MASSACHUSETTS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● What date was the Army flag dedicated? Answer: 14 June 1956 (it
was approved 12 June 1956)
●● What is the oldest part of our Army? Answer: The Army National
Guard (In December 1636, the Massachusetts Bay Colony organized
America's first militia
regiments, some of which still serve today in the Army National Guard).
●● When did the U.S. Army begin? Answer: June 14, 1775
●● Who was the first commander in Chief of the Continental Army?
Answer: George Washington
●● When was the start of the Revolutionary War? Answer: 19 April
1775
●● When was the Declaration of Independence signed? Answer: 04 July
1776
, ●● The Army received it's first real training from what former Prussian
Officer at Valley Forge in the winter of
1778? Answer: Baron Fredreich von Steuben
●● Who was one of the most prolific writers of the early 19th century
and would be the author of "The Army
Regulations of 1821", the first written regulation by the Army since the
publication of Baron von Steuben's
"Blue Book"? Answer: General Winfield Scott
●● What were some of the areas covered in "The Army Regulations of
1821"? Answer: •The Hand Salute
•How to conduct a march
•How to make a good stew for the company
●● What is the bloodiest war in American history? Answer: The Civil
War with the death of over 600,000 Americans on both sides.
●● When and where did the Civil War actually begin? Answer: The
Civil War began in April 1861 when South Carolina militia forces fired
on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor.
●● The Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run showed the need for
more what? Answer: More thorough preparation and for more Soldiers.
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● What date was the Army flag dedicated? Answer: 14 June 1956 (it
was approved 12 June 1956)
●● What is the oldest part of our Army? Answer: The Army National
Guard (In December 1636, the Massachusetts Bay Colony organized
America's first militia
regiments, some of which still serve today in the Army National Guard).
●● When did the U.S. Army begin? Answer: June 14, 1775
●● Who was the first commander in Chief of the Continental Army?
Answer: George Washington
●● When was the start of the Revolutionary War? Answer: 19 April
1775
●● When was the Declaration of Independence signed? Answer: 04 July
1776
, ●● The Army received it's first real training from what former Prussian
Officer at Valley Forge in the winter of
1778? Answer: Baron Fredreich von Steuben
●● Who was one of the most prolific writers of the early 19th century
and would be the author of "The Army
Regulations of 1821", the first written regulation by the Army since the
publication of Baron von Steuben's
"Blue Book"? Answer: General Winfield Scott
●● What were some of the areas covered in "The Army Regulations of
1821"? Answer: •The Hand Salute
•How to conduct a march
•How to make a good stew for the company
●● What is the bloodiest war in American history? Answer: The Civil
War with the death of over 600,000 Americans on both sides.
●● When and where did the Civil War actually begin? Answer: The
Civil War began in April 1861 when South Carolina militia forces fired
on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor.
●● The Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run showed the need for
more what? Answer: More thorough preparation and for more Soldiers.
