naval fleet at the highest levels?
Answer: Admiral
Bonus fact: Admiral is a senior naval rank.
The military rank of captain in the U.S. Navy is equivalent in pay grade to which rank in the U.S. Army?
Answer: Colonel
Bonus fact: A Navy captain is pay grade O-6, the same grade as an Army colonel.
Which rank is generally above vice admiral in the U.S. Navy?
Answer: Admiral
Bonus fact: A full admiral is a four-star officer.
A navy bean is what type of food?
Answer: Legume
Bonus fact: Navy beans are small white common beans.
Why are navy beans called 'navy' beans?
Answer: They were a staple food for the U.S. Navy
Bonus fact: They became a common naval ration.
A corvette is traditionally what type of naval vessel?
Answer: Small warship
Bonus fact: Corvettes are smaller than frigates in many navies.
In Britain, the Admiralty historically directed what?
Answer: Royal Navy
Bonus fact: The Admiralty was the government department responsible for the Royal Navy.
Byrd was also an officer in which U.S. military branch?
Answer: Navy
Bonus fact: He became a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy.
What is Maverick’s military specialty in Top Gun?
Answer: Naval aviator
Bonus fact: Maverick trains at the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School.
The Emancipation Proclamation took effect on January 1 of what year?
Answer: 1863
Bonus fact: The proclamation also announced the acceptance of Black men into the Union Army and Navy.