Aircraft Carrier Quiz Aircraft Carrier Quiz

Below are some general knowledge questions about various American aircraft carriers from the Langley to the Ronald Reagan. Most, if not all of the answers can be found on this site. You can check your answers with the answer key when you finish.


1. What American aircraft carrier is also the longest warship in the world?


USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-67)
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)


2. What American aircraft carrier was sunk at the Battle of Midway?


USS Yorktown (CV-5)
USS Enterprise (CV-6)
USS Wasp (CV-7)
USS Hornet (CV-8)


3. How many fleet/light carriers did the US lose in combat?


Six
Seven
Eight
Nine


4. What shipyard constructed all Nimitz Class carriers?


New York Naval Yard
Norfolk Naval Yard
Newport News Shipbuilding
Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding


5. What was the last light aircraft carrier class?


Independence
Commencement Bay
Saipan
Midway


6. What was the nickname of the USS Lexington (CV-16)


"The Fighting I"
"The Blue Ghost"
"The Big L"
"Lucky Lex"


7. What was the only fleet (not light) carrier commissioned in 1942?


Hornet (CV-8)
Wasp (CV-7)
Yorktown (CV-10)
Essex (CV-9)


8. What is the last surviving Ticonderoga class carrier?


Shangri-La (CV-38)
Tarawa (CV-40)
Reprisal (CV-35)
Oriskany (CV-34)


9. Which of these carriers did not experience a major fire in the 1960's?


Oriskany (CV-34)
Midway (CV-41)
Forrestal (CV-59)
Enterprise (CVN-65)


10. Which of these carriers did not take part in strikes on Afghanistan in the fall of 2001?


Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
Enterprise (CVN-65)
Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
Harry S Truman (CVN-75)


11. What was the USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) named for?


A World War I battle
A World War II battle
A famous ship
A tree


12. Who was the first person to take off of a ship on an airplane?


Orville Wright
Samuel Langley
Eugene Ely
Billy Mitchell


13. Who was the USS John C. Stennis named for?


A senator
A secretary of the navy
A vice-president
An admiral


14. Who was the flag officer of the USS Enterprise (CV-6) at the start of World War II?


Admiral Nimitz
Admiral Halsey
Admiral Spruance
Admiral Leahy


15. The USS Lexington (CV-2) and Saratoga (CV-3) were laid down as:


Cruisers
Oilers
Battleships
Battlecruisers


16. What was the first aircraft carrier commissioned after the end of World War II?


Shangri-La (CV-38)
Saipan (CVL-48)
Midway (CV-41)
Tarawa (CV-40)


17. How many battle stars did the USS Enterprise (CV-6) earn?


18
19
20
21


18. Who was the pilot who earned the Medal of Honor for personally saving the USS Lexington (CV-2)?


Edward O'Hare
William O'Neill
Arthur Ely
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.


19. The USS Enterprise was probably saved at the Battle of Santa Cruz by which battleship?


USS Nevada (BB-36)
USS South Dakota (BB-57)
USS Massachusetts (BB-59)
HMS Duke of York


20. And finally... What was the original name of the USS Lexington (CV-16)


Intrepid
Bon Homme Richard
Cabot
Wright

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