FN FAL - Quiz
FN FAL
  • 1. How many FN-made FAL rifles did Venezuela order in 1954?
A) 5,000
B) 100,000
C) 10,000
D) 1,000
  • 2. What was the caliber of the original Venezuelan FAL order in 1954?
A) 5.56×45mm
B) 7×57mm
C) 7.62×51mm NATO
D) 7×49.15mm
  • 3. Which company manufactured the FAL under license in Venezuela?
A) IMBEL
B) DICON
C) DSArms
D) CAVIM
  • 4. Which rifle was purchased by Venezuela from Russia to replace the FAL?
A) IMBEL IA2
B) AK-103
C) Steyr AUG
D) G1
  • 5. Who was seen carrying an FN-made Venezuelan FAL in 1959?
A) Fidel Castro
B) Che Guevara
C) Simon Bolivar
D) Hugo Chavez
  • 6. Which country produced the FAL under license between 1959 and 1984?
A) Brazil
B) Mexico
C) Argentina
D) Nigeria
  • 7. What is the designation of the FN FAL in Israel?
A) FAMA
B) Type 05
C) NR-1
D) Romat
  • 8. Which rifle replaced the FN FAL in the Irish Defence Forces in 1989?
A) G1
B) IMBEL IA2
C) Steyr AUG
D) AK-103
  • 9. Which variant of the Argentine FAL is intended for paratrooper use?
A) FAMCa
B) M5
C) FAMA
D) FAMTD
  • 10. What is the primary current use of the FN FAL by the Indonesian military?
A) Line throwers on naval vessels
B) Ceremonial drill weapon
C) Sniper support weapon
D) Service rifle for infantry
  • 11. What is the name of the FAL variant produced by DICON in Nigeria?
A) NR-1
B) Type 05
C) FAMA
D) Romat
  • 12. Which country used surplus ex-German G1 rifles?
A) Australia
B) Myanmar
C) Ireland
D) Bangladesh
  • 13. What was the designation of the FN FAL used by the Royal Thai Police?
A) FAMA
B) NR-1
C) Romat
D) Rifle Type 05
  • 14. Which Irish military branch uses the FN FAL for line throwing?
A) Reserve Forces
B) Air Corps
C) Defence Forces
D) Naval Service
  • 15. Why did Venezuela eventually adopt the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge?
A) Geopolitical alignment with NATO
B) Reliability issues with 7mm
C) Higher accuracy in the field
D) Lower manufacturing costs
  • 16. Which company produced the FAL under licence in South Africa?
A) Century International Arms
B) Armscor
C) Lyttleton Engineering Works
D) DSArms
  • 17. What is the designation of the standard South African-produced FAL?
A) R4
B) R2
C) R1
D) R3
  • 18. Which rifle was the R2 variant based on?
A) Armalite AR-10
B) T48
C) G3 rifle
D) FN FAL 50.64
  • 19. What was the primary restriction on the R3 variant of the South African FAL?
A) Not capable of automatic fire
B) Could not use a scope
C) Used a shorter barrel
D) Only used by the navy
  • 20. What was the name of the UN-sponsored operation that destroyed 200,000 South African FALs?
A) Operation Enduring Freedom
B) Operation Mouflon
C) Operation R1
D) Operation Desert Storm
  • 21. Which R1 variant featured a heavy barrel and a bipod?
A) R1 Para Carbine
B) R1 Police
C) R1 HB
D) R1 Sniper
  • 22. What sight was used on the R1 Para Carbine?
A) Red dot sight
B) Sniper scope
C) Standard iron sights
D) Single Point IR sight
  • 23. When did the SADF introduce the R4 to replace the R1?
A) Late 1970s
B) Early 1990s
C) Late 1960s
D) Early 1980s
  • 24. Who was presented with the first South African-produced FAL rifle?
A) Jan Smuts
B) P.W. Botha
C) Hendrik Verwoerd
D) Nelson Mandela
  • 25. Where is the first South African-produced FAL now on display?
A) South African National Museum of Military History
B) Armscor Headquarters
C) Lyttleton Engineering Works
D) The South African Parliament
  • 26. In what year did Syria adopt the FN FAL?
