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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Black Hawk Down.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What smaller helicopter landed near the crash site of Super Six One in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Woodpecker.
(b) Gold Finch.
(c) Sparrow.
(d) Little Bird.

2. Despite the large number of casualties and the heavy fire, the Humvee convoy was ordered to do what in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Continue to the first crash site.
(b) Stand their ground.
(c) Return to base.
(d) Not return fire.

3. A week before the mission that brought Rangers, Delta operators, and SEALs into Mogadishu on October 3, a Black Hawk helicopter was shot down over Mogadishu by what?
(a) An AK-47.
(b) A .50 caliber pistol.
(c) An RPG.
(d) An elephant gun.

4. Super Six One was piloted by whom?
(a) CWO Cliff 'Elvis' Wolcott.
(b) Corporal Jamie Smith.
(c) Lieutenant Larry Perino.
(d) Specialist John Stebbins.

5. What was a group of Sharia Courts who united themselves to form a rival administration to the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia?
(a) The Islamic Courts Corporation.
(b) The Islamic Courts Union.
(c) The Islamic Courts Collective.
(d) The Islamic Courts Organization.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mogadishu is located in what coastal region on the Indian Ocean?

2. What is a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids?

3. What was the first Black Hawk helicopter that was shot down over Mogadishu on October 3?

4. Who was the pilot of the Super Six Four?

5. What is a group of elite Army Rangers trained to work independently in dangerous, often highly secretive missions?

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