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The British Army Observational Intelligence Test

If you've seen Python's famous sketch about Parade Square duties, depending on your point of view, you might have an idea of what the British Army is all about.

Square bashing!! The fundamental bread and butter of the Army. Well, that is if you are or were a basic trainer.

The British have never had a large standing Army, not needed one courtesy of the Senior Fish Heads. But for the relatively short size of the Army it has had a glorious history - a hard-nosed and resilient one, very rarely bested!

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This Quiz has 15 questions. You are on page 1 of 5.

  • 1. Can you identity this weapon, commonly used by the British Army?
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  • 2. "If you can keep your head when all about are losing theirs and blaming it on you - you'll be a man my son". Which British author's responsible for these descriptive words about the British Army?
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  • 3. In Kipling's The Man Who Would Be King, where do the two rogue squaddies 'set up shop'?
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