A) 1956
B) 1960
C) 1957
D) 1952
  • 27. What cartridge caused potential malfunctions in Syrian FALs at the end of 2012?
A) .308 Winchester
B) 5.56×45mm NATO
C) 7.62×39mm
D) 7.62×51mm NATO
  • 28. Which US rifle design was the T44 based on?
A) FN FAL
B) M14
C) M1 Garand
D) Armalite AR-10
  • 29. What was the designation of the FAL variant tested by the US military?
A) T48
B) T44
C) R2
D) R1
  • 30. What rifle was formally adopted by the US after testing against the T48?
A) M1 Garand
B) FN FAL
C) AR-10
D) M14
  • 31. What part of the FAL had to be destroyed to comply with the Gun Control Act of 1968?
A) Trigger group
B) Barrel
C) Upper receiver
D) Stock
  • 32. What act prohibited the importation of foreign-made full-automatic rifles?
A) Semiautomatic Assault Rifle Ban of 1989
B) National Firearms Act
C) Firearm Owners Protection Act
D) Gun Control Act of 1968
  • 33. Which company currently produces new semi-automatic FAL rifles?
A) Lyttleton Engineering Works
B) Entreprise Arms
C) DSArms
D) Century International Arms
  • 34. Why are Century Arms and DSArms FAL parts not fully interchangeable?
A) Century Arms used AR-10 parts
B) Differences in legal compliance
C) Different calibers
D) Standard-metric difference
  • 35. How did hobbyists rebuild imported FAL parts kits?
A) Using new semi-automatic upper receivers
B) Importing new trigger groups
C) Welding the original receivers
D) Re-barreling the rifle
  • 36. What does the abbreviation FALO stand for in French?
A) Fusil Automatique Lourd
B) Fusil Automatique Léger
C) Fusil Arme Longue
D) Fusil Automatique Lourdement
  • 37. Which material is used for the buttstock of the FAL 50.41?
A) Metal
B) Bakelite
C) Synthetic
D) Wood
  • 38. What material is used for the buttstock of the FAL 50.42?
A) Fiberglass
B) Synthetic
C) Wood
D) Polymer
  • 39. What was the Canadian designation for the FALO?
A) L2A1
B) C2A1
C) F89
D) C9
  • 40. Which weapon replaced the C2A1 in Canadian service?
A) F89 Minimi
B) FAL 50.41
C) L2A1
D) C9
  • 41. What was the Australian designation for the heavy barrel FAL?
A) L2A1
B) F89
C) C2A1
D) FALO
  • 42. Which weapon replaced the Australian L2A1 in the late 1980s?
A) F89 Minimi
B) C9
C) C2A1
D) FAL 50.42
  • 43. How many rounds does the FALO magazine hold?
A) 35
B) 25
C) 30
D) 20
  • 44. What frequent malfunction did the L2A1 experience in automatic mode?
A) Trigger sticking
B) Barrel overheating
C) Failure to eject
D) Failure to feed
  • 45. What advantage did the C9 have over the C2A1?
A) Lower maintenance requirements
B) Larger caliber
C) Higher ammunition capacity
D) Easier disassembly
  • 46. Which rifle's gas-operated action is the FN FAL similar to?
A) StG 58
B) MAS-49
C) SKS
D) SVT-40
  • 47. Where is the short-stroke piston housed in the FAL?
A) Inside the magazine well
B) Above the barrel
C) Inside the stock
D) Below the barrel
  • 48. What type of locking mechanism does the FN FAL use?
A) Rotating bolt
B) Roller-delayed blowback
C) Gas-delayed blowback
D) Tilting breechblock
  • 49. What is the most common magazine capacity for the FAL?
A) 5 rounds
B) 30 rounds
C) 10 rounds
D) 20 rounds
  • 50. Where is the recoil spring housed in a fixed-stock FAL?
A) In the stock
B) In the piston tube
C) In the lower receiver
D) In the receiver cover
  • 51. What is the sight radius of the FAL 50.00 model?
