Ranger History Quiz

Joseph PrettyDeepWater · February 10th, 2005, 10:58 pm

I was looking up Ranger history on google and came across this quiz.
I thought everyone may want to take a crack at it and see what they got.

I scored 5/10... I guess thats why I was looking up Ranger history

http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz.cfm?q ... story.html

Sorry the link is so damn long

~Joseph

Kilted Heathen · Post by **Kilted Heathen** » February 10th, 2005, 11:28 pm

Exactly!
I answered the same and got it wrong!

The Holmchicken · Post by **The Holmchicken** » February 11th, 2005, 3:35 am

They were the Macho de Monte I belive. I wasn't there, can only go on what I read and have been told.

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » February 11th, 2005, 3:44 am

I missed this one:

Who is considered to be the father of the Army Rangers?

Robert Rogers
William Darby
Frank Merrill
James E Rudder

To me, this is Darby. Who is considered to be the 'father'? Considered by who exactly? Stupid way to word the question. More like 'Who was the first among these men to form and lead a Ranger unit?'

Silverback · Post by **Silverback** » February 11th, 2005, 3:49 am

Spartan wrote:I missed this one:

Who is considered to be the father of the Army Rangers?

Robert Rogers
William Darby
Frank Merrill
James E Rudder

To me, this is Darby. Who is considered to be the 'father'? Considered by who exactly? Stupid way to word the question. More like 'Who was the first among these men to form and lead a Ranger unit?'

I answered th same way. I think Darby did the most to shape how Rangers trained and operated!

BadMuther · Post by **BadMuther** » February 11th, 2005, 4:05 am

Roger's standing Orders...doesn't "Macho de Monte" losely translate to "mountain men"?

rgrpuck · Post by **rgrpuck** » February 11th, 2005, 4:59 am

Question 4 is FUCKED up. They are refering to the Macho de Monte's.

Loosely translated to "Men of the Hills". Never heard them called "Mountain Troops".

Other than that 9-10. actully 10 out of 10. Cause I know I got question 4 right.

Parabellum · Post by **Parabellum** » February 11th, 2005, 7:12 am

rgrpuck wrote:Question 4 is FUCKED up. They are refering to the Macho de Monte's.

Loosely translated to "Men of the Hills". Never heard them called "Mountain Troops".

Other than that 9-10. actully 10 out of 10. Cause I know I got question 4 right.

Same here. There shit is all fucked up. Mountian Troops.....

Tool175 · Post by **Tool175** » February 11th, 2005, 7:17 am

It was briefed in the Op-order his SF units were Bn 2000
The Tool, RLTW!!!

Grumble and Grunt · February 11th, 2005, 8:40 am

7/10

No idea about Panama troops

That "father of the rangers" question is posed poorly, I answered Darby.

Weren't Rogers' men irregulars and kind of acting as mercs for the Continental Army?

chkray · Post by **chkray** » February 11th, 2005, 10:18 am

Grumble and Grunt wrote:7/10

No idea about Panama troops

That "father of the rangers" question is posed poorly, I answered Darby.

Weren't Rogers' men irregulars and kind of acting as mercs for the Continental Army?

Yes, but Roger's IS considered the father of the Rangers (although I agree with the stupidity in the way the question is worded). That's one reason that Rogers Rules (Standing Orders) are noted in the Ranger Handbook. (Or at least they used to be, back in the day). Those Standing Orders are just as relevant today as they were back in Rogers day.

When I was a Private in 1/75, back in 1850 or so, we were required to memorize Roger's Standing Orders.

Grumble and Grunt · February 11th, 2005, 10:34 am

noted in the Ranger Handbook. (Or at least they used to be, back in the day).

In the SH 21-76 July 1992 copy of the Ranger Handbook I have it includes the standing orders in the back 2 pages.

The reference to Frances Marion "The Swamp Fox" is good but the Patriot seems a sappy parallel. I was under the understanding the Marion was more of a frontiersman than a child raising farmer and only very informally connected with General Greene.

Kilted Heathen · Post by **Kilted Heathen** » February 11th, 2005, 10:58 am

Rogers led his Rangers for the British.
Darby is the correct answer.

chkray · Post by **chkray** » February 11th, 2005, 11:16 am

Kilted Heathen wrote:Rogers led his Rangers for the British.
Darby is the correct answer.

I'd have to defer to the wisdom of Ranger KH, as he is currently in the mix, and I'm an old retired fart, affected by age and years of alcohol abuse.