The Otis Base Quiz
11 Questions
| Attempts: 122
Otis Air Force Base doesn't really exist anymore but Cape Codders still refer to the military base as "Otis." Take our on-line quiz to test your base smarts!
Questions and Answers
- 1.What year did the trustees of the Shawmee Crowell State Forest give the Massachusetts State Militia permission to train there?
- A.
1890
- B.
1911
- C.
1920
- D.
1941
- 2.Who was Camp Edwards named after?
- A.
Major General Clarence Edwards
- B.
Jonathan Edwards
- C.
John Edwards
- D.
Dean Edwards
- 3.How many acres did the state legislature officially deed for Camp Edwards in 1935?
- A.
10,000
- B.
12,500
- C.
14,700
- D.
20,000
- 4.Otis Field at the base was named after 1st Lt. Frank J. Otis.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.When was the base renamed Otis Air Force Base?
- A.
1925
- B.
1938
- C.
1948
- D.
1965
- 6.How many troops passed through Camp Edwards during World War II?
- A.
20,000
- B.
200,000
- C.
250,000
- D.
500,000
- 7.What was the Base chosen for in 1957?
- A.
Largest military base
- B.
House BOMARC missiles
- C.
Stellar training of soldiers
- 8.What year did the Air Force leave the base?
- A.
1945
- B.
1962
- C.
1968
- D.
1970
- 9.What U.S. president used the base for the landing of Air Force One?
- A.
Jimmy Carter
- B.
John F. Kennedy
- C.
George Bush
- D.
Bill Clinton
- 10.Is it true that Otis Air National Guard Base underwent boundary changes in 1975?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 11.Are fighter jets still kept at Otis?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
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