A) 540 mm
B) 549 mm
C) 553 mm
D) 560 mm
  • 52. Which rifle mentioned in the text came with a bipod as standard equipment?
A) StG 58
B) FAL 50.00
C) MAS-49
D) FAL 50.63
  • 53. Why does the FAL have relatively light recoil compared to other 7.62x51mm rifles?
A) The heavy stock absorbs energy
B) The barrel is specially weighted
C) The tilting breechblock locks slowly
D) The adjustable gas system bleeds off excess gas
  • 54. What happens when firing the light-barrel FAL in fully automatic mode?
A) The weapon is very accurate
B) The gas regulator closes automatically
C) The weapon climbs off-target quickly
D) The recoil is non-existent
  • 55. How does the FAL rotate during field stripping?
A) Around a two-piece pivot lock and pin assembly
B) By removing the barrel shroud
C) By sliding the receiver cover forward
D) By rotating the gas plug
  • 56. Who designed the FN FAL?
A) Dieudonné Saive
B) Earle Harvey
C) Harry Truman
D) Winston Churchill
  • 57. In what year did the manufacture of the FAL begin?
A) 1952
B) 1951
C) 1953
D) 1946
  • 58. The FAL was originally designed for which cartridge?
A) .30 Light Rifle
B) 7.92×33mm Kurz
C) .280 British
D) 7.62×51mm NATO
  • 59. Which U.S. rifle design was compared against the FN FAL and EM-2 in 1950?
A) M14
B) T25
C) M1 Garand
D) T44
  • 60. Which rifle eventually beat the FAL in U.S. testing to become the M14?
A) T44
B) T25
C) EM-2
D) T47
  • 61. What was the Warsaw Pact counterpart to the FAL?
A) Sturmgewehr 44
B) AKM
C) L1A1
D) M1 Garand
  • 62. Approximately how many countries have used the FAL?
A) Exactly 100
B) More than 50
C) Fewer than 20
D) More than 90
  • 63. What was the result of the 1951 U.S.-FN deal regarding the FAL?
A) The UK refused to participate in testing
B) The U.S. could produce FALs royalty-free
C) The U.S. agreed to adopt the FAL immediately
D) FN stopped production of the rifle
  • 64. What did the British Army adopt as the Rifle No.9 Mk1?
A) EM-2
B) T25
C) T44
D) FN FAL
  • 65. Which material was used for the lower receiver of the FAL 50.64 to reduce weight?
A) Hiduminium aluminium alloy
B) Titanium
C) Carbon fiber
D) Reinforced polymer
  • 66. Where was the 1951 FAL .280 Experimental Automatic Carbine competition held?
A) London
B) Vienna
C) Aberdeen Proving Ground
D) Brussels
  • 67. Which country used the StG 58 as its standard service rifle?
A) Belgium
B) Canada
C) Austria
D) United States
  • 68. What material was used for the stock of most production StG 58 rifles?
A) Plastic
B) Steel
C) Aluminum
D) Wood
  • 69. What is the primary use of the StG 58 in the Gardebataillon today?
A) Export sales
B) Ceremonial purposes
C) Combat training
D) Sniper support
  • 70. What happened to the fully automatic fire mode on some StG 58 rifles?
A) It was locked with a special key
B) It was removed
C) It was enhanced for higher rate of fire
D) It was made the default setting
  • 71. The barrel of the Steyr-built StG 58 was manufactured using what process?
A) Electro-chemical machining
B) Button rifled
C) Hammer forged
D) Cast steel
  • 72. Which rifle did American observers claim the .280 British round lacked the power of?
A) 5.56mm NATO
B) 7.92mm Kurz
C) 9mm Parabellum
D) Medium-bore .30-caliber
  • 73. What specific feature of the 50.63 charging handle mimics the L1A1 rifle?
A) It is located on the right side
B) It is a folding model
C) It is permanently fixed
D) It is non-reciprocating
  • 74. Who designed the Olin-Winchester FAL?
A) Steyr-Daimler-Puch
B) Stefan Kenneth Janson
C) Fabrique Nationale
D) David Selvaggio
  • 75. Which company manufactures the DSA SA58 FAL?
