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Handguns Quiz

Welcome to the QuizMoz Handguns Quiz. QuizMoz offers one of the Internet's largest collection of quizzes for you to tease your brain and pit your wits against the experienced QuizMoz quiz masters. Go ahead and find out what you know about yourself and the world around you. Best of luck!!

 Handguns Quiz Facts
 Average Score for this quiz: 46.5%
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Coverage : The Handguns Quiz will test your knowledge of a variety of handguns and their histories. The Handguns Quiz questions are carefully crafted so you can gauge how much you truly know about these small but popular weapons.

1. Which of the following is not a type of handgun?
a.Single-shot pistols
b.Rifles
c.Revolvers
d.Semi-automatic pistols
 
2. Who invented the .45-caliber revolver handgun?
a.Daniel Wesson
b.Benjamin Franklin
c.Elmer Keith
d.Samuel Colt
 
3. The .45 automatic Colt pistol was invented in what year?
a.1911
b.1904
c.1905
d.1910
 
4. Revolvers, a type of handgun, feed ammunition via the rotation of what?
a.Magazine
b.Case
c.Cylinder
d.Barrel
 
5. Handguns are often carried by police officers, largely due to the "stopping power" of the hangun. What is "stopping power"?
a.The ability of the user to control the weapon
b.The quality of the handgun projectile to force an attacker to stop
c.The control of the bullet when fired, and the often unlikelihood the bullet will exit the body
d.Handguns are considered deterrents to criminals
 
6. In what way are handguns NOT different from other types of guns?
a.They are lighter
b.They are easier to conceal
c.They sometimes have more safety features
d.They are more accurate
 
7. Why are pocket pistols unpopular?
a.Many people believe they are ineffective for self defense
b.They are too small to be considered seriously by gun enthusiasts
c.They are inexpensive and therefore considered to be of inferior quality
d.They can discharge at will, and provide a safety risk
 
8. Revolvers are still quite popular even though there are many other types of handguns that are faster, more modern. Why?
a.They are inexpensive
b.They are small enough to conceal
c.They are aesthetically pleasing
d.They are very reliable
 
9. In what year did Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson begin their partnership?
a.1852
b.1900
c.1865
d.1856
 
10. It's believed the handgun might have originated in Pistoia, Italy.
a.True
b.False
 
11. Most all handguns are referred to as pistols.
a.True
b.False
 
12. A Glock is what kind of hangun?
a.Pistol
b.Machine pistol
c.Revolver
d.Semi-automatic pistol
 
13. Automatic pistols are highly valued because ______.
a.They are reliable
b.They can hold more ammunition in clips than revolvers
c.Their rapidity of fire
d.They are accurate
 
14. Who invented the handgun silencer?
a.Samuel Colt
b.James Remmington
c.Hiram Maxim
d.Horace Smith
 
15. What is the world's most powerful handgun?
a.Smith & Wesson X-Frame Model 500 .50 caliber
b.Smith & Wesson Model 29 Maagnum .44 caliber
c.Glock Model 21 .45 caliber Automatic Pistol
d.Colt Defender 07000D .45 caliber Automatic Pistol
 
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