Gun Trivia Questions
In what century were Breech-loading swivel guns
invented?
A: 14th century.
What did Patrick Ferguson, a British Army officer, develop in 1772?
A: The Ferguson rifle, a breech-loading flintlock weapon.
Early in the American civil war, Confederates used civilian
guns like shotguns and hunting rifles due to the shortage of what?
A: Military weapons.
In 1857 the first centre fire cartridge was introduced by who?
A: Pottet.
What was the most widely used handgun used in the American civil war, that was used by both Union and Confederates?
A: Colt Army Model 1860.
The Springfield Model 1861 was the most widely used shoulder arm during what war?
A: The Civil War.
The Gatling gun was a multi-barreled .50 caliber gun capable of firing 50 rounds per minute and was invented by who?
A: Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling.
Due to the multiple barrels, a Gatling gun could be used for long periods of time without the barrels doing what?
A: Overheating.
In the Revolutionary War, the most commonly used gun was
the what?
A: Muzzle-loaded musket.
Revolutionary War muskets were commonly equipped with what?
A: Bayonets.
Muzzle loading muskets could only be accurate when fired within what distance?
A: One hundred yards.
The American long rifle was a long gun with grooves inside its barrel to make the bullet spin, which made it much more accurate than a what?
A: Musket.
The American long rifle was accurate up to what distance?
A: 300 yards.
On average, how many American citizens are
murdered with guns every day?
A: 32.
American riflemen using the American long rifle were so
feared by the British, that some officers were advised to remove what?
A: The gold trimmings from their coats.
However, the American long rifle was quite slow to reload and did not have a mount for a what?
A: Bayonet.
In the year 2010, what were responsible for taking the lives of 31,076 Americans in homicides, suicides and unintentional shootings?
A: Guns.
Roughly how many gun shows take place in the U. S. every year?
A: 2,000-5,200.
On average, how many people died from gun shots each day in 2010?
A: More than 85 deaths each day.
How many Americans were treated for non-fatal gunshot wounds 2010?
A: 73,505.
What was the third-leading cause of injury-related deaths nationwide in 2010?
A: Firearms.
What percentage of all suicides are committed with a gun?
A: Over 50%
On average, how many firearm suicides occurred each day for the years 2005-2010?
A: 49.
What group, accounting for about 40% of the U.S. population, resulted in over 80% of the suicides in 2010?
A: White males.
A study of California handgun purchasers discovered that during the first year following a hand gun purchase, what was the leading cause of death among the purchasers.
A: Suicide by gunshot.
In more than seventy five percent of the firearms used during suicide attempts and unintentional shootings of 0-19 year-olds were stored in the residence of who?
A: The victim, a relative, or a friend.
One in three people in the U.S. know someone who has been what?
A: Shot with a gun.
The United States gun murder rate is 20 times higher than the combined gun murder rates of 22 countries that what?
A: Similar in wealth and population to the U.S.
The M134 Minigun is a six-barreled machine gun that can fire how many rounds per minute?>
A: 2,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute.