A) Badger Barrels
B) FN Herstal
C) Olin-Winchester
D) David Selvaggio Arms
  • 76. In what year did DSA start manufacturing the SA58?
A) 1994
B) 1958
C) 1997
D) 2004
  • 77. What material is used for the SA58 lower receiver?
A) Carbon fiber
B) Titanium
C) 4140 steel
D) Aluminum-alloy
  • 78. What is the barrel length of the SA58 Pistol?
A) 8 inches
B) 16 inches
C) 11 inches
D) 13 inches
  • 79. Which DSA variant was submitted to the U.S. Army SASS trials?
A) SA58 DMR
B) SA58 SPR
C) SA58 OSW
D) SA58 CTC
  • 80. What is the total weight of the SA58 CTC?
A) 4.5 kg
B) 4.14 kg
C) 3.39 kg
D) 3.74 kg
  • 81. What is the primary material used in the early DSA upper receiver?
A) 4140 steel
B) Titanium
C) Glass-filled nylon
D) 7075 T6 aluminum
  • 82. What is the barrel twist rate for early DSA FAL barrels?
A) 1:12
B) 1:7
C) 1:9
D) 1:11
  • 83. How much weight does the titanium FAL prototype save compared to a 21-inch steel FAL?
A) Two kilograms
B) Over 500 grams
C) Over one kilogram
D) 300 grams
  • 84. Which company designed the SC-2010 Hi-Power Modular Weapon System?
A) Heckler & Koch
B) IMBEL
C) Fabrique Nationale de Herstal
D) Diseños Casanave Corporation
  • 85. In which city were the original FAL rifles manufactured by Fabrique Nationale?
A) Liège
B) Vienna
C) Berlin
D) Brussels
  • 86. Which company produced the L1A1 SAS carbine?
A) IMBEL
B) Armtech
C) Diseños Casanave
D) Springfield Armory, Inc.
  • 87. What does FAP stand for in the Brazilian context?
A) Fuzil Automático Pesado
B) Fuzil de Assalto Popular
C) Força Aérea Pesada
D) Fuzil Automático Padrão
  • 88. What was the name of the semi-automatic FAL version marketed in the US by Springfield Armory, Inc.?
A) SAR-48
B) G1
C) M964
D) L1A1
  • 89. Which German-made rifle replaced the FAL in the West German army?
A) CETME Modelo 58
B) M1 Garand
C) MG3
D) G3
  • 90. What was the official designation of the FAL ordered by the West German army in 1956?
A) M964
B) G3
C) Stg. 58
D) G1
  • 91. What optic was used with the West German G1 FAL?
A) Zeiss-standard iron sights
B) Trijicon ACOG
C) Hensoldt Optische Werk F-series
D) Schmidt & Bender
  • 92. What was the magnification of the scope used on the West German G1?
A) 2x
B) 4x
C) 3x
D) 6x
  • 93. Where were most West German G1 rifles sold as surplus in the mid-1960s?
A) Turkey
B) Portugal
C) Rhodesia
D) Argentina
  • 94. Which country produced the C1 rifle?
A) Canada
B) Australia
C) Argentina
D) United Kingdom
  • 95. What happened to the FN factory directors during the German occupation in WWII?
A) They were executed
B) They fled to the United States
C) They were arrested
D) They were forced to produce the G3
  • 96. When did the IDF adopt the FN FAL?
A) 1967
B) 1955
C) 1948
D) 1956
  • 97. What was the Israeli heavy-barrel version of the FAL called?
A) Energa
B) Makleon
C) Galil
D) Romat
  • 98. What was the recommended maximum range for the Makleon when used as a fire base?
A) 300 yards
B) 100 yards
C) 200 yards
D) 500 yards
  • 99. What distinguished the Israeli-made FAL magazines?
A) A larger capacity of 30 rounds
B) A serial number engraved on the base plate
C) A unique green finish
D) Two Hebrew characters stamped into the metal
  • 100. What rifle grenade model was eventually used by the IDF with the FAL?
A) MA/AT 52
B) BT/AT 52
C) M16 rifle grenade
D) Energa